EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) --The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's swimming and diving team hosted the UW-La Crosse Eagles in their first home meet of the year. The Blugolds secured another conference win with the men scoring 215-85 and the women 153.5-146.5.
The Blugolds found success in the 400 Yard Medley Relay with both the men and women taking first place with times of 3:30.41 and 4:03.89. Sam Ryf (Sr.-Berlin, WI) took first in both the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:59.68) and the 200-Yard Backstroke (2:20.47). Ella Weaver (Jr.-McFarland, WI) had a great day placing first in both the 100-Yard Breaststroke (1:07.39) and 200-Yard Breaststroke (2:26.53).
Sarah Dahlk (Sr.-Verona, WI) got a zone cut on 1M scoring a 269.50. Quincy Kabe (Jr.-Buffalo, MN) and Martin Kocher (Sr.-St. Paul, MN) both got NCAA zone cuts on both 1M (314.25/286.5) and 3M (314.40/283.50).
Head Coach Annie Ryder added, "This was truly a team victory today especially on the women's side. Everyone had to do their part and every single swim and point mattered. We knew it would come down to a handful of points and our team swam hard and raced for every single point. The team has done such a great job of coming together as a team, training as a team and wanting the team to be successful. I am proud of how they swam and dove for each other today and finished their races and dives like we have trained them to do."
The Blugolds next meet will be against St. Cloud State Friday, November 18th at 4:00 pm in the McPhee Center Pool.
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