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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swimming and diving teams started Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competition Saturday afternoon with dual victories at UW-Oshkosh.
 
The Warhawk women posted a 168-113 win, while the men recorded a 140-112 triumph.
 
Hunter Hayberger (Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky) and Donny Gramer (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) led the men, winning multiple individual events.
 
Hayberger touched the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:50.67 and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:07.87. Gramer took the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:02.56 and claimed the 100-yard freestyle in 49.81 seconds.
 
Other individual event winners included Zach Miller (Saukville, Wis./Port Washington) and Jalen Stimes (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah) in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, respectively. Miller completed the 100 in 57.18 seconds, and Stimes posted a 2:09.40 in the 200. Tyler Popke (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:24.77.
 
UW-Whitewater swept the relays, taking the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:31.16 with the combination of Miller, Anthony Mrozowski (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North), Hayberger and Gramer. The team also placed first in the 200-yard medley relay with Miller, Popke, Ethan Coons (Neenah, Wis./Neenah) and Gramer, who finished with a 1:41.85.
 
Gianna Gnewuch (Madison, Wis./Verona Area) and Abby Thompson (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) starred for the women, winning a combined five events.
 
Gnewuch took the 200-yard backstroke in 2:15.87, the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:12.29 and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:21.60. Thompson swept the butterfly events, posting a 1:06.05 in the 100 and a 2:24.13 in the 200.
 
Other first-place finishers included Emily Connell (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) in the 100-yard backstroke (1:06.87), Anna Yeazel (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:38.09), Morgan Nabors (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.87) and Brianna Zimdars (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:48.34).
 
The Warhawks took the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:46.01 thanks to the group of Amanda Harper (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly), Makenna Clark (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West), Nabors and Ciara Hynes (Eureka, Mo./Eureka). The combination of Gnewuch, Yeazel, Nabors and Hynes won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:56.92.
 
UW-Whitewater hosts UW-La Crosse for a dual next Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. inside the Williams Center.
 
See below for UW-W's top finishers in each event.
 
Men:
100-Yard Backstroke: Zach Miller (Saukville, Wis./Port Washington) – 57.18, 1st
200-Yard Backstroke: Jalen Stimes (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah) – 2:09.40, 1st
100-Yard Breaststroke: Donny Gramer (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) – 1:02.56, 1st
200-Yard Breaststroke: Tyler Popke (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) – 2:24.77, 1st
100-Yard Butterfly: Ethan Coons (Neenah, Wis./Neenah) – 56.45, 2nd
200-Yard Butterfly: Joshua Abel (Mt. Pleasant, Wis./Racine Park) – 2:08.59, 2nd
50-Yard Freestyle: Tyler Popke (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) – 23.81, 2nd
100-Yard Freestyle: Donny Gramer (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) – 49.81, 1st
200-Yard Freestyle: Hunter Hayberger (Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky) – 1:50.67, 1st
500-Yard Freestyle: Hunter Hayberger (Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky) – 5:05.87, 1st
1000-Yard Freestyle: Dan Emary (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) – 11:15.50, 4th
200-Yard Individual Medley: Ethan Coons (Neenah, Wis./Neenah) – 2:14.24, 2nd
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Miller/Mrozowski/Hayberger/Gramer – 1:31.16, 1st
200-Yard Medley Relay: Miller/Popke/Coons/Gramer – 1:41.85, 1st
 
Women:
100-Yard Backstroke: Emily Connell (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) – 1:06.87, 1st
200-Yard Backstroke: Gianna Gnewuch (Madison, Wis./Verona Area) – 2:15.87, 1st
100-Yard Breaststroke: Gianna Gnewuch (Madison, Wis./Verona Area) – 1:12.29, 1st
200-Yard Breaststroke: Anna Yeazel (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 2:38.09, 1st
100-Yard Butterfly: Abby Thompson (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) – 1:06.05, 1st
200-Yard Butterfly: Abby Thompson (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) – 2:24.13, 1st
50-Yard Freestyle: Amanda Harper (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly) – 26.77, 2nd
100-Yard Freestyle: Morgan Nabors (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) – 57.52, 2nd
200-Yard Freestyle: Morgan Nabors (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) – 2:04.87, 1st
500-Yard Freestyle: Gabby Hayes (New Berlin, Wis./West) – 6:10.10, 2nd
1000-Yard Freestyle: Brianna Zimdars (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) – 11:48.34, 1st
200-Yard Individual Medley: Gianna Gnewuch (Madison, Wis./Verona Area) – 2:21.60, 1st
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Harper/Clark/Nabors/Hynes – 1:46.01, 1st
200-Yard Medley Relay: Gnewuch/Yeazel/Nabors/Hynes – 1:56.92, 1st