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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swimming and diving teams each placed third at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Presented by Culver's, which concluded Saturday at Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer, Wis.
 
The Warhawk men scored 656 points, while the women tallied 731 points. UW-Stevens Point claimed the men's championship with a total of 971.50, and UW-La Crosse picked up the women's title with 864 points.
 
On the women's side, sophomore Melanie Carlson (Waukesha, Wis./West) highlighted the night with a WIAC championship performance in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in a time of 2:09.94. Freshman Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) joined Carlson as an all-conference performer with a 2:10.33, good for second place. Senior Gabby Swider (Milwaukee/St. Thomas More) finished eighth with a 2:16.94.
 
Sophomore Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) garnered All-WIAC accolades in the 200-yard breaststroke with a runner-up finish in 2:23.90. She was followed by freshman Alexis Olson (Marengo, Ill./Marengo), who recorded a 2:33.90, good for eighth place.
 
Senior Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) captured her second all-conference standing of the meet with a 17:55.80 in the 1650-yard freestyle. Sophomore Emily Champa (Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown) placed fourth with a 18:32.47, and senior McKenzie Asplund (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) posted a time of 18:44.02 to finish eighth.
 
Senior Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) placed third with a time of 2:06.13 and was followed by junior Stephanie Haebig (Grafton/Grafton), who was eighth in 2:14.22.
 
Freshman Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) tied sixth with a result of 53.86 in the 100-yard freestyle.
 
Junior Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West), senior Grace Devine (Sussex/Hamilton), sophomore Vada Williams (La Crescent, Minn./Holmen-Aquinas-Onalaska (Wis.)) and Arteaga combined for a time of 3:34.81 in the 400-yard freestyle relay, good for third place.
 
For the men, senior Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) earned All-WIAC honors for the second time in the backstroke with a runner-up in the 200 with a mark of 1:53.65. Sophomore Chandler Lewis (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) tallied a 1:54.75 to place fourth, and junior Sam Piette (Germantown/Germantown) collected a fifth-place medal with a 1:55.29.
 
Senior Alex Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:08.97. Junior Andrew Langenhahn (Appleton/Appleton East) placed sixth with a 2:11.52.
 
The Warhawks placed three in the top eight of the 1650-yard freestyle. Senior Andrew Staszak (Franklin/Greendale) finished fifth with a 16:54.21, senior Sam Bowman (Onalaska/Onalaska) touched the wall in 17:01.54 for sixth place and junior Steven Missak (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) placed eighth with a 17:25.60.
 
Senior Josh Kanute (Geneva, Ill./Marmion Academy) and freshman Drew Borland (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) placed fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 200-yard buttefly. Kanute touched the wall in 1:55.35, and Borland finished in 1:56.58.
 
Freshman Michael Steplyk (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./LakeView Technology Academy) tallied a score of 367.75 on the 3-meter diving board to place eighth in the event.
 
Missak, seniors Alex Gidlow (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley), Paul Hill (Jefferson/Fort Atkinson) and sophomore Peter Loftus (Janesville, Wis./Craig) teamed up for a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a result of 3:08.91.
 
Unofficial NCAA Championship qualifiers are scheduled to be announced via press release on NCAA.com on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Central Time.
 
See below for all UW-Whitewater top eight placers at the WIAC Championships.
 
