2013-14 Women's Swimming & Diving News

  • Annie Ryder Named Blugolds' Swimming & Diving Head Coach
    May 13, 2014
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Former UW-Eau Claire swimmer and assistant coach Annie Ryder has been named the Blugold men’s and women’s swimming & diving head coach, Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon announced today.
  • Head Swimming & Diving Coach Art Brandt to Retire
    May 10, 2014
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire men’s and women’s swimming & diving head coach Art Brandt will retire at the end of the 2013-14 school year, Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon has announced.
  • Blugold Swimming & Diving Distributes 2013-14 Team Awards
    April 13, 2014
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men's and women's swimming & diving teams have announced the team award winners for the 2013-14 season.
  • Student-Athlete Spotlight: Maddie Gray (Women's Swimming & Diving)
    April 10, 2014
    During NCAA Division III Week (April 7-13), UW-Eau Claire Athletics is posting spotlights from select Blugolds each day throughout the week. Today's post features Maddie Gray, who competes in women's swimming & diving.
  • Blugolds Capture Two All-American Finishes on Final Day at Nationals
    March 22, 2014
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Blugolds.com) – With men’s swimmer Alex Card (Sr.-Prior Lake, Minn.) and women’s diver Sara Axness (So.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) competing on the final day of the 2014 NCAA Division III Championships at the Indiana University Natatorium, both finished as All-Americans.
  • Sara Axness Sets School Record at NCAA Diving Regional
    March 01, 2014
    GRANVILLE, Ohio (Blugolds.com) – Sara Axness (So.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) led three UW-Eau Claire women’s divers as they competed at an NCAA Division III Diving Regional at Denison University (Ohio) over the past two days.
  • WIAC Swimming & Diving Championships: Three More Titles Highlight Final Day
    February 22, 2014
    BROWN DEER, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams claimed three more titles on the final day of the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center.
  • Swimming & Diving Teams Set for WIAC Championship
    February 19, 2014
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The UW-Eau Claire men's and women's swimming & diving teams are set to compete at the 2014 WIAC Championship, Feb. 20-22, at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer, Wis. This year's event is hosted by UW-Eau Claire.
  • Hermsen Leads Women's Swimmers & Divers against UW-Whitewater
    January 25, 2014
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Elissa Hermsen (Fr.-Waunakee, Wis.) led the UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team with two event victories as the Blugolds faced UW-Whitewater on Senior Day in the McPhee Physical Education Center today.
  • Women's Swimming & Diving Finishes Second at Pointer Invite
    January 18, 2014
    STEVENS POINT, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team moved up one spot from the first day to finish in second place out of five teams at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational today.
  • Women's Swimming & Diving Competes at Rochester Invite
    December 08, 2013
    ROCHESTER, Minn. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team competed Saturday and Sunday at the Rochester Invitational, hosted by St. Cloud State University (Minn.).
  • Five Blugolds Named WIAC Athletes of the Week
    November 26, 2013
    MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Five UW-Eau Claire student-athletes have been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Athletes of the Week, WIAC Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Stanek announced today.
  • Women's Swimming & Diving Takes Second at Home Meet
    November 23, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team took second place at its home quad meet today in the McPhee Physical Education Center.
  • Five Blugolds Win as Women's Swimming & Diving Hosts Moorhead
    November 22, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Five UW-Eau Claire women’s swimmers and divers won a total of six events as the Blugolds hosted Minnesota State University-Moorhead in the McPhee Physical Education Center tonight.
  • Axness and Larsen Receive Athlete of the Month Honors
    November 22, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire women's diver Sara Axness (So.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) and football player Clint Larsen (So.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) have been named Athletes of the Month for October 2013, an honor sponsored by the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the UW-Eau Claire ROTC.
  • Two Blugolds Named WIAC Athletes of the Week
    November 12, 2013
    MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire women’s swimmer Lisa Reed (Jr.-Duluth, Minn./East) and women’s hockey goalie Kim Van Brunt (So.-Eagle River, Wis./Northland Pines) have been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Athletes of the Week, WIAC Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Stanek announced today.
  • Women's Swimming & Diving Takes on UW-La Crosse
    November 09, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team took on UW-La Crosse today in the McPhee Physical Education Center.
  • Three Blugolds Named WIAC Athletes of the Week
    November 05, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Three UW-Eau Claire student-athletes have been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Athletes of the Week, WIAC Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Stanek announced today.
  • Women's Swimming & Diving Takes on Northern Michigan and Gustavus
    November 02, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Facing Northern Michigan University and Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), the UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team came away with two individual wins and three runner-up finishes in the McPhee Physical Education Center today.
  • Two Blugolds Named WIAC Athletes of the Week
    October 29, 2013
    MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire women’s diver Sara Axness (So.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) and women’s volleyball player Lauren Sutherland (Sr.-Dayton, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian) have been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Athletes of the Week, WIAC Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Stanek announced today.
  • Women's Swimming & Diving Takes on St. Cloud and Stevens Point
    October 26, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – With divers competing at UW-Eau Claire and swimmers competing at UW-Stevens Point, the UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team faced UW-Stevens Point and St. Cloud State University today.
  • Women's Swimming & Diving Opens Season at Home
    October 18, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Competing at home, the UW-Eau Claire women’s swimming & diving team fell 148-95 against Mankato State University in the Blugolds’ first meet of the season.
  • Swimming & Diving to Open Season at Home Against Mankato Friday
    October 17, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The UW-Eau Claire women's swimming & diving team will open the season Friday by hosting MSU-Mankato at 5 p.m. in McPhee while both the men and women will be in action the following weekend.
  • Swimming & Diving Teams to Hold Alumni/Intrasquad Meet October 12
    October 07, 2013
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams will open the 2013-14 season Saturday (Oct. 12) by hosting an alumni/intrasquad meet.