Women's Swimming and Diving | 10/18/2026 8:33:00 AM
Results
La Crosse, Wis./Rochester, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's swimming & diving team captured the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)/Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Invitational Saturday night.
The Eagles finished with 1,364.5 team points with UW-Eau Claire second at 1,358.0. St. Olaf College (Minn.) was third with 860.0. A total of nine teams competed.
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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Abbey Thornton was second (245.30 points) and
Natalie Peterson fourth (228.00) in the three-meter competition. The Eagles'
Emma Lieb was fifth (214.90) and
Eden Mortensen sixth (211.45).
* In the one-meter competition, Thornton was third (223.55) and Peterson fifth (211.20).
Amelia Nelson finished sixth (210.15).
Natalie Peterson
SWIMMING ACTION - RELAYS:
* UWL won the 200 freestyle relay (1:39.92) while finishing second in the 400 medley relay (4:13.43) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:49.95).
* UWL was second (6:49.51) in the mixed 8x100 freestyle relay with the men's squad.
SWIMMING ACTION - INDIVIDUAL:
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Greta Wiskus captured the 50 freestyle (24.38) while finishing second in the 100 freestyle (53.74).
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Taylor Gergen finished second in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.29) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.64).
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McKenna Biegler,
Ava Newman and
Shefali Ramakrishnan each recorded a pair of top-five finishes. Biegler was fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:59.03) and fifth in the 400 I.M. (4:52.14) while Newman finished third in the 200 backstroke (2:10.37) and 400 I.M. (4:45.97). Ramakrishnan placed third in the 100 butterfly (57.92) and fifth in the 100 backstroke (1:00.17).
* Ava Radtke was second in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.82) with
Ava Pulvermacher second in the 200 I.M. (2:13.84).
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Ellie Brown finished fifth in the 50 freestyle (24.76) and
Morgan Salbreiter sixth in the 200 butterfly (2:19.96).
* In the 200 I.M.,
Ella Stadler was fifth (2:16.61) and
Zoey Rank sixth (2:16.74).
UP NEXT:
* UWL returns to action Friday, October 30 at UW-Eau Claire at 5 p.m.
