Feb. 9, 2004

Women
Amy Bowe (Sr., Austin, Minn.) competed in her last dual meet as a Falcon at La Crosse. She swam the 100 fly in 1:25.9.

Men
Jon Jarvis (Sr., Hastings, Minn.) and Brandon VanVleet (Sr., Grandy, Minn. Cambridge-Isanti HS) competed in their last dual meet as Falcons at La Crosse. VanVleet won the 50 free with a time of 21.98 and the 100 free in 47.96. Jarvis swam the 200 IM in 2:09.56.

Feb. 2, 2004

Women
Ali Miesen (Fr., St. Paul Park, Minn. Park HS) had one of her best efforts of the season in a double dual meet at Eau Claire on Saturday. She placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:21.66 and fifth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:56.44.

Men
Jon Jarvis (Sr., Hastings, Minn.) had some outstanding times in swims in a double dual meet at Eau Claire on Saturday. He finished fourth in the 1,000 free in 11:22.53, third in the 200 backstroke in 2:14.29 and third in 100 fly in 55.77. He was also a member of the 200 free relay team that finished second in 1:31.12.

Jan. 26, 2004

Women
Laura Schultz (Jr., Ripon, Wis.) performed well in the team's dual meet win over St. Mary's. She won the 100 breaststroke in 1:17.55 and the 100 free in 58.59. She also was the top Falcon swimmer in the 400 IM finishing in 5:16.57. She was also a member of the Falcon 200 medley relay team that placed first in 2:00.86.

Men
Kyle Palmer (Fr., North Mankato, Minn. Mankato West HS) had some solid swims for the Falcons in the team's dual meet win over St. Mary's. He won the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.96 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:21.26. He had the team's top finish in the 400 IM in 4:39.24. Palmer also swam on the 200 medley relay team that placed first in 1:44.1.

Dec. 8, 2003

Women
Rachel Clark (So., Rochester, Minn. John Marshall HS) and Kelly Deters (Jr., Sauk Rapids, Minn. Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) both had some strong swims and finishes at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Invitational held last weekend. Clark won the 100 fly in 1:01.54 and she placed second in the 200 IM in 2:18.95. Deters placed second in the 50 free in 25.7 and second in the 100 free in 57.31.

Men
Brandon VanVleet (Sr., Grandy, Minn. Cambridge-Isanti HS) had some outstanding efforts, and crumbled a Falcon record, at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Invitational held last weekend. VanVleet won the 50 free in 21.12, the 100 free in 47.44 and the 200 free in 1:48.01. "Brandon didn't just break the school record in the 50 freestyle, he obliterated it," Falcon Coach Bill Henderson said. "He took .39 seconds off his existing school record with a time of 21.12 which makes the NCAA Div. III B time standard. When you consider that records in the 50 free are usually broken by a few 100s of a second, Van Vleet's time is pretty amazing." He was also a member of four relay teams that did well. He swam with the 400 free relay team that placed first in 3:21.22, the 200 free team that placed second in 1:29.96, the 200-medley relay team that placed second in 1:43.13 and the 800 free relay team that placed second in 7:41.18.

Nov. 24, 2003

Women
Katie Bild (Fr., Maplewood, Minn. North St. Paul HS) "has been training very hard this season. She had some very strong swims this past weekend at the conference relays," Falcon Coach Bill Henderson said. She swam in the 300 IM relay, the 200 freestyle relay, the 200 medley relay, the 300 breaststroke relay and the 400 freestyle relay at the WIAC Meet held at UW-La Crosse on Saturday.

Men
Dan Kessenich (So., Green Bay, Wis. Pulaski HS), "just returned to the team after completing the cross-country season. He showed that he is ready to go in the pool with some very strong swims despite only a week of training," Falcon Coach Bill Henderson said. He swam in the 400 medley relay, the 300 butterfly relay, the 300 backstroke relay and the 400 freestyle relay events at the WIAC Relays held Saturday at UW-La Crosse.

Oct. 20, 2003

Women
Kate Talbot (Fr., Falcon Heights, Minn. Roseville HS) swam her first collegiate meet and finished strong in the team's season-opening dual meet against Oshkosh. "Kate had a super first meet as a Falcon with three excellent swims," Coach Bill Henderson said. She finished third in the 200 free in 2:19.93, fourth in the 500 free in 6:27.89, and as a member of the 200-medley relay team that placed fourth in 2:13.52.

Men
Brandon VanVleet (Sr Grandy, Minn. Cambridge-Isanti HS) was involved in three first place finishes for the Falcons in the team's season-opening dual meet against Oshkosh. He won the 200 free in 1:51.2 and the 100 free in 48.72. He was a member of the 200 free relay team that placed first in 1:37.18. "Brandon had two outstanding individual swims and three first place finishes including the 200 relay," Coach Bill Henderson said.

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