Men's Swimming & Diving
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 9 - 15
Swimming
None selected.

Diving
Phil Devine, Freshman (Winnebago, Ill.), of UW-Oshkosh
Devine had one first-place and one second-place finish at the UW-Eau Claire Diving Invitational on Feb. 14.  He won the one-meter diving with a score of 450.85 points to top the field of 11 competitors.   Devine finished second among the 10 participants in the three-meter diving with 499.25 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ken Ritt, Junior, Racine (Horlick)
UW-La Crosse, Tanner Classon, Sophomore, Farmington, Minn.

Week of Feb. 2 - 8
Swimming
Tom Phillips, Freshman (Cottage Grove, Minn./Park), of UW-River Falls
Phillips won two events in UW-River Falls’ 98-74 win at Hamline University (Minn.) on Feb. 6.  He won the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 2:06.21.  Phillips was also a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that placed first in 2:00.35.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Matt Diehl, Junior, Prairie du Sac (Sauk Prairie)

Diving
Jacob Chadderdon, Senior (Madison/West), of UW-Oshkosh
Chadderdon recorded a pair of top-five finishes at the Minnesota Challenge held Feb. 6-7 in Minneapolis, Minn.  He placed second in the three-meter diving with a score of 273.10 and fifth in the one-meter diving with a value of 261.20.  Alex Stern of the University of Minnesota won the three-meter diving with a score of 278.95, while Tyler Jepsen of the University of Minnesota finished third with a value of 269.90.  The event featured 17 competitors.  In the one-meter diving, Nathan Jimerson of St. Cloud State University (Minn.) finished first among the 19 participants with a score of 287.35.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Trey Edgerle, Freshman, Franksville (Racine Case)

Week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
Swimming
Sam Davy, Freshman (Stevens Point), of UW-Stevens Point
Davy registered three first-place finishes in UW-Stevens Point’s 155-88 dual meet win at UW-La Crosse on Jan. 31.  He placed first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47.16.   Davy also led two relay teams to first-place finishes, swimming the second leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay that placed first with a time of 3:10.78 and the anchor leg of the 400-yard medley relay winning team with a time of 3:35.00.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ben Macalalad, Sophomore, Wausau (East)
UW-La Crosse, Justin Dembski, Freshman, Wales (Arrowhead)
UW-Oshkosh, Justin Zangl, Senior, Hartford
UW-River Falls, Mike Brudzinski, Senior, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan) & Tom Phillips, Freshman, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park)

Diving
Tanner Classon, Sophomore (Farmington, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Classon won the three-meter competition (231.00 points) and placed second in the one-meter (210.70) in UW-La Crosse's dual with UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 31.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jacob Chadderdon, Senior, Madison (West)

Week of Jan. 19 - 25
Swimming
Justin Dembski, Freshman (Wales/Arrowhead), of UW-La Crosse
Dembski was third in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:48.36), fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:49.95) and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.13) at the Get to the Point Invite held Jan. 23-24.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Justin Zangl, Senior, Hartford
UW-River Falls, Anthony Orlando, Junior, Franklin

Diving
Jacob Chadderdon, Senior (Madison/West), of UW-Oshkosh
Chadderdon scored a personal best in the one-meter diving at the Get to the Point Invitational held Jan. 23-24.  He took first place in the event with a score of 528.10.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Trey Edgerle, Freshman, Franksville (Racine Case)

Week of Jan. 12 - 18
Swimming
Matt Diehl, Junior (Prairie du Sac/Sauk Prairie), of UW-La Crosse
Diehl won the 200-yard individual medley (2:00.06) and 100-yard freestyle (47.63) in UW-La Crosse's 136-100 home dual victory over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 17.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Ryan Elliott, Senior, Manitowoc (Lincoln)
UW-Whitewater, Bill Stenavich, Freshman, Brookfield

Diving
Trey Edgerle, Freshman (Franksville/Racine Case), of UW-La Crosse
Edgerle placed third in the one-meter (207.30 points) and three-meter (226.65) diving competition in UW-La Crosse's 136-100 home dual victory over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 17.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Phil Devine, Freshman, Winnebago, Ill.

