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Swimming and Diving Falls Short in MVC Dual Meet Match-Up Against Southern Illinois

The Flames set their sights on Nov. 1 home opener against Milwaukee

10/26/2024 10:37:00 PM

CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2024) – The UIC swimming and diving programs went toe-to-toe in the water against Southern Illinois Saturday afternoon, falling short in their first Missouri Valley Conference dual meet of the season.
 
 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
 
"I'm very proud of the way both the men and women competed today. Our goal was to be faster than we were two weeks ago, and they did exactly that. We put in time that are top eight in the Missouri Valley Conference in several events, and I know we are in a great spot as we wrap up October. We can't wait for our first home meet on Friday!"
 
COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG
 
"I thought the divers did well in our second meet of the year. We had seven best scores of the season today, and Christian Curtis had a personal best in the three-meter event. He achieved a zone cut in the event!"
 
 
TOP PERFORMERS
 
Men:
 
Liam Davis (Naperville, Ill./Plainfield North)
 
 
200 Butterfly – 1st Place| 1:51.46
200 Freestyle – 2nd Place | 1:42.28
400 Individual Medley – 2nd Place | 4:03.63
 
Harrison Nolan (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookefield)
 
1m Diving – 1st Place | 333.38 Points
3m Diving – 4th Place| 308.18 Points
 
 
 
Cole Tremewan (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer)
 
3m Diving – 2nd Place| 340.58 Points
1m Diving – 2nd Place | 302.38 Points
 
Luke Wiesner (Chicago, Ill./West Chicago Community)
 
 
200 Backstroke – 2nd Place| 1:51.0
100 Backstroke – 2nd Place| 49.71
 
 
Women:
 
Molly Kroeger (Easton, Md./Easton)
 
 
1,000 Freestyle – 1st Place| 10:29.21
500 Freestyle – 3rd Place| 5:06.31
 
Karolena Shaw (Franklin Lakes, N.J./ Indian Hills)
1,000 Freestyle – 3rd Place| 10:38.77
500 Freestyle – 4th Place | 5:15.23
 
Kerry-Leigh Morrison (Gauteng, South Africa/ St. Mary's School)
 
 
3m Diving – 1st Place| 271.28 Points
1m Diving – 2nd Place | 234.15 Points
 
Samantha Wilson (Richmond, New Zealand/Waimea College)
 
 
200 Butterfly – 1st Place| 2:02.74
100 Butterfly – 2nd Place| 55.36
 
 
 
 
*: School Record
^: Top-Ten Program Finish
#: Pool Record
 
RELAY TEAM NOTES
  • Senior Cory Michalek (Wales, Wis./ Kettle Moraine), Rafe Dolan Peterson (Austin, Minn./Austin), Daniel Galinski (Elmwood Park, Ill./Elmwood Park) and freshman Will Gray (Durham, N.C./Durham School of the Arts) placed second in the men's 400 medley relay in a time of 3:16.98.
  • Graduate student Taira Juronis (Palos Hills, Ill./ Amos Alonzo Stagg), senior Kendra Preski (Springfield, Ill./Glenview), freshmen Georgina Bell (Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington Girls College) and Wilson finished third in the women's 400 medley relay in 3:52.92.
  • Peterson, Michalek, Galinski and freshman Neiman Kumler (Indianapolis, Ind./University) finished third in the men's 200 freestyle relay in 1:23.68 to finish third.
  • Preski, Wilson, junior Madison Helmick (Bingham Farms, Mich./Birmingham Groves) and freshman Zoe Shields (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) finished third in the women's 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:36.66.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Flames return home to Chicago Friday, Nov. 1 to host Milwaukee in their first home meet of the season at Flames Natatorium. Admission is free to the public, and available to follow online at Meet Mobile, which is downloadable on Apple and Android phones.
 
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