MILWAUKEE (Oct. 27, 2023) – The UIC swimming and diving programs went toe-to-toe against Milwaukee on the road but couldn't fend off the Panthers as both the men's (156-144) and women's (157-143) teams were narrowly defeated in Friday's meet.

COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
"I'm so proud of the way this entire team competed tonight. It was extremely close the whole meet and our team never backed down. With the meet coming down to the last relay, it made for an extremely exciting environment. Although we didn't come out on top, we saw several season-best performances tonight and I'm confident that we're on the right track as a program."

DIVING
Men's

• Sophomore Harrison Nolan (Riverside, Ill./Kentucky) won both the three-meter (352.13 points) and the one-meter (322.13 points) diving board events at the meet. He has placed first in five of the six events he has competed in this year.
• Sophomore Bruno Carrillo (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) placed second in the one-meter diving board event with a score of 307.73 points. The mark qualified the Oak Forest native for the NCAA Division I Zone Diving Championships in March.

Women's

• Sophomore Kerry-Leigh Morrison (Gauteng, South Africa/St Mary's) won her third consecutive three-meter diving board event with a score of 281.03 points and placed second in the one-meter diving competition (246. 23)
• Junior Ciara McCliment (Farmington Hills, Mich./Mercy) placed third in both events Friday evening, finishing with a score of 239.33 on the one-meter diving board and 251.18 points in the three-meter diving board event.

SWIMMING
Men's

• Senior Ben Ramminger (Deforest, Wis./Deforest Area) earned first place finishes in both the 50 breast (26.62), 100 breast (58.03) and the 200 individual medley (1:55.07).
• Senior Liam Davis (Naperville, Ill./Plainfield North) had another strong showing in the pool Friday, finishing with a first-place finish in the 1,000 free (9:43.51).
• Junior Cory Michalek (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) won the 50 back, finishing at 24.02.
• The men's meet came down to the 200 free relay. Davis, Michalek, senior Rafe Dolan Peterson (Austin, Minn./Austin) and freshman William Ridley (Klein, Texas/Klein Oak) finished in second place by less than a second to Milwaukee's winning relay team (1:25.03).

Women's

• Senior Izabella Del Rosario (South Elgin, Ill./Saint Charles North) collected her first event win of the season in the 100 Fly (57.96).
• Freshman Molly Kroeger (Easton, Md./Easton) finished first in the 500 free (5:11.63). Sophomore Madison Helmick (Bingham Farms, Mich./Birmingham Groves) finished seconds behind Kroeger in second place with a time of 5:16.07.
• Kroeger also finished first in the 1000 free earlier in the meet with a time of 10:37.84. Sophomore Brianna Corro (Muskego, Wis./Waukesha South) placed second in the race with a time of 10:50.36.
• With the team competition coming down to the 200 free relay as well, senior Jessica Phillips (Downers Grove, Ill./ Downers Grove North) and junior Kalie Landrum (Keller, Texas/Keller), Helmick and Del Rosario placed second in the event, finishing under a second behind a Milwaukee team with a time of 1:36.64.

UP NEXT FOR THE FLAMES
UIC returns to Flames Natatorium Thursday to host Davenport. Events are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Admission to the meet is free to the public.
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