The UW-Oshkosh men’s swimming and diving team rode a trio of individual titles to a razor-thin victory over Lawrence University and Ripon College on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 5-6) in Albee Hall.

UW-Oshkosh scored 976 points to top second-place Lawrence University’s figure of 967 points, while Ripon College finished third with 694 points.

Jacob Chadderdon (Sr. • Madison) remained undefeated on the year in both the one and three-meter diving events by posting scores of 396.60 and 483.08, respectively.

Ryan Elliott (Sr. • Manitowoc) was UW-Oshkosh’s remaining event champion as he captured the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:22.16.

The Titans received a pair of second-place efforts from both Justin Zangl (Sr. • Hartford) and John Gerrits (Fr. • Hubertus). Zangl achieved his scores in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:55.18 and in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:16.43. Gerrits posted his numbers in the one-meter diving event with 217.45 points and the three-meter competition with 233.40 points.

UW-Oshkosh’s second-place results continued with Brian Markovich (Fr. • Colgate) in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 59.33 and Kent Ludeman (Jr. • Cedarburg) in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:14.59.

The Titans brought their A-game in the relay department, notching four second-place results. The 200-yard freestyle squad finished in a time of 1:38.41, while the 800-yard freestyle relay group scored a time of 8:00.25. The 200-yard medley relay finished in a time of 1:52.05 to complement the 400-yard medley quartet’s time of 4:03.78.

The 200-yard freestyle relay team consisted of Matt Behnke (Sr. • Eden), Markovich, Kyle Spittler (Jr. • Clinton, Iowa) and Zangl, while the 800-yard freestyle relay was made up of Behnke, Elliott, Zangl and Jon Streich (Fr. • Hubertus). Competing on the 200-yard medley relay team were Behnke, Markovich, Spittler and Striech, as the 400-yard medley relay team featured Elliott, Markovich, Zangl and Steve Schendt (Jr. • Janesville).

Elliott achieved three third-place efforts with his time of 1:00.07 in the 100-yard butterfly, a mark of 2:16.86 in the 200-yard individual medley and a clocking of 4:56.05 in the 400-yard individual medley.

Third-place accolades for the Titans continued with Behnke in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.59, Ludeman in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.16 and Zangl in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:43.64. Zangl closed out his day with a fourth-place listing in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a score of 53.28 seconds.

UW-Oshkosh had Schendt and Streich each snag a pair of fourth-place showings. Schendt tallied a time of 1:07.29 in the 100-yard breaststroke and a figure of 2:26.36 in the 200-yard breaststroke. On the other side, Striech recorded a time of 5:37.64 in the 500-yard freestyle and a finish of 19:50.11 in the 1,650-yard freestyle.

The WIAC has selected UW-Oshkosh's Jacob Chadderdon (Sr. • Madison) as its Men's Diver of the Week for swimming and diving events held Nov. 10-16.

Chadderdon qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship in both the one and three-meter diving events in meets against UW-La Crosse on Nov. 14 and UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 15.

In UW-Oshkosh’s 188-54 loss to UW-La Crosse, Chadderdon won the one-meter diving with a score of 284.70 and the three-meter diving with a mark of 282.00.

In the Titans’ 122-102 loss to UW-Eau Claire, Chadderdon won the one-meter diving with a score of 278.75 and the three-meter diving with a figure of 304.30.

Jacob Chadderdon (Sr. • Madison) earned the individual title in both of his events as the UW-Oshkosh men’s swimming and diving team dropped a pair of dual meets with Luther College (Iowa) and UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Nov. 1) in Whitewater.

The Titans fell to Luther College by a score of 230-68 and to UW-Whitewater by a count of 211-83.

Chadderdon won the one-meter and three-meter diving events for the Titans’ only first-place finishes. He scored a total of 228.40 points in the one-meter competition and posted a mark of 249.20 points in the three-meter contest to dominate the field.

Jon Dudzinski (Fr. • Ripon) took second place in a pair of events to account for the Titans’ remaining top-four finishes. Dudzinski was just behind the winner in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 29.65 and in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.46.

The UW-Oshkosh men’s swimming and diving team relied on a pair of second-place relay results and two third-place relay finishes on its way to second place in the team standings at the St. Norbert College Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 25) in Appleton.

Lawrence University scored 413.5 points to win the six-team event, while UW-Oshkosh finished second with 377.5, Loyola University Chicago (Ill.) Swim Club third with 316, Marquette University fourth with 299, Central Michigan University fifth with 262 and Beloit College sixth with 156.

