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2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Erik Wahlgren

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brookfield, Wis.
  • Highschool Central

Biography

2015-16 (Senior)
Closed out his Panther career taking 19th in the 100 freestyle, 19th in the 200 free and 24th in the 500 free at the Horizon League Championships … also helped the 400 free relay to a third-place finish at the league meet … started his senior season taking sixth in both the 100 and 200 free against GVSU Oct. 17 … one week later, was fifth in the 100 free, sixth in the 200 free, ninth in the 500 free and 11th in the 50 free at the All Wisconsin Invite … touched the wall third in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 free at Wright State Oct. 30 … placed 23rd in the 200 free, 24th in the 500 free and 27th in the 100 free at Milwaukee’s midseason meet at Iowa Dec. 4-6 … came in third in the 500 free and fifth in the 100 free at a senior day win over Chicago Jan. 16 … helped UWM to a team win over Green Bay by taking second in the 100 free Jan. 30 ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2014-15 (Junior) 
Finished 11th in the 1000 freestyle, 12th in the 500 free and 15th in the 200 free at the Horizon League Championships ... also helped the 200 free relay take fifth overall at the league meet ... started the season taking fourth in the 200 free and sixth in the 500 free against Oakland Oct. 10 ... came in fourth in the 100 free, fifth in the 50 and 200 free and sixth in the 500 free at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 25 ... third in the 200 free and fifth in the 500 free against Wright State Oct. 31 ... one week later, was third in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free vs. UIC ... finished runner-up in the 1000 free against Wheaton Nov. 14 ... placed 21st in the mile, 22nd in the 50 free, 23rd in the 200 free and 27th in the 500 free at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... came in fourth in the 500 and fifth in the 200 free at Northwestern Jan. 16 ... one day later, was runner-up in both the 100 and 200 free against Chicago ... touched the wall fourth in the 100 free and fifth in the 200 free against Ball State/IUPUI Jan. 23 ... was fourth in the 200 free at Wisconsin Feb. 6.

2013-14 (Sophomore) 
Swam in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle events at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times in all four events ... came in fifth in the 100 and 200 free in the season-opener Oct. 19 vs. Grand Valley State ... finished sixth in the 200 free at Wright State Oct. 26 ... fifth in the same event in a win over Wheaton Nov. 1 ... took fourth in both the 100 free and 200 free one day later at UIC ... placed sixth in the 200 free and eighth in the 50 free at the Stevens Point Border Battle Nov. 15-16 ... fifth in the 500 free over IUPUI Jan. 17 ... took third in the 200 free and sixth in the 100 free the next day at Chicago ... placed sixth in both the 100 and 200 free vs Northwestern Jan. 31 ... sixth in the 200 and 500 free in a win over Green Bay Feb. 1 ... was fifth in the 200 free and fifth in the 100 free against Wisconsin Feb. 7.

2012-13 (Freshman) 
Swam primarily sprint freestyle events as a freshman ... swept the 50, 100 and 200 free at the Midwest Invitational to close out the season ... posted season-best times in all three swims ... finished sixth in the 100 free and seventh in the 200 free in collegiate debut against Wisconsin ... was second in the 100 free and third in the 50 free in a win over Wright State Oct. 26 ... also swam the 100 fly twice and the 200 IM once ... tallied 11 top-10 finishes on the season.

High School 
Swam at the Wisconsin state championships all four years, improving his standings in each event every year ... as a senior, was named team co-MVP and took seventh in the 100 freestyle, eighth in the 50 freestyle, fifth in the 200 freestyle relay and 13th in the 400 freestyle relay at the state meet ... helped the Barracudas to a second-place finish at sectionals, their best finish since 1995 ... was named team co-MVP with fellow Panther Will Sass ... also swam for the Elmbrook swim club for 10 years ... earned Academic All-American honors.

Personal 
Son of Kevin and Cathy Wahlgren ... born Jan. 16, 1994.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    6'2"
  • 2014-15Junior

    6'2"
  • 2015-16Senior

    6'2"