Men's Swimming and Diving

UW-Eau Claire's Keller and Kocher Named WIAC Kwik Trip Men's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Ben Keller and Martin Kocher have been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Men's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 17 - 23.

Keller (Jr., Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) won three individual events in a dual meet against UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 22. He won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.79, the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.35 seconds and the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:57.87. All three of those swims are conference-leading times.

Kocher (Sr., St. Paul, Minn./Johnson) was second on both the one-meter board and three-meter board in a dual against UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 22. He also achieved an NCAA diving zone cut on the one-meter with a mark of 295.20.

Also nominated for swimming:
UW-La Crosse, Nicholas Litterer, Senior, Charles City, Iowa (Charles City)
UW-Stevens Point, Owen Miller, Sophomore, Mequon, Wis. (Mequon)
UW-Whitewater, Dom Schlueter, Freshman, South Elgin, Ill. (South Elgin)
 
Also nominated for diving:
UW-La Crosse, Tony McNiff, Sophomore, Princeton, Minn. (Princeton)
 
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