Men's Swimming and Diving | 10/16/2026 10:45:00 PM
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's swimming & diving team earned a 195-99 dual victory over UW-Whitewater Friday night in the Richard L. Pein Natatorium.
DIVING ACTION:
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Ethan Pedersen won the three-meter title (248.20 points). He was also second (198.70) in the one-meter.
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Luke Zocher placed third in the one (164.05) and three-meter competition (154.85).
Ben Collins
SWIMMING ACTION - RELAYS:
* UWL swept both relays, including
Ryan McGillis,
Preston Nygaard,
Dean Amble and
Alex McQuestion in the 200 medley relay (1:35.19).
* Nygaard, McQuestion,
Sean Gillett, and Amble won the 200 freestyle relay (1:28.05).
SWIMMING ACTION – INDIVIDUAL WINNERS:
* UWL won eight individual titles, including two from Nygaard, who captured the 100 freestyle (46.68) and 100 I.M. (51.99).
* Gillett took the 50 freestyle (22.56) and
Landon Votava the 500 freestyle (5:15.97).
* Ryan Close captured the 50 butterfly (24.38) and
Isaac Mozena the 100 butterfly (54.30).
* The Eagles'
Gavin LaBeau took the 50 backstroke (25.90) and
Tyler Hartmann the 50 breaststroke (26.80).
SWIMMING ACTION – TOP-THREE FINISHERS:
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Ben Collins was second (50.19) and
Coby Zander third (50.31) in the 100 freestyle while Collins finished second (1:49.10) and Amble third (1:49.33) in the 200 freestyle.
* Nick Ellerd finished third (5:18.91) in the 500 freestyle with
Luke Biscan second (10:26.07) and Ramsus Skyving third (10:41.85) in the 1,000 freestyle.
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Reece Hansen was second (26.06) in the 50 backstroke while LaBeau was second (56.21) and Skyving third (58.31) in the 100 backstroke.
* The Eagles'
Hayden Heimbecher-Hollenbeck finished second (28.03) with
Luca Nociti third (28.19) in the 50 breaststroke. Biscan was second (1:07.78) in the 100 breaststroke.
* Mozena was second (24.41) and
Cameron Cich third (25.00) in the 50 butterfly while
Gabe DeWald finished third (57.08) in the 100 butterfly.
* Tyler Hartman finished second (53.13) and Heimbecher-Hollenbeck third (56.37) in the 100 I.M.
UP NEXT:
* UWL returns to action Saturday, October 17 with the WIAC/Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Invitational at 12 p.m. Diving will be held in UWL's Richard L. Pein Natatorium with swimming events taking place at the Rochester-Olmstead County (Minn.) Recreation Center Natatorium.
