Milwaukee Women, UChicago Men Earn Wins In Split Dual

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January 18th, 2022 College, News

Milwaukee vs Chicago

  • Saturday, January 15, 2022
  • Chicago, Ill.
  • Results

Courtesy: Milwaukee Athletics

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee women’s swim and dive team defeated the University of Chicago Saturday afternoon 168.5-131.5 inside Klotsche Natatorium in its first dual of 2022, improving to 4-0 on the season.

The Panthers collected ten individual victories against the Maroons while tallying a pair of relay wins as well.

Nhia Caras and Makaila Scheiblein each tallied a pair of individual victories to lead the way for Milwaukee. Caras (23.88) picked up her third win of the season in the 50 freestyle while also claiming the top spot in the 100 free (53.23). Scheiblein also collected her third individual victories in both the 100 breaststroke (1:06.87) and 200 breast (2:25.20).

“We were very happy to come away with so many good results today,” head coach Kyle Clements said. “We just returned from a team training trip, and we have every excuse to swim slow, but our team is extremely resilient.”

Skylar Ruggles touched the wall first in two events as well, claiming the top spot in the 200 backstroke (2:04.45) and 100 back (57.48).

Others to tally individual victories included Antoni Haupt (10:38.59) in the 1000 free, Allie Buytendorp (1:56.93) in the 200 free, Bella Passamani (58.42) in the 100 butterfly, and Meghan Jagdfeld (1:00.60) in the 100 IM.

The Panthers two relay teams posted first-place finishes to further showcase the strong day in the pool. The 200 medley team of Ruggles, Scheiblein, Molly Meland, and Caras finished with a time of 1:47.53 while the 400 free team of Kelen McDaniels, Passamani, Sydney Dahl, and Caras recorded a mark of 3:33.80.

“All of our men and women put in their best efforts, and we couldn’t have been more impressed,” Clements commented. “Our men and women understand that the end of the year results are our ultimate goal. Meets like these make us perform in uncomfortable situations and prepare us for our final swims of the season.”

Milwaukee returns to the pool next Saturday against Green Bay for the final Horizon League dual of the regular season. The meet is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee men’s swim and dive team returned to the pool for its first competition in 2022, falling to the University of Chicago 188-112 inside the Klotsche Natatorium Saturday afternoon.

The diving efforts were a bright spot for the Panthers, as Jared Kleczka picked up a pair of wins in both the one-meter (315.30) and three-meter (349.80) dives. Milwaukee also collected a pair of second-place finishes in the diving events with Adam St. John (300.15) in the one-meter and Max Deters (285.08) in the three-meter.

Jay Jensen continued his impressive season, placing first in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:48.72. Jack Garcia finished second in the same event with a time of 9:52.60.

“We were very happy to come away with so many good results today,” head coach Kyle Clements said. “We just returned from a team training trip, and we have every excuse to swim slow, but our team is extremely resilient.”

Milwaukee had several other swimmers post second-place finishes including Jacob Weber (1:57.33) in the 200 butterfly and John Ruan (21.77) in the 50 free. Weber earned his second runner-up finish of the day in the 100 fly with a time of 52.74.

The Panthers 400 free relay team of Mason SchoofJonathan KollenAndrew Innerebner, and Jay Jensen posted a second-place mark, touching the wall at 3:08.89.

“All of our men and women put in their best efforts, and we couldn’t have been more impressed,” Clements commented. “Our men and women understand that the end of the year results are our ultimate goal. Meets like these make us perform in uncomfortable situations and prepare us for our final swims of the season.”

Milwaukee returns to the pool next Saturday against Green Bay for the final Horizon League dual of the regular season. The meet is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m.

Courtesy: Chicago Athletics

CHICAGO – The University of Chicago swimming & diving teams split their squads for a pair of dual meets against Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon. The Maroons went 3-1 on the day.

In the home dual against IIT, the Maroons claimed 18 out of the 22 events. The team scores were 149-51 for the men and 123-58 for the women.

