Swimmers Beat Lawrence

Nov. 14, 2009

The Falcons swam very well in their meet against Lawrence University at the River Falls High School pool on Saturday afternoon. The men won 120-75 and the women won 132-89.

Alyssa Adair led the women's team, winning the mixed 1000 freestyle with a time of 11:52.34 and the 100 backstroke in 1:06.97. Mars Delgado led the men's team winning the 50 free with a time of 22.97 and the 100 free with a time of 51.34. Kevin O'Brien also won two events; the 200 IM in 2:08.58 and the 100 butterfly in 54 seconds.

Many other Falcons showed their speed in the water. Ray Carlos won the 200 free in 1:56.04. Emily Stein dominated the 100 free with a time of 58.14. Sarah Koch outlasted her opponents in the 200 IM with a time of 2:28.13. Tori Jambretz won the 100 butterfly in 1:06.51.

The Falcons divers also performed extremely well at the meet. Becca Goldman won the 1-meter event with a score of 121.9. Dan Ehrenberg won the men's 1-meter event with a score of 98.2.

The Falcons take their impressive team to Eau Claire on Saturday for a meet with the Blugolds that starts at 1 p.m.

Meet Results

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O'Brien Named WIAC
Swimmer of the Week

Nov. 3, 2009

Men
Kevin O’Brien (Sr., Hastings, Minn.) set a school record in the team’s 151-110 win at Macalester on Friday night and has been named the WIAC swimmer of the week.

O’Brien set the record in the 100 fly and finished first with a time of 54.2. He also won the 200 IM in 2:11.44 and the 50 fly in 24.77. O’Brien, 5-10, was also part of the 200 medley relay team that placed first in 1:45.75.

O'Brien, Wiseman Lead Falcon Swimmers at Macalester
Oct. 30, 2009

Kevin O'Brien led the men and Hannah Wiseman the women at the Macalester dual meets held Friday night in St. Paul, Minn.

O'Brien set the school record in the 100 fly with a time of 54.2. He won the race. He also won the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.44 and the 50 fly in 24.77.

Wiseman won the 1,000 free in 11.31.5. Her time is the fourth fastest in UWRF history in the event.

The Falcon men won, 151-110, while the women lost, 146-127.

Dan Ehrenberg won the one-meter diving with 108.6 points. Ray Carlos won the 200 breast in 2:28.42 and the 200 free in 1:57.24.

The Falcon 200 medley relay team of Dan Blasberg, Carlos, O'Brien and Mars Delgado won that event in 1:45.75.

For the women, Emily Stein won the 50 fly in 29.5 and the 200 free in 2:06.98. Dani Jo Schiro won the one-meter diving with a 137.45 total. Sarah Koch took first place in the 200 IM in 2:31.26. The Falcon 400 free relay team won that race in 4:03.24. Members are the team are Wiseman, Darian Kaiser, Alyssa Adair and Stein.

The Falcons will next host Lawrence on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.

Meet Results

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Falcons impressive at SMU meet
Oct. 17, 2009

The Falcons did very well at the Early Bird meet at Saint Mary’s university. The men’s and women’s teams both won their respective competitions, although official team scoring did not take place.
The Falcons did very well in the 200-meter freestyle with Alyssa Adair finishing first with a time of 2:16.61. On the men’s side Ray Carlos won with a time of 1:59.44. In the 50-yard freestyle race Hannah Wiseman won with a time of 26.99. In the men’s 50-yard freestyle the Falcons dominated taking the first 6 places and led by Mark Delgado who finished with a time of 23.56.
Leading the Falcons in the 100-yard IM was Sarah Koch who won with a time of 1:09.97. Winning in the women’s 50-yard backstroke was Darian Kaiser with a time of 31.71, while in the men’s 50-yard backstroke Ty Campbell was victorious swimming his race in 30.11. Caitlin Gargulak outlasted her opponents swimming a time of 36.37 in the 50-yard breaststroke. In diving Dan Ehrenberg won with a score of 71.50.
Hannah Wiseman won her second event of the day with a time of 59.72 in the 100-yard freestyle, and would win her third of the day with a 1:06.82 in the 100-yard backstroke. Mars Delgado also won his second event of the day with a time of 52.87 in the men’s 100-yard freestyle. In the women’s 100-yard butterfly Emily Stein of the Falcons won with a time of 1:08.31. Sean Breneman won the men’s 100-yard butterfly swimming a time of 1:04.87. In the men’s 100-yard backstroke Mark Ross won with a time of 59.16. In the women’s 100-yard breaststroke Linda Tierney won with a time of 1:17.76. In the 100-yard breaststroke Ray Carlos won his second event of the day with a time of 1:09.41.

