EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point swimming and diving team won eight events in their first meet of the 2021-22 season against UW-Eau Claire on Saturday. The men finished with a score of 129, UWEC men finishing with a score of 171. The women finished with a score of 112, the UWEC women finishing with a score of 188.
 
Meet Results
 
On the women's side, Anna Pilecky (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) won both the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:47.73 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:20.81.
 
Joy Vandenberg (Black Creek, Wis./Appleton North) topped the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.02. She also took second place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.44.
 
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Julia DeGroot (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Vandenberg, Kyra Goedken (Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon) and Haley Dees (Normal, Ill./West) finished first place with a time 1:41.75.
 
The relay team of Kasey Fris (New Lenoz, Ill./Lincoln Way West), Carolyn Powell (Olney, Ill./Richland County), Vandenberg, and Dees took second place in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 4:14.69.
 
Fris took second place in both the 100 and the 200-yard backstroke with times of 1:03.81 and 2:16.69 respectively.
 
On the men's side, Owen Miller (Mequon, Wis./Mequon) won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.89, the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.78, and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.84.
 
The relay team of Miller, Peter McMahon (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay), Owen Powell (Olney, Ill./Richland County) and Will Lennertz (Muskego, Wis./Franklin) topped the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:28.29.
 
Alec Jeffers (Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port) took second place in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke with times of 53.61 and 1:58.57 respectively.
 
Ryan Trantham (Mackinaw, Ill./Deer Creek Mackinaw) placed second place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:31.42 and in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:01.76.
 
Finishing second place in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly was Jacob Larsen (Albany, Wis./Oregon) with times of 1:48.95 and 52.75 respectively.
 
The relay team of Jeffers, William Buhler (Racine, Wis./William Horlick), Gus Grimstad (Decorah, Iowa/Decorah) and Powell placed second in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:33.32.
 
The Pointers return to action on Nov. 6 against Minnesota State and Gustavus Adolphus in Minnesota. Action is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. 

Below is the top finisher in other events for UWSP.
 
Women
200-yard freestyle – Brooke Buck (Wausau, Wis. /AZBA Academy) (2nd, 2:04.13)
100-yard breaststroke – Carolyn Powell (Olney, Ill./Richland County) (3rd, 1:13.87)
200-yard butterfly – Tiana Cachuela (Oakdale, Minn./Park) (2nd, 2:22.15)
100-yard freestyle – Brooke Buck (Wausau, Wis. /AZBA Academy) (3rd, 57.01)
200-yard breaststroke – Maddie Taylor (Rockford, Ill./East) (3rd, 2:40.67)
200-yard IM – Maddie Taylor (Rockford, Ill./East) (4th, 2:25.16)
1-meter dive - Abby Hopfensperger (Appleton, Wis./West) (4th, 206.70)
3-meter dive - Abby Hopfensperger (Appleton, Wis./West) (3rd, 212.50)
 
Men
200-yard butterfly – Jacob Biscan (Edina, Minn./Edina) (2nd, 2:02.33)
200-yard breaststroke – Sam Young (Verona, Wis./Middleton) (4th, 2:15.67)
200-yard IM- Sam Young (Verona, Wis./Middleton) (3rd, 2:01.12)
1-meter dive - Evan Plummer (Eau Claire, Wis.) (3rd, 259.15)
3-meter dive - Evan Plummer (Eau Claire, Wis.) (2nd, 285.25)