Gabby Sponseller February 17
Dane Sheehan
Gabby Sponseller placed fourth in the 200-yard individual medley at the WIAC Championships. (File photo by Dane Sheehan)

Women's Swimming/Diving

Men, Women Fourth After Day 2 at WIAC Championships

Related Links:
Day 2 Results
Day 1 Results
WIAC Championships Web Page
 
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swimming and diving teams continued competition Thursday on the second day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships (presented by Culver's) at Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer.
 
The Warhawk men and women remain fourth in their respective standings with 116 team points and 101 team points, respectively.
 
Gabby Sponseller (Goshen, Ind./Concord) led the women with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley. She took more than one second off her preliminary time for a career-best 2:13.97.
 
Emily Connell (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower), Makenna Clark (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West), Ciara Hynes (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) and Morgan Nabors (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) teamed up in the 200-yard freestyle relay for a time of 1:39.65, good for fourth place.
 
For the men, Hunter Hayberger (Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky) finished sixth in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 4:43.45 to reach the podium.
 
The men's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Zach Miller (Saukville, Wis./Port Washington), Donny Gramer (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore), Joe Wenszell (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Virtual Learning) and Anthony Mrozowski (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) finished fourth in the race with a 1:25.55.
 
Action continues Friday with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 6:30 p.m.
 
See below for UW-Whitewater's top finishers and top-eight placers in each event for the week so far.
 
Men
50-Yard Freestyle: Anthony Mrozowski (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) – 21.90 (21.74 in prelims), 11th
500-Yard Freestyle: Hunter Hayberger (Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky) – 4:43.45, 6th
200-Yard Medley Relay: Wenszell/Popke/Coons/Gramer – 1:33.73, 3rd
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Miller/Gramer/Wenszell/Mrozowski – 1:25.55, 4th
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Mrozowski/Miller/Gramer/Hayberger – 7:04.17, 4th
 
Women
50-Yard Freestyle: Morgan Nabors (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) – 25.54 (25.30 in prelims), 16th
500-Yard Freestyle: Amanda Harper (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly) – 5:37.58, 15th
200-Yard Individual Medley: Gabby Sponseller (Goshen, Ind./Concord) – 2:13.97, 4th
200-Yard Medley Relay: Gnewuch/Yeazel/Hynes/Connell – 1:52.98, 4th
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Connell/Clark/Hynes/Nabors – 1:39.65, 4th
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Sponseller/Nabors/Gnewuch/Connell – 8:08.58, 5th
 
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Players Mentioned

Hunter Hayberger

Hunter Hayberger

5' 11"
Sophomore
Zach Miller

Zach Miller

Back
6' 4"
Senior
Anthony Mrozowski

Anthony Mrozowski

6' 0"
Sophomore
Joe Wenszell

Joe Wenszell

5' 11"
Junior
Makenna Clark

Makenna Clark

5' 6"
Junior
Amanda Harper

Amanda Harper

5' 2"
Sophomore
Ciara Hynes

Ciara Hynes

5' 8"
Sophomore
Morgan Nabors

Morgan Nabors

5' 5"
Junior
Gabby Sponseller

Gabby Sponseller

5' 6"
Sophomore
Donny Gramer

Donny Gramer

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hunter Hayberger

Hunter Hayberger

5' 11"
Sophomore
Zach Miller

Zach Miller

6' 4"
Senior
Back
Anthony Mrozowski

Anthony Mrozowski

6' 0"
Sophomore
Joe Wenszell

Joe Wenszell

5' 11"
Junior
Makenna Clark

Makenna Clark

5' 6"
Junior
Amanda Harper

Amanda Harper

5' 2"
Sophomore
Ciara Hynes

Ciara Hynes

5' 8"
Sophomore
Morgan Nabors

Morgan Nabors

5' 5"
Junior
Gabby Sponseller

Gabby Sponseller

5' 6"
Sophomore
Donny Gramer

Donny Gramer

6' 2"
Freshman