UW-Stevens Point Still On Top At Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship
Championship Website | Day One Recap
BROWN DEER, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point sustained its lead after the second of three days of competition at the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship at Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center on Feb. 21.
The Pointers have accumulated 549 points to lead UW-La Crosse’s second-place sum of 521 points. UW-Whitewater is third with 442 points, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 350, UW-Oshkosh fifth with 157 and UW-River Falls sixth with 130.
UW-Stevens Point’s Luuk Dekkers claimed his second straight championship in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:41.82. The 200-yard medley relay team of Kyle McNair, Zach Ogurek, Sam Jekel and Andrew King finished first with a time of 1:32.63.
UW-Whitewater’s John Devroy established a conference meet record of 4:01.90 enroute to winning the 400-yard individual medley. He also claimed the event at the 2012 championship. Joe Devroy claimed the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.03.
UW-Eau Claire’s Alex Card secured his third consecutive first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a performance of 55.89. He is the just the second person in league archives to earn three straight titles in the event. UW-Stevens Point’s Dan Jesse won four straight crowns from 1977-80.
UW-Oshkosh’s Dalton Anderson won the 100-yard butterfly for the second time in his career with a clocking of 49.60. He also was victorious in 2012.
UW-La Crosse’s Justin Bublitz claimed the three-meter diving title with a score of 516.35, while the Eagles’ 800-yard freestyle relay foursome of David Flickinger, Jackson Uselman, Charleton Skinner and Garrett Runing achieved a first-place time of 6:51.00.
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school. Named to the squad were: UW-Eau Claire’s Ben Epperly; UW-La Crosse’s Nick Bietz; UW-Oshkosh’s Nick Baus; UW-River Falls’ Peter Brudzinski; UW-Stevens Point’s Curran Dougherty; and UW-Whitewater’s Alex Gidlow.
Day Two Champions
200-Yard Freestyle: Luuk Dekkers (UW-Stevens Point), 1:41.82
100-Yard Backstroke: Joe Devroy (UW-Whitewater), 51.03
100-Yard Breaststroke: Alex Card (UW-Eau Claire), 55.89
100-Yard Butterfly: Dalton Anderson (UW-Oshkosh), 49.60
400-Yard Individual Medley: John Devroy (UW-Whitewater), 4:01.90*
Three-Meter Diving: Justin Bublitz (UW-La Crosse), 516.35
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: UW-La Crosse (David Flickinger, Jackson Uselman, Charleton Skinner, Garrett Runing), 6:51.00
200-Yard Medley Relay: UW-Stevens Point (Kyle McNair, Zach Ogurek, Sam Jekel, Andrew King), 1:32.63
*Conference Meet Record
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