WIAC Championships - Friday's Results
Minneapolis, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's swimming & diving team remains in second-place after the second day of competition at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships Friday night at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. The Eagles have 511 team points while UW-Stevens Point leads with 585.
UW-Eau Claire is third (503.5) followed by UW-Whitewater (248), UW-Oshkosh (151) and UW-River Falls (124).
In Friday's action,
Chelsea Hoff broke her own conference record in the 100 backstroke with a first-place time of 55.56. She also met the NCAA Division III "A" qualifying status with her time.
The Eagles'
Katelyn Hartung won the 200 freestyle Friday with a "B" qualifying time of 1:53.03.
UW-L's 200 medley relay took first with a time of 1:45.71. It was also met national "B" qualification.
Other top finishes included
Danielle Ellingson placing second in the 400 I.M. (4:34.87) while
Taylor Smith was third (58.83),
Dayna Johnson sixth (59.34) and
Colleen Tierney seventh (1:00.47) in the 100 butterfly. Ellingson's time met the national "B" qualifying standards.
Brianna Peyer was fourth (1:07.30),
Emily Schweitz sixth (1:08.80) and
Brittany Erb seventh (1:10.06) in the 100 breaststroke while
Abby Diehl finished fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:56.57) and
Elisabeth Misener was sixth in the 100 backstroke (1:00.77). Peyer also met the NCAA "B" qualifying time.
The Eagles' 800 freestyle relay was second with a "B" qualifying time of 7:45.73.
In a timed 100 butterfly trial, Johnson met NCAA "B" qualifying standards with a time of 58.39.
Action concludes Saturday at the University of Minnesota.