Wisconsin women fall to #4 ranked Virginia, men to #13

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Wisconsin women fall to #4 ranked Virginia, men to #13

October 26, 2019 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Badgers embrace early season test

By: Drew Kocken

Charlottesville, VA – After day two, the Wisconsin Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams fell to Virginia in their road-opening weekend meet. The women's team finished day two of their matchup with 4^th-ranked Virginia with a final score of 192-120. The men's team was defeated 193-124 by Virginia's 13^th-ranked men.

Freshman Mikayla Seigal came through with a highlight on day two, winning the women's 200 Fly with a time of 2:16:82. Cameron Tysoe took the top spot in the men's 100 Back, hitting the wall at 57:01.

Senior Griffin Back won the men's 100 Free, touching at 52:06, while Beata Nelson took second in both the 200 IM (2:19:83) and the 100 Back (1:04:30).

Straight from the Pool

"This was a great early season test for our team and I'm proud of the way our athletes competed on the road. UVA is a strong program and I felt like we matched their intensity and emotion throughout the two days.

"It was great to see Tazman start us off with a win on 3-meter and then we had three seniors – Beata Nelson, Megan Doty and Cam Tysoe – win key events, including Beata's nation-leading times in the 100 and 200 back.

"Matt Novinski is really developing into a strong freestyler, and watching freshman Mikayla Seigal win the 200 fly was a real highlight for the team today. While we still have work to do, we will be better this season having experienced this competition now." – Head Coach Yuri Suguiyama