UW-La Crosse Captures Second Consecutive Women’s Swimming & Diving Title
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BROWN DEER, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse secured its second consecutive title following three days of competition at the 2013 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center on Feb. 16.
The Eagles captured the 13th first-place finish in program archives after compiling 910.50 points to top UW-Stevens Point’s second-place sum of 695 points. UW-Whitewater took third with 652 points, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 641.50, UW-Oshkosh fifth with 199 and UW-River Falls sixth with 149.
UW-La Crosse secured three individual crowns and one relay title during the third day of competition. Brooke Reynolds won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.86, while Andrea Kolitsch posted a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.63.
Sara Zemanovic captured the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.18 and was a member of the triumphant 400-yard freestyle relay team that had a time of 3:28.79. She was joined on the team by Elise O’Neill, Erica O’Neill and Abby Diehl.
UW-Whitewater’s Amy Spaay broke the conference meet record enroute to winning the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:14.86. She was chosen the Swimmer of the Meet. Spaay’s teammate, Sierra Becker, won the one-meter diving competition with a score of 436.10, and earned the Diver of the Meet honor.
UW-Eau Claire’s Lisa Reed claimed the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:42.59.
UW-La Crosse’s Charlie King was selected the Coach of the Year. UW-Eau Claire’s Grace Fair, UW-La Crosse’s Abby Diehl and UW-Stevens Point’s Andrea Wagner were named tri-recipients of the Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.
Day Three Champions
100-Yard Freestyle: Sara Zemanovic (UW-La Crosse), 52.18
1,650-Yard Freestyle: Lisa Reed (UW-Eau Claire), 17:42.59
200-Yard Backstroke: Brooke Reynolds (UW-La Crosse), 2:03.86
200-Yard Breaststroke: Amy Spaay (UW-Whitewater), 2:14.86*
200-Yard Butterfly: Andrea Kolitsch (UW-La Crosse), 2:07.63
One-Meter Diving: Sierra Becker (UW-Whitewater), 436.10
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: UW-La Crosse (Elise O’Neill, Erica O’Neill, Abby Diehl, Sara Zemanovic), 3:28.79
*Conference Meet Record
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