UChicago’s men had three triple winners in the Myers-McLoraine Pool. Junior Lucius Gao and senior Chris Emerson swam legs on both the 400-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. Individually, Gao was victorious in the 100-yard IM (53.39) and Emerson was first in the 50-yard freestyle (21.88). Sophomore Edward Tay took first in the 100-yard freestyle (46.48), 200-yard backstroke (2:03.61) and as part of the 400-yard medley relay.

Senior Chloe Fong was at the top for UChicago’s women after seizing the 100-yard freestyle (54.65) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.24). She was also a winning member of the 400-yard freestyle relay.

In Milwaukee, the UChicago the men’s team defeated the NCAA Division I Panthers for the third-straight time by a final score of 188-112. The Maroon women lost to UWM 168.5-131.5.

Junior Arthur Kiselnikov put together a big day by winning two individual and two relay events. He grabbed the 100-yard freestyle in 46.32 and the 200-yard freestyle in 1:43.47. Kiselnikov also swam anchor leg on the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. Sophomore Garrett Clasen was similarly successful. He triumphed in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.18) and 100-yard IM (52.02) while also swimming the lead leg of the 200-yard medley relay.

Senior diver Elizabeth Cron resided atop the scoring on both boards for the women. She scored 278.55 points on the one-meter and 283.58 points on the three-meter.

UChicago Men’s Top Finishers (IIT)
100 Freestyle – 1. Edward Tay (46.48)
200 Breaststroke – 1. Edward Tay (2:03.61)
50 Freestyle – 1. Chris Emerson (21.88)
200 Freestyle – 1. Kyle Garcia (1:47.47)
1,000 Freestyle – 1. Julian Spencer (10:25.38)
100 IM – 1. Lucius Gao (53.39)
200 Butterfly – 1. Justin Park (1:59.12)
200 Backstroke – 1. Will Sampson (1:57.69)
400 Medley Relay – 1. Lucius GaoEdward TayChris EmersonKyle Garcia (3:32.96)
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Lucius GaoWill SampsonChris EmersonGeorgios Tzortzis (3:17.33)

UChicago Women’s Top Finishers (IIT)
100 Freestyle – 1. Chloe Fong (54.65)
200 Freestyle – 1. Chloe Fong (1:57.24)
50 Freestyle – 1. Jane Candy (25.85)
1,000 Freestyle – 1. Ariana Giordano (11:50.38)
200 Backstroke – 1. Vivian Wu (2:15.72)
500 Freestyle – 1. Macie Campbell (5:24.89)
400 Medley Relay – 1. Jane CandySophia WangSandra WongMacie Campbell (4:09.43)
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Chloe FongSandra WongValerie BarretoAriana Giordano (3:58.37)

UChicago Men’s Top Finishers (UWM)
100 Freestyle – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (46.32)
200 Freestyle – 1. Arthur Kiselnikov (1:43.47)
100 Breaststroke – 1. Garrett Clasen (57.18)
100 IM – 1. Garrett Clasen (52.02)
200 Butterfly – 1. Jota Iwase (1:54.70)
50 Freestyle – 1. Jonathan Tang (21.28)
100 Backstroke – 1. Jared Zhang (52.25)
200 Backstroke – 1. Alexander Sun (1:52.44)
200 Breaststroke – 1. Leo Zhang (2:09.43)
500 Freestyle – 1. Robert Quan (4:43.34)
100 Butterfly – 1. Jesse Ssengonzi (50.07)
200 Medley Relay – 1. Garrett ClasenJason StarbuckJesse SsengonziArthur Kiselnikov (1:33.25)
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Robert QuanJonathan TangJason StarbuckArthur Kiselnikov (3:06.63)

UChicago Women’s Top Finishers (UWM)
One-meter Diving – 1. Elizabeth Cron (278.55)
Three-meter Diving – 1. Elizabeth Cron (283.58)
200 Butterfly – 1. Alesha Kelly (2:06.90)
500 Freestyle – 1. Samantha Bertschi (5:11.63)

NEXT MEET:

  • Saturday, Jan. 22 @ 1:00 PM (ET) – UChicago at Hope College

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