CHICAGO - The Green Bay women's swimming and diving team won its sixth straight conference crown Saturday night at the 2010 Horizon League Championships at the Flames Natatorium on the campus of UIC. It marked the program's eighth title in the last 13 years. The Phoenix totaled 804 points over the four day event to finish 91 points ahead of second place Milwaukee. The Green Bay men earned a fifth place finish for the third straight season, scoring 551 points.

Three from Green Bay earned Horizon League honors at the meet, as senior Lauren McGraw (Woodbury, Minn.) was named the Women's Diver of the Meet, Tom Stover garnered both the Men's and Women's Diving Coach of the Year awards and Jim Merner was honored as the Horizon League Women's Swimming Coach of the Year.

McGraw's award was the second of her career, as she also earned Diver of the Meet honors as a sophomore in 2008. On Saturday, the senior edged Milwaukee junior Kelsey George to win the 3-meter board with a score of 272.95 after winning the 1-meter event in record-breaking fashion on Thursday.

Stover's dual honors marked the third and fourth of his career, as he won the award on the men's side a year ago and on the women's side in 2008. Merner's award was the 10th of his career and sixth in a row.

Senior Renee Reindl (Pewaukee, Wis.) registered a new school record in the 200 breaststroke on Saturday, finishing in 2:20.96, while junior Alyssa Danielson (Rogers, Minn.) earned a runner-up finish in 51.32 in the 100 free. Reindl's time broke the previous record of 2:20.08 set by Allison Kreb in 2006.

Freshman Melissa Killpatrick (Elk River, Minn.) had a strong showing in the 1650-yard freestyle, finishing in third with a time of 17:06.15. The time broke Molly Cox's 2005 school record of 17:15.46.

For the Phoenix men, junior Jason Askew (Durban, South Africa) broke Matt Schoen's 2003 record of 2:05.18 in the 200 breaststroke, finishing with a time of 2:05.01.

Between the Green Bay men's and women's teams, a total of 11 school records were broken over the four days in Chicago. The women's squad saw seven new records set, while four were broken on the men's side. 

2010 Horizon League Championships Awards

Newcomer of the Year
Women- Emily Gniatczyk (UIC)
Men- Zac Kraii, (Milwaukee)

Swimmers of the Meet
Women- Danielle Wenger (Milwaukee)
Men- Brian Anderson (UIC)

Divers of the Meet
Women- Lauren McGraw (Green Bay)
Men- Josh Gonzalez (Cleveland State)

Athlete of the Year
Women- Danielle Wenger (Milwaukee) and Molly Pipkorn (Wright State)
Men- Brian Anderson (UIC)

Diving Coach of the Year
Women- Tom Stover (Green Bay)
Men- Tom Stover (Green Bay)

Swimming Coach of the Year
Women- Jim Merner (Green Bay)
Men- Erica Janssen (Milwaukee)

Women - Final Team Rankings                  
 
1. Green Bay 804  
2. Milwaukee 713
3. Wright State 694.5  
4. UIC 574
5. Cleveland State 368  
6. Youngstown State 259.5
7. Butler 116  
8. Valparaiso 109
 
Men - Final Team Rankings                  

1. Milwaukee 733
2. Cleveland State 675
3. UIC 671.5
4. Wright State 646.5
5. Green Bay 551
6. Valparaiso 141 

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