Titans Collect Five Podium Finishes In Third Day Of WIAC Championships

BROWN DEER, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh swimming & diving teams competed in the third day of the WIAC Championships at the Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer on Friday (Feb. 16), ending the day with five podium finishes.

The women are currently sitting in fourth place with 313 points and the men rank fifth with 183 points.

Francesca Schiro (Jr. • New Glarus) bested her own 200-yard freestyle program record with a time of 1:52.93, claiming her second-straight title in the event. She is the sole Titan to have a 200-yard freestyle crown to her name.

Cadence Showalter (Jr. • Naperville, Ill.) finished the 100-yard butterfly in second with a time of 57.73 seconds, followed in fourth by Grace Fergus (Jr. • Sugar Grove, Ill.) at 59.25 seconds. Bella Cichon (Fr. • Manhattan, Ill.) rounded out the women's top-eight finishes with a 1:06.12 in the 100-yard breaststroke for fifth.

Damen Seremet (So. • Beaver Dam) recorded the men's top-eight place for the day with a sixth-place time of 58.02 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke.

The final day of the 2024 WIAC Championships begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday (Feb. 17).