Nov. 1, 2014 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— The WKU swimming and diving team posted solid wins on Saturday in Indianapolis, as the women's squad took a win over IUPUI while the men's team notched wins over IUPUI and Indiana.
The Lady Toppers posted a 165-123 win over the Jaguars while the Hilltoppers had a tri-meet with a 197-100 victory over IUPUI and a 180.5-99.5 win over Big Ten foe Indiana.
WKU totaled 20 of the fastest times in the individual events, including 11 of the individual events on the women's side.
For the women, five of the Lady Toppers recorded multiple top times, including Michelle Craddock, Claire Conlon, Hannah Musser, Nadine Laemmler and Logan Graumann. Craddock won the 200 (1:52.35) and 500 free (4:58.35) while Conlon tabbed wins in the 100 (1:03.81) and 200 breast (2:20.92).
H. Musser continued to have an impact for WKU with wins in the 200 (2:01.33) and 100 fly (55.07) while fellow newcomer Logan Graumann tabbed the top times in the 50 (24.18) and 100 free (53.95). Laemmler hit the wall first in the 100 (55.65) and 200 back (2:00.43).
The men's team had a trio of Hilltoppers with multiple first-place times, including Fabian Schwingenschlogl who posted three wins in the 100 (56.06) and 200 breast (2:03.50) as well as the 200 IM (1:53.39). Cody Reul and Seth Musser had two top finishes each, as Reul took the top spot in the 200 (1:41.68) and 500 free (4:37.48) while S. Musser repeated in the 100 (50.45) and 200 back (1:51.16).
WKU also had three relay teams come in first with the women's 200 medley and 400 free relays as well as the men's 200 medley relay.
On the boards, Zach Batus made it in the top three on both boards with a second-place finish on the one meter with a score of 245.17 and third place on the three meter with 221.17. Madison Rylee and Alexandra Mata each tabbed a second-place finish, as Rylee notched an evaluation of 221.10 on the one meter and Mata with a 229.87 on the three meter.
WKU continues its season next weekend when the men's and women's squads split up the travel, with the men going to Purdue on Friday, Nov. 7 while the women have a tri-meet against Vanderbilt and Tulane in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 8.
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