Women's Swimming and Diving | 10/12/2026 8:15:00 AM
Diving Results
Swimming Results
La Crosse, Wis./Rochester, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's swimming & diving team opened its 2026-27 season Saturday with versus National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institutions St. Cloud State University (Minn.) and Minnesota State University Mankato.
The Eagles placed third with 541.0 team points while Minnesota State Mankato won the team title with 780.0. St. Cloud State (Minn.) was second with 572.0 points.
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:
* Three divers placed in the top-nine in the three-meter competition, including
Abbey Thornton fourth (224.05 points),
Emma Lieb sixth (210.70) and
Eden Mortensen ninth (205.45).
* In the one-meter competition, Thornton was second (224.75) to lead UWL.
Shannon Penney was eighth (208.20) and Lieb 10
th (204.75).
SWIMMING ACTION - RELAYS:
* UWL won the 200 freestyle relay (1:37.75) with
Libby Cleveland,
Shefali Ramakrishnan,
Greta Wiskus and
Ellie Brown.
* The 200 medley relay of Ramakrishnan,
Zoey Rank, Wiskus and Cleveland placed third (1:49.01).
SWIMMING ACTION - INDIVIDUAL:
* Wiskus and
McKenna Biegler each won individual events with Wiskus capturing the 50 freestyle (24.26) and Biegler the 200 freestyle (1:59.83). Wiskus was also second in the 100 freestyle (54.42) with Cleveland fifth (55.43) and
Hannah Wadholm seventh (55.61). Biegler placed second in the 500 freestyle (5:24.06) with
Natalie Gustafson eighth (5:34.00).
* Other top eight finishers, included Brown fifth (25.13) in the 50 freestyle and
Ava Pulvermacher fifth (2:01.27) in the 200 freestyle.
* Rank finished fifth (2:16.01) in the 200 I.M. with
Ella Stadler sixth (2:16.06) and
Taylor Gergen seventh (2:16.29).
* Rank was eighth (1:00.79) in the 100 backstroke and
Ava Newman sixth (2:14.13) in the 200 backstroke.
* Ramakrishnan placed third (59.64) and
Kennedy Faris eighth (1:02.32) in the 100 butterfly.
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Abby Gierke finished fifth (2:24.26) in the 200 butterfly.
* In the 100 breaststroke,
Taylor Gergen placed fourth (1:08.91), Stadler fifth (1:09.59) and Wadholm sixth (1:10.23).
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Lauren Zarecki finished eighth in the 200 breaststroke (2:42.95).
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.
