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Booth, Hilgendorf Paces Titans At Pointer Invitational

Allison BoothBritney HilgendorfEmily ShandleyAllison Booth (So. • Middleton) scored a season-best 319.10 on the one-meter dive as UW-Oshkosh placed fifth at the Pointer Women’s Swimming & Diving Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 20-21) in Stevens Point.

UW-La Crosse earned the team title with 1,150.5 points, while UW-Eau Claire came in second with 783. UW-Stevens Point listed third at 765.5, along with Minnesota State University-Mankato in fourth at 594 and the Titans fifth at 272.

Booth’s one-meter dive was good enough for seventh place, as Anna Nyland (UW-Stevens Point) won the event with 408.15 points. The Titans also had Cassie Dutko (Jr. • Oshkosh) earn 10th on the three-meter board with a 292.95 tally.

UW-Oshkosh’s top individual finish came from Britney Hilgendorf’s (Fr. • Madison) sixth-place time of 19:15.06 in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Emily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) then earned seventh in the 100-yard freestyle at 56.23, while Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico) listed seventh in the 200-yard butterfly after 2:22.31.

The Titans’ trio of eighth-place scores included Hilgendorf’s mark of 5:05.41 in the 400-yard individual medley and Shandley’s 2:07.09 figure in the 200-yard freestyle. Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) wrapped up the top-eight results with her 2:19.32 in the 200-yard backstroke.

UW-Oshkosh’s next challenge will be at Ripon College on Feb. 4.

Eagles Fly Away From Titans

Katie DuffeyBritney HilgendorfEmily ShandleyEmily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) won twice in the freestyle competition and Britney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison) once during UW-Oshkosh's 146-89 loss to the UW-La Crosse women's swimming and diving team on Saturday (Jan. 14) in La Crosse.

Shandley took first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.03 seconds and the 200-yard freestyle with a performance of 1:59.59. Hilgendorf earned her victory with a time of 11:24.34 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Both swimmers joined Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) and Vanessa Jagodinsky (So. • Green Bay) to post a third-place time of 1:58.49 in the 200-yard medley relay.

UW-Oshkosh's second-place listings were led by Katie Duffey (Jr. • McFarland). Duffey swam to times of 1:09.16 in the 100-yard backstroke and 2:29.60 in the 200-yard individual medley while joining Desiree Deming (Fr. • Cedarburg), Hannah Forcey (So. • Appleton) and Marissa Graff (So. • Houghton, Mich.) to record a second-place mark of 1:49.90 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

The Titans also received second-place finishes from Hilgendorf and Liz Schneider (Jr. • Madison). Hilgendorf earned a time of 1:17.89 in the 100-yard breaststroke and Schneider a value of 5:42.17 in the 500-yard freestyle.

UW-Oshkosh had Forcey, Harvey, Allison Booth (So. • Middleton) and Karen Thompson (So. • Brookfield) tally both a third- and fourth-place finish. Forcey ranked third in the 500-yard freestyle (5:48.25) and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (27.07), while Harvey ranked third in the 50-yard freestyle (26.83) and fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (57.81). Booth finished third in the three-meter diving (208.60) and fourth in the one-meter diving (189.15), while Thompson placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:23.77) and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:22.17).

Other Titans finishing third were Lauren Klasen (So. • Green Bay) in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:40.09 and Kathryn O'Brien (Fr. • Bay Village, Ohio) in the 100-yard backstroke with a mark of 1:15.24.

UW-Oshkosh competes at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 20-21).

Division II Wildcats Overwhelm Titans

Melissa HarveyLiz SchneiderEmily ShandleyEmily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) was involved in four top-three finishes as UW-Oshkosh fell to the Northern Michigan University women’s swimming and diving team, 209-50, on Saturday (Jan. 7) in Albee Hall.

Individually, Shandley earned second place in both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle races with times of 56.79 and 2:00.46, respectively. She then placed third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.37.

In the relays, Shandley swam on UW-Oshkosh's 200-yard freestyle quartet that posted a third-place time of 1:46.33. Other members of the group were Katie Duffey (Jr. • McFarland), Britney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison) and Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico).

Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) compiled second-place results with her times of 1:04.51 in the 100-yard backstroke and 2:17.95 in the 200-yard backstroke.

Other Titans finishing third were Liz Schneider (Jr. • Madison) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:57.66 and Marissa Graff (So. • Houghton, Mich.) in the 500-yard freestyle with an effort of 5:42.74.

