WHEATON, Ill. – The Milwaukee women's swimming and diving team outpaced the Wheaton Thunder on Friday evening in Wheaton, Ill. The Panthers used nine event wins to outscore the Thunder, 115-82.
Milwaukee extends its all-time series lead, 27-3, over Wheaton.
Of the nine event wins, the Panthers grabbed a pair of wins in both relays. The 200 free relay of
Natalie Hey,
Kelen McDaniels,
Molly Meland, and
Cecilia Ostergren finished over three seconds ahead of the field in 1:39.95 to take first while the 200 medley relay of
Keely Frankwicz,
Andrea Bellart, Ostergren, and Hey won with a time of 1:52.43.
The next seven event wins came from seven different underclassmen Panthers.
Freshman
Molly Meland sprinted her way to a first-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 24:97 while junior
Kristina Larsen finished third in 25:83.
The freshmen trio of
Natalie Sepic (2:00.43),
Natalie Hey (2:01.19), and
Kelen McDaniels (2:01.33) went 1-2-3 in the 200 free.
The distance crew had a good night after sophomore
Bella Passamani dominated the field in the 1000 free with a time of 10:59.58 while teammate
Bri Zablocki clocked in next in 11:12.87 for second place.
Additionally, freshman
Riley Melendy grabbed a first-place finish in the 400 IM to touch the wall three seconds ahead of the field in 4:45.49.
Freshman
Amber Secrist claimed a win in the 100 back (1:00.17) by over four seconds ahead of the field, sophomore
Andrea Bellart also finished first in the 100 breast (1:07.15) by four seconds and Zablocki touched the wall first in the 100 fly with a time of 59.70.
Other top finishes for the Panthers include a second-place finish for sophomore
Sydney Dahl in the 100 free (55.52) and a second-place finish for freshman
Meghan Jagdfeld in the 500 free (5:27.14).
ON TAP
The Panthers return to action tomorrow against league foe UIC on Saturday, Nov. 9. Racing is set to begin at 11 a.m. from the Flames Natatorium in Chicago, Ill.
TEAM SCORES
Milwaukee – 115
Wheaton – 82
