Wisconsin
Wisconsin Opens Up Big Ten Action in Madison with Convincing Wins Over Minnesota
WISCONSIN vs MINNESOTA (MEN’S & WOMEN’S DUAL)
- Friday, November 4, 2022
- Soderholm Household Aquatic Heart, Madison, WI
- SCY (25 yards)
- Outcomes
TEAM SCORES
MEN
- Wisconsin – 181
- Minnesota – 117
WOMEN
- Wisconsin – 172
- Minnesota – 128
Wisconsin hosted Minnesota for a mixed Huge Ten twin on Friday, besting the Golden Gophers by massive margins in each males’s and ladies’s scoring.
MEN’S RECAP
Wisconsin began out with a strong swim within the 200 medley relay, the place Wes Jekel (22.07), Will Myhre (23.91), Andrew Benson (21.02), and Ben Wiegand (19.35) teamed up for a 1:26.35.
The Badgers would additionally shut the meet with a win within the 400 free relay, with Wiegand (44.83), Benson (43.84), Isaac Casey-Hrenak (44.57), and Constantin Bensch (44.99) combining for a 2:58.23.
Wes Jekel was a triple occasion winner, sweeping the backstroke occasions and successful the 200 IM as properly. Jekel swam a 47.99 within the 100 again, main the sphere by over half a second. He went on to submit a 1:47.33 within the 200 again, taking up the race on the third 50 and holding his lead into the end.
Jekel’s greatest victory got here within the 200 IM, the place he swam a 1:47.44. He acquired his hand on the wall first by 2.5 seconds, fueled by a wonderful 26.73 again break up.
Minnesota’s Max MacHugh was, as all the time, wonderful within the breast occasions. He gained a decent race within the 100 breast, clocking a 53.43 to the touch forward of Wisconsin’s Will Myhre (53.67). It was a unique story within the 200 breast, the place McHugh swam a 1:57.51, ending as the one swimmer within the discipline underneath 2:00.
Wisconsin swept the dash free occasions, beginning with Ben Wiegand posting a 20.00 within the 50 free. Teammate Andrew Benson acquired the job achieved within the 100 free, dashing to a 44.02.
Minnesota’s Kaiser Neverman swept the fly occasions, swimming a 47.94 to take the 100 fly. Earlier within the meet, Neverman completed in 1:46.96 within the 200 fly, establishing a giant early lead, and holding on by way of the again half of the race.
Minnesota’s Bar Soloveychik claimed victory within the 200 free, holding off a late cost by Wisconsin’s Dominik Mark Torok. Soloveychik touched in 1:37.49, simply forward of Torok’s 1:37.69.
Wisconsin’s Jake Newman posted a 4:25.60 to win the five hundred free, whereas teammate Jude Williams touched first within the 1000 free with a 9:13.09.
WOMEN’S RECAP
Although Minnesota misplaced the meet, Megan Van Berkom was arguably the highest girls’s performer. She gained the 200 fly and 200 IM, additionally coming in second within the 500 free. Within the 200 fly, Van Berkom swam a 1:58.13. She was trailing Minnesota’s Mackenzie McConagha on the 150 mark, however got here house in 30.57 on the ultimate 50, a lot quicker than McConagha’s 31.83, and Van Berkom took over the lead. McConagha completed second in 1:58.69.
Van Berkom would win one other very shut race within the 200 IM, swimming a 2:00.20, simply 0.01 seconds forward of Wisconsin’s Phoebe Bacon. She was trailing once more on the midway mark of the race, however superior breast and free legs put her in place to the touch Bacon out on the end.
Bacon gained a pair of occasions herself, sweeping the backstroke races. She swam a 54.35 within the 100 again, main the sphere by almost a full second. Bacon was even higher within the 200 again, the place she clocked a 1:55.61.
Bacon additionally helped the Wisconsin 200 medley relay to victory, swimming a 25.21 on the lead-off leg, marking the quickest backstroke break up within the discipline. Hazal Ozkan break up 28.50 on the breast leg, adopted by Mallory Bounce with a 24.26 on fly, and Abby Wanezek with a 22.66 anchor leg. The Badgers completed in 1:40.63.
Bounce would go on from the relay to win the 100 fly, swimming a 54.37.
Wisconsin’s Paige McKenna gained the 1000 free decisively, posting a 9:55.51. She led a 1-2-3 cost by Wisconsin’s formidable distance crew. Alivia Lindorfer took second in 10:04.16, whereas Elle Braun completed third with a ten:05.07. Blair Stoneburg would win the five hundred free for Wisconsin, swimming a 4:49.53 to the touch over 5 seconds forward of runner-up Van Berkom (4:54.84).
Wisconsin’s Elizabeth Moore swept the breast occasions, first taking the 100 breast in 1:02.30. She then gained a extra decisive victory within the 200 breast, clocking a 2:13.79.
Hannah Cornish (Wisconsin) completed in 22.94 to win the 50 free for Minnesota, touching first by 0.40 seconds. She would go on to take second within the 100 free in a really shut race with Wisconsin’s Abby Carlson. Carlson would set up a small early lead on the primary 50, then managed to carry on as Cornish tightened the hole. Ultimately, Carlson completed in 50.56 to Cornish’s 50.59.
Carlson additionally gained the 200 free, swimming a 1:48.08 to beat out teammate Stoneburg (1:48.46).