Women's Swimming and Diving

UW-Oshkosh's Showalter and UW-Eau Claire's Dahlk Named WIAC Kwik Trip Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Cadence Showalter and UW-Eau Claire's Sarah Dahlk have been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5.

UW-Oshkosh used a school-record performance from Showalter (Fr., Naperville, Ill./Central) in the 400-yard individual medley to finish sixth among 11 programs at the Carthage College (Wis.) Classic held Dec. 2-4. Showalter had a strong meet for the Titans by finishing third in the 400-yard individual medley with a school-record time of 4:43.36 and helping four relay squads place in the top seven. Showalter broke the previous 400-yard individual medley record of 4:45.84 set by Britney Hilgendorf on February 21, 2014. In the relays, Showalter assisted Emma Hall, Francesca Schiro and Brianna Smith to a fourth-place time of 8:11.74 in the 800-yard freestyle; Schiro, Morgan Beckett and Grace Fergus to a sixth-place time of 1:53.70 in the 200-yard medley; Beckett, Fergus and Schiro to a seventh-place time of 4:09.85 in the 400-yard medley; and Hall, Schiro and Smith to a seventh-place time of 3:43.76 in the 400-yard freestyle. Carthage College scored 2,500.5 points to claim the team title. The Firebirds were followed by second-place Lake Forest College (Ill.) with 1,653 points and third-place Illinois Wesleyan University with 1,591.5. UW-Oshkosh finished sixth with 1,034 points.
 
Diving
Dahlk (Sr., Verona, Wis./Middleton) competed on both the one-meter and three-meter boards at the Rochester (Minn.) Invitational held Dec. 3-5. She was the team’s top finisher on both boards, finishing eighth on the one-meter with a score of 351.95 and fourth on the three-meter plank with a score of 402.15.  Both marks are conference-leading scores.
 
Also nominated for swimming:
UW-Eau Claire, Sydney McColler, Sophomore
UW-La Crosse, Jordy Hahlen, Freshman, Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)
UW-Stevens Point, Anna Pilecky, Junior, DeForest, Wis. (DeForest)
UW-Whitewater, Gabby Sponseller, Sophomore, Goshen, Ind. (Concord)

Also nominated for diving:
UW-La Crosse, Erika Hysalliu, Freshman, Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)
UW-Oshkosh, Bailey Schroeder, Freshman, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
 
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