Men's swimming splits in triangular

Saturday, January 28

Ann Arbor, MI

9 a.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

134

164

Michigan

Photo by: Suvir Grover

Men's swimming splits in triangular

January 28, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Michigan Pitt Results

Badgers win six events against Michigan and Pittsburgh

By: Olivia Bozich

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The 24th-ranked Wisconsin men's swim and dive program wrapped up its first triangular meet of the season, competing against Michigan and Pittsburgh on Saturday. The Badgers won six events to down PIttsburgh, 155-145, while falling to No. 17 Michigan, 164-134.

Newmark wins three

Standing out for the Badgers was junior Jake Newmark. Newmark earned individual wins in the 100 free (43.63), 200 free (1:35.69), and 500 free (4:26.59). He was also a member of the second-place 400 free relay, joining with Ben Wiegand, Taiko Torepe-Ormsby and Isaac Casey-Hrenak to touch in 2:57.93.

Wisconsin swept three of the top-four places in the 500 free with Jude Williams taking third in 4:30.33 and Yigit Aslan touching in 4:31.24 for fourth.

Aslan also picked up an individual win in the 1000 free in 9:12.21 with Willams taking third in 9:14.26.

Myrhe, Torok claim titles

Freshman standout Dominik Mark Torok kept his individual win streak alive, earning a solo win for the third-straight meet. Torok won the 200 fly in 1:46.06 against the Wolverines and Panthers. He also picked up a second-place finish in the 200 IM in 1:49.11.

Senior Will Myhre also picked up an individual win, claiming the 100 breast in 53.76, and placing third in the 200 breast in 2:01.93. Sophomore Matthew Segal took fourth in the 100 breast in 55.18 and fourth in the 200 breast in 2:02.09.

Other top finishes

The Badgers also picked up top-four finishes in the 50 free where Ben Weigand was the runner up in 20.01.

Third-place finishes came from Constantin Bensch in the 100 fly (48.68) and Daniel Muller on the one-meter diving board (351.70 points).

Senior Wes Jekel earned two top-four places, finishing second in the 200 IM in 1:48.12 and fourth in the 100 back in 48.78. Freshman Cooper Scharff finished fourth in the 200 back in 1:47.38.

Up Next

Wisconsin wraps up its home season and its Big Ten Conference Championship preparations by hosting Green Bay on Friday. Events begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center. The Badgers will recognize their 2022-23 senior class in post-meet ceremonies.

Team Scores
Wisconsin 155, Pittsburgh 145
Michigan 164, Wisconsin 134

200 medley relay
3. Wisconsin A (Jekel, Myhre, Bensch, Wiegand) - 1:27.67
9. Wisconsin B (Kurka, teDuits, Bock, Delaney) - 1:31.98

1000 free
1. Yigit Aslan- 9:12.21
3. Jude Williams- 9:14.26
5. Jack Luethold- 9:30.52

200 Free
1. Jake Newmark- 1:35.69
5. Zach Ward- 1:39.87
7. Nico Butera- 1:41.62

100 Back
4. Wes Jekel- 48.78
7. Cooper Scharff- 49.66
9. Drew Nixdorf- 49.94
12. Tadzio Kurka- 50.61

100 Breast
1. Will Myhre- 53.76
4. Matthew Segal- 55.18
10. Truman teDuits- 57.73

200 Fly
1. Dominik Mark Torok- 1:46.06
5. Constantin Bensch- 1:50.90
9. Charlie Jones- 1:53.49
11. Evan Bock- 1:53.49

50 Free
2. Ben Weigand- 20.01
9. Isaac Casey-Hrenak- 20.79
10. Taiko Torepe-Ormsby- 20.81
11. Dylan Delaney- 20.96

3-meter dive
5. Daniel Muller- 293.55 pts
7. Jan Lanser- 252.90 pts

100 Free
1. Jake Newmark- 43.63
9. Taiko Torepe-Ormsby- 45.79
10. Isaac Casey-Hrenak- 46.03
11. Nico Butera- 46.16

200 Back
4. Cooper Scharff- 1:47.38
5. Jake Dimartile- 1:47.69
9. Tadzio Kurka-1:52.79

200 Breast
3. Will Myhre- 2:01.93
4. Matthew Segal- 2:02.09

500 Free
1. Jake Newmark- 4:26.59
3. Jude Williams- 4:30.33
4. Yigit Aslan- 4:31.24

100 Fly
3. Constantin Bensch- 48.68
7. Drew Nixdorf- 49.00
9. Evan Bock- 49.88
11. Charlie Jones- 50.24

1-meter dive
3. Daniel Muller- 351.70 pts
8. Jan Lanser- 267.00 pts

200 IM
2. Wes Jekel- 1:48.12
3. Dominik-Mark Torok- 1:49.11
5. Matthew Segal- 1:51.12
9. Jake Dimartile- 1:52.62

400 Free relay
2. Wisconsin A (Newmark, Wiegand, Torepe-Ormsby, Casey-Hrenak)- 2:57.93
6. Wisconsin B (Butera, Scharff, Delaney, Bensch) - 3:02.73