VALPARAISO, Indiana. November 22. SIX event victories, including three by David Sivak were not quite enough for the Valparaiso men as the Crusaders dropped a home meet to Milwaukee 128.5-85.5.
The Crusaders started the day in triumphant fashion edging out the Panthers in the 400 medley relay. Kyle Verage, Trevor Trimpe, Ansel Hillmer, and Victor Sikorski finished in a time of 3:38.83.
Sivak won the 200 freestyle by more than three seconds with a time of 1:46.56, the first of his three events on the day. He also cruised to victory in the 100 free in 48.16 seconds. The sophomore finished his day with a time of 1:01.93 in the 100 breaststroke to capture his third event of the day.
Sikorski was victorious in the 50 free with a time of 21.66 seconds for the Brown and Gold as well while Kurtis Malone won the one-meter diving with a score of 232.20.
Adam Jajtner earned a second place finish in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:21.32 while also finishing runner-up in the 500 free, touching the wall in 4:59.38.
The Valparaiso women opened a three-meet homestand by dropping a 159-64 decision to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The Crusaders opened the meet strong with a victory in the 400 medley relay by the team of Shaunna Dangremond, Amy Andracki, Rachel Majercik, and Jaclyn Krause.
Majercik and Krause also went 1-2 in the 100 freestyle, with Majercik winning with a time of 54.48 seconds. Krause turned in a mark of 55.82 seconds and then finished second in the 50 free with a time of 25.33 seconds.
Karen Berg also earned a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:04.05, a career-best mark in the event.
Special thanks to Valparaiso for contributing this report.