Oct. 25, 2013

Complete Results

Valparaiso, Ind. - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's swimming & diving team won 10 of 11 events and had a strong showing across the board in a 125-76 victory over Valparaiso University Friday evening at the ARC Pool.

"Tonight went well for us," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Clements said. "We were able to figure out a little more as the meet went forward. On the men's side, we are one day older and one day faster. The upperclassmen really led the way tonight. The younger guys did plenty of good things today, but the older guys really led the way. We're going to keep getting better and better and keep putting ourselves in a good position."

A pair of Panthers posted two individual wins on the night. Senior Chris Jenkyns led the way in the 1000 freestyle with a winning time of 9:55.41. Jeff Maxwell was second in 10:06.81. Jenkyns also took the top spot in the 200 backstroke in 1:57.46.

Kenny Stelpflug also took home two victories on the night. The junior first won the 200 IM in 1 minute, 59.18 seconds. Sophomore Joe Chokran was second in 2:03.04 and freshman David Chokran was third in 2:05.16. Stelpflug later won the 500 free, touching the wall in 4:48.41, a full nine seconds ahead of second place.

Milwaukee went 1-2 in the 50 free as Mike Lucchesi took first in 21.65 and freshman Evan Kuker was second in 22.49.

Nic Halverson finished atop the podium in the 200 free with a winning time of 1:45.77, while brother Tim Halverson won the 100 free in 48.16 seconds.

Junior captain Rob Miller notched his first collegiate victory, winning the 200 butterfly in 2:00.11 in one of the night's closest finishes.

UWM also won both relay events on the night in impressive fashion. In the 400 free relay, Kuker, Erik Wahlgren, Tim Halverson and Nick Menninga combined to swim the event in 3:15.44, nine seconds ahead of second place. In the 400 medley relay, John Kangas, David Chokran, Max Ward and Lucchesi teamed up to post a time of 3:34.74 for another win.

The Panthers have a quick turnaround, taking on Wright State Saturday at 11 a.m. central time in Dayton, Ohio.