UIC finished action at the House of Champions invitational at IUPUI Saturday, holding on to impressive team finishes while showing off their depth in several events.

The men finished third, holding off Ball State by three points.  Only local D-II powerhouse UIndy and the hosts finished ahead of the Flames.  On the women's side, UIC placed fourth.  They trailed Illinois, Ball State, and UIndy, and finished almost 90 points ahead of league rival Milwaukee.

Cydney Liebenberg showed once again to be one of the region's top divers.  She added a 3-meter title to the 1-meter win that she achieved Friday.  The 100 free was a big event for UIC, with Flames men and women well-represented in the final heats.  In other events, including the 200 fly, few if any Horizon League swimmers finished ahead of the Flames' top finishers.  UIC will look to replicate that success when they return to the IUPUI Natatorium for the conference championships in February.

The Flames will take an extended training break until early January.  They will return to competition with their first home meet of the season, a two-day triple dual against Cleveland State and IUPUI.

Saturday's Top Performers

• Cydney Liebenberg completed the diving sweep with a win in the 3-meter event.  She was remarkably consistent, scoring 276.80 in the prelims and 275.45 in the finals.
• Cole Tremewan came in second in 1-meter diving.  Felix Lafortune qualified for the B-final, but once there, put up a final round score of 316.70 that was the second highest across all heats.
• Christina Neri came in sixth in the 1650 free, one spot ahead of Victoria Thor.
• Liam Davis, in eighth, paced the men in the 1650.
• Ashlee Weltyk (12^th) and Anna Scovill (19^th) swam in final heats of the 200 back.
• Owen Zant came in sixth in the 200 back.
• Poleena Kovalaske turned in a fourth place swim in the 100 free.  Kalie Landrum and Beth Kelzer made the B- and C-finals respectively.
• Jeff Wiedoff was sixth in the 100 free.  Josh Dellorto and Cory Michalek also made it to the finals.
• Taira Juronis was eighth in the 200 breast.  Ben Ramminger was the men's highest finisher in the event.
• Lilly Culp was eighth in the 200 fly, and the top finisher among Horizon League swimmers.
• Kyle Lewarchick and Liam Davis came in seventh and eighth in the 200 fly.

Saturday's Relay Results

• The quartet of Landrum, Bree Moericke, Kelzer, and Kovalaske came in fifth in the 400 free relay.
• Wiedoff, Michalek, Lewarchick, and Dellorto turned in a sixth place finish in the 400 free relay.

Friday's Top Performers

• Cydney Liebenberg won the 1-meter diving competition with a season-best score of 291.00 in the final.  Ciara McCliment took third place, also with a personal season high.
• Lilly Culp qualified for the A-final in the 100 fly.  Izabella Del Rosario was the only other Flame to make a final heat in the event.
• Jeff Wiedoff broke the 50-second mark in the 100 fly, where he was joined in the B-final by Josh Dellorto.
• Ashton Amerman was the team's top finisher in the 400 IM.
• Kyle Lewarchick and Liam Davis both made the A-final in the 400 IM.  They finished sixth and eighth respectively.
• Felix Lafortune was the winner in 3-meter diving.  Cole Tremewan also dove in the A-final.
• Victoria Thor and Kalie Landrum paced the team in the 200 free, qualifying for the A-final.  A quartet of Flames, including Lizzie Zeller, Jessica Phillips, Bree Moericke, and Maddie Hawker also qualified for final heats.
• Jan Komorowski came in fourth in the 200 free.
• Taira Juronis won the 100 breast B-final.  Poleena Kovalaske and Sam Malecki also swam in that heat.
• Ben Ramminger also was a 100 breast B-final winner.
• Anna Scovill was the top Flame in the 100 back.
• Cory Michalek placed fourth in the 100 back.  Owen Zant and Luke Wiesner finished back-to-back in the B-final.

Friday Relay Results

• Scovill, Juronis, Del Rosario, and Kovalaske had an impressive third place showing in the 200 medley relay.
• The women also finished third in the 800 free relay, with Landrum, Thor, Moericke, and Zeller doing the honors.
• Michalek, Ramminger, Liam Davis, and Jeff Wiedoff posted the team's best time of the season in the 200 medley relay.
• Dellorto, Komorowski, Tyler Schwertfeger, and Lewarchick combined to come in fourth in the 800 free relay.

Thursday's Top Performers

• UIC placed a meet-high seven women in the three heats of 500 freestyle finals.  Victoria Thor finished third, with Ashton Amerman and Lizzie Zeller also among the team's leaders.
• Jan Komorowski was UIC's highest finisher in the men's 500 free.  Tyler Schwertfeger and Ben Ramminger also qualified for the finals.
• Taira Juronis had UIC's best time in the 200 IM, while Sam Malecki won the C-final.
• Kyle Lewarchick won the B-final in the 200 IM.
• Poleena Kovalaske had the Flames' fastest sprint (23.31) in the 50 free.
• Jeff Wiedoff and Cory Michalek swam in the B-final in the 50 free.
• Cydney Liebenberg was the only competitor in the women's platform diving event.  She scored 204.90 in the final, five-dive round.

Thursday Relay Results

• Kovalaske, Bree Moericke, Beth Kelzer, and Izabella Del Rosario had UIC's best time of the season in the 200 free relay.
• Zeller, Taira Juronis, Lilly Culp, and Kovalaske finished fourth in the 400 medley relay.
• Jeff Wiedoff, Josh Dellorto, Liam Davis, and Michalek remained intact as the Flames' 200 free relay A-team.
• Owen Zant, Ben Ramminger, Wiedoff, and Dellorto comprised the 400 medley relay squad.