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Wisconsin-Milwaukee Swept by Illinois-Chicago

Wisconsin-Milwaukee Men

Tim Halverson and Nic Halverson combined for three wins but the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's swimming & diving team came up just short to UIC Saturday, 134-108 from the Flames Natatorium.

"We had mixed results today," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Clements said. "We are a capable enough team to have won two meets today, but we are not physically or mentally ready to do so. Swimming is one of those sports that those two things need to be in perfect balance. As a program we understand the importance of our training model and what it takes to be fast in February.

"I am very happy with my sophomore group of women and men. Year two into our training, you are seeing them start to take off and come into their own.

"We had a number of other highlights and wins from freshman through seniors, but we are looking forward to taking the next big step together as a group. Iowa should be a great meet for us."

N. Halverson started things off for Milwaukee with a win in the 200 IM. The senior touched out UIC's top swimmer with a time of 1:54.35.

The Kiel native later topped the field in the 200 backstroke with a winning time of 1:55.72, taking down UIC's top swimmer by just over one-tenth of a second. Mathew Jansen took third for Milwaukee, while Kyle Gerum was fourth.

Later, it was T. Halverson's turn. Nic's twin brother took down the top UIC swimmer in the 500 free with an impressive time of 4:44.26, winning by just under half a second.

Tim also had a strong showing in the 200 freestyle, taking second overall in 1:44.30.

Senior Andres Villa nearly swept both boards in diving. Villa took the top spot on three meter with a score of 263.25, with sophomore Draven Feustel coming in third at 222.08. Villa later just missed a win on one meter with a strong score of 274.13.

Milwaukee also claimed a win in the 200 free relay. The teamwork of Kyle Gerum, T. Halverson, Evan Kuker and Nick Menninga combined for a winning time of 1:26.05, touching out the Flame's top team by less than two-tenths.

UWM also had numerous second-place finishes on the day, including Max Gatzke (9:46.27) in the 1000 free, Nick Menninga (21.82) in the 50 free, Ryan Menninga (1:55.30) in the 200 fly and Max Ward (48.84) in the 100 free.

Next up for Milwaukee is the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational. The three-day meet starts Friday, Dec. 4 and runs until Sunday, Dec. 6.


Wisconsin-Milwaukee Women

Rachel Margis swept both boards for the third-straight time this season but it wasn't enough as UIC claimed a narrow win over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's swimming & diving team, 129-114, Saturday from the Flames Natatorium.

"We had mixed results today," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Clements said. "We are a capable enough team to have won two meets today, but we are not physically or mentally ready to do so. Swimming is one of those sports that those two things need to be in perfect balance. As a program we understand the importance of our training model and what it takes to be fast in February.

"I am very happy with my sophomore group of women and men. Year two into our training, you are seeing them start to take off and come into their own.

"We had a number of other highlights and wins from freshman through seniors, but we are looking forward to taking the next big step together as a group. Iowa should be a great meet for us."

Margis led the way for Milwaukee by winning both diving boards for the third-straight time this season for Milwaukee. The Racine native started things off with a convincing win on one meter with a score of 266.78. Newcomer Carley Thomas came in second overall at 227.33.

Margis later won the three-meter competition with an outstanding score of 312.98 – blowing away the competition by a full 68 points.

Freshman Shelby Rozeboom claimed yet another win n the 50 free. The newcomer from Mount Horeb, Wis. took first in the 50 free with a strong time of 24.06 for the win.

Danielle Kudis also claimed a win for the Panthers. The freshman collected a convincing win in the 100 free in 52.50, nearly a full second ahead of UIC's top swimmer. Mandie Siehs came in third in 53.58.

Milwaukee also claimed a win in the 200 free relay. Rozeboom, Arica Smith, Emma Roch and Siehs teamed up to post a time of 1:36.86, taking first by nearly two full seconds over UIC's top team.

UWM had numerous other strong showings on the day, including Kudis (1:57.36) taking second in the 200 free, Addison Skogman (2:08.55) finishing runner-up in the 200 IM and Natalie O'Connell (2:13.81) taking second in the 200 fly.

Next up for Milwaukee is the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational. The three-day meet starts Friday, Dec. 4 and runs until Sunday, Dec. 6.

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