TUSCON, Ariz.—The Wisconsin men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the 2022-23 season with wins at Arizona on Friday afternoon. The 16^th-ranked women's team defeated the Wildcats 165.5 – 135.5 while the 20^th-ranked men's team won 164-134. The Badger men won nine events while the women's team claimed eight events.

Newmark wins four events

Junior Jake Newmark was a four-time event winner for the men. The reigning Big Ten Conference champion in the 500 free kicked off his season with a win in his signature event, touching the wall in 4 minutes, 32. 68 seconds. He also took the 1000 free in 9:17.09, the 200 back in 1:47.99 and was a member of the winning 400-free relay. Newmark teamed with Andrew Benson, Newmark, Ben Wiegand, and Isaac Casey-Hrenak to win in 2:56.07.
 
Wiegand also won the 50 free in 20.06, edging Benson by one hundredth of second. Benson got his revenge in the 100 free, touching in 43.92 while Wiegand was fourth in 45. 26.
 
Senior Wes Jekel claimed the 100 back in 48.30 while also finishing second in the 200 back in 1:48.33, less than half of a second behind Newmark. Freshman Cooper Scharff completed a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 back, finishing third in 1:50.06.
 
Jekel, Benson, Wiegand and Will Myrhe kicked off the meet with a win in the 200-medley relay, combining for a 1:27.14 clocking.
 
Freshman Dominik Torok kicked off his collegiate career with a victory in the 200 IM in 1:49.35.

Bacon leads UW women

For the UW women, junior Phoebe Bacon was a triple-event winner. She kicked off her season with a win in the 200 free in 1:49.22 and in the 100 fly in 54.11. Bacon was also a member of the winning 400-free relay, teaming with Abby Wanezek, Abby Carlson and Blair Stoneburg to touch in 3:21.10.
 
Wisconsin swept the top-three places in the 1000 free as freshman Stoneburg touched in 10:04.25 for the win. Alivia Lindorfer finished second in 10:20.80 and Emily Ecker took third in 10:21.23.
 
The Badgers also claimed the top-three places in the 200 breast and in the 200 IM.
 
In the breaststroke, senior Elizabeth Moore kicked to a 2:13.91 win while sophomore Katie McClintock finished second in 2:18.59. Junior Callahan Dunn was close behind, touching in 2:18.80 for third.
 
In the IM, McClintock claimed the win in 2:02.81 while freshman Hazal Ozkan took second in 2:03.15. Dunn picked up another third-place finish, touching in 2:04.00.
 
UW also claimed the top-two spots in the 100 back as sophomore Mackenzie McConagha won in 54.70 and freshman Wanezek too second in 55.99. Wanezek also won the 100 free in 50.42.

Up Next

The Badgers travel to Tempe, Arizona, to compete against Arizona State in a dual meet on Saturday. First event begins at 12 p.m. CT and will be streamed live through the ASU live steam here.
 
Men's Results
 
Team scores:
Wisconsin- 164 points 
Arizona- 134 points
 
200 medley relay
1. Wisconsin A (Jekel, Myrhe, Benson, Wiegand) - 1:27.14
2. Arizona A- 1:27.42
3. Arizona B- 1:28.93
4. Wisconsin B (Torepe-Ormsby, Segal, Bensch, Casey-Hrenak) - 1:29.42
 
1000 free
1. Jake Newmark- 9:17.09
2. Jack Leuthold- 9:23.70
 
200 free
3. Dominik Torok- 1:38.60
4. Nico Butera- 1:40.69
6. Jude Williams- 1:40.91
8. Micheal Long- 1:43.29
 
100 back
1. Wes Jekel- 48.30
4. Taiko Ormsby- 49.82
5. Cooper Sharff- 49.87
7. Jake Dimartile- 50.42
 
200 fly
2. Drew Nixdorf- 1:49.56
3. Constantin Bensch- 1:50.96
4. Zach Ward- 1:52.76
5. Evan Bock- 1:53.08
 
50 free
1. Ben Wiegand- 20.06
2. Andrew Benson- 20.07
6. Isaac Hrenak- 20.48
 
100 free
1. Andrew Benson- 43.92
4. Ben Wiegand- 45.26
6. Isaac Hrenak- 45.50
 
200 back
1. Jake Newmark- 1:47.99
2. Wes Jekel- 1:48.33
3. Cooper Scharff- 1:50.06
4. Michael Long- 1:51.28
 
200 IM
1. Dominik Torok- 1:49.35
3. Jake Dimartile- 1:52.32
6. Nico Butera- 1:54.91
 
100 fly
2. Constantin Bensch- 48.97
4. Drew Nixdorf- 49.11
5. Taiko Ormsby- 49.45
8. Evan Bock- 49.90
 
500 free
1. Jake Newmark- 4:32.68
2. Jude Williams- 4:32.79
 
1-meter
2. Daniel Muller- 304.43 pts
4. Jan Lanser- 233.18 pts
 
3-meter
3. Daniel Muller-287.85 pts
4. Jan Lanser- 213.23 pts
 
400 free relay
1. Wisconsin A (Benson, Newmark, Wiegand, Casey-Hrenak) - 2:56.07
4. Wisconsin B (Torepe-Ormsy, Scharff, Jones, Bensch) - 3:02.22
 
 
Women's Results
 
Team scores:
Wisconsin - 164.5 points
Arizona - 135.5 points
 
200 medley relay
2. Wisconsin A (McConagha, Ozkan, Jump, Wanezek) - 1:40.58
5. Wisconsin B (Schoff, McClintock, Seigal, Reid) - 1:44.33
 
1000 Free
1. Blair Stoneburg- 10:04.25
2. Alivia Lindorfer- 10:10.80
3. Emily Ecker- 10:21.23
 
200 free
1. Phoebe Bacon- 1:49.22
3. Elle Braun- 1:52.43
4. Callahan Dunn- 1:52.70
5. Paige Mckenna- 1:53.23
 
100 back
1. Mackenzie McConagha- 54.70
2. Abby Wanezek- 55.99
5. Kaylyn Schoof- 56.71
6. Anna TeDuits- 56.76
 
200 fly
2. Mikayla Seigal- 2:00.84
3. Mallory Jump- 2:01.24
5. Ally Silvestri- 2:09.80
 
50 free
3. Abby Carlson- 23.52
6. Anna TeDuits- 24.34
7. Abby Reid- 24.39 
 
100 free
1. Abby Wanezek- 50.42
3. Blair Stoneburg- 50.84
7. Abby Reid- 53.18
 
200 breast
1. Elizabeth Moore- 2:13.91
2. Katie McClintock- 2:18.59
3. Callahan Dunn- 2:18.80
5. Alex Anagnostopoulos- 2:21.05
 
200 IM
1. Katie McClintock- 2:02.81
2. Hazal Ozkan- 2:03.15
3. Callahan Dunn- 2:04.00
 
100 fly
1.Phoebe Bacon - 54.11
4. Mallory Jump - 54.19
 
1-meter
4. Yasmin Hill- 221.70 pts
5. Kit Greenberg- 218.85 pts
 
3-meter
5. Kit Greenberg- 242.93 pts
6. Yasmin Hill- 215.93 pts
 
400 free relay
1. Wisconsin A (Bacon, Wanezek, Carlson, Stoneburg) - 3:21.10
4. Wisconsin B (Reid, teDuits, Braun, Schoof) - 3:31.21