Men's Swimming & Diving
Athletes of the Week

Week of Jan. 25 - 31
Swimming
Sam Davy, Sophomore (Stevens Point), of UW-Stevens Point
Davy claimed three first-place finishes in a 124-119 dual meet victory over UW-La Crosse on Jan. 30.  He finished first in the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle with times of 47.20 and 1:46.09, respectively.  Davy also anchored the first-place 400-yard medley relay team than finished with a time of 3:30.08.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jonathon Poppele, Sophomore, Maple Grove, Minn. (Wayzata)
UW-La Crosse, Justin Dembski, Sophomore, Wales (Arrowhead)
UW-Oshkosh, Kent Ludeman, Senior, Cedarburg
UW-River Falls, Mars Delgado, Freshman, Northfield, Minn.

Diving
Phil Devine, Sophomore (Winnebago, Ill.), of UW-Oshkosh
Devine won the one and three-meter diving events as UW-Oshkosh tallied a 116-94 road victory over Lawrence University on Jan. 27.  Devine scored 315.05 points to win the one-meter diving.  UW-Oshkosh’s Tim Kuckuk finished second with a score of 236.60.  In the three-meter diving, Devine marked a winning score of 350.30 points.  Kuckuk placed second with a value of 266.05.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Badilla, Freshman, Appleton (North)

Week of Jan. 18 - 24
Swimming
Brent Schwartz, Senior (Waukesha/South), of UW-Stevens Point
Schwartz finished first in the 200-yard Breaststroke at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational with a time of 2:09.53.  He also recorded a pair of second-place finishes in the 400-yard medley relay and the 200-yard medley relay with times of 3:36.09 and 1:39.00, respectively.  Schwartz added a third-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Corey Groshens, Freshman, St. Louis Park, Minn. (Hopkins)
UW-La Crosse, Matt Diehl, Senior, Prairie du Sac (Sauk Prairie)
UW-River Falls, Josh Anderson, Junior, Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville)

Diving
Nick Badilla, Freshman (Appleton/North), of UW-Eau Claire
Badilla took first place in the one-meter diving event with a score of 401.45, while taking second place in the three-meter diving event with a score of 467.30 as the Blugolds took fourth place out of seven teams at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational.  His mark in the one-meter event was a “B-cut” score for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Trey Edgerle, Sophomore, Franksville (Racine Case)
UW-Oshkosh, Phil Devine, Sophomore, Winnebago, Ill.
UW-Stevens Point, Jake Brandt, Junior, Stoughton

Week of Jan. 4 - 17
Swimming
Dalton Anderson, Freshman (Elkhorn), of UW-Oshkosh
Anderson swam to five first-place finishes as UW-Oshkosh competed against Ripon College on Jan. 9 and UW-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater on Jan. 16.  In UW-Oshkosh’s 153-58 home win over Ripon College, Anderson won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.21 and the 200-yard freestyle with a performance of 1:48.45.  Swimming at a triangular hosted by UW-Whitewater, Anderson recorded winning times of 52.48 in the 100-yard butterfly, 2:02.86 in the 200-yard butterfly and 2:01.84 in the 200-yard individual medley.  The Titans suffered defeats of 207-86 to UW-Stevens Point and 190-93 to UW-Whitewater.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Matt Olp, Junior, Oregon

Diving
Phil Devine, Sophomore (Winnebago, Ill.), of UW-Oshkosh
Devine recorded three first-place finishes in UW-Oshkosh meets against Ripon College on Jan. 9 and UW-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater on Jan. 16.  In UW-Oshkosh’s 153-58 home win over Ripon College, Devine captured first place in the one-meter diving with a score of 277.55 points.  Against UW-Stevens Point and host UW-Whitewater, Devine compiled winning point totals of 293.60 in the one-meter diving and 313.25 in the three-meter diving.  The Titans suffered losses of 207-86 to UW-Stevens Point and 190-93 to UW-Whitewater.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Jake Brandt, Junior, Stoughton

Week of Dec. 7 - 13
Swimming
Spencer Loch, Sophomore (Verona/Madison Memorial), of UW-La Crosse
Loch captured the 50-yard freestyle (21.86) and 100-yard freestyle (48.31) in UW-La Crosse’s 152-90 dual victory at UW-Eau Claire on Dec. 12.  He was also on the Eagles’ winning 200-yard medley relay (1:37.89).

Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

Diving
Nick Badilla, Freshman (Appleton/North), of UW-Eau Claire
Despite the Blugolds’ 152-90 loss to UW-La Crosse on Dec. 12, Badilla took first place in both diving events.  He earned the top spot in the one-meter diving event with a score of 270.00, while also placing first in the three-meter event with a score of 298.95, a national qualifying mark.

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

Week of Nov. 30 - Dec. 6
Swimming
Dalton Anderson, Freshman (Elkhorn), of UW-Oshkosh
Anderson won two events and finished second in two others at the Falcon Invitational held Dec. 4-5 in Minneapolis, Minn.  He took first place in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley with times of 51.95 and 1:57.80, respectively.  His performance in the 200-yard individual medley set a school record.  Anderson placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.14 and the 200-yard butterfly with a school-record swim of 1:56.93.  He also helped the Titans finish eighth in the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 3:23.82 and the 400-yard medley relay with a performance of 3:48.74.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ben Macalalad, Junior, Wausau (East)
UW-La Crosse, Justin Dembski, Sophomore, Wales (Arrowhead)
UW-River Falls, Kevin O’Brien, Senior, Hastings, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Zack Desey, Sophomore, Escanaba, Mich.

