Take your mark: Badgers head to Minnesota for Border Battle

MADISON, Wis. — After a 4 -week break, the Wisconsin swimming and diving groups will head as much as Minneapolis to tackle the Minnesota Gophers in a Border Battle on Friday at 5 p.m. 

Before the Badgers hit the water, listed here are 5 issues to know:

1. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Last season, a packed pool noticed Wisconsin take down Minnesota in a twin meet at Soderholm. Wisconsin’s 158 factors held off Minnesota’s 142 to notch its eighth consecutive win over the Gophers. 

2. TOP 25 MATCHUP

Wisconsin tops the Gophers in the latest CSCAA Top 25 ballot, sitting at No. 15 on the ladies’s aspect and No. 22 on the lads’s. The Gophers fall at No. 24 on each side, simply two spots behind the Wisconsin males and eight spots behind the Wisconsin girls. 

3. LAST TIME OUT

Four weeks in the past, the Badgers took on No. 10 Michigan and Notre Dame in a triangular meet in South Bend, Indiana. On the lads’s aspect, the Badgers had a robust displaying, notching a number of runner-up finishes to defeat the Fighting Irish 155-143, however in the end fell to the Wolverines 183-115. Junior Yoav Romano highlighted the meet for UW with second-place finishes in each of his occasions. 

On the ladies’s aspect, the Badgers carved their means by way of the water for a number of standout finishes, accumulating six occasion winners. Brooke Corrigan made a mark on her freshman season with robust first-place finishes within the 100 and 200 breast occasions. Sophomore Maggie Wanezek continued her profitable season, main the pack with two first-place finishes within the 100 and 200 again. 

4. DIVING RIGHT IN

Senior Jan Lanser put up robust showings within the diving effectively in opposition to Michigan and Notre Dame. The Wisconsin native collected a runner-up end on the 3-meter with 352.06 factors. On the ladies’s aspect, Ryane Neal collected a top-three end on the 1-meter with 282.20 factors, and led the Badgers with a fifth-place displaying on the 3-meter.

5. FOLLOW ALONG

Live outcomes may be discovered on the MeetMobile App, alongside updates on Instagram and X @badgerswimdive. A post-meet recap may be discovered on uwbadgers.com.