ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Wisconsin men's swim and dive team finished the first of a two-day meet, competing against the Michigan Wolverines. The day was highlighted by strong showings in both the 200 freestyle relay and individual medley races.
The 200 freestyle relay team featuring
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby,
Ben Wiegand,
Chris Morris, and
Sam Lorenz earned a first place finish with a time of 1:20.47.
The 200 freestyle featured strong performances from the Badgers as well.
Yoav Romano and
Luukas Vainio finished second and third respectively, separated by a hundredth of a second. Morris was not far behind, finishing in fifth, just half a second behind his teammates.
Jaden Eikermann Gregorchuk finished a team-best fourth place in the one meter dive, putting up 295.90 points.
Up nextÂ
The Badgers will continue competition on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. CST. Follow along on MeetMobile and @BadgerSwimDive on Twitter.Â
Team scores
Michigan 152, Wisconsin 51
400 Medley RelayÂ
3. Wisconsin A - 3:16.75
4. Wisconsin B - 3:18.25
7. Wisconsin C - 3:22.64
50 Free
3.
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby - 20.16
4.
Ben Wiegand - 20.24
6.
Sam Lorenz - 21.25
200 FreeÂ
2.
Yoav Romano - 1:37.28
3.
Luukas Vainio - 1:37.29
5.
Chris Morris - 1:37.78
7.
Yigit Aslan - 1:40.89
1000 FreestyleÂ
4.
Yigit Aslan - 9:15.30
6.
Andrew Hanson - 9:25.99
7.
Zach Ward - 9:28.00
200 Back
3.
Landon Kyser - 1:48.04
5.
Finn Bacon - 1:49.26
6.
Nathan Welker - 1:49.44
7.
Michael Long - 1:49.71
100 FlyÂ
3.
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby - 20.16
4.
Ben Wiegand - 20.24
6.
Sam Lorenz - 21.25
400 IM
4.
Dominik Mark Torok - 3:57.66
5.
Landon Kyser - 3:59.21
7.
Zach Ward - 4:03.12
8.
Nate Harris - 4:07.50
200 Free Relay
1. Wisconsin A - 1:20.47Â
3. Wisconsin B - 1:24.07
1 meter
4.
Jaden Eikermann - 295.90
3 meter
5.
Jaden Eikermann - 300.20
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