Neal and Wanezek named to Big Ten Watch List

MADISON, Wis. — Senior diver Ryane Neal and junior swimmer Maggie Wanezek of the Wisconsin ladies’s swim and dive staff have been named to the 2026-27 Big Ten Swimmers and Divers to Watch List, the convention introduced on Tuesday.

Neal returns for her fourth season with the Badgers following her Sixteenth-place end (458.80 pts) on the 2026 NCAA Zone D Diving Championships. Last season, she gained the 10-meter (269.18 pts) and the 1-meter (293.25) in opposition to Illinois.

Coming off her latest choice to the 2026-2027 U.S. National Swim Team, Wanezek seems to be to enhance on an already profitable run with the Badgers. At the 2026 NCAA Championships, the swimmer set private information within the 100 again (49.62) and the 200 again (1:47.73) to earn second-place in each occasions. 

Wanezek set a convention meet file on the 2026 Big Ten Championships to win first place within the 200 again with a time of 1:48.94. She was named to the 2026 First Team All-Big Ten, 2025 Second Team All-Big Ten and 2025 Freshman All-Big Ten. At the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships, Wanezek earned honors for the 200 medley relay (Second Team), 800 free relay (Second Team), 200 free relay (Second Team), 400 medley relay (Second Team), 100 again (First Team) and 200 again (First Team).

The Badgers will open their 2026-27 season at house on Friday, Sept. 25 with an intrasquad meet.