UW-Oshkosh’s 100-yard medley relay squad finished in a time of 50.95 while the 500-yard freestyle relay group posted a time of 4:15.77 to pace the Titans’ second-place results.

Members of the 100-yard medley relay were Matt Behnke (Sr. • Eden), Jon Dudzinski (Fr. • Ripon), Ryan Elliott (Sr. • Manitowoc) and Brian Markovich (Fr. • Colgate). Joining Behnke, Elliott and Markovich on the 500-yard freestyle relay for the Titans were Ryan Curley (Sr. • Milton), Kent Ludeman (Jr. • Cedarburg), Julian Ross (Fr. • Minneapolis, Minn.), Adam Socha (Sr. • Pleasant Prairie), Kyle Spittler (Jr. • Clinton, Iowa), Jon Streich (Fr. • Hubertus) and Justin Zangl (Sr. • Hartford).

The Titans’ 100-yard freestyle relay group finished in a time of 44.89 while the 500-yard freestyle crescendo relay notched a time of 4:50.40 for UW-Oshkosh’s third-place showings. Competing on the 100-yard freestyle relay were Behnke, Dudzinski, Streich and Zangl, as the 500-yard crescendo relay consisted of Elliott, Spittler, Streich and Zangl.

UW-Oshkosh’s lone individual with a third-place result was Markovich, who finished with a time of 26.28 in the 50-yard butterfly. Markovich also added a fourth-place showing in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 29.81.

Dudzinski amassed two fourth-place showings with his performances in the 50-yard breaststroke and the 50-yard freestyle with times of 29.81 and 23.65, respectively.

Zangl closed out the Titans’ top-five listings with a fifth-place result in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.05.

No diving events were held in the meet.

UW-Oshkosh's Jacob Chadderdon (Sr. • Madison) was named by the WIAC as its Men's Diver of the Week for swimming and diving events held Oct. 13-19.

Chadderdon garnered the weekly prize after scoring 232.40 points to win the one-meter diving in a season-opening dual meet against UW-River Falls on Oct. 18.

Chadderdon's performance helped the Titans to a 148-129 victory over the Falcons.

Chadderdon has been selected WIAC Diver of the Week 10 times during his career.

Following a strong season-opening performance, UW-Oshkosh's Justin Zangl (Sr. • Hartford) was named by the WIAC as its Men's Swimmer of the Week for swimming and diving meets held Oct. 13-19.

Zangl won three events to help UW-Oshkosh post a 148-129 victory over UW-River Falls on Oct. 18.

Zangl took top honors in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.17, the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.58 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:48.88.

It was the first WIAC Swimmer of the Week award for Zangl.

Justin Zangl (Sr. • Hartford) won three events and Jon Dudzinski (Fr. • Ripon) captured two as the UW-Oshkosh men’s swimming and diving team notched a 148-129 victory over UW-River Falls on Saturday (Oct. 18) in River Falls.

Zangl tallied victories in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.17, the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:00.58 and the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:48.88 to pace the Titans.

Dudzinski had first-place performances in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.75 and in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.07. He also earned second place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:30.58.

Other event champions for the Titans included Ryan Curley (Sr. • Milton) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 12:33.07, Brian Markovich (Fr. • Colgate)20in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.16 and Jacob Chadderdon (Sr. • Madison) in the one-meter diving event with 232.40 points.

UW-Oshkosh posted second-place finishes with the efforts of Markovich in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:35.91, Jon Streich (Fr. • Hubertus) in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:52.90 and Mose Coffee (Fr. • Glendale) in the one-meter diving event with 200.20 points.

Matt Behnke (Sr. • Eden) earned second place on two occasions, in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.51 and in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:22.87.

The Titans’ third-place performances included Dan Johnson (Jr. • Anoka, Minn.) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 13:15.07 and Ryan Elliott (Sr. • Manitowoc) in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:06.02.

Steve Schendt (Jr. • Janesville) turned in a trio of third-place results with his showings in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:08.09, the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:12.41 and the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:32.37.

Third-place results continued for UW-Oshkosh with John Gerrits (Fr. • Hubertus) in the one-meter diving event with 116.35 points and Kent Ludeman (Jr. • Cedarburg) in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:34.21. Elliott completed the Titans’ top-three finishes in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.79 and in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:23.73.