Melissa Harvey (So. • Iron Mountain) swam to a pair of top-six finishes to lead UW-Oshkosh's efforts at the Falcon Women's Swimming Invitational held Friday and Saturday (Dec. 4-5) in Minneapolis, Minn.

Harvey placed third in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.84 and sixth in the 200-yard backstroke with a performance of 2:16.79. Carley Mosher of Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) recorded winning times of 1:00.37 in the 100-yard backstroke and 2:11.77 in the 200-yard backstroke.

Liz Schneider (So. • Madison) also placed in two events. She finished sixth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:31.42 and seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a value of 19:06.61. Carrie Gundersen of Gustavus Adolphus College won both events, posting times of 5:11.43 in the 500-yard freestyle and 17:53.13 in the 1,650-yard freestyle.

The Titans' Lynnea Krajco (Sr. • Verona) finished seventh in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:04.16.

No team scores were kept at the meet.

A few members of the Titans will compete at the UW-Oshkosh Diving Invitational on Saturday (Dec. 10) in Albee Hall. The entire UW-Oshkosh squad will be in action when the Titans host Ripon College on Jan. 9 in Albee Hall.

UW-La Crosse won 10 of 13 events as it posted a 152-84 victory over the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team on Saturday (Nov. 21) in La Crosse.

The two-time defending WIAC champion Eagles received a pair of victories from both Danielle Ellingson and Katelyn Hartung.

Ellingson won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:17.00 and the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:16.08. Hartung finished first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.08 and the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:03.83.

UW-La Crosse also received wins from Shannon Doyle in the three-meter diving (261.30), Brittany Erb in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:40.42), Chelsea Hoff in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.47), Rachel Lavalley in the one-meter diving (2:54.10) and Kasey Madden in the 50-yard freestyle (25.66).

The Eagles picked up their remaining victory in the 400-yard medley relay as Madden, Jennifer Bryson, Dayna Johnson and Brianna Peyer swam to a time of 4:07.76.

UW-Oshkosh was led by the first-place performances of both Lynnea Krajco (Sr. • Verona) and Molly Zahour (Sr. • Cedarburg). Krajco won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:47.39 while Zahour tallied the top effort in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:30.17.

The Titans also won the 400-yard freestyle relay as Krajco, Katie Duffey (Fr. • McFarland), Angie Picotte (Sr. • Andover, Minn.) and Heather Statz (Jr. • Sun Prairie) marked a time of 3:59.52.

UW-Oshkosh owned a pair of second-place finishes as Janna Oelrich (Sr. • Marathon) and Emily Shandley (Fr. • Oak Creek) recorded times of 2:44.53 in the 200-yard breaststroke and 57.73 in the 100-yard freestyle, respectively.

The Titans' Jana Krautkramer (Sr. • Marathon) took third place in two events, the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:38.61 and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:56.47.

Other third-place finishes went to UW-Oshkosh's Picotte in the 100-yard freestyle (58.13), Susan Curtis (Sr. • Cambridge, Minn.) in the 500-yard freestyle (6:11.37) and Liz Schneider (So. • Madison) in the 200-yard freestyle (2:08.32).

UW-Oshkosh's 400-yard medley relay team of Oelrich, Shandley, Zahour and Melissa Harvey (So. • Iron Mountain, Mich.) finished third with a time of 4:20.07.

UW-Oshkosh returns to the pool on Dec. 4 at the UW-River Falls Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.

The WIAC has named UW-Oshkosh's Liz Schneider (So. • Madison) as its Women's Swimmer of the Week for meets held Nov. 2-8.

Schneider won two events as UW-Oshkosh defeated NCAA Division II Northern Michigan University, 120-117, on Nov. 7 in Oshkosh.

Schneider won the 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle events with times of 5:38.21 and 19:15.12, respectively.

Schneider also swam on UW-Oshkosh’s 200-yard freestyle relay team that posted a winning time of 1:48.80. Joining Schneider in the relay were teammates Melissa Harvey, Angie Picotte and Heather Statz. Northern Michigan University finished second to the Titans with a time of 1:48.98.

Shannon Doyle of UW-La Crosse was named the league's Diver of the Week.

Liz Schneider (So. • Madison) won two events and swam on a first-place relay team as UW-Oshkosh edged NCAA Division II Northern Michigan University, 120-117, in a women's swimming and diving meet held Saturday (Nov. 7) in Albee Hall.

UW-Oshkosh owned the winner in seven of the 13 events, including the 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle where Schneider posted first-place times of 5:38.21 and 19:15.12, respectively.

Schneider also participated on UW-Oshkosh's 200-yard freestyle relay team that recorded a time of 1:48.80. Joining Schneider in the relay were Melissa Harvey (So. • Iron Mountain, Mich.), Angie Picotte (Sr. • Andover, Minn.) and Heather Statz (Jr. • Sun Prairie).

The Titans also picked up individual victories from Harvey in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.38, Picotte in the 200-yard freestyle with a mark of 2:06.66 and Janna Oelrich (Sr. • Marathon) in the 100-yard breaststroke with a value of 1:14.84. Harvey and Picotte added second-place finishes with times of 2:26.59 in the 200-yard individual medley and 58.30 in the 100-yard freestyle, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh's remaining triumph came in the 200-yard medley relay. The Titans won the event as Oelrich, Katie Duffey (Fr. • McFarland), Lynnea Krajco (Sr. • Verona) and Emily Shandley (Fr. • Oak Creek) registered a time of 1:58.77.

The Titans got their other second-place finishes from Duffey and Shandley. Duffey marked a time of 1:07.58 in the 100-yard butterfly, while Shandley notched a time of 26.69 in the 50-yard freestyle.

UW-Oshkosh's third-place performances were led by the pair of both Krajco and Cassie Dutko (Fr. • Oshkosh). Krajco recorded times of 27.32 in the 50-yard freestyle and 1:06.10 in the 100-yard backstroke, while Dutko compiled scores of 136.45 in the one-meter diving and 100.90 in the three-meter diving.

Also finishing third were Oelrich in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:28.55, Statz in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:08.39 and Jana Krautkramer (Sr. • Marathon) in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:21.51.

Northern Michigan University had a pair of double winners in Kelsey Sipple and Kelli Vander Baan. Sipple swam to times of 25.81 in the 50-yard freestyle and 56.75 in the 100-yard freestyle, while Vander Baan marked scores of 225.45 in the one-meter diving and 235.25 in the three-meter diving. The Wildcats also picked wins from Gena Haas in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:06.63 and Lindsay Stedman in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:23.78.

UW-Oshkosh returns to the pool to host UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Nov. 14) in Albee Hall.

UW-Oshkosh's Cassie Dutko (Fr. • Oshkosh) has been named by the WIAC as its Women's Diver of the Week for meets held Oct. 26-Nov. 1.

Dutko was the meet’s only diver as UW-Oshkosh opened its 2009-10 season at home against Carroll University on Oct. 31.

Dutko recorded scores of 144.53 in the one-meter diving and 128.95 in the three-meter diving.

Due to the lack of participants in the diving competition, Dutko’s efforts didn’t figure in UW-Oshkosh’s team scoring. UW-Oshkosh edged Carroll University by a score of 95-90.

Julia Olson of UW-Eau Claire was chosen as the league's Swimmer of the Week.