Tag: swimming and diving
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‘Swimming World’ publishes tribute to UW-Green Bay’s Merner
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A student-written piece at the website of the national publication Swimming World bids a fond farewell to the 25-year head coach of UW-Green Bay’s Division I swimming and diving program, Jim Merner. “(After) 10 conference championships, 10 runner-up finishes and 11 Coach of the Year awards, (he) will be shelving his clipboard and time sheets…
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Merner to retire as swimming/diving coach
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After building a pair of strong and successful programs for the Green Bay Phoenix, Jim Merner is retiring following a 25-year mainstay as head coach of both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs effective June 30. Merner began his tenure, the second longest of any active head coach at Green Bay, back in…
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Five Phoenix student-athletes earn winter all-academic honors
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Five UW-Green Bay student-athletes have been recognized as members of the 2015 Winter Academic All-Horizon League Teams. The teams, which represent success in competition as well as in the classroom, were voted on by the league’s faculty athletics representatives and athletics communications directors. Earning academic all-league honors for the Phoenix were women’s basketball’s Megan Lukan,…
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Women third, men fourth at Horizon swimming/diving meet
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The Phoenix men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams completed the 2015 Horizon League Championship meet on Saturday, with the women’s squad finishing third while the men placed fourth overall. Read more.
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Swimming/Diving take aim on Horizon League Championships
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The Green Bay men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are set to compete at the 2015 Horizon League Championships this week in Milwaukee. The four-day conference meet begins Wednesday, Feb. 25 and concludes Saturday. The Phoenix women posted a 4-5 record in dual meets this season, but had very impressive showings in both multi-team…
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Nice win for Phoenix swimming and diving teams
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The Green Bay swimming and diving teams had strong days Saturday at the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium. The men’s and women’s Phoenix squads were both victorious in the dual against Cleveland State. The women convincingly beat Cleveland State by a 73-point margin (181-108), and the men won the dual by a total of three points…
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Phoenix women finish third, men fifth at Horizon League meet
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The Green Bay swimming and diving teams concluded their participation at the 2014 Horizon League Championships on Saturday, with the women’s squad finishing third and the men’s team placing fifth after four days of fierce competition at Cleveland State. Conference newcomer Oakland won both the men’s and women’s team titles. A highlight of the meet’s…
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Women move up, more records fall on day two
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The Green Bay women moved into third place on Thursday, and the men’s squad saw two more school records fall on the second day of the 2014 Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships at the Busbey Natatorium. Sophomore Willem Poelmans of Hasselt, Belgium corralled a third-place finish on the men’s side, racing to a new…
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Relay victory highlights day one of Horizon swimming/diving meet
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The Green Bay men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened the four-day 2014 Horizon League Championship meet on Wednesday, with both squads turning in a number of impressive performances at the Busbey Natatorium on the Cleveland State campus. The men’s 200 medley relay team (Evan Hill, Ryan Korslin, Cole Hackney and Ben Loeffelholz) provided…
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Swim teams head to Cleveland for Horizon League championships
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During his time as coach of the swimming and diving teams, Jim Merner has elevated the Phoenix into a strong Division I program, winning 10 conference championships that included a span of seven consecutive women’s titles from 2005-11. That’s how the Green Bay Press-Gazette describes the Phoenix setting sights on bringing the title back to…