UIC Earns Second Straight Sweep With Wins Over Davenport

UIC vs Davenport

• November 8, 2024
• Chicago, Ill.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results on Meet Mobile: “UIC vs Davenport”

Courtesy: UIC Athletics

CHICAGO (Nov. 8, 2024) – The UIC swimming and diving program continued to prove there is no place like home Friday night, collecting a sweeping victory against Davenport at the Flames Natatorium

COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
“Tonight was another great night in the pool! We saw several season best times and even a few lifetime bests. I’m so proud of the way this team continues to show up and give it their all each and every race.”

COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG
“The divers did a great job tonight. We had a few lifetime best performances today which was awesome. They all are starting to see their hard work pays off.”
NOTOABLE PERFORMERS

Men’s

Harrison Nolan (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield/Kentucky)
1M Diving – 1^st place | 386.48 Points *
3M Diving – 1^st place | 374.18 points

(* Note: Harrison Nolan set the new UIC diving record and Flames Natatorium pool record, which he previously held both)

Cory Michalek (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine)
50 Freestyle – 1^st place | 20.65
100 Freestyle – 1^st place | 46.45
Contributed to 1^st place team in the 200-medley relay – 1:29.73

James McCarthy (Minnetonka, Minn./ DeLaSalle
200 Individual Medley – 1^st place | 1:52.49
200 Breaststroke – 1^st place | 2:01.68
200 Butterfly – 1^st place | 1:52.54

Women’s

Kerry-Leigh Morrison (Gauteng, South Africa/ St. Mary’s School)
1M Diving – 1^st place | 247.50 points
3M Diving – 1^st place | 266.25 points

(Note* Morrison has now won both of her events in her second consecutive meet)

Taira Juronis (Palos Hills, Ill./ Amos Alonzo Stagg)
200 Individual Medley – 1^st place | 2:06.24
100 Breaststroke – 1^st place | 1:04.04
200 Breaststroke – 1^st place | 2:17.96
Member of the second place 200 medley relay – 1:45.55

Madison Helmick (Bingham Farms, Mich./Birmingham Groves)
1,000 Freestyle – 1^st Place | 10:08.82
500 Freestyle – 1^st Place | 23.89
50 Freestyle – 2^nd Place | 23.89

UP NEXT

The Flames finish out the Fall traveling to Indianapolis, Ind. to compete in IU-Indy’s House of Champions Meet Nov. 21-23. How to keep up to date of the action of the three-day meet will be announced at a later date.

Courtesy: Davenport Athletics

CHICAGO, Ill. – The swimming and diving teams traveled to the Windy City for a dual with NCAA Division I Illinois-Chicago on Friday night. The final scores favored the Flames with the women falling 206-89 and the men losing 202.5-97.5.

This was a chance to tune-up a few things before the mid-season Don Kimble Invitational in a couple of weeks at the Kentwood Aquatic Center. The team did win a number of events in the meet. The women’s 200 yard medlay relay earned 11 points with a time of 1:44.76. The men’s side saw Maciej Konarski win the 200 yard free in a time of 1:41.82.

Owen Stender won the 100 yard breast with a time of 55.85. Stender also finished second in the 200 yard breast with a time of 2:03.68.