Diving
Phil Devine, Sophomore (Winnebago, Ill.), of UW-Oshkosh
Devine had little difficulty in recording a pair of first-place finishes at the UW-Stevens Point Diving Invitational on Dec. 5.  He scored 498.35 points to win the one-meter diving.  Jeff Meyer of UW-Stevens Point finished second with 420.5 points.  In the three-meter diving, Devine tallied a winning score of 521.7 points.  Casey Chamberlain of UW-La Crosse finished second with 380.7 points.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Casey Chamberlain, Sophomore, Franksville (Racine Case)
UW-Stevens Point, Jeff Meyer, Freshman (Fairbault)

Week of Nov. 16 - 22
Swimming
Matt Diehl, Senior (Prairie du Sac/Sauk Prairie), of UW-La Crosse
Diehl won three individual events in UW-La Crosse’s dual victory over UW-Oshkosh on Nov. 21.  He captured the 100-yard freestyle (48.76) and 200-yard freestyle (1:50.62) as well as the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.92).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Corey Groshens, Freshman, St. Louis Park, Minn. (Hopkins)
UW-Oshkosh, Brian Markovich, Sophomore, Colgate (Hartford)
UW-River Falls, Dan Ehrenberg, Freshman, Hartford

Diving
Phil Devine, Sophomore (Winnebago, Ill.), of UW-Oshkosh
Devine dove to a pair of first-place finishes in UW-Oshkosh’s 162-72 road loss to UW-La Crosse on Nov. 21.  Devine won the one-meter diving with a score of 296.00 and the three-meter diving with a school-record mark of 340.10.  Both performances surpassed the qualifying standard for the  NCAA Division III Championship.  The three-meter diving featured five participants and the one-meter diving four.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Badilla, Freshman, Appleton (North)
UW-La Crosse, Casey Chamberlain, Sophomore, Franksville (Racine Case)

Week of Nov. 9 - 15
Swimming
Brent Schwartz, Senior (Waukesha/South), of UW-Stevens Point
Schwartz secured two individual wins at the Border Battle hosted by UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 13-14.  He lead a trio of Pointers by winning the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 59.76, almost a full second ahead of the second- place finisher.  Schwartz also captured the win in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:12.35.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jon Poppele, Sophomore, Maple Grove, Minn. (Wayzata)
UW-Oshkosh, Dalton Anderson, Freshman, Elkhorn
UW-River Falls, Mars Delgado, Freshman, Northfield, Minn.

Diving
Phil Devine, Sophomore (Winnebago, Ill.), of UW-Oshkosh
Devine dove to a pair of first-place finishes in UW-Oshkosh’s 155-84 home loss to UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 14.  He won the one-meter diving with a score of 292.30 and the three-meter diving with a mark of 296.05.  Both diving events featured five competitors.

Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

Week of Nov. 2 - 8
Swimming
Justin Dembski, Sophomore (Wales/Arrowhead), of UW-La Crosse
Dembski won the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:18.94) and finished second in the 400-yard individual medley (4:36.32) at the Northfield (Minn.) Invitational on Nov. 7.

Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

Diving
Trey Edgerle, Sophomore (Franksville/Racine Case), of UW-La Crosse
Edgerle won the one-meter competition (401.20 points) and placed second in the three-meter competition (411.90) at the Northfield (Minn.) Invitational on Nov. 7.

Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

Week of Oct. 26 - Nov. 1
Swimming
Kevin O’Brien, Senior (Hastings, Minn.), of UW-River Falls
O’Brien set a school record in the team’s 151-110 win at Macalester College (Minn.) on Oct. 30.  He established the record in the 100-yard butterfly and finished first with a time of 54.2.  O’Brien won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:11.44 and the 50-yard butterfly in 24.77, while being a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that placed first in 1:45.75.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Matt Engelhardt, Freshman, DeForest

Diving
Tim Kuckuk, Freshman (Plymouth), of UW-Oshkosh
Kuckuk won both diving events as UW-Oshkosh opened its season with a 109-95 victory over Carroll University (Wis.) on Oct. 31 in Oshkosh.  He posted winning scores of 224.43 in the one-meter diving and 171.30 in the three-meter diving.  Arthur Thomas of Carroll University finished second in both events, counting 168.23 points in the one-meter diving and 155.25 in the three-meter diving.

Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

Week of Oct. 12 - 25
Swimming
Ben Macalalad, Junior (Wausau/East), of UW-Eau Claire
With the Blugolds defeating NCAA Division II opponent Minnesota State University-Mankato 124-117 on Oct. 16, Macalalad won both the 500-yard freestyle and 1,000-yard freestyle.  He finished the 1,000-yard event in a time of 10:29.74, almost 20 seconds ahead of the rest of the field, while he won the 500-yard with a time of 5:04.02. 

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Mels Delgado, Freshman, Northfield, Minn. & Ray Carlos, Sophomore, Bloomington, Minn. (Kennedy)

Diving
Nick Badilla, Freshman (Appleton/North), of UW-Eau Claire
Badilla helped the Blugolds to a 124-117 victory over NCAA Division II Minnesota State University-Mankato on Oct. 16, winning both the one and three-meter dives. In the one-meter, he won with 221.5 points, while he took the top spot in the three-meter event with 220.75.

Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

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