2005 Swimming and Diving Championships Conclude as Wright State Men and UW-Green Bay Women Capture League Titles

Feb. 27, 2005

Championship Page (Complete Results)

Brown Deer, Wis. -  The Wright State men's swimming and diving team captured its third consecutive Horizon League title and tied former member Notre Dame for the most championships in League history with six crowns on Saturday at the Schroeder YMCA. After finishing runner-up the past three years, the UW-Green Bay women's swimming and diving team garnered its second title in four years, as the Phoenix won the crown in 2002.

Men Championship Results

Wright State - 852

Cleveland State - 688

UIC - 626

UW-Green Bay - 560.5

UW-Milwaukee - 470.5

Butler - 122

Women Championship Results

UW-Green Bay - 817

Wright State - 735

UW-Milwaukee - 300

UIC - 483

Cleveland State - 311

Youngstown State - 294

Butler - 161

Athlete of the Year (M/W) -- Pieter Pelser, CSU/Samantha Jones, CSU

Swim Coach of the Year (M/W) -- Paul Moniak, UIC/Jim Merner, UWGB

Dive Coach of the Year (M/W) -- Rich Karban, CSU/Todd Hill, UWM

Diver of the Meet (M/W) -- Thatcher Carr, CSU/Erin Blemberg, UWM

Swimmer of the Meet (M/W) -- Scott Lang, WSU/Lindsay Caldwell, UWM

Newcomer of the Year (M/W) -- Scott Lang, WSU/Jessica Weidert, UWGB

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

50 Freestyle

Blake Booher, UIC - 20.53

Lindsay Caldwell, UWM - 23.47

100 Freestyle

Elvis Cirikovic, WSU - 44.75

Lindsay Caldwell, UWM - 51.08**

200 Freestyle

Dejan Antolic, WSU - 1:38.90

Tina Pandza, WSU - 1:52.32**

500 Freestyle

Scott Lang, WSU - 4:28.64

Tina Pandza, WSU - 5:00.63

1,000 Freestyle

Scott Lang, WSU - 9:22.92**

Catalina Martinez, UIC - 10:16.60**

1,650 Freestyle

Scott Lang, WSU - 15:46.66

Catalina Martinez, WSU - 17:14.83

100 Backstroke

Pieter Pelser, CSU - 49.71

Samantha Jones, CSU - 57.03**

200 Backstroke

Pieter Pelser, CSU - 1:49.34

Samantha Jones, CSU - 2:03.65

100 Breaststroke

Rafael Candido, WSU - 56.03

Lindsay Caldwell, UWM - 1:04.21**

200 Breaststroke

Rafael Candido, WSU - 2:03.39

Amy Christopherson, UWGB - 2:21.02

100 Butterfly

Luke Wilkens, CSU - 49.05

Sarah Ciganek, UWGB - 56.83

200 Butterfly

Warren Thompson, WSU - 1:49.55

Brittiany Czoch, CSU - 2:04.45**

200 Individual Medley

Alex Dolgov, WSU - 1:50.42

Jessica Weidert, WSU - 2:08.17

400 Individual Medley

Alex Dolgov, WSU - 3:59.86

Jessica Weidert, WSU - 4:32.52

200 Freestyle Relay

Men - UIC,  1:20.80**

Women - UWGB, 1:35.81

400 Freestyle Relay

Men - WSU, 2:59.53**

Women - UWM, 3:30.51 

800 Freestyle Relay

Men - WSU, 6:42.50

Women - UWGB, 7:39.41**

200 Medley Relay

Men - WSU, 1:31.23**

Women - UWGB, 1:44.75

400 Medley Relay

Men - CSU, 3:22.62

Women - UWM, 3:51.93

One-Meter Diving

Thatcher Carr, CSU - 358.70

Kalyn Leveto, YSU - 284.00

Three-Meter Diving

Thatcher Carr, CSU - 614.45**

Erin Blemberg, UWM - 480.60

**  - New League Record