GREEN BAY – Milwaukee's men's swimming & diving team defeated conference foe Green Bay by a score of 172-125 in their first meet back after the winter break.
 
Adam St. John led a dominant Milwaukee diving performance by winning both the 1- and 3-meter events. The senior diver scored 283.43 in the 1 meter dive, where he was joined on the podium by Ben Stitgen in third. St. John scored 286.95 to win the 3 meter dive, where Stitgen placed second.
 
Jay Jensen found himself atop three podiums on the day, winning the 1000 free (9:53.72), 500 free (4:43.71), and 800 free relay. The senior Panther also placed third in the 50 free.
 
Charlie House also won three events throughout the day. The freshman took the top spot in the 200 free (1:44.10) and 100 free (46.52), while joining Jensen on the 800 free relay team. Nik Wheeler won the 200 fly with a time of 1:56.16 and took second in the 100 fly and the 200 medley relay.
 
Ben Lorenz won the 50 free, touching the wall in 20.81 seconds. Lorenz also joined Wheeler on the 200 medley relay team. Jackson Ahrens joined House, Jensen, and Zach McClellan on the first place 800 free relay team while also finished second in the 100 free and third in the 200 free.
 
In addition to the 800 free relay win, McClellan also finished third in both the 100 and 200 fly. Jared Bruce joined Wheeler, Lorenz, and Andrew Jones on the second-place 200 medley relay team. Jones had two individual podiums of his own, finishing second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 100 breaststroke.
 
Vince Chiappetta followed Jensen in the 1000 free, taking second, and placed third in the 500 free. Konnor Pilger finished in between Jensen and Chiappetta to take second in the 500 free.
 
Victor Kostov placed second in the 100 back to go along with third-place finishes in the 200 IM and the 200 back. Hayden Christiansen finished third in the 100 back, while Nicholas Klenner took second in the 200 back ahead of Kostov. Yassion Dwidar grabbed Milwaukee's final podium of the day with a third place finish in the 200 breaststroke.
 
"It was good to get out and race," head coach Kyle Clements said. "For the last two months we have been shut off to the outside swimming world. Everyday we've been putting in the hard work that is needed to give ourselves a chance to be at our best at the right time. Today we finally got to get up on the blocks/boards and race someone other than ourselves. We were happy to come away with some good times and a couple of wins. The heavy lifting is over and now we just need to fine tune over the next couple of weeks. We are looking forward to next weekend when our championship season gets underway, and we start to get to see our teammates swim fast."
 
Milwaukee has just two more dual meets before the Horizon League Championships. The Panthers host St. Thomas and Stevens Point on February 2nd and 3rd in the Klotsche Natatorium.