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Falcons Prepare for Upcoming Swim Season

Oct. 10, 2009

The Falcon men's and women's swimming and diving team held their Red/White Intersquad at the River Falls High School pool and, despite a false start on the men's 200 medley relay, the Red team managed to hold off the White team winning 155-154.

Emily Stein led the effort on the women's side for the White team. Stein won the 200 and 100 yard freestyles and got second in the 50 freestyle. Hannah Wiseman took two firsts for the Red team with wins in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke.

On the men's side of the meet, Ray Carlos took first in the 200 free and 100 breast for the Red team, while Dan Ehrenberg took first in the 50 free and Travis Dunnell got the win in the 200 IM.

Head Coach Bill Henderson reported that, "the times were very solid for this early in the season. We have a very balanced team this year in terms of contributions from veterans and newcomers."

The team heads to Winona, Minn., for a short events meet with St. Mary's on Saturday. The meet starts at 1 p.m.

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Falcons Prepare for Upcoming Swim Season
Oct. 9, 2009

By Charlie Korenchen
UWRF Sports Information

As the UW-River Falls swimming and diving teams prepare for the 2009 season there is a lot to look forward to.

The Falcons will be swimming at River Falls High School since the UWRF pool is closed due to old age and disrepair. The team is again being lead by Head Coach Bill Henderson who is in his eighth season at UWRF. The teams are excited and expecting to improve upon last year and make their way up the conference standings .

The River Falls women are poised to make great improvements on last year’s season. One of this year’s strongest swimmers could be junior Emily Stein. There are many other swimmers who have been performing well during early-season practices, including sophomore Tori Jambretz, and senior Alyssa Adair. Along with these upper classmen there is a very strong class of freshmen. Hannah Wiseman should make a big difference for the Falcons this year swimming the individual freestyle events. Sarah Koch has showed promise as an incoming freshman and is a very versatile swimmer.

The women will take their hard work they put in this offseason into WIAC action in hopes that they can reach fourth place or better in the WIAC championships. Another of the Falcons main goals this season is to have their first winning dual meet record in a long time. They will take on WIAC opponents Eau Claire and Oshkosh this year.

The men’s team has put in a lot of time working this offseason and hopes those efforts will pay off as they also try and improve up to fourth place or better in the conference. Just like the women the men’s team will also be looking to have a winning dual meet record. Their toughest competition in the conference looks to be Stevens Point as they are usually one of the nation’s best teams.
The men’s team also has a cast of strong swimmers that will hopefully lead them to a successful year. Senior Ty Campbell returns after being voted the team’s Most Inspirational in 2009. Along with Campbell the team will be lead by senior Sean Breneman. Junior twins Josh and Justin Anderson also look to be very strong swimmers and lead the team toward its goals. Kevin O’Brien is a senior who has not been able to swim the past couple years but looks forward to being a big part of the Falcon squad. The menalso have a strong incoming freshmen class who they hope will help them to success. Ray Carlos, swimming the breaststroke and individual medley races, is a key swimmer this season. Along with Carlos is freshman Mars Delgado who is a great sprint freestyler and breaststroker.

The Falcons will open their 2009-10 season on Oct. 17, when they travel to St. Mary's.

The Falcons will host the Falcon Invite, which will be at the University of Minnesota on Dec. 4-5. This meet is the pride of the Falcon teams. It is the largest swimming meet in the nation with over 500 athletes competing.

The Falcons will also be the hosts of the WIAC Championships from Feb. 11-13. This meet will also be at the University of Minnesota.

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