EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire swimming and diving teams finished the dual season with great wins at UW-Whitewater on Saturday.
MEN: UW-Eau Claire 185, UW-Whitewater 107
WOMEN: UW-Eau Claire 157, UW-Whitewater 141
Winning events for the Blugolds:
400-Yard Medley Relay (3:34.74): Michael Bylander (So.—Baxter, MN/ Brainerd) (25.70), Collin Miller (Sr.—Rochester, MN/ Schaeffer Academy) (55.49), Sam Ryf (Fr.—Berlin, WI) (23.31) and Nicholas Meints (Sr.—Parker, CO/ Ponderosa) (49.89)
1000-Yard Freestyle (10:21.85): Brendan Pelto (Fr.—Lake Elmo, MN/ Stillwater)
100-Yard Backstroke (53.44): Michael Bylander
50-Yard Freestyle (21.23): Collin Miller
1-meter Dive (366.15): Dylan Glumac-Berberich (Sr.—Fridley, MN)
100-yard Freestyle (46.85): Collin Miller
200-yard Backstroke (2:01.45): Johann Noer (Fr.—Stillwater, MN)
200-yard Breaststroke (2:11.77): Michael Bylander
100-yard Butterfly (55.40): Greg Pehl (Jr.—New Brighton, MN/ Irondale)
3-meter Dive (387.22): Dylan Glumac-Berberich
200-yard Freestyle Relay (1:28.20): Trevor Reese (Fr.—Appleton, WI/ Kimberly) (22.92), Sam Ryf (22.65), Michael Bylander (21.98) and Collin Miller (20.65)
100-Yard Breaststroke (1:09.20): Emily Ries (Jr.—Eau Claire, WI/ Memorial)
1-meter Dive (235.42): Sarah Dahlk (So.—Verona, WI/ Middleton)
200-yard Backstroke (2:12.62): Maddie Kooima (So.—Stoughton, WI)
200-yard Breaststroke (2:33.46): Anna Czubak (Fr.—Shorewood, WI)
100-yard Butterfly (1:02.39): Izzy Hall (Fr.—Chanhassen, MN/ Minnetonka)
3-meter Dive (226.27): Sarah Dahlk
400-yard IM (4:51.79): Maddie Kooima
"This was a true team victory." Said Head Coach Annie Ryder, "We have kids who are rested and not a part of our conference and this weekend will be their last weekend of competing for the season. These kids made the difference in this meet and had some incredible swims. It was about creating energy on deck, supporting our seniors on senior night and coming together as a team and racing hard. We have talked all year about being mentally tough in a race and racing hard. They did just that tonight and swam and dove tough across the board. Our divers were huge in our success tonight and did a great job on the boards."
Blugold Swim and Dive is back in action next at the WIAC Championships February 13-15 in Brown Deer, WI.