EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire swimming and diving teams dominated UW-Whitewater in their home opening duals. The women, winning 11 events, totaled a score of 181 to UW-Whitewater's 54. The men won 12 events and posted a 176 to UW-Whitewater's 64. Combining for a team total of 357-118 through 26 events.

Results

Winning events for the women were:

200 Yard Medley Relay Jessica Wilson (Sr. – Brookfield, WI/Wauwatosa West), Alayna Patten (So. – Rochester, MN/Century), Kathryn Volz (So. – Tomahawk, WI), Grace Pidde (Fr. – Rocton, IL/Boylan Catholic) (1:54.21)

1000 Yard Freestyle Kate Stensberg (Sr. – Antigo, WI) (11:11.48)

200 Yard Freestyle Katherine O'Connell (Jr. – Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon) (1:54.77)

50 Yard Freestyle Jessica Wilson (23.03)

100 Yard Butterfly Ashlyn Sullivan (Jr. – Coon Rapids, MN/Blaine High School) (1:03.45)

100 Yard Freestyle Katherine O'Connell (56.31)

100 Yard Backstroke Sydney McGuine (Fr. – Huntley, IL) (1:00.46)

500 Yard Freestyle Kate Stensberg (5:28.55)

200 Yard Freestyle Relay Sydney McGuine, Zoe Rylander (Fr. – Roseville, MN/Mounds View), Gaby De Moya-Cotter (Fr. – Edgerton, WI), Katherine O'Connell (1:40.67)

1 mtr Diving Sarah Dahlk (Jr. – Verona, WI/Middleton) (222.85)

3 mtr Diving Sarah Dahlk (238.55)

Winning events for the men were:

200 Yard Medley Relay Sam Ryf (So. – Berlin, WI) Ian Olson (Fr. – Chippewa Falls, WI) Ben Koller (Fr. – Savage, MN/Shakopee) Alex Jorgenson (Fr. – Winona, MN) (1:35.51)

1000 Yard Freestyle Ben Koller (10:18.85)

200 Yard Freestyle Rafael Dacosta (Fr. – Blair, WI/Bailr-Taylor) (1:50.43)

50 Yard Freestyle Daniel Hess (Sr. – Stevens Point, WI/SPASH) (19.55)

200 Yard IM Sam Ryf (1:59.76)

100 Yard Butterfly Sam Ryf  (53.68)

100 Yard Freestyle Rafael Dacosta (Fr. – Blair, WI/Bailr-Taylor) (49.78)

100 Yard Backstroke Johann Noer (So. – Stillwater, MN) (56.30)

500 Yard Freestyle Ben Koller (4:53.66)

100 Yard Breaststroke Ian Olson (59.48)

3 mtr Diving Quincy Kabe (Fr. – Buffalo, MN) (280.35)

1 mtr Diving Quincy Kabe (278.70)

"I am so incredibly proud of this group after training all Fall without a competition and starting off our short winter competition season with a bang. There have been many ups and downs, tears, disappointments throughout this season but what we have seen as coaches by these athletes is their incredible dedication to their team, to the sport and to their training. They have put in the workday in and day out without knowing what the outcome would be and today it paid off. They came out of the gate swinging with swims that were faster than last year, incredible diving, and a freshman class who stepped right in and delivered some big wins. This is a special team, and we are proud of what they did today and are looking forward to the rest of our short season." – Head Coach Anne Ryder

The Blugolds will be back in competition on Saturday, February 20^th when they host UW-La Crosse at home. The dual is scheduled to begin at 1:00PM.

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