Week of Dec. 1 - 7
Swimming
Andy Hanney, Sophomore (Grafton), of UW-Whitewater
Hanney won the 100-yard backstroke at the UW-River Falls Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.  He finished the event with a time of 55.46 and also took second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:58.82.  Hanney was also a member of two relay teams that recorded second-place finishes.  UW-Whitewater finished third in the nine-team invitational.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Mehring, Sophomore, Eagan, Minn. (Eastview)
UW-La Crosse, Matt Diehl, Junior, Prairie du Sac (Sauk Prairie)
UW-Oshkosh, Kent Ludeman, Junior, Cedarburg
UW-River Falls, Mike Brudzinski, Senior, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Stevens Point, Sam Davy, Freshman, Stevens Point

Diving
Bryan Dykstra, Senior (Racine/Horlick), of UW-Eau Claire
Dykstra won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational held in Minneapolis, Minn.  He claimed the three-meter with a score of 260.75 and the one-meter with a mark of 255.60.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jacob Chadderdon, Senior, Madison (West)
UW-Whitewater, David Tatro, Senior, Lodi

Week of Nov. 10 - 16
Swimming
Patrick Finley, Senior (Waunakee), of UW-Eau Claire
Finley posted season-best times in winning two events and helped the Blugolds to a 122-102 victory over UW-Oshkosh.  In his first event of the day, Finley finished with a time of 1:47.58 in the 200-yard freestyle, more than four seconds faster than the second-place finisher, and also won by more than 15 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:02.74.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Justin Dembski, Freshman, Wales (Arrowhead)
UW-Oshkosh, Ryan Elliott, Senior, Manitowoc (Lincoln)
UW-Stevens Point, Sam Davy, Freshman, Stevens Point
UW-Whitewater, Andy Haney, Sophomore, Grafton

Diving
Jacob Chadderdon, Senior (Madison/West), of UW-Oshkosh
Chadderdon qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship in both the one and three-meter diving events in meets against UW-La Crosse on Nov. 14 and UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 15.  In UW-Oshkosh’s 188-54 loss to UW-La Crosse, Chadderdon won the one-meter diving with a score of 284.70 and the three-meter diving with a mark of 282.00.  In the Titans’ 122-102 loss to UW-Eau Claire, Chadderdon won the one-meter diving with a score of 278.75 and the three-meter diving with a figure of 304.30.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Bryan Dykstra, Senior, Racine (Horlick)
UW-Whitewater, David Tatro, Senior, Lodi

Week of Nov. 3 - 9
Swimming
Matt Diehl, Junior (Prairie du Sac/Sauk Prairie), of UW-La Crosse
Diehl placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.85), third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.25) and fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.71) at the Cows, Colleges and Contentment Classic in Northfield, Minn. 

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Thomas Mathewson, Freshman, Hudson

Diving
None selected.

Week of Oct. 27 - Nov. 2
Swimming
Nick Mehring, Sophomore (Eagan, Minn./Eastview), of UW-Eau Claire
Mehring won two events and was part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team as UW-Eau Claire defeated River Falls 120-84.  He won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.16 and also secured first place in the 100-yard freestyle in 51.23.  In the freestyle relay, his team had the best time at 1:33.28.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Dan Blasberg, Sophomore, Eagan, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Matt Mintz, Sophomore, Hinsdale, Ill. (Central)

Diving
None selected.

Week of Oct. 20 - 26
Swimming
Chase Gross, Junior (Edina, Minn.), of UW-Stevens Point
Gross won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47:17 and the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21:34 in a triangular with UW-Eau Claire and St. Cloud State (Minn.) in Eau Claire Oct. 25.  His time in the 50-yard freestyle tied his own pool record that he established in 2006.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ben Macalalad, Sophomore, Wausau (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Brian Markovich, Freshman, Colgate (Hartford Union)
UW-Whitewater, Bill Stenavich, Freshman, Brookfield (Central)

Diving
Bryan Dykstra, Senior (Racine/Horlick), of UW-Eau Claire
In the Blugolds’ home opener against UW-Stevens Point and St. Cloud State (Minn.), Dykstra won the three-meter dive and took third in the one-meter, both against 10 other competitors.  In the three-meter dive, he scored a national qualifying mark of 304.1 and picked up a mark of 249.1 in the one-meter dive.

Also nominated:
UW-Whitewater, Cody Faga, Senior, Whitewater (River Valley)

Week of Oct. 13 - 19
Swimming
Justin Zangl, Senior (Hartford), of UW-Oshkosh
Zangl won three events to help UW-Oshkosh opens its season with a 148-129 dual meet victory over UW-River Falls Oct. 18.  He took top honors in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.17, the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.58 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:48.88.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Michael Brudzinski, Senior, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)

Diving
Jacob Chadderdon, Senior (Madison/West), of UW-Oshkosh
Chadderdon scored 232.40 points to win the one-meter diving in a season-opening dual meet with UW-River Falls Oct. 18.  His performance helped the Titans to a 148-129 victory over the Falcons.

Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

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