MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Green Bay men's and women's
swimming and diving teams wrapped up their regular seasons Saturday afternoon
at in-state Horizon League rival Milwaukee. The Phoenix women (13-2) edged the
Panthers in a highly competitive meet, 122-121, while the men's squad (7-5) fell
169-74.
The Phoenix women had winners in six of the meet's 16
events, while Green Bay took three on the men's side.
In the 1-meter diving event, Green Bay senior Lauren McGraw (Woodbury, Minn.) earned a win with a score of 283.50, followed closely
by teammate Kayla Deters (Sauk Rapids, Minn.) who placed second with a 278.63.
With the score, Deters joined McGraw as a qualifier for the NCAA Zone Diving
Regional at the end of the season.
Shannon Demrow (Algonquin, Ill.) also had a big day for
the Phoenix women, winning the 200-yard freestyle and butterfly races. The
junior recorded times of 1:55.09 in the free and 2:08.86 in the fly event.
In the meet's opening event - the 400 medley relay - the Phoenix
got off to a strong start as Mary Stravinski (DeForest, Wis.), Renee Reindl
(Pewaukee, Wis.), Ashley Warzon (Sussex, Wis.) and Katelyn Bodin (Maple Grove,
Minn.) cruised to a win in 3:55.43.
Other winners on the Green Bay women's side included:
Alyssa Danielson (Rogers, Minn.) in the 50 free (24.36) and Amber Bartholomew
(Alexandria, Minn.) in the 200 individual medley (2:10.12).
In the men's meet, the Phoenix had strong showings in the
diving events. On the 1-meter board, Green Bay went 1-2-3, as sophomore Daniel Pogue (Chisholm, Minn.) won with a huge score of 319.73 - less than one point
away from his own school record (320.25, 2009). Junior Wilson Robinson
(Hibbing, Minn.) placed second with a score of 295.13, narrowly missing a
qualifying spot for the NCAA Zones. Rounding out the top three in the 1-meter
was freshman Mitchell Spaeth (Fredonia, Wis.) with a score of 273.75. From the
3-meter board, Pogue and Robinson again took first and second. Pogue tallied
another impressive score of 321.30, while Robinson scored a 309.60.
Freshman Rudy da Costa (Durban, South Africa) was the
other winner for the Phoenix men, taking the 200 back in 1:55.50.
The Green Bay men and women will have more than two weeks
off from competition to prepare for the 2010 Horizon League Championships, held
in Chicago at UIC Feb. 24-27.
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