Warhawks Splash Titans

Phil Devine (Jr. • Winnebago, Ill.) captured both diving events and Dalton Anderson (So. • Elkhorn) the 100-yard freestyle as the UW-Oshkosh swimming and diving team dropped its season opener, 157-81, to UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Oct. 23) in Albee Hall.

On the three-meter diving board, Devine posted a score of 340.95 to top all competitors. He also took first place with a tally of 324.30 in the one-meter challenge. Anderson posted his 100-yard victory in 49.12, while taking second in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:47.21.

The Titans' diving dominance continued with Tim Kuckuk's (So. • Plymouth) second-place listings in both events. Kuckuk notched a 241.10 at three meters and compiled a 226.70 at one meter to only trail his teammate. UW-Oshkosh's remaining second-place score came from Brian Markovich (Jr. • Colgate), who swam to a time of 56.90 in the 100-yard butterfly.

Markovich tacked on a pair of third-place showings in the 50-yard freestyle (23.47) and in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.78). At the end of the 1,650-yard freestyle, David Stanisch (Fr. • Middleton) ranked third with a mark of 18:55.50. Alex Socha (Jr. • Pleasant Prairie) stood third in the one-meter dive with 183.70 points, as did Matt Engelhardt (So. • DeForest) with a 59.79 clocking in the 100-yard backstroke.

Along with UW-Oshkosh's finish of third in the 200-yard freestyle relay, four individuals earned a fourth-place listing. Those scores consisted of Engelhardt's figure of 4:50.41 in the 400-yard individual medley, Jon Streich's (Jr. • Hubertus) 19:32.21 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, Eddie Dominguez's (So. • Greendale) 23.80 in the 50-yard freestyle and C.J. Wagner's (Sr. • Oshkosh) 52.30 in the 100-yard freestyle.

The Titans' next matchup is against Carroll University at Albee Hall on Saturday (Oct. 30).