Men's Swimming and Diving | 10/12/2026 8:22:00 AM
Diving Results
Swimming Results
La Crosse, Wis./Rochester, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's swimming & diving team opened its 2026-27 season Saturday with versus National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II St. Cloud State University (Minn.).
St. Cloud State (Minn.) won the dual with 805.0 points with UWL second with 682.0.
Diving competition was held in UWL's Richard L. Pein Natatorium while swimming took place at the Rochester-Olmstead County (Minn.) Recreation Center Natatorium.
DIVING ACTION:
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Ethan Pedersen was fifth (211.90 points) and
Luke Zocher seventh (164.20) in the one-meter competition.
* In the three-meter competition, Pedersen placed fourth (230.60) and Zocher seventh (145.25).
SWIMMING ACTION - RELAYS:
* UWL's
Ryan McGillis,
Preston Nygaard,
Dean Amble and
Tyler Hartmann placed third (1:33.87) in the 200 medley relay.
* Hartmann, Nygaard, Amble and
Luca Nociti were third (1:25.91) in the 200 freestyle relay.
SWIMMING ACTION - INDIVIDUAL:
* Nygaard captured the 200 breaststroke (2:03.34) with
Ben Collins second (2:10.85),
Hayden Heimbecher-Hollenbeck fourth (2:18.87) and
Davin Evans fifth (2:25.85).
Collins was second (59.06), Heimbecher-Hollenbeck fifth (1:01.81),
Gabe DeWald seventh (1:03.52) and
Kenneth Anderson eighth (1:04.01).
* Other top-eight finishes, included Nygaard third (51.84), McGillis fifth (54.65),
Sean Gillett sixth (57.58) and Ryan Close seventh (57.98) in the 100 backstroke.
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Owen Acker was second (2:08.30) and
Reece Hansen fifth (2:10.95) in the 200 backstroke.
* In the 100 butterfly, Amble placed second (52.37) and
Isaac Mozena seventh (53.91) while Mozena was fourth (2:02.81),
Nolan Sannito sixth (2:10.23) and Nick Ellerd seventh (2:13.97) in the 200 butterfly.
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Rasmus Skyving finished third (2:00.97) in the 200 I.M.
* Hartmann was second (21.65), Amble sixth (22.13) and
Luca Nociti eighth (22.19) in the 50 freestyle while Hartmann placed fourth (47.98) and Nociti seventh (49.21) in the 100 freestyle.
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Luke Biscan finished fourth (1:47.82), Skyving sixth (1:49.25) and
Gavin LaBeau eighth (1:50.50) in the 200 freestyle with Skyving fourth (4:56.96), Biscan fifth (4:58.32), Sannito seventh (5:14.33) and Nick Ellerd eighth (5:23.32) in the 500 freestyle.
HEAD COACH:
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Steve Mohs is in his eighth season as UWL's head coach in 2026-27.
* Led women's team to four (2020, 2022, 2025-26) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships.
* Led men's squad to one (2026) WIAC title.
* Four-time WIAC Coach of the Year, three women (2020, 2022, 2025) and one men (2026).
UP NEXT:
* UWL returns to action hosting UW-Whitewater on Friday, October 16 in the Richard L. Pein Natatorium. Swimming events start at 4 p.m. with diving at 6 p.m.
