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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed against UW-Stevens Point in a WIAC Conference dual meet at the Williams Center Pool.
The Men were defeated by a score of 93-206, while the women picked up a win by a 200-93 margin.
Junior
Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) won three events and was on a first-place relay team to lead the women. Matthys placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.50, 50-yard freestyle in a time of 24.94, and the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57:72.
Matthys also teamed with seniors
Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) and
Grace Devine (Sussex/Hamilton), and sophomore
Melanie Carlson (Waukesha, Wis./West) to win the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 4:08.74. Devine teamed with senior
Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) and sophomores
Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) and
Vada Williams (La Crescent, Minn./Holmen-Aquinas-Onalaska (Wis.)) to claim first in a time of 3:46.60.
Other individual event winners included seniors Lotzer, Arteaga, and Mckenzie Asplund, junior
Stephanie Haebig (Grafton/Grafton), and freshman
Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East),
Bailey Weston (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson), and
Alexis Olson (Marengo, Ill./Marengo).
Lotzer won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.30 and they 500-yard freestyle in a mark of 5:25.47. Arteaga won two events as well, she claimed the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:12.45 and the 400-yard individual medley in a time of 4:48.08. Asplund took the 1000-yard freestyle in a time of 11:29.58, while Haebig claimed the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:04.18. Gustafson won the 200-yard butterfly in a mark of 2:16.93. Weston took the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 55.94 and Olson won the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:40.42.
Senior
Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) won two events, while placing second in another to lead the men's team. Bielski claimed first in both backstroke events, while taking second in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 53.65.
Junior
Steven Missak (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48:70. Missak also placed 3
rd in the 200-yard freestyle with a mark of 1:48.57.
Missak joined seniors
Paul Hill (Jefferson/Fort Atkinson),
Alex Gidlow (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) and sophomore
Jonathan Jaworski (Waukesha, Wis./South) to place second in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:15.22.
Freshman diver
Michael Steplyk (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./LakeView Technology Academy) placed fourth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 168.17, and took second in the 1-meter dive with a final score of 219.84.
Women:
1000-Yard Freestyle:
McKenzie Asplund (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) – 11:29.58, 1st
200-Yard Freestyle:
Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 2:00.30, 1st
50-Yard Freestyle:
Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 24.94, 1st
100-Yard Freestyle:
Bailey Weston (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) – 55.94, 1st
500-Yard Freestyle:
Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 5:25.47, 1st
100-Yard Backstroke:
Stephanie Haebig (Grafton/Grafton) – 1:04.18, 1st
200-Yard Backstroke:
Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 2:12.45, 1st
100-Yard Breaststroke:
Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 1:08.50, 1st
200-Yard Breaststroke:
Alexis Olson (Marengo, Ill./Marengo) – 2:40.42, 4th
100-Yard Butterfly:
Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 57.72, 1st
200-Yard Butterfly:
Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 2:16.93, 1st
400-Yard Individual Medley:
Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 4:48.08, 1st
400-Yard Medley Relay: Arteaga/Matthys/Carlson/Devine – 4:08.74, 1st
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Williams/Hawker/Devine/Lotzer – 3:46.60, 1st
Men:
1000-Yard Freestyle:
Cameron Gidlow (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) – 10:32.29, 4th
200-Yard Freestyle:
Steven Missak (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) – 1:40.57, 3rd
50-Yard Freestyle:
Jonathan Jaworski (Waukesha, Wis./South) – 22.44, 5th
100-Yard Freestyle:
Steven Missak (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) – 48.70, 2nd
500-Yard Freestyle:
Josh Kanute (Geneva, Ill./Marmion Academy) – 4:55.62, 2nd
100-Yard Backstroke:
Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 53.18, 1st
200-Yard Backstroke:
Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 1:57.24, 1st
100-Yard Breaststroke:
Alex Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) – 1:02.54, 3rd
200-Yard Breaststroke:
Alex Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) – 2:14.95, 2nd
100-Yard Butterfly:
Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 53.65, 2nd
200-Yard Butterfly:
Kevin Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 2:08.39, 5th
400-Yard Individual Medley:
Peter Loftus (Janesville, Wis./Craig) – 4:24.75, 2nd
400-Yard Medley Relay: Bielski/Stigler/Kanute/A. Gidlow – 3:38.54, 2nd
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Missak/Hill/Jaworski/A. Gidlow – 3:15.22, 2nd
3-Meter Dive:
Michael Steplyk (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./LakeView Technology Academy) – 168.17, 4th
1-Meter Dive:
Michael Steplyk (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./LakeView Technology Academy) – 219.84, 2nd