UIC swam to a win over Milwaukee in a men's dual meet Saturday afternoon.
Hunter Crook,
Michael Tegeler, and
Danny Sivak won multiple events. The women's team lost its dual with the Panthers despite three wins by Lexie Joy and taking two of the top three spots in several events.
"After coming so close to beating Oakland last week, it was good to see the guys get a win over Milwaukee," head coach
Tim Loeffler said. "A lot of guys turned in good swims from start to finish. On the girls' side, we had depth across several events but lacked enough first place finishes to score enough points. We will get another swim in Northwestern's pool next weekend and then take a break for training, with a focus on the conference meet in February.."
Individual Highlights – Men
- Distance freestyle continued to be a strength for the men. Hunter Crook, Nate Jesko, and Gavin Wicklander took the top three spots in the 1000 free. Crook finished ahead of Luke Hutchinson as the two took the top two spots in the 500 free.
- Michael Tegeler won the 200 free. Jacob Cunningham finished in a dead heat for second. Tegeler later won the 200 back. It was Tegeler's first two-event win this season.
- Mitch Milosch won the 100 back in :51.44. He finished second in the 100 fly.
- Danny Sivak was the winner in the 100 breast (:58.41) and in the 100 IM in a personal best :52.06. He also took the 200 breast.
- Luke Hutchinson swam to victory in the 200 free, ahead of Kyle Lewarchick in second. Lewarchick also came in second in the 200 breast and in the 100 IM.
- Connor Homans won the 50 free and took second in the 100 free.
Individual Highlights – Women
- Christina Neri swam to a second place finish in the 1000 free.
- Lexie Joy won the 200 free again. Maddie Hammer was second. Joy also won the 100 free and the 100 IM.
- Anna Scovill took second in the 100 back as the only Flame to break a minute.
- Lauren Johnson grabbed second place in the 50 free and third in the 100 free.
- Jessica Amyette and Becca Ballo took second and third in the 200 breast.
- The 500 free was another 2-3 event for UIC, with Neri and Morgan Bosse taking the honors.
- Scovill had another second place finish in the 100 fly, right in front of Annette Lesnicki.
Relay Highlights – Men
- Mitch Milosch, Danny Sivak, Eric Weng, and Connor Homans got the meet started with 11 big points by winning the 400 medley relay.
- Homans, Tegeler, Weng, and Ethan Lee comprised the 200 free relay for the second straight meet. And for the second time, they swam to victory in the meet-closing event.
Relay Highlights – Women
- The A-team comprised of Anna Scovill, Jessica Amyette, Lexie Joy, and Lauren Johnson finished second in the 400 medley relay.
- The 200 free relay saw Johnson, Dani Cabrera, Beth Kelzer, and Misha Neal take second place.
Diving Highlights – Men
- Felix LaFortune won the 3-meter competition. His score of 290.25 was less than three points ahead of teammate Andrew Lewarchick in second.
- LaFortune and Lewarchick took the top two spots in the 1-meter event too. LaFortune scored 308.70 to qualify for the NCAA Zone meet.
Diving Highlights – Women
- Cydney Liebenberg was the 3-meter winner. She surpassed the NCAA Zone standard for the third time this year, scoring 297.52.
- Liebenberg also won on the 1-meter board. It was the third time this year that she won both diving events.
Up Next
- The Flames will conclude their fall season at the annual TYR Invitational at Northwestern.
- The event will start Friday, November 16 and continue through Sunday the 18th.
