Milwaukee-Wisconsin v. Wheaton
- Friday, November 8, 2019
- Wheaton, Illinois
- RESULTS
Courtesy: Milwaukee Athletics
WHEATON, Ill. – The Milwaukee women’s swimming and diving team outpaced the Wheaton Thunder on Friday evening in Wheaton, Ill. The Panthers used nine event wins to outscore the Thunder, 115-82.
Milwaukee extends its all-time series lead, 27-3, over Wheaton.
Of the nine event wins, the Panthers grabbed a pair of wins in both relays. The 200 free relay of Natalie Hey, Kelen McDaniels, Molly Meland, and Cecilia Ostergren finished over three seconds ahead of the field in 1:39.95 to take first while the 200 medley relay of Keely Frankwicz, Andrea Bellart, Ostergren, and Hey won with a time of 1:52.43.
The next seven event wins came from seven different underclassmen Panthers.
Freshman Molly Meland sprinted her way to a first-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 24:97 while junior Kristina Larsen finished third in 25:83.
The freshmen trio of Natalie Sepic (2:00.43), Natalie Hey (2:01.19), and Kelen McDaniels (2:01.33) went 1-2-3 in the 200 free.
The distance crew had a good night after sophomore Bella Passamani dominated the field in the 1000 free with a time of 10:59.58 while teammate Bri Zablocki clocked in next in 11:12.87 for second place.
Additionally, freshman Riley Melendy grabbed a first-place finish in the 400 IM to touch the wall three seconds ahead of the field in 4:45.49.
Freshman Amber Secrist claimed a win in the 100 back (1:00.17) by over four seconds ahead of the field, sophomore Andrea Bellart also finished first in the 100 breast (1:07.15) by four seconds and Zablocki touched the wall first in the 100 fly with a time of 59.70.
Other top finishes for the Panthers include a second-place finish for sophomore Sydney Dahl in the 100 free (55.52) and a second-place finish for freshman Meghan Jagdfeld in the 500 free (5:27.14).
ON TAP
The Panthers return to action tomorrow against league foe UIC on Saturday, Nov. 9. Racing is set to begin at 11 a.m. from the Flames Natatorium in Chicago, Ill.
TEAM SCORES
Milwaukee – 115
Wheaton – 82
WHEATON, Ill. – The Milwaukee men’s swimming and diving team silenced the Wheaton Thunder in dual on Friday evening in Wheaton, Ill. The Panthers used nine event wins to outscore the Thunder, 103-97.
Milwaukee extends its all-time series lead, 29-1, over Wheaton with its only loss back in 2001.
Sophomore Jack Garcia led the Panthers with two individual event wins on the day. Garcia touched the wall first in the 200 free in 1:45.52 while teammate Ryan Scripp claimed second in 1:45.67.
Garcia also grabbed a first-place finish in the 100 free with a time of 48.35.
Freshman Jonathan Kollen led the field in the sprints, touching the wall first in the 50 free in 22:41.
The distance squad had a good night after sophomore Mason Schoof finished first in the 500 free (4:51.93) and junior Colin Duffy grabbed first-place in the 1000 free with a time of 10:11.0. Senior Jacob Fase also had a top finish in the 1000 free, touching the wall in 10:22.35, to take second.
Sophomore John Ruan took charge in the 100 fly to touch the wall nearly a full two seconds ahead of the field in 53.18.
The Panthers had two top finishes in the 400 IM with Dane Van Allen claiming first place (4:17.47) and Isaac Jiardini grabbing third place (4:29.42).
Freshman Jacob Weber had a top finish in the 100 back, touching the wall in 53.75 for second place.
To cap it off, the Panthers grabbed a pair of wins in both relays. The 200 free relay of Ruan, Kollen, Scripp, and Bailey Bodart finished over a second and a half ahead of the field in 1:26.67 to take first while the 200 medley relay of Ben Huynh, Carson Niemiec, Weber, and Kollen won with a time of 1:36.89.
ON TAP
The Panthers return to action tomorrow against league foe UIC on Saturday, Nov. 9. Racing is set to begin at 11 a.m. from the Flames Natatorium in Chicago, Ill.
TEAM SCORES
Milwaukee – 103
Wheaton – 97
Courtesy: Wheaton Athletics
Wheaton, Ill. – Although the Thunder fell to Milwaukee, men’s team (97-103) and women’s team (82-115), Wheaton’s swimming made big strides in fine-tuning the details that showed great results.
Alexandria McKeaney (So.) made two top three finishes, second in the 50 freestyle (25.74) and third in the 500 freestyle (5:38.95).
Priscilla Min (So.) had an all-around solid performance as she touched first in the 500 freestyle (5:26.16) and second in the 400 IM (4:48.55), followed by Abby Rutledge (So.) touching with a time of 4:52.17.
Maggie Franke (Sr.) made strides against her opponents as she placed first in the 100 freestyle (53.98), a full second and a half faster than second place finisher, while Kiki Rogers (Jr.) finished into third place with a time of 59.45.
Ashley Bowen (Sr.) remained consistent as she placed third in the 1000 freestyle (11:13.48), battling Milwaukee by herself.
Emily Hahn (Fr.) and Kirsten Peters (Jr.) finished 2-3 in the 100 backstroke, Hahn second (1:04.42) and Peters third (1:06.00). Kiki Rogers and Sarah Harville (Fr.) also went 2-3 in the 100 breaststroke, Rogers second (1:11.00) and Harville third (1:12.05).
Abigail Rutledge touched second in the 100 butterfly (1:01.88) while Sanya Holm (Fr.) touched third, making her appearance with a time of 1:05.83.
The women’s 200 freestyle A relay team finished second (Franke, Bowen, Stevens, and Coley:1:41.45) while the B relay finished third (Musgrove, Min, Holm, Peters: 1:44.94). Rutledge, Rogers, Musgrove, and Franke made up the 200 medley relay, placing second against Milwaukee with a time of 1:53.01.
Catch the Thunder swimming next at the University of Chicago’s Phoenix Fall Classic on November 22nd – 23rd.
