Heitkamp Dives To All-America Accolades

UW-Oshkosh's Rachel Heitkamp (Jr. • Mequon) became an All-American for the second and third time during her career when she placed second in the one meter and fourth in the three meter diving events at the NCAA Division III Women's Swimming and Diving Championship held Thursday-Saturday (March 13-15) in Atlanta, Ga.

Heitkamp, UW-Oshkosh's lone entrant in the NCAA Division III Championship, finished second in the one meter diving with a score of 383.85. Cady Kastner of Hamilton College (N.Y.) won the event with a score of 390.30. Finishing third was Kelley Anderson of Allegheny College (Pa.) with a count of 382.05. In 2001, Heitkamp finished third in the one meter diving at the NCAA Division III Championship with a score of 371.35.

Off the three meter diving board, Heitkamp finished fourth with a score of 430.00. Caroline Crocker and Rachel Gealy, both of Williams College (Mass.), placed first and second with marks of 456.50 and 455.25, respectively. Kristen Simms of The College of New Jersey finished third with a score of 432.05, while Alison of Mellage of Springfield College (Mass.) finished fifth with a figure of 420.80.

Heitkamp and Gealy were both named NCAA Division III Diver of the Year following the competition.

Kenyon College (Ohio) scored 560.5 points to win its 18th NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving title. Williams College finished second with 350 points, while Emory University (Ga.) was third with 298 points, Denison University (Ohio) fourth with 288 and The College of Wooster (Ohio) fifth with 203. Counting all of its points from Heitkamp, UW-Oshkosh finished 30th in the team scoring with 32 points. In all, 53 teams scored points at this year's championship.

Heitkamp Captures Diving Titles At WIAC Championship

Rachel Heitkamp (Jr. • Mequon) won a pair of diving events as the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team finished fourth at the WIAC Championship held Thursday-Saturday (Feb. 20-22) in Stevens Point. UW-La Crosse, aided by 11 record-breaking performances, scored 899 points to successfully defend its league title, while UW-Stevens Point finished second with 872 points. UW-Eau Claire finished third in the six-team meet with 504 points, while UW-Oshkosh finished fourth with 431, UW-River Falls fifth with 269 and UW-Whitewater sixth with 241. Heitkamp was named the "Outstanding Diver of the WIAC Championship" after claiming titles in both the one meter and three meter diving events. She won the one meter diving with a score of 437.60, while Sarah Thayer of UW-La Crosse finished second with a mark of 365.40. Off the three meter board, Heitkamp finished first with a score of 486.65, while Thayer finished second with a tally of 404.95. Last year, Heitkamp finished second to teammate Erin LeRoy in both diving events, compiling scores of 413.65 off the one meter board and 458.05 off the three meter. In 2001, Heitkamp won the one meter diving title with a score of 416.35. While UW-Oshkosh failed to record a second-place finish, the Titans did rank third once and fourth four times. UW-Oshkosh's third-place finish came in the 200 yard freestyle relay, where the quartet of Nicole Ciano (Fr. • DeForest), Kelly Cole (So. • West Bend), Jennifer Feather (Jr. • Oak Creek) and Joanna Gibbons (Fr. • Marathon) swam to a time of 1:42.92. UW-La Crosse won the 200 yard freestyle relay with a record time of 1:36.45. Placing fourth for the Titans were Andrea Andreska (Fr. • South Milwaukee) in the one meter diving with a score of 339.55, Ciano in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.37 and Liz Tierney (Sr. • La Crosse) in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:15.87. UW-Oshkosh's 800 yard freestyle relay team of Cole, Joanna Gibbons, Julie Gibbons (Jr. • Marathon) and Amy Haug (Fr. • Milwaukee) also finished fourth with a time of 8:16.88. Elizabeth Herder of UW-Stevens Point won the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 58.99, while Fallon Toomsen of UW-La Crosse captured the 200 yard individual medley with a record time of 2:10.46 and UW-La Crosse the 800 yard freestyle relay with a record time of 7:49.90. Other award winners at the 2003 championship were Toomsen of UW-La Crosse as the "Outstanding Swimmer of the WIAC Championship," Jen Randall of UW-Stevens Point as the Judy Kruckman WIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Al Boelk of UW-Stevens Point as the WIAC Coach of the Year.

Blugolds Acquire Win Over Titans

Each team won eight events, but in the end UW-Eau Claire's sweep of the top-three finishes in both the 100 yard breaststroke and 100 yard freestyle stood out as the Blugolds defeated UW-Oshkosh, 159-141, in a women's swimming and diving contest held Saturday (Feb. 8) in Eau Claire.

UW-Oshkosh had three double-winners in the meet as Julie Gibbons (Jr. • Marathon) and Liz Tierney (Sr. • La Crosse) each finished first in a pair of swimming events.

Gibbons won the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:10.00 and the 1,000 yard freestyle in 11:25.06, while Tierney placed first in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:21.50 and the 400 yard individual medley in 5:00.85. Tierney also was runner-up in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:37.57.

Rachel Heitkamp (Jr. • Mequon) took top honors in both diving events, winning competition off the one meter board with a score of 266.90 and the three meter board with a count of 260.45.

Other event winners for the Titans were Nicole Ciano (Fr. • DeForest) in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:04.03 and Joanna Gibbons (Fr. • Marathon) in the 200 yard backstroke with an effort of 2:20.51.

In addition to Tierney and the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:47.37) and 200 yard medley relay (1:58.76) teams, UW-Oshkosh also received a pair of second-place finishes from Katie Andreska (So. • South Milwaukee). Andreska finished behind the winner in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 5:08.84 and the 1,000 yard freestyle with a performance of 11:27.47.

