UW-La Crosse Maintains Advantage At Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship
BROWN DEER, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse expanded its advantage following the second of three days of competition at the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center on Feb. 20.
The Eagles have accumulated 476 points through the first two days. UW-Whitewater is second with 439 points, UW-Stevens Point third with 397, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 312 and UW-Oshkosh fifth with 183.
UW-La Crosse’s Brooke Reynolds became the first individual in conference archives to win four consecutive 100-yard backstroke crowns with a time of 57.48.
UW-Whitewater had a strong second day of competition, winning three individual titles and two relay crowns. Amy Spaay claimed her third straight 100-yard breaststroke crown with a time of 1:01.93. She is the fourth individual in league history to capture the event three consecutive years.
Michaela Matthys established a conference meet record of 55.94 enroute to winning the 100-yard butterfly, while Sarah Arteaga posted a first-place time of 4:33.63 in the 400-yard individual medley.
Spaay and Matthys also teamed with Kayla Martin and Kelsey Kohlbeck to win the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:44.32. Martin and Kohlbeck were members of the triumphant 800-yard freestyle squad, along with Grace Devine and Margaret Lotzer. The quartet posted a time of 7:45.28.
UW-Stevens Point’s Amanda Walker secured her second straight 200-yard freestyle title with a performance of 1:51.39
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 Maddie Gray; UW-La Crosse’s Rachel Medenwaldt; UW-Oshkosh’s Carissa Priebusch; UW-Stevens Point’s Cassie Matthys; and UW-Whitewater’s Maggie Gomberg.
Day Two Champions
200-Yard Freestyle: Amanda Walker (UW-Stevens Point), 1:51.39
100-Yard Backstroke: Brooke Reynolds (UW-La Crosse), 57.48
100-Yard Breaststroke: Amy Spaay (UW-Whitewater), 1:01.93
100-Yard Butterfly: Michaela Matthys (UW-Whitewater), 55.94*
400-Yard Individual Medley: Sarah Arteaga (UW-Whitewater), 4:33.63
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: UW-Whitewater (Kelsey Kohlbeck, Grace Devine, Kayla Martin, Margaret Lotzer), 7:45.28
200-Yard Medley Relay: UW-Whitewater (Kayla Martin, Amy Spaay, Michaela Matthys, Kelsey Kohlbeck), 1:44.32
*Conference Meet Record
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