BROWN DEER, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – After day three of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Swimming and diving Championships (presented by Culver's) both Blugold teams finished in second place.

Results

The Blugold women finished in second place at the WIAC Championships with a team score of 777, following closely behind first place UW- La Crosse with a team score of 812.5. The men followed suit with a great day, ending the Championships in second place with a team score of 807, only behind UW- Stevens Point who had a team score of 964.

Individually, Michael Bylander (So.—Baxter, MN/ Brainerd) won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:01.28, setting a new conference record.    

Top Finishers for the Blugold women were:

200-yard Free: 2^nd place: Paige Pelikan (So.—New Berlin, WI/ West) 1:55.61

200-yard Breaststroke: 3^rd place: Anna Czubak (Fr.—Shorewood, WI) 2:27.78

200-yard Backstroke: 1^st place: Emma Steffel (So.—Green Bay, WI/ Ashwaubenon) 2:06.67

       3^rd place: Maddie Kooima (So.—Stoughton, WI) 2:09.66

1650-meter Free: 3^rd place: Anna Theisen (Sr.—Glenbeulah, WI/ Plymouth) 17:43.82

                                2^nd place: Paige Pelikan (So.—New Berlin, WI/ West) 17:43.20

400-yard freestyle relay: 3^rd place: Emma Steffel 25.54, Rachel Baker (Fr.—Hudson, WI) 54.01, Paige Pelikan 25.55, Katherine O'Connell (So.—Green Bay, WI/ Ashwaubenon) 53.69

3-meter dive: 2^nd place: Sarah Dahlk (So.—Verona, WI/ Middleton) 404.70

Top Finishers for the Blugold men were:

200-yard fly: 3^rd place: Sam Ryf (Fr.—Berlin, WI) 1:53.98

100-yard Free: 1^st place: Collin Miller (Sr.—Rochester, MN/ Schaeffer Academy) 44.19

200-yard Breaststroke: 1^st place: Michael Bylander (So.—Baxter, MN/Brainerd) 2:01.28

                                 3^rd place: Jack Poppitz (So.—Apple Valley, MN/ Eastview) 2:06.84

200-yard Backstroke: 3^rd place: Nicholas Meints (Sr.—Parker, CO/ Ponderosa) 1:53.48

400-yard freestyle relay: 2^nd place: Collin Miller 22.02, Sam Ryf 47.04, Nicholas Meints 21.50, Michael Bylander 46.43

1650-meter Free: 3^rd place: Riley Jorgenson (Jr.—Winona, MN) 16:38.87

1-meter dive: 1^st place: Dylan Glumac-Berberich (Sr.—Fridley, MN) 572.95

                      3^rd place: Martin Kocher (Fr.—Saint Paul, MN/ Johnson) 446.20

It was a great final day for both Blugold Swim and Dive teams at the WIAC Championships ending with both teams taking second place.