UW-Oshkosh had four fourth-place finishers as Duffey marked a time of 1:07.16 in the 100-yard butterfly, Hilgendorf a performance of 2:24.37 in the 200-yard individual medley, Sommers an effort of 2:51.53 in the 200-yard breaststroke and Vanessa Jagodinsky (So. • Green Bay) a value of 2:29.87 in the 200-yard butterfly.

Northern Michigan University, a NCAA Division II member, owned the first-place result in all 16 events. The Wildcats had Debbi Lawrence win the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events and the 100-yard butterfly. She also swam on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay squad.

The Titans visit UW-La Crosse for a dual meet on Saturday (Jan. 14).

Titans Take Care Of Vikings

Allison BoothVanessa JagodinskyEmily ShandleyUW-Oshkosh won seven events on its way to a 128-93 women’s swimming and diving decision over Lawrence University on Friday (Dec. 9) in Appleton.

Allison Booth (So. • Middleton) was responsible for two victories, taking the one- and three-meter diving competitions with scores of 225.83 and 226.58, respectively.

Four first-place efforts came from Britney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison) in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:21.99, Vanessa Jagodinsky (So. • Green Bay) in the 100-yard backstroke with a mark of 1:10.12, Emily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) in the 50-yard freestyle with a performance of 25.93 and Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) in the 100-yard freestyle with an effort of 58.48.

The Titans then had Hilgendorf, Jagodinsky, Shandley and Katie Duffey (Jr. • McFarland) win the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:01.72.

UW-Oshkosh posted 10 second-place finishes to dominate Lawrence University. Cassie Dutko (Jr. • Oshkosh) earned runner-up status in the one-meter diving with values of 186.60 and 195.98, respectively. Meanwhile, the 200-yard freestyle relay group of Harvey, Shandley, Hannah Forcey (So. • Appleton) and Marissa Graff (So. • Houghton, Mich.) compiled a second-place time of 1:49.13.

Other finishes of second came from Harvey in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:29.70, Hilgendorf in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 5:32.47, Shandley in the 100-yard backstroke with a figure of 1:10.63 and Graff in the 200-yard freestyle with a value of 2:08.64. Forcey took the second position in the 100-yard freestyle at 58.95, along with Duffey in the 100-yard butterfly at 1:05.04 and Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico) in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:16.64.

Sommers began the third-place results with her time of 11:56.88 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Forcey listed third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 1:17.84, and so did Graff in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:45.81. Jagodinsky clocked a 100-yard butterfly time of 1:05.78 and Desiree Deming (Fr. • Cedarburg) a 50-yard freestyle mark of 29.07 to also earn third place.

The Titans will train in Florida from Dec. 15-23 before hosting Northern Michigan University on Jan. 7 in Albee Hall.

Harvey Leads Titans At Falcon Invitational

Melissa HarveySamantha SommersMelissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) took seventh place in the 100-yard backstroke to highlight UW-Oshkosh’s results at the Falcon Women’s Swimming and Diving Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 2-3) in Minneapolis, Minn.

With her 100-yard backstroke time of 1:00.74, Harvey marked the Titans’ lone top-10 finish. She then clocked a time of 2:12.49 in the 200-yard backstroke for an 11th-place position. Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico) captured another solid individual result with her 13th-place time of 2:16.54 in the 200-yard butterfly.

The 1,650-yard freestyle race had Brittney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison) come in 16th with a time of 18:38.43. Katie Duffey (Jr. • McFarland) contributed an 18th-place time of 2:22.42 in the 200-yard butterfly.

Harvey, Hilgendorf, Sommers and Hannah Forcey (So. • Appleton) clocked a time of 1:46.04 to earn 24th place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Forcey, Harvey, Hilgendorf and Vanessa Jagodinsky (So. • Green Bay) took 20th with their time of 3:49.53.

The Titans had three other finishes in the top 25. Sommers gained 23rd place in the 100-yard butterfly at 1:02.71, while Jagodinsky came in 25th with her 2:24.40 time in the 200-yard butterfly. The 400-yard medley relay of Harvey, Hilgendorf, Jagodinsky and Sommers also placed 24th with a mark of 4:17.67.

UW-Oshkosh returns to dual-meet action against Lawrence University on Friday (Dec. 9) in Appleton.

Booth, Dutko Post Fifth-Place Scores At UW-Stevens Point Diving Invitational

Allison BoothUW-Oshkosh's Allison Booth (So. • Middleton) and Cassie Dutko (Jr. • Oshkosh) both recorded fifth-place finishes at the UW-Stevens Point Women's Diving Invitational held Saturday (Dec. 3) in Stevens Point. No team scores were kept at the meet.

