BROWN DEER, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's swimming and diving team widened its first-place lead on day two of the WIAC Championships (presented by Culver's) on Friday.  The UWSP men have 611.5 points after day two, a lead of 130 points over second.  The women's team, with 199 points, remain in fourth after day two. 

Day 1 Results | Day 2 Results

The Pointers set another WIAC meet record on day two as Grant Moser (St. Michael, Minn./), Jacob Aegerter (Cross Plains, Wis./), Garrett Richetto (Wausau, Wis./East), and Nate Somers (Oshkosh, Wis./West) outswam the WIAC meet record by three seconds with a time of 6:46.77 in the 800-yard freestyle relay.

The team of Sam Jekel (Fitchburg, Wis./Madison West), Jack Englehardt (Madison, Wis./West), Brandon Richardson (Minneapolis, Minn./St. Michael Academy) and Reilly Donnellan (Neenah, Wis./Neenah) took home the title in the 200-yard medley relay with a winning time of 1:30.49. 

Jekel picked a pair of wins up in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard backstroke.  Jekel finished with times of 48.79 and 49.80, respectively. Teammate Grant Moser (St. Michael, Minn./) followed in second in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing with a time of 49.72.    

Richetto also picked up a win in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:41.77.  Teammate Aegerter finished in second-place, finishing with a time of 1:42.05. 

In the one-meter diving event, Owen Gluck (West Bend, Wis./East) split the title of WIAC Champion with a score of 480.70, a co-championship score shared with UW-Eau Claire's Dylan Glumac. 

Senior Justin Fernandez (Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech) finished the 400-yard IM in second-place with a time of 4:06.95.

On the women's side, the team of Missy Angove, Bree Parent (Mt. Horeb, Wis./), Erica Perkins (Rochester, Minn./Rochester Century High School) and Margaret Hoover (Pleasant Prairie, WI/) finished fifth in the 200-yard IM.  The women finished with a time of 1:52.63, improving upon their preliminaries time by seven seconds.

Perkins picked up a six-place finish in the 400-yard IM.  She finished with a time of 4:46.80.  Teammate Bree Parent (Mt. Horeb, Wis./) followed Perkins with a time of 4:50.15, a time good for seventh-place. 

The final day of the WIAC Championships hit the water on Saturday with preliminaries beginning at 10:30. The finals are set for 6:30 p.m. at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center.