Heitkamp Takes Diving Titles At UW-Oshkosh Invite

Performing in her own familiar surroundings, UW-Oshkosh's Rachel Heitkamp (Jr. • Mequon) won both the one and three-meter diving titles at the UW-Oshkosh Diving Invitational held Sunday (Jan. 19) in Albee Hall.

Heitkamp, who won both events in a home dual meet against UW-La Crosse on Saturday (Jan. 18), outscored 10 other contestants on Sunday in the one meter diving and nine in the three.

Heitkamp compiled a score of 428.40 in winning the one meter title, with UW-Eau Claire's Adria Bye and Andrea Lashbrook finishing second and third with marks of 358.00 and 294.45, respectively. Off the three meter board, Heitkamp finished first with a score of 469.60, while Bye placed second at 371.50 and Lashbrook third at 335.60.

UW-Oshkosh also had three other divers in the meet, Shannon Abramczyk (Sr. • South Milwaukee), Andrea Andreska (Fr. • South Milwaukee) and Pamela Van Aacken (So. • Colgate).

In the one meter diving, Andreska finished fourth with a score of 292.55, Abramczyk sixth at 262.30 and Van Aacken ninth at 228.24. The three meter diving event saw Abramczyk finish fourth with a figure of 323.25, Van Aacken seventh at 257.50 and Andreska eighth at 253.60.

Defending WIAC Champs Double-up Titans

Defending WIAC women's swimming and diving champion UW-La Crosse registered 19 of a possible 26 first or second-place finishes to double-up UW-Oshkosh, 164-79, in a dual meet held Saturday (Jan. 18) in Albee Hall. The competition was the first for the Titans since they hosted the UW-Oshkosh Invitational on December 6-7.

UW-La Crosse won all 11 swimming events in the meet and recorded eight second-place finishes. UW-Oshkosh's two victories went to Rachel Heitkamp (Jr. • Mequon), who both the one meter and three meter diving events.

Nicole Ciano (Fr. • DeForest) highlighted UW-Oshkosh's second-place finishes by ranking as the runner-up in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 26.36 and the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.43. Liz Tierney (Sr. • La Crosse) also finished second for the Titans, posting a time of 1:12.09 in the 100 yard breaststroke. UW-Oshkosh's second-place performances were completed by the times of 1:58.13 and 1:51.53 turned in by the 200 yard medley and 200 yard freestyle relay teams, respectively.

Titans Fall Short In Bid To Win Own Invite

Winning eight events and finishing second in nine, the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team narrowly placed second in its own four-team invitational held Friday and Saturday (Dec. 6-7) in Albee Hall.

UW-Eau Claire, which swept the top-three spots in two events while winning eight others, took first in the team standings with 610 points. UW-Oshkosh finished a close second with 599 points, while UW-Whitewater finished third with 355 points and UW-River Falls fourth with 315.

Rachel Heitkamp (Jr. • Mequon) was UW-Oshkosh's lone multiple winner, taking first in the one meter diving with a score of 404.00 and the three meter diving with a mark of 434.70.

The Titans also received first place finishes from Katie Andreska (So. • South Milwaukee) in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 5:07.42, Nicole Ciano (Fr. • DeForest) in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.59, Kelly Cole (So. • West Bend) in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.58, Joanna Gibbons (Fr. • Marathon) in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:18.50 and Liz Tierney (Sr. • La Crosse) in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:05.10.

UW-Oshkosh's lone relay win came in the 400 yard medley relay, where the Titans posted a first-place time of 4:16.15.

Second-place finishes for UW-Oshkosh went to Cole in both the 200 yard backstroke (2:19.84) and 500 yard freestyle (5:37.13), Gibbons in the 100 yard backstroke (1:05.20), Julie Gibbons (Jr. • Marathon) in the 1,650 yard freestyle (19:49.51) and Tierney in the 200 yard individual medley (2:21.42).

The Titans also finished second in the 200 yard medley relay (1:57.07), 200 yard freestyle relay (1:45.06), 400 yard freestyle relay (3:50.40) and 800 yard freestyle relay (8:36.63).

Titans Outsplash Vikings

Nicole Ciano (Fr. • DeForest) and Rachel Heitkamp (Jr. • Mequon) each won two events as the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team defeated Lawrence University, 159.5-82.5, on Wednesday (Nov. 20) in Appleton.

Ciano swam to first-place times of 27.18 in the 50 yard freestyle and 2:20.94 in the 200 yard backstroke, while Heitkamp posted winning scores of 259.45 in the one meter and 277.05 in the three meter diving events.

Other event winners for the Titans were Kelly Cole (So. • West Bend) in the 200 yard freestyle (2:05.35) and Liz Tierney (Sr. • La Crosse) in the 200 yard butterfly (2:28.84). UW-Oshkosh also won the 200 yard medley and 200 yard freestyle relays with times of 1:58.24 and 1:47.70, respectively.

Second-place finishes for UW-Oshkosh belonged to Shannon Abramczyk (Sr. • South Milwaukee) in the one meter diving (197.10), Andrea Andreska (Fr. • South Milwaukee) in the three meter diving, Cole in the 100 yard freestyle (58.40), Joanna Gibbons (Fr. • Marathon) in the 200 yard freestyle (2:08.80) and 200 yard backstroke (2:21.97) and Julie Gibbons (Jr. • Julie Gibbons) in the 500 yard freestyle (5:38.31) and 1,000 yard freestyle (11:41.13).