Jan. 22, 2011

Results

CHICAGO, Ill. - Senior Danielle Wenger, sophomore Maggi Beck and freshmen Diana Diel and Emily McClellan each won a pair of events to send the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's swimming & diving team past the University of Chicago, 186-114, Saturday afternoon at the Myers-McLoraine Pool. The Panthers improved to 3-0 all-time against the Maroons and moved to 9-2 on the season in dual meets.

McClellan and senior Kelsey George each broke a pool record and the Panthers ended up posting 11 wins overall on the day. Junior Heidi Niespodzany and the 400 freestyle relay team also posted victories on the afternoon.

Wenger claimed the 1000 freestyle in 10:28.04 and the 500 free in 5:07.64. She led a 1-2-3 finish in the 1000 for UWM, with sophomore Ashley Yanzsa second (10:44.33) and freshman Chloe Lewis third (10:56.60).

Beck touched out the win in the 200 free, with her time of 1:57.15 edging sophomore Karmyn Van Dewettering's clocking of 1:57.23. Beck then also claimed the 200 butterfly in 2:11.43.

McClellan and Diel just keep rolling, with Diel topping the field in the 50 free (24.80 to edge Niespodzany's 25.00) and the 100 fly in 58.62. McClellan won the 200 IM in 2:08.88 and broke former UWM swimmer Kerry Rossow's pool record in the 200 breaststroke. She touched the wall in 2:20.81 to break the former standard of 2:21.54.

"Overall, there were some very bright spots on the night," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Clements said. "Sam Niesen had a great night and had some quick times and we had Danielle Wenger and Diana Diel and a few others win a pair of events. A meet like this gave us a chance to work on some of the finer points and tune up some things and we accomplished that. It really gave us a chance to look at who will be on the conference team and gave us an opportunity to see some third events for some athletes. It wasn't our greatest meet of the season, but we accomplished what we set out to do."

George broke her own pool record on the one-meter, winning the event with 266.60 points. She was also the top finisher for UWM on the three-meter, placing second with 228.95 points. Lastly, Niespodzany won the 100 free in 53.31 and the 400 free relay team claimed the victory in 3:34.86.

Milwaukee is back in town for the final home meet of the season. Join the team against Western Illinois Jan. 29 for a 1 p.m. meet at the Klotsche Natatorium.