BROWN DEER, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – After day one of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's swimming and diving team is in second place while the women are in third.
Results | WIAC Championship Website
The Blugold men tallied 211 points on the first day of competition while UW-Stevens Point leads with 264. One the women's side, Eau Claire recorded 169 points while UW-Whitewater is in first with 231.
Leading the way for the Blugolds was Collin Miller (So. – Rochester, MN/Schaeffer Academy), who won the 200-yard IM, clocking in at 1:50.65 while Dayton Miller (Sr. - Rochester, MN/Schaeffer Academy) was third with a time of 1:54.63.
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Miller, Jack Kelly (Sr. - Medina, MN/Wayzata), Caleb Odmark (Jr. – White Bear Lake, MN) and Logan Coert (Sr. – Cedarburg, WI) were third with a time of 1:24.39 while Dylan Glumac-Berberich (So. – Fridley, MN) finished second in the 3-meter dive with a score of 445.45.
For the women, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Jessica Short (Jr. – Grafton, WI), Brittany Farr (Jr. – Madison, WI/James Madison Memorial), Olivia Hanzak (Fr. – Crystal, MN/ Robbinsdale Armstrong) and Emily Ries (Fr. - Eau Claire, WI/Memorial) were second with a time of 1:37.46. Short also placed second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:06.45.
The Blugolds will be back in the pool Friday for the second day of the three day meet.
