UW-La Crosse 172, Luther College (Iowa) 65Decorah, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's swimming and diving team set five Luther College pool records, won 10 of 11 individual events and both relays to earn a 172-65 dual victory over Luther College (Iowa) Saturday afternoon in Decorah. The Eagles improve to 2-0 in duals.
The Eagles'
Ryan Jessen,
Bryan Frosch, Steven Hanko and
Justin Bublitz each won a pair of events Saturday. Jessen took the 100 freestyle (48.41) and set the Luther (Iowa) pool record in the 200 freestyle (1:48.46).
Hanko set a pool record in winning the 400 individual medley (4:24.78) while also capturing the 100 backstroke (54.76).
Frosch captured the 500 (5:03.83) and 1,000 (10:36.69) freestyle.
Bublitz swept the one (310.95 points) and three (304.90) meter diving competitions Saturday.
Erich Schnell,
Daniel Streater and
Quinton Maydaniuk each won an event for UW-L. Schnell captured the 50 freestyle (22.37) while Streater won the 100 butterfly (53.83) and Maydaniuk the 100 breaststroke (1:04.43).
UW-L swept the relay events Saturday as
Kade McGilvray, Maydaniuk, Streater, and Jessen took the 400 medley relay (3:39.51) while
Caleb Cole,
Nicholas Brehmer, McGilvray and Schnell captured the 400 freestyle relay (3:15.75). Both times set pool records.
Other top individual finishes for the Eagles included second place finishes for
Ben Weinhaus in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.79),
Hunter Burchfield in the 100 butterfly (55.23) and McGilvray in the 100 backstroke (56.31).
Brehmer was second in the 500 freestyle (5:04.94) and third in the 50 freestyle (22.80) with Cole placing second in the 100 freestyle (49.37) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:50.38).
Charleton Skinner swam to a third-place finish in the 400 individual medley (4:38.03) and Schnell finished third in the 100 freestyle (49.51).
Tanner Folvag was second in one-meter (238.10 points) and third in three-meter (223.15 points) diving.
UW-L returns to action Friday, December 5 at the Rochester (Minn.) Invitational.
