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Oct. 30, 2003

MILWAUKEE - On Tap
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men and women's swimming teams head to Wheaton, Illinois. The two teams will face off in a dual meet with Wheaton College on Friday October 31 with the meet starting at 5:30 p.m.

Divers Take a Break
The divers for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will take the night off against Wheaton College. There will be no diving competition Friday night because Wheaton does not have a diving team and will concede the points to UWM.

Last Time Out - Men
The men faced off in a dual with Northwestern at the Klostche Center pool Friday, October 24. The Panthers came away with strong performances by Jeff Jasinowski, Josh Baseheart, and Michael Belting. Jasinowski placed second in the 1-meter diving with 218.25 score. Baseheart turned in a a victory in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.19. He also scored a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.38. Michael Belting also notched a second-place finish for the Panthers. Belting had a time of 4:49.47 in the 500 freestyle. Following up, the Panthers went down to Northwestern where they received strong performance in the 200 yard medley relay. The relay team, consisting of Matt Howard, Kyle Fyock, Rob Vergeer, Josh Baseheart, turned in a second place finish in the event finishing with a time of 1:36.59. The Panther divers chipped in a second place finish at the Illinois-Chicago Diving Invite on Sunday, October 26. Finishing the highest for UWM was sophomore Jeff Jasinowski and freshman Cory Kupfer. Jasinowksi, a former North Shore Conference diver from Nicolet High School, finished third in the 1-meter competition, earning a score of 216.55.

Last Time Out - Women
The Panther women joined in for competition against Northwestern on October 24. UWM fell just short of upsetting the Big Ten's Northwestern Wildcats, 122-110. Panthers had some encouraging performances out of Lindsay Caldwell, Sarah Caldwell, Erin Blemberg, Susan Harmsen, and Emily Holcomb. Lindsay Caldwell placed first in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.59, Sarah Caldwell took first in the 200 breaststroke with a time 2:32.42. Erin Blemberg came up with a second place finish in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving. Susan Harmsen placed second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 57.24 and Emily Holcomb finished second in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:08.54. The women headed to Northwestern Sunday afternoon with the bright spot coming 300 yard breast-stroke relay. The relay of Lindsay Caldwell, Sarah Caldwell, and Kari Kinney finished third with a time of 3:36.25. The Panther diving squad turned in a first place finish at the Illinois-Chicago Diving Invite on Sunday. Hannah Burgard and Crystal Szymanski starred for UW-Milwaukee. Burgard came through with a team-high fourth place finish in the 3-meter competition with a score of 226.75. Burgard followed up her performance with a seventh place finish in the 1-meter competition.

The Award Goes To
Senior swimmer Josh Baseheart was named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week for the week of October 26. The Panther senior grabbed a trio of top three finishes last week in the Northwestern Dual meet (10/24) and Relay meet (10/26). Baseheart grabbed a first place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.19), second in the 100 freestyle (46.38), and a second place finish on the Panthers 200 medley relay team (1:36.59). This is the fourth time that Baseheart has won the award during his collegiate career.

Making a Big First Impression
Lindsay Caldwell, a freshman sprinter from West Bend, Wisconsin, has been making a big first impression on head coach Dave Clark. Caldwell has already set a school record in the 200 free relay by swimming the first leg with an individual time of 24.39 at Notre Dame. She also added a first place finish in the 50 freestyle on Friday, October 24 against Northwestern with a time of 24.59.

"Lindsay has taken everyone by storm," head coach Dave Clark stated. "She has lost very few individual races. She races like a seasoned veteran and isn't afraid of anyone."

MVP ... MVP
Senior Josh Baseheart is back to lead the Panthers in 2003 after being named the men's swimming and diving team most valuable performer last year. Baseheart had one of the best individual seasons in school history this year, as he met three NCAA B Cut times, one each in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, two individual school records, and was a member of two record-setting relay teams. In addition, he won the 50 and 200 freestyle and was second in the 100 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships and was named Horizon League Performer of the Year. Senior Sarah Valley returns to lead the women this season after being named the team's MVP last year. Valley finished sixth in the women's mile at the league championships, and set a record in the 1000 freestyle in the process. Valley also finished seventh in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the league meet. Her record in the 1000 freestyle was later broken at the championship meet by now-senior Jen Kedinger. Those two seniors lead a group of 10 seniors for an experienced Panther women's team.

Diving In
Jeff Jasinowski won the Diver of the Year award after finishing seventh on both 1m and 3m at the league championships, despite missing a good portion of the season due to injury. He is back to lead a strong group of divers in 2003-04. Hannah Burgard was named Diver of the Year for the women after picking up a pair of top-three finishes at the league championships. Burgard was third on 1m and second on 3m, the highest finishes by a Panther diver at the meet.

Last Year At The Championships
The UWM men finished fourth at last year's Horizon League Championships in Cleveland, while the UWM women claimed a 3rd-place finish. At the championships, five school records, two freshman records and one Horizon League record were set by the Panthers. The Panthers lose just seven seniors from the two squads that competed at the championships a year ago.

Smart Kids
Three Panthers were named Academic All-District last season by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Peter Clark, who completed his eligibility last season, was joined by senior Josh Baseheart and Sarah Caldwell on the team. The only other Panther recognized with this distinction is now-assistant coach Heather Czappa, who was academic all-district in 1999.

Academics Are A Team Effort
The UWM men's and women's swimming and diving teams were named Academic All-American by the College Swim Coaches Association of America this past spring. This marks the 29th-consecutive semester the women's team has made the list, while the men's team made the list for the fourth-straight semester. The women's team finished the spring semester with a cumulative grade point average of 3.021, placing them 60th in Division I. UIC and Wright State also made the list out of the Horizon League. The men's team tied with Alabama for 15th among all Division I schools, posting a grade point average of 3.083.

Up Next
UWM men will host Evansville and Illinois-Chicago on Saturday, November 8. The women will compete against Evansville, Illinois-Chicago and Northern Iowa. The meet will be held at the Klostche Center pool with events set to start at 12:00 p.m. Diving will also begin at noon and will be held at the Schroeder YMCA.