Swimming in a competitive field, the UIC men's and women's swimming and diving teams each secured one win in a quad-meet hosted by Northwestern, with Rutgers and Chicago, Saturday in Evanston.

Team Results

• Both squads topped the University of Chicago.  The men won by a score of 155-140, while the women topped the Maroon, 154-141. 
• Northwestern swept the Flames, winning on the men's side 175-114, and on the women's side 168-125. 
• The women also fell to Rutgers, 183-114.  The Scarlet Knights do not field a men's team.

Individual Highlights – Men

• The Flames swept the top two spots in both diving events.  Andrew Lewarchick took two first places with a final score of 282.50 in the 1-meter and 289.35 in the 3-meter.  Sean Scarry was behind him in second on both boards, and Ryan Murphy placed fourth in the 1-meter and third in the 3-meter.
• Hunter Crook and Tanner Alms finished second and third in the 1000 free.  Max Pohl was the Flames' top finisher in the 50 free, where he took fourth.
• Michael Tegeler took second in the 200 back.
• Daniel Sivak was the winner in the 200 IM.  His time of 1:56.23 paced four Flames in the top seven.
• Nathan Bosse, Alms, Jacob Cunningham, and Pohl put together a winning time of 3:07.64 in the 400 free relay.

Individual Highlights – Women

• Cydney Liebenberg continued her impressive freshman campaign by again leading the Flames in both diving events.  She placed fourth in the 3-meter with a score of 262.60 and was also fourth in the 1-meter.  Her 1-meter score of 261.00 was just four points shy of the NCAA zone qualifying standard.
• Brie Hines was the winner in the 1000 free in 10:20.85.  She also bested the field in the 500.
• Lexie Joy took second place in all three of her individual events.  She was narrowly out-touched in the 200 free, finishing in 1:52.91.  She also was the runner-up in the 100 free and in the 200 IM.
• Sophia Shalabi was second in the 100 breast.
• Misha Neal, Hines, Shalabi, and Joy capped the meet with a convincing win in the 400 free relay.  The team of Morgan Bosse, Dani Cabrera, Nikki Eyssen, and Abby Kunze was third.

Up Next

• The teams will be back in the pool Saturday, November 4 for a dual meet against Horizon League foe Milwaukee.
• Action at the Flames Natatorium will start at 11:00 am.