UW-Stevens Point Wins Ninth Straight Men's Swimming and Diving Championship

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UW-Stevens Point Wins Ninth Straight Men's Swimming and Diving Championship

Oshkosh, Wis.--UW-Stevens Point scored 928 points to win its ninth straight team title at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men's Swimming and Diving Championship held Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 21-23) at UW-Oshkosh's Albee Hall.

UW-La Crosse finished second with 794 points, while UW-Eau Claire took third with 619, UW-Whitewater fourth with 463, UW-Oshkosh fifth with 241 and UW-River Falls sixth with 179.

Winning events on Saturday for UW-Stevens Point were Chase Gross in the 100-yard freestyle with a WIAC-record time of 45.77 and Rob Donisch in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:54.69. Both Gross and Donisch became three-time champions in their respective events.

UW-La Crosse's Michael Hruska won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:07.07. The Eagles' 400-yard freestyle relay team of Anthony Wolff, Chris Boyle, Michael Beilman and Matt Diehl finished first in 3:05.85.

UW-Eau Claire's Jon Poppele won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:56.14 and UW-Whitewater's Matt Mintz captured the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:40.76.

Gross was named Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle and being a member of the Pointers' winning 200 and 400-yard medley relay teams and 800-yard freestyle relay team. He has won 16 WIAC titles in his career.

Jacob Chadderdon won his second consecutive Diver of the Meet award after finishing first in the three-meter diving and second in the one-meter diving.

UW-Stevens Point's mentor Al Boelk was named the WIAC Coach of the Year, while the Pointers' Willie Clapp earned the Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete Award.

Day Three Champions
100-Yard Freestyle: Chase Gross (UW-Stevens Point), 45.77*
1,650-Yard Freestyle: Matt Mintz (UW-Whitewater), 16:40.76
200-Yard Breaststroke: Michael Hruska (UW-La Crosse), 2:07.70
200-Yard Backstroke: Jon Poppele (UW-Eau Claire), 1:56.14
200-Yard Butterfly: Rob Donisch (UW-Stevens Point), 1:54.69