Booth earned her fifth-place ranking by totaling 361.25 points in the one-meter diving. Anna Nyland of UW-Stevens Point won the event with 436.4 points, while Beth Schaffer of UW-Stevens Point finished second with 419.45. UW-Whitewater swept the next two positions as Molly McElligott placed third with 388.1 points and Katie Hausmann fourth with 371.2. Dutko finished ninth with 301.25 points.

In the three-meter diving, Dutko finished fifth with 340.85 points. Nyland took first place with 424.05 points, while Schaffer finished second with 406.1. Hausmann placed third with 363.55 points and UW-Stevens Point's Ashlee Brager fourth with 346.0.

UW-Oshkosh travels to Lawrence University for a dual meet on Friday (Dec. 9).

Falcons Grasp Close Victory Over Titans

Katie DuffeyBritney HilgendorfEmily ShandleyBritney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison) won both the 100 and 1,650-yard freestyle races as UW-Oshkosh dropped a 124-113 women’s swimming and diving match to UW-River Falls on Saturday (Nov. 19) in River Falls.

Hilgendorf accounted for two of the seven Titan victories with her times of 57.59 and 19:07.17. UW-Oshkosh racked up more points with first-place relay scores of 1:45.39 in the 200-yard freestyle and 2:05.35 in the 200-yard medley relay.

Katie Duffey (Jr. • McFarland), Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) and Emily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) each captured one event. Duffey posted a mark of 1:09.36 in the 100-yard backstroke, while Harvey counted a 5:36.60 in the 500-yard freestyle and Shandley a 2:02.61 in the 200-yard freestyle.

That trio also recorded another top-three finish for each swimmer. Harvey earned second place in the 400-yard individual medley at 5:07.25, as did Shandley in the 100-yard butterfly at 1:06.45. Duffey tacked on a third-place result with her 400-yard individual medley time of 5:17.28.

Hannah Forcey (So. • Appleton) helped the Titans with a second-place clocking of 2:11.20 in the 200-yard freestyle and a third-place mark of 5:52.53 in the 500-yard freestyle. Vanessa Jagodinsky (So. • Green Bay) contributed her 1:10.89 in the 100-yard backstroke for second, along with a 2:12.34 in the 200-yard freestyle for third.

Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico) concluded the runner-up finishes with a 1:15.76 in the 100-yard breaststroke. She also gained a third-place listing in the 100-yard freestyle by using 1:00.41. The remaining third-place standings came from Marissa Graff (So. • Houghton, Mich.) in the 50-yard freestyle at 27.77 and Liz Schneider (Jr. • Madison) in the 1,650-yard freestyle at 20:01.49.

UW-Oshkosh has some time off before the Falcon Invitational on Dec. 2-3 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Blugolds Shine Against Titans

Allison BoothMelissa HarveyEmily ShandleyEmily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) won two races for the third consecutive meet as UW-Oshkosh dropped a 146-95 women’s swimming and diving decision to UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Nov. 12) in Albee Hall.

The Titans took first place in six events, with Shandley marking triumphant times of 54.46 in the 100-yard freestyle and 1:59.50 in the 200-yard freestyle.

Allison Booth (So. • Middleton) owned the diving board with first-place scores of 222.23 at one meter and 206.93 at three meters. Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) added another victory with her time of 2:17.31 in the 200-yard backstroke.

UW-Oshkosh swept the top three places in the 200-yard butterfly, including a winning figure of 2:22.85 by Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico). The second-place spot in the event went to Katie Duffey (Jr. • McFarland) at 2:27.83.

Cassie Dutko (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Britney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison) each contributed a second and third-place result for UW-Oshkosh. Dutko ranked second in the three-meter diving with a score of 184.35 and third in the one-meter plunge with a figure of 177.53. Hilgendorf swam to a second-place time of 5:33.82 in the 500-yard freestyle and a third-place value of 5:01.22 in the 400-yard individual medley.

Along with a second-place time of 4:15.68 by the 400-yard medley relay group, the Titans used Vanessa Jagodinsky’s (So. • Green Bay) third-place time of 2:30.33 in the 200-yard freestyle to score team points.

The Titans have a road meet at UW-River Falls on Saturday (Nov. 19).

Shandley Collects WIAC Swimmer Of The Week Citation

Emily ShandleyTwo first-place finishes and one second-place effort helped UW-Oshkosh's Emily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) receive the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Swimmer of the Week award for meets held October 31 - November 6.

