MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee men's swim & dive team won all but two events in a dual meet win over Wheaton College Friday from Klotsche Natatorium.
MKE captured 9-of-11 events Friday with a medley on Panther winners.
The Panthers took 1-2 in the first event of the evening, the 200 Medley Relay.
Patrick Kelley,
Jacob Fase,
Ryan Scripp and
Bailey Bodart squeaked by fellow teammates
Quinn Yeager,
John Ruan,
Noah Jamieson and
Mason Schoof at 1:36.02-1:36.58.
In the 1000 Freestyle, freshman
Jack Garcia earned his first collegiate win by going the distance coming in at 10:00.59. The Panthers swept the event when
Jacob Fase (10:18.65) and
Dane Van Allen (10:36.29) followed right behind Garcia.
Senior
Patrick Kelley won the 400 IM by nearly seven seconds touching the wall in at 4:11.69. Teammate
Andrew Grever placed third coming in at 4:20.12.
Panthers'
Bailey Bodart,
Brandon Niemiec and
Colin Duffy picked up their first event win of the season, adding on to the Panthers night of success. Bodart took the 100 Backstroke touching the wall at 53.27 and Niemiec finished in 59.61 in the 100 Breaststroke. Meanwhile Duffy cruised in the 500 Freestyle finishing nearly 18 seconds ahead of his opponent. Duffy clocked in at 4:46.74 for the top time.
The Panthers return to action Saturday, Nov. 10 as the team hosts UIC. The meet is set to begin at 11 a.m. from Klotsche Natatorium.