Men:
100-Yard Backstroke: Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 50.69, 2nd; Sam Piette (Germantown/Germantown) – 52.23, 5th
200-Yard Backstroke: Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 1:53.65, 2nd; Chandler Lewis (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) – 1:54.75, 4th; Sam Piette (Germantown/Germantown) – 1:55.29, 5th
100-Yard Breaststroke: Thomas Stigler (Milwaukee, Wis./Muskego) – 57.59, 5th; Alex Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) – 58.91, 6th; Andrew Langenhahn (Appleton/Appleton East) – 59.70, 8th
200-Yard Breaststroke: Alex Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) – 2:08.97, 3rd; Andrew Langenhahn (Appleton/Appleton East) – 2:11.52, 6th
100-Yard Butterfly: Dan Bielski (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) – 51.06, 4th
200-Yard Butterfly: Josh Kanute (Geneva, Ill./Marmion Academy) – 1:55.35, 5th; Drew Borland (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 1:56.58, 6th
50-Yard Freestyle: Paul Hill (Jefferson/Fort Atkinson) – 21.58, 11th
100-Yard Freestyle: Peter Loftus (Janesville, Wis./Craig) – 47.29, 13th
200-Yard Freestyle: Steven Missak (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) – 1:44.66, T-6th; Josh Kanute (Geneva, Ill./Marmion Academy) – 1:44.66, T-6th
500-Yard Freestyle: Sam Bowman (Onalaska/Onalaska) – 4:41.26, 4th; Chandler Lewis (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) – 4:41.43, 5th; Josh Kanute (Geneva, Ill./Marmion Academy) – 4:43.92, 7th; Drew Borland (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) – 4:45.56, 8th
1650-Yard Freestyle: Andrew Staszak (Franklin/Greendale) – 16:54.21, 5th; Sam Bowman (Onalaska/Onalaska) – 17:01.54, 6th; Steven Missak (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) – 17:25.60, 8th
200-Yard Individual Medley: Peter Loftus (Janesville, Wis./Craig) – 1:54.72, 4th
400-Yard Individual Medley: Andrew Staszak (Franklin/Greendale) – 4:13.15, 4th; Cody Heckendorf (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) – 4:17.52, 6th
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Hill/A. Gidlow/Breitenbucher/Loftus – 1:24.04, 4th
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Missak/A. Gidlow/Hill/Loftus – 3:08.91, 4th
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Missak/Lewis/Bowman/Kanute – 6:55.01, 3rd
200-Yard Medley Relay: Bielski/Stigler/Loftus/Breitenbucher – 1:32.62, 3rd
400-Yard Medley Relay: Bielski/Stigler/Loftus/Missak – 3:26.32, 3rd
1-Meter Diving: Tony Benz (Wauwatosa/Wauwatosa West) – 336.30, 8th
3-Meter Diving: Michael Steplyk (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./LakeView Technology Academy) – 367.75, 8th
 
Women:
100-Yard Backstroke: Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) – 59.32, 5th
200-Yard Backstroke: Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 2:06.13, 3rd; Stephanie Haebig (Grafton/Grafton) – 2:14.22, 8th
100-Yard Breaststroke: Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 1:05.66, 2nd
200-Yard Breaststroke: Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) – 2:23.90, 2nd; Alexis Olson (Marengo, Ill./Marengo) – 2:33.90, 8th
100-Yard Butterfly: Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 55.80, 1st; Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 59.22, 5th; Melanie Carlson (Waukesha, Wis./West) – 59.38, 6th; Gabby Swider (Milwaukee/St. Thomas More) – 59.96, 8th
200-Yard Butterfly: Melanie Carlson (Waukesha, Wis./West) – 2:09.94, 1st; Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 2:10.33, 2nd; Gabby Swider (Milwaukee/St. Thomas More) – 2:16.94, 8th
50-Yard Freestyle: Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) – 23.95, 3rd; Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) – 24.46, T-5th
100-Yard Freestyle: Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) – 53.86, 6th
200-Yard Freestyle: Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 1:57.46, 4th; Emily Champa (Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown) – 1:58.63, 6th; Grace Devine (Sussex/Hamilton) – 1:58.79, 7th; Bailey Weston (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) – 2:00.55, 8th
500-Yard Freestyle: Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 5:10.41, 1st; Grace Devine (Sussex/Hamilton) – 5:15.96, 3rd; Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) – 5:18.43, 7th; Emily Champa (Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown) – 5:25.32, 8th
1650-Yard Freestyle: Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) – 17:55.80, 2nd; Emily Champa (Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown) – 18:32.47, 4th; McKenzie Asplund (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) – 18:44.02, 8th
200-Yard Individual Medley: Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) – 2:06.57, 2nd; Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 2:07.81, 3rd; Melanie Carlson (Waukesha, Wis./West) – 2:11.59, 6th
400-Yard Individual Medley: Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield/Whitnall) – 4:32.89, 2nd; Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) – 4:34.88, 3rd; McKenzie Asplund (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) – 4:52.74, 8th
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Schlomann/Matthys/Hawker/Haertl – 1:40.61, 3rd
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Matthys/Devine/Williams/Arteaga – 3:34.81, 3rd
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Lotzer/Devine/Arteaga/Hawker – 7:48.10, 2nd
200-Yard Medley Relay: Schlomann/Hawker/Matthys/Swider – 1:45.88, 2nd
400-Yard Medley Relay: Schlomann/Hawker/Matthys/Arteaga – 3:53.04, 2nd