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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's men's and women's swimming and diving teams each finished third at the three-day Saluki-Invite in Carbondale, Ill.
 
On the women's side, junior Olivia Theobald (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) finished third in the 1650-yard freestyle in a time of 18:09.77. Senior Quincey Newton (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) finished in eighth with a 19:30.21.
 
Freshmen Madyson Gomez (Cary, Ill./Dundee Crown), Emily Rundahl (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) and senior Shayna Putney (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) qualified for the A finals in the 200-yard backstroke. Gomez placed fifth with a 2:11.33, Rundahl placed sixth with a 2:16.12 and Putney rounded out the group, finishing in eighth in a time of 2:21.74.
 
Senior Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) finished the 100-yard freestyle in 53.63, good for seventh. Freshman Leanne Stigler (Beloit, Wis./Muskego) swam the 200-yard breaststroke in a seventh place earning time of 2:30.92
 
In the 200-yard butterfly, Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East) and sophomores Abby Thompson (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) and Victoria Hamel (Vesper, Wis./Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln) went 5-7-8. Gustafson finished in a 2:13.54, Thompson in 2:19.00 and Hamel touched the wall at the 2:28.33.
 
Theobald and Schlomann joined senior Bailey Weston (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) and freshman Savanna Bitz in a third-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:40.25.
 
For the men, freshman Joey Wenszell represented the Warhawks in the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard butterfly. In the backstroke, Wenszell finished sixth with a 1:55.77. In the butterfly, he placed seventh in a 1:56.56.
 
UW-W had four top-eight placers, all in different classes, in the 1650-yard freestyle. The group included sophomore Tristan Whiting (Hayden, Idaho/Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy), senior Chase Searcy (Lincoln, Neb./Southeast), junior Jordan Kreitzman (Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King) and freshman Jamey Hines (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley). Whiting finished in third with a 16:40.87 and Searcy's 17:22.63 was good for sixth. Kreitzman placed seventh in a time of 17:29.37 and Hines rounded out the group with a 17:31.21.
 
In the 100-yard freestyle, juniors Jake Herlache (West Bend, Wis./Grafton) and Nick Jelich (Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette University HS) finished 6-8. Herlache swam it in 47.51 while Jelich was just behind with a 47.70.
 
The last individual was Tyler Chatterton (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) in the 200-yard breaststroke. He finished in fifth with a 2:07.16.
 
Chatterton, Wenszell, Jelich and sophomore Alex Tenhagen (Burlington, Wis./Wilmot Union) combined for a third place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:12.86.
 
The Warhawks return to action on Saturday with a trip to face UW-Stevens Point for their second WIAC matchup of the season. Meet start time is slated for 1 p.m.