DENVER, Colo. – The Wisconsin men's swimming team defeated Denver in its matchup on Saturday. The Badgers (3-1) took down the Pioneers (2-3) by a final score of 110-95.
It was a hot start for Wisconsin, as the Badgers came out of the gates with three consecutive event wins.
Matthew Novinski,
MJ Mao,
Erik Gessner and
Griffin Back led off the meet with a win in the 400 medley relay (3:15.92), followed by
Matthew Hillmer taking the top spot in the 1000 free (9:26.48) and
Cameron Tysoe touching at 1:40.02 to win the 200 free.
Senior
Michael Milinovich was a stand out performer,coming through with back-to-back wins in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly, finishing the races in 1:52.01 and 1:51.71, respectively.
Matthew Novinski and
MJ Mao added individual wins in the 200 back and 200 breast, respectively, to solidify the win for Wisconsin.
Straight from the Pool
"Today was a long day and I'm really proud of the way the guys got behind each other and competed. It's never easy to race at altitude and we definitely felt it as we moved through the meet. Denver is a very well-coached program and I appreciate them letting us come and race. This was a great way to kick off our training camp and set us up for success later in the semester." - Head Coach
Yuri Suguiyama
Up Next
The Badgers will welcome Northwestern for their senior night meet on Saturday, January 25
th, beginning at noon in Madison.
