Wisconsin Badgers
UC San Diego
Wisconsin downs UCSD in quad meet
January 03, 2026 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Badgers drop only one event
Jolla, Calif. — The No. 19 Wisconsin men's swim team put together a strong 175.5-86.5 showing, dropping only one event against UC San Diego to kick off the new year.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Freshman Enzo Solitario and senior Ben Wiegand showed out with first place finishes in both of their events. The freshman touched the wall in 1:48.56 in the 200 IM and 1:44.72 in the 200 fly, and the senior finished in 20.03 in the 50 free and 43.93 in the 100 free.
The Badgers also collected one, two finishes in multiple events. Luukas Vainio led with a time of 1:34.38 in the 200 free, with Adam Graham finishing shortly behind in 1:39.00. In the 100 back, Nathan Welker touched the wall in 47.44 with Cooper Scharff right behind in 48.48.
The Badgers took charge in the relay events, collecting first place finishes in the 400 medley and 200 free. The 400 medley A team of Welker, Wiegand, Charlie Jones and Vainio led the pack with a 3:09.98 finish with Wisconsin B finishing just under two seconds behind.
UP NEXT:
The Badgers hit the road to Evanston, Illinois, to take on Northwestern in a dual meet on Jan. 17.
Final Scores
Wisconsin: 175.5
UCSD: 86.5
400 Medley
1. Wisconsin A (Welker, Wiegand, Jones, Vainio) - 3:09.98
2. Wisconsin B (Kyser, Henkel, Mark Torok, Solitario) - 3:11.93
4. Wisconsin C (Scharff, Gaerthofner, Swanepoel, Jewell) - 3:16.55
5. Wisconsin D (Graham, Skarda, Bacon, Cratsenberg) - 3:20.09
1000 Free
1. Dominik Mark Torok - 9:08.43
3. Miles Cratsenberg - 9:21.72
5. Andrew Hanson - 9:30.23
6. Declan Kelly - 9:30.70
200 Free
1. Luukas Vainio - 1:34.38
2. Adam Graham - 1:39.00
6. Carter Jewell - 1:41.40
100 Back
1. Nathan Welker - 47.44
2. Cooper Scharff - 48.48
5. Michael Long - 49.21
7. Finn Bacon - 50.36
100 Breast
1. Brayden Henkel - 53.85
3. Jack Skarda - 56.06
200 Fly
1. Enzo Solitarioo - 1:44.72
2. Charlie Jones - 1:46.31
4. Zach Ward - 1:50.80
50 Free
1. Ben Wiegand - 20.03
2. Drew Gaerthofner - 20.67
6. Lance Swanepoel - 20.98
9. Jack Skarda - 21.49
100 Free
1. Ben Wiegand - 43.93
7. Lance Swanepoel - 46.35
8. Miles Cratsenberg - 46.42
9. Carter Jewell - 46.72
200 Back
1. Adam Graham - 1:45.81
3. Dominik Mark Torok - 1:46.25
5. Michael Long - 1:47.49
8. Finn Bacon - 1:49.88
200 Breast
1. Drew Gaerthofner - 1:59.02
2. Brayden Henkel - 2:03.50
6. Jack Skarda - 2:09.75
500 Free
1. Charlie Jones - 4:24.61
2. Luukas Vainio - 4:26.57
6. Declan Kelly - 4:36.24
7. Andrew Hanson - 4:37.79
100 Fly
2. Nathan Welker - 47.27
3. Cooper Scharff - 47.48
6. Dominik Mark Torok - 49.54
10. Finn Bacon - 50.64
200 IM
1. Enzo Solitario - 1:48.56
3. Zach Ward - 1:53.85
200 Free Relay
1. Wisconsin A (Wiegand, Scharff, Gaerthofner, Vainio) - 1:19.52
3. Wisconsin B (Solitario, Welker, Jones, Henkel) - 1:22.05
5. Wisconsin C (Swanepoel, Skarda, Graham, Hanson) - 1:22.87
6. Wisconsin D (Bacon, Jewell, Long, Cratsenberg) - 1:23.33
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