UWM Men Battle UIC And North Dakota Saturday
Nov. 5, 2008
Saturday, Nov. 8 • vs. UIC & North Dakota The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's swimming & diving team will host its final home meet of the 2008 portion of the season Saturday when it plays host to UIC and North Dakota at the Klotsche Natatorium. The Panthers welcome the Flames and Fighting Sioux for nonconference action, starting at 1 p.m. Milwaukee continues its homestand fresh off its first win of the season, a 123-74 victory over Wheaton College last Saturday. Complete Release in PDF Format
SCOUTING THE MEET: North Dakota begins its first season of full NCAA D-I competition after moving up from D-II. A year ago, the team finished fifth at the NCAA meet and also won its 23rd North Central Conference title in the last 25 years. Head coach Maviael Sampaio was named the league's coach of the year as well. LAST TIME IN THE POOL: In addition to Waldhart, several freshmen made key contributions on the day. The list of newcomers to claim victories today included Kyle Trelka, Evan Green, Jordan Diel, and Brady Huemann. In addition, sophomore Dan Heraly and both relay teams also topped the competition. Waldhart made it three-for-three on the day, winning the 1000 free in 10:12.22, the 400 IM in 4:15.24 and the 200 breaststroke in 1:16.11. He won five times between Friday night and Saturday. Heraly was at it again, winning for the third time this weekend when he topped the field in the 200 free in a time of 1:46.41. Trelka led the way in the 50 free in a time of 21.82. He led a UWM contingent in the event, with Diel second in 22.83, freshman Sam Keele third in 22.99 and fellow freshman Sky Boggio fourth in a time of 23.02. Green won the 200 butterfly in 2:00.32, Diel in the 100 free in 49.54 and Huemann the 200 backstroke in 2:01.33. Keele actually came in with the best time in the 200 breast in 2:15.26, but was exhibitioning the event. LAST YEAR: Leibold continued his impressive start to the season, winning two more times in addition to a third-place finish. He now has nine wins in 14 races this season. He won the 1,650 freestyle in 16:19.92 and then added a win in the 500 free with a season-best time of 4:42.26. He also placed third in the 200 fly in a time of 1:55.67. Rongitsch won both boards, recording point totals of 271.40 on the one-meter and 270.10 on the three-meter board. Waldhart won for the third time this season, taking first in the 200 backstroke in a season-best time of 1:56.26. Chase Gravengood had a solid meet, contributing three second-place finishes to help out the Panther effort. He took second in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.59), the 100 butterfly (51.49) and the 400 IM (4:13.02). In the 200 breast, he was touched out of a victory by less then a half-second. UP NEXT:
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