Results

Rochester, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's and men's swimming & diving teams completed third and final day action at the Rochester Invitational Sunday night at the Rochester-Olmstead County Recreation Center Natatorium. 

The women's squad placed seventh overall with 249.5 points while the men's team was fourth with 459.0.  A total of 10 teams competed in the women's invitational and eight in the men's. 

On the women's side Sunday, UWL's Jordy Hahlen and Maddy Albert-Nelson each recorded second-place individual finishes. Hahlen was second (2:06.43) in the 200 backstroke while Albert-Nelson was second (2:09.79) in the 200 butterfly. The Eagles' Autumn Seebach was sixth (2:07.15) in the 200 backstroke with Sophie Benson ninth (2:09.66) and Kinzie Reischl 12th (2:14.00).  Abi Schauske finished ninth (2:15.86) in the 200 butterfly Sunday while Brooke Presny 12th (2:19.44) and Eva Beier 17th (2:24.60). 

Lauren Steien placed 10th (2:30.75) in the 200 breaststroke with Schauske 13th (2:34.53), Raquel Salinas 16th (2:38.35) and Isabelle Buhler 17th (2:36.71).  Claire Vandenhouten was 10th (18:31.35) in the 1,650 freestyle.

In the 100 I.M., Amanda Wciorka finished 11th (1:02.25) with Seebach 14th (1:03.22), Emma Siegersma 15th (1:03.29) and Reischl 18th (1:04.20). Reilly Eiynck placed 17th (55.09) and Sydney Guenther 19th (55.34) in the 100 freestyle. 

UWL's 400 freestyle relay of Seebach, Guenther, Lindsey Evenson and Lexi Burgos placed ninth (3:39.97).
 

In men's action Sunday, Nicholas Litterer finished second (52.94) in the 100 I.M. while Will Quackenbush was third (46.32) in the 100 freestyle.  Litterer was fourth (46.50) in the 100 freestyle. Blake Nelson finished 15th (48.15) and Connor Cleveland 16th (48.22) in the 100 freestyle. Cleveland placed 10th (55.05) in the 100 I.M. with Alex Starr 14th (56.86) and Jackson Plautz 16th (58.85). 

The Eagles' Ben Hendel finished fifth (1:57.37) in the 200 butterfly with Joe Herrick 16th (2:08.71), Jackson Mishuk 17th (2:03.40) and Sebiyam Werdin-Kennicot 18th (2:03.61).

Brevin Kruse and Andrew Perrin both recorded ninth-place individual finishes Sunday with Kruse in the 200 backstroke (1:57.07) and Perrin in the 1,650 freestyle (17:08.56). Zach Vinson finished 10th (1:57.89), Jacob Brehmer 15th (2:02.47) and Gavin Vink 17th (1:58.62) in the 200 backstroke. Matthew Geils was 17th (18:30.84) in the 1,650 freestyle while Werdin-Kennicot 18th (18:38.05) and Connor Baar 20th (19:00.73).

Jonathan Pella was 11th (2:11.66), Blake Harre 13th (2:17.54) and Will Jager 17th (2:23.48) in the 200 breaststroke. 

In three-meter diving, Evan Zimdars was sixth (357.30 points) and Vance Winter 10th (2:63.90). 

The Eagles' 400 freestyle relay of Litterer, Mickey Keating, Vinson and Quackenbush finished fifth (3:07.78).

 UWL returns to action Saturday, January 8 at the Luther College (Iowa) Sprint Invitational at 11 a.m.