INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Milwaukee men's swimming & diving team opened its season with a meet at Jaguars Natatorium Saturday afternoon, falling to IUPUI by a final score of 213-87.
 
The Panthers picked up two individual victories as Jay Jensen placed first in the 1000 freestyle and Jonathan Kollen claimed top honors in the 200 free. Jensen nearly earned his second win of the afternoon in the 500 free but finished runner-up by less than two-tenths of a second.
 
Sophomore Jared Kleczka collected a victory on the 1-meter board (295.65) to pace the diving efforts for Milwaukee.
 
"Things went well today," head coach Kyle Clements said. "Really happy with the performances we got out of both genders and from a lot of different classes. Some great swims on the men's side. Jensen had a great day, winning the 1000 free and finishing second in the 500 free while also being the fastest swimmer in our last relay." 
 
Freshman Vince Chiappetta made a good impression in his collegiate debut, finishing runner-up to Jensen in the 1000 free with a time of 9:48.27. Chiappetta also tallied a third-place finish in the 500 free, clocking in at 4:46.98.
 
Junior Mason Schoof finished second in the 200 free behind Kollen and placed third in the 200 backstroke. Freshman Zach McClellan also scored in a pair of events, tallying a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly and a third-place mark in the 200 fly.
 
The Panther 400 freestyle relay team of Schoof, Jensen, freshman Jackson Ahrens, and Kollen posted a time of 3:09.32 to finish runner-up in the event.
 
"Great to see it coming from lots of different people and lots of different events in this one," Clements said. "It was fun to get out on the road with the group and it feels like a normal season. We were very happy with the results today and we're looking forward to next week."
 
The team will compete against UIC next Saturday in the Panthers home opener. The dual will start at 12 p.m. inside the Klotsche Natatorium. Milwaukee leads the all-time series 17-15-1 over the Flames.