Shandley's swims came as UW-Oshkosh suffered losses of 159.5-120.5 to Luther College (Iowa) and 179-94 to UW-Whitewater on Nov. 5.

Shandley took first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.41 seconds. Her performance defeated 17 other competitors, including Nicole Kohnke of UW-Whitewater who placed second in 25.80.

In the 100-yard freestyle, Shandley ousted 21 other contestants.  Shandley posted a winning time of 54.95 seconds, while Kohnke finished second in 56.51.

Shandley also finished second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:37.68. Lauren Lanphere of UW-Whitewater won the event with a time of 5:33.74.

Tessa Kahring of UW-La Crosse was named the WIAC's Women's Diver of the Week.

Titans Unable To Keep Up With Norse, Warhawks

Melissa HarveyBritney HilgendorfEmily ShandleySamantha SommersEmily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) won both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle races during UW-Oshkosh defeats to the Luther College (Iowa) and UW-Whitewater women's swimming and diving teams on Saturday (Nov. 5) in Whitewater.

The Titans were on the short end of a 159.5-120.5 score against Luther College and a 179-94 result against UW-Whitewater.

Shandley posted winning times of 25.41 in the 50-yard freestyle and 54.95 in the 100-yard freestyle. She also contributed a second-place result with her time of 5:37.68 in the 500-yard freestyle. Excelling with the butterfly stroke, Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico) notched second-place finishes at both 50 yards (29.28) and 100 yards (1:04.55).

Allison Booth (So. • Middleton) and Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) tallied a pair of top-three listings. Booth took second in the three-meter dive at 203.85 and third in the one-meter plunge at 205.95. From the backstroke results, Harvey finished second at 50 yards (30.26) and third at 100 yards (1:04.37).

The last second-place finish came from Britney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison), who clocked a time of 1:06.70 in the 100-yard individual medley. Hilgendorf added a fourth-place mark of 57.68 in the 100-yard freestyle. The Titans also compiled a third-place time of 2:00.21 in the 200-yard medley relay.

In addition to Sommers, Katie Duffey (Jr. • McFarland) performed well in the butterfly events. Duffey finished third at 50 yards (29.33) and fourth at 100 yards (1:06.60). With her fourth-place time of 5:51.44 in the 500-yard freestyle, Marissa Graff (So. • Houghton, Mich.) rounded out the top-four listings.

UW-Oshkosh’s next competition is against UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Nov. 12) in Albee Hall.

Titans Conquer Pioneers In Season Opener

Marissa GraffMelissa HarveyEmily ShandleyUW-Oshkosh had four double winners and captured both relays during a 158-71 victory over the Carroll University women’s swimming and diving team on Saturday (Oct. 29) in Albee Hall.

Melissa Harvey (Sr. • Kingsford, Mich.) and Emily Shandley (Jr. • Oak Creek) both won two individual events and swam on the triumphant 200-yard medley relay team. That squad posted a time of 1:58.57 with the help of Vanessa Jagodinsky (So. • Green Bay) and Carissa Priebusch (Fr. • Watertown).

Harvey achieved her first-place results in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:06.78 and the 100-yard backstroke with an effort of 1:03.87. Dominating the short freestyle events, Shandley clocked times of 25.38 at 50 yards and 55.40 at 100 yards.

The long freestyle competitions belonged to Marissa Graff (So. • Houghton, Mich.), who notched winning times of 5:46.62 at 500 yards and 11:47.66 at 1,000 yards. Allison Booth (So. • Middleton) gave the Titans two more wins with her diving figures of 183.07 at one meter and 191.10 at three meters. Samantha Sommers (Sr. • Suamico) gained first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.65, while joining Hannah Forcey (So. • Appleton), Britney Hilgendorf (Fr. • Madison) and Liz Schneider (Jr. • Madison) in capturing the 200-yard freestyle relay with a mark of 1:47.45.

UW-Oshkosh received five second-place results, including two from Hilgendorf who completed the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:16.69 and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:21.09. Forcey took second in the 100-yard freestyle at 58.91, as did Schneider in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:51.84 and Lauren Klasen (So. • Green Bay) in the 1,000-yard freestyle at 12:34.91.

Jagodinsky recorded a pair of the Titans’ five third-place finishes. She tallied a times of 1:07.15 in the 100-yard butterfly and 2:30.66 in the 200-yard individual medley. Other finishes of third came from Priebusch in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:18.85, Schneider in the 200-yard freestyle with a figure of 2:10.37 and Sommers in the 50-yard freestyle with a value of 26.87.

The Titans’ next challenge is at UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Nov. 5).