UW-La Crosse 162, UW-Oshkosh 72
La Crosse, Wis. - The UW-La Crosse men's swimming & diving team earned a 162-72 victory over UW-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles are now 1-0 on the season.
Matthew Diehl won three individual events Saturday for UW-L, including the 100 (48.76) and 200 (1:50.62) freestyle and 200 breaststroke (2:18.92).
Five other swimmers captured individual titles for the Eagles.
Justin Dembski won the 1,000 freestyle (10:10.12) while finishing second in the 200 freestyle (1:51.01) and third in the 200 backstroke (2:09.65).
Kevin Misener won the 200 backstroke (2:03.56) while
Colin Schmidt took the 500 freestyle (5:10.30). Schmidt was also third in the 200 freestyle (1:51.79).
Benjamin Knutson won the 50 freestyle (22.49) and was second in the 100 freestyle (50.90) while
Kurt Zehel earned a win in the 200 butterfly (2:08.16) and finished second in the 200 I.M. (2:10.52).
The Eagles' 400 medley relay of Misener,
Bill Shuster,
Michael Beilman and
Ryan Schmidt won Saturday (3:49.36). Shuster was third in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.55), Beilman third in the 100 freestyle (51.82) and Schmidt second in the 1,000 freestyle (10:57.73).
Dembski, Ryan Schmidt,
Andrew Rasmussen and
Corey Mukai were second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:32.80).
Other top finishes included
Kyle Bennwitz placing third in the 500 (5:38.40) and 1,000 (11:27.94) freestyle while
Nathanial Hoffman was second in the 50 freestyle (23.81).
Joel Knuesel finished second in the 200 butterfly (2:12.77),
Jared Krueger was second in the 500 freestyle (5:20.11) and
Peter Szotkowski placed third in the 200 I.M. (2:12.72).
In diving,
Trey Edgerle placed second in the 1-meter competition (234.35 points) and
Casey Chamberlain finished third in the 3-meter (258.75).
UW-L returns to action Friday, Dec. 4 at the UW-River Falls Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota.