Feb. 23, 2001

MILWAUKEE-The MCC Swimming and Diving Championship finished the second night of finals much like the first, as the UWM women battled it out to remain on top of the conference at the Schroeder YMCA Center in Brown Deer. After falling to fifth place earlier in the day, the Panther men finished strong to hold a fourth-place finish heading into the final day of competition.

Milwaukee's women have 535 points after two days of competition, while Wright State is in second with 514 and UW-Green Bay in third with 435 points. Wright State leads the men's teams with 477 points, with Green Bay in second (408 points) and Cleveland State in third (372 points). The Panther men currently have 347 points.

"It's been every bit the meet I thought it would be," said UWM coach David Clark. "It's been very exciting from start to finish. I'm definitely looking forward to another day of competition."

Several Panther women broke school and freshman records Friday night. Junior Kelly Goetsche broke the school record while winning the 200 free in 1:54.81. Sophomore Amanda Chan won the 200 breaststroke in the finals, but broke the school record earlier in the prelims with a time of 1:05.75. Freshman Kristin Cefalu placed third in the finals with 1:07.08, resetting the freshman record.

Junior Leslie Brock took second in the 400 IM, breaking the school record in 4:37.13. Freshman Danielle Bradley reset the freshman record, placing fifth in the event with a time of 4:41.70. Sophomore Beth Watt took second in the 100 butterfly, swimming in 58.61.

The women's finish in the 800 freestyle relay broke the school record with a time of 7:42.99. Comprised of Chan, freshman Jen Kedinger, Brock, and Goetsch, the Panthers' relay took second place. UWM took third place in the women's 200 medley relay. Freshman Sarah Caldwell, Chan, Watt, and Goetsch swam the relay in 1:49.46.

In the men's events, UWM captured points in the 200 freestyle by finishing with the top two times. Sophomore Matt Schmaling won the event in 1:42.09 while sophomore Peter Clark finished second in 1:42.31.

Senior Bill Kuri placed second in the 100 backstroke, swimming in 50.88.

UWM's relay team of freshman Josh Baseheart, sophomore David Faust, Clark, and Schmaling took second place in the 800 freestyle relay. The young Panthers finished with a time of 6:49.80 to cap off the last event of the night.

The final day of competition ends tomorrow, as swimming prelims kick-off at 10:30 a.m. Diving finals begin at 2 p.m. and are followed by swimming and diving finals at 6 p.m. MCC awards will be given out after the final event on Saturday night. Results and a recap of the MCC Championship will be posted following the events.