UIC came away with two wins over Cleveland State in Saturday's dual meet.  The Flames women cruised to a 196-91 win, while the men were tested but squeezed out a 159-137 victory.

Jan Komorowski won two events for the second time in as many meets.  He had to out-touch a teammate to win the 200 free.  Lizzie Zeller, a junior transfer from Rutgers, made her UIC debut with two wins, including a 0.03-second margin in the 500 free.

Other Flames who swam for the first time this year included Taira Juronis, Lilly Culp, and Poleena Kovalaske, all of whom won multiple events.  A deep men's team saw no less than five different swimmers take first place honors.

On the diving boards, Cydney Liebenberg and Felix LaFortune swept the 1-meter and 3-meter events again.  Liebenberg set the pool and UIC record with a score of 342.45 on the 3-meter board.
 
Event Winners

• Victoria Thor won her first race of the season in the 200 free.
• Jan Komorowski swam the 200 free for the first time, and out-touched Jacob Cunningham for the victory.  Komorowski finished strong in the 500 to win that race for the second straight meet.
• Cunningham won the 100 free.
• Lizzie Zeller won her first race as a Flame in the 100 back.  Later, she won the 500 free.
• The Flames swept the women's 100 breast and 200 breast, led by Taira Juronis in both events.
• Lilly Culp made her season debut, and won the 200 fly and 100 fly.  She also had the fastest time in the 200 IM, swimming as an exhibition competitor.
• Poleena Kovalaske led a Flames sweep of the 50 free.  She also won the 100 free.
• Jeff Wiedoff won the 50 free.
• Gabriele Sasia was another Flame making his season debut, winning the 100 fly.
• Ben Ramminger won the 200 IM.
• Cydney Liebenberg won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.
• Felix LaFortune was comfortably ahead of the field on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards too.

Top Performers

• Christina Neri was second in the 1000 free, with Ashton Amerman right behind.
• Liam Davis came in third in the 1000 and second in the 200 fly.
• Beth Kelzer was second in the 200 free, the 50 free, and the 100 fly.
• Cunningham was 0.05 seconds behind Komorowski in the 200 free.  Josh Dellorto finished third in that race, and second in the 100 free.
• Anna Scovill and Ashlee Weltyk were second and third respectively in the 100 back.  Weltyk was second in the 200 back.
• Bryce Wyma was second in the 100 back and third in the 50 free.
• Sam Malecki and Andie Timpe were 2-3 in the 100 and 200 breast.
• Bree Moericke and Lauren Johnson came in second and third in the 100 free.
• Ben Ramminger came in second in the 100 breast.
• Abby Hellinga was second in both diving events, and Kallie Zuidema had a third and a fourth place finish.
• Ryan Murphy was third on the 1- and 3-meter boards.

Relays

• Zeller, Juronis, Culp, and Kovalaske opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay.
• UIC's B- and C-teams finished second and third in the medley.
• With enough points already scored to win the meet, the Flames swam the 200 free relay as exhibition teams.  Still, Kovalaske, Moericke, Kelzer, and Johnson had the fastest time.
• Wyma, Ramminger, Sasia, and Wiedoff won the 200 medley relay by half a second.
• Wyma and Wiedoff also led off and anchored the 200 free relay, with Dellorto and Cunningham in between contributing to a first place finish.

Up Next

• The Flames will host their first home meet of the season next Friday.
• Defending league champion Oakland will visit for a 4 pm dual meet.