St. Cloud State University (Minn.) 157, UW-La Crosse 80

La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's swimming & diving team fell 157-80 to NCAA Division II St. Cloud State University Friday night in Mitchell Hall's Richard L. Pein Natatorium.  The Eagles had two individual first-place finishes Friday and one relay title.  UWL's Nicholas Brehmer captured the 500 freestyle (5:03.69) while Tanner Folvag won the three-meter diving competition (254.70 points).  The Eagles won the 200 freestyle relay (1:27.45) with Jacob Burchfield, Hunter Burchfield, Brehmer and Ryan Jessen. 

Hunter Burchfield, Jacob Burchfield, Charleton Skinner and Jessen placed second (1:37.84) in the 200 medley relay.

Along with winning the 500 freestyle, Brehmer was third (1:47.74) in the 200 freestyle while Jacob Burchfield was second (1:47.21).

Skinner recorded a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 I.M. (2:01.14) and 200 butterfly (2:01.29).  Quinton Maydaniuk finished second (2:23.76) and Jake Kisiolek third (2:29.68) in the 200 breaststroke. 

Other third-place finishes inclued Erik Wickstrom in the 200 I.M. (2:04.23), Jessen in the 50 freestyle (21.93), Tony Douglas in the 100 freestyle (49.77) and Ryan Neigbauer in the 1,000 freestyle (11:07.75). 

Folvag was also second (263.30 points) in the one-meter diving competition while Elijah Heggerness was third (201.00) in the three-meter. 

UWL returns to action Saturday, January 16 at the Luther College (Iowa) Invitational at 10 a.m.