The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swim team completed their back to back dual meets up at UW-La Crosse. The women's team fell 229-71 with the men falling in a close 180-114 meet.

From Head Coach Elise Knoche
"It has been a long time since we have had a Friday night and Saturday dual on the same weekend. I was really happy with our performances at the meet today, after we had a great meet the night before. It can be a challenge to put two good meets together back-to-back, but we stepped up to the challenge this weekend. This was also a great opportunity to practice for the WIAC Championships, as they are a multi-day meet."

Women's Dive Highlights
The diving events started first thing in the morning in the women's 3 meter dive. The Warhawks were lead by Jersey Schweitzer (Oak Creek, Wis./), who placed 6th overall with a score of 195.55. Brookelyn Kelpfer (171.40), Lydia Wirkkula (West Bend, Wis./West Bend West) (164.50), and Maggie Reinert (Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton-Warreville South) (146.70) all added their own dives for the Warhawks.

In the 3mtr, Schweitzer (190.75), Wirkkula (168.30), Kelpfer (147.10) and Reinert (144.0) finished 9th-12th.

Women's Swim Highlights
Nikolina Gallo (Greendale, Wis./) earned the first gold of the meet on the women's side with a 11:29.75 in the 1000 free. Gallo was 13 seconds fast than the second-place finisher.

In the 200 free, Bella Borta (Wonder Lake, Ill./Woodstock) took second in a close event. Borta timed in at 2:03.58. Borta also added another first place finish in the 50 free, timing in at 24.86. 

Emily Connell (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) placed second in the 100 free on the women's side with a time of 55.75. 

In the 500 free, Brianna Zimdars (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) placed third overall with a time of 5:45.82. 

Paige Malitz (Wausau, Wis./DC Everest) added abother bronze to the Warhawks meet results, taking third in the 100 butterfly. Malitz timed in at a 1:05.28.

In the final relay events of the night. The squad of Grace Linstroth (Port Washington, Wis./), Jenna Denton (O'Fallon, Ill./), Connell, and Borta placed second overall in a close 200 free relay. The Warhawks touched at 1:41.38, with UW-La Crosse placing first with a time of 1:40.17.

Men's Swim Highlights
Caleb Weis (Burlington, Wis./) placed first in a tight 1000 free on the men's side. Weis finished the race in 10:16.13, only 2 seconds faster than the second-place Eagle swimmer. Weis also topped the 500 free with a time of 5:00.66, finishing 14 seconds ahead of all competition. 

Dom Schlueter (South Elgin, Ill./) took first in the 200 free with a time of 1:47.81. Schlueter added another gold with a time of 47.41 in the 100 free. Teammate Ethan Bergman (Kenosha, Wis./Bradford) also placed third in the event, timing in closely behind Schlueter with a 48.78.

Ethan Schmohe (Sullivan, Ill./) topped the 100 back by less than a tenth of a second. Schmohe timed in at 54.96 with the second-place eagles swimmer at 55.05. Schmohe added another gold on the meet with a first place finish in the 200 back (2:05.84).

Additionally, Jalen Stimes (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah) placed third in the 200 back, with a time of 2:07.00.

Donny Gramer (Dekalb, Ill./Sycamore) and Noah Johnson (DeKalb, Ill./) both finished on the podium in the 100 breast. Gramer finished 2nd with a time of 1:01.56, with Johnson right behind for 3rd (1:02.40).

On the men's relay side, the team of Bergman, Schmohe, Gramer, and Schlueter took second in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:27.62.

Up Next
The Warhawk swim/dive team will take part in the National "Hour of Power" in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. Funds raised through this event support research at the University of Chicago Medicine into the causes and treatment of sarcoma in young people.

Learn more at www.tedmullinfund.org/donate/

The Warhawks next dual meet is on the road at UW-Stevens Point. The meet is set to begin at 1 pm.