PICTURED ABOVE: Sarah Pankratz

RESULTS

Chicago, Ill.- The Wheaton men's and women's swim teams opened their 2012-13 season with a dual meet at the University of Chicago on Saturday.  Chicago won the women's meet 166-65 and the men's meet 192-47.

The Wheaton women claimed a pair of event victories, both belonging to freshman Kirsty Nitz.  Nitz won the 200-yard individual medley by five seconds with a time of 2:08.49 and had a sound victory in the 200-yard backstroke as well finishing in 2:06.93.  Carlie Herich was third in the 200-yard backstroke finishing at 2:12.48.  Herich also was second in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:47.01.

Ali Offerdahl and Katie Cialkowski took second and third respectively in the 200-yard freestyle with times of 2:00.12 and 2:01.47.  Sarah Pankratz registred a runner-up finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:20.97.

Wheaton's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Herich, Pankratz, Sarah Coley and Amanda MacLurg finished in second with a time of 3:45.43

On the men's side, Wheaton won only one event with Korey Clement (PICTURED RIGHT) winning the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:54.24.  Clement also took second in the 200-yard free, finishing in 1:47.89

Senior Carl Sveen took third in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:38.55.  Wills Francis also took third in the 50-yard freestyle finishing at 22.44.

Freshman Jon Lait made his collegiate debut to the tune of a third place finish in the 200IM with a time of 2:04.11.  Freshman Nick Pulgine also earned a third in his debut, finishing the 500-yard freestyle in 5:01.54.