MADISON, Wis. – The Green Bay swim and dive teams flew just a couple of hours south to the Wisconsin state capitol to take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday night. Wisconsin outscored GB on the women's side 218-76 and 178-97 on the men's side.
MEN
Max Kasal continued a strong season by leading the Phoenix men in the 200-yard freestyle, posting a time of 1:40.11 to place third. Jack Merkatoris, Ethan Braatz, and Carson Beals finished right behind Kasal in fourth through sixth place, respectively. In the men's 100-yard freestyle, Braatz paced the squad with a time of 48.18, collecting four points for GB while finishing within a few seconds of first place. Eli Zimmerman led the charge in the 200-yard backstroke with a final time of 1:54.03, taking second place. Teammate Aaron Klym recorded a third-place finish, less than nine-tenths of a second behind Zimmerman.
WOMEN
Esther Oswald started the evening on the right foot by collecting a fourth-place completion of the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.05. Grace Focault and Nellie Sherrick weren't far behind the three-year veteran. In the 100-yard butterfly, GB recorded six of the top eight finishers. Bailey Venden placed third behind Wisconsin's Hailey Tierney and Kaylyn Schoof. Venden tallied three points for the Phoenix while recording a final time of 1:02.41. McKenna Metropulos, Mia Pagel, Betsey Walkowiak, Kelsey Kobus, and Morgan Allison were the other Phoenix on the leaderboard in fourth through eighth place, respectively.
DIVING
Annie Frederickson continued her strong freshman campaign with a 3rd place finish in the one and three-meter diving events. Junior Andy Groebner also grabbed a third-place finish on the one-meter with one of his best performances of the year.
COMING UP
The Phoenix will have a quick turnaround to its next meet, which is tomorrow at 1 p.m. versus Milwaukee at the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium inside the Kress Center.
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