CHICAGO –The Oakland men's and women's swimming and diving team swept UIC in its final dual meet of the season, taking down the Flames, 205-79 on the men's side and 177-121 on the women's side.
 
The Golden Grizzlies tallied a combined 22 first place finishes between the men and the women including a sweep in diving to add four first place finishes. 
 
Marko Khotynetskyi time trailed in the 200 back, cruising to a finish in 1:42.01, the 29th fastest time in the country and making the NCAA B cut.
 
In the 400 medley relay, Oakland took the top spot as the women's team of Jewel Huang, Sydney McDowell, Mia Keranen and Ronja Riihinen finished in 3:50.94. The men's squad of Will Gayne, Tarek Aboelthana, Mack Flowers and Ryan Geheb touched the wall in 3:20.06, good for first place.
 
McDowell earned top times in the 200 IM (2:06.84) and 100 breast (1:04.06)
 
Flowers added three more first place finishes on the day in the 200 free (1:39.41), 100 free (45.32), and 100 fly (48.66). The Senior finished third in the 200 breast (2:20.88) behind teammates Taylor Bailey, who placed first in 2:17.40, while Emily Shores finished second (2:18.87). 
 
Aboelthana recorded two top individual finishes in the 100 breast (56.47), and the 200 breast (2:04.86). 
 
Gayne led the Golden Grizzlies in the 200 back (1:49.97), and 100 back (50.87), while also earning a first place finish in the 400 free relay with teammates Valance Washington, William Barton and Geheb (3:05.12).
 
Emily Aycock cruised to ta first place finish in the 1000 free, finishing in 10:31.99, nearly nine seconds ahead of the next finisher. 
 
In diving, senior Bernie Turchi placed first in both the 3 meter (294.95) and 1 meter (281.20).  On the men's side, Luke Lathrup earned two first place finishes in the 3 meter, scoring 239.80, and recording a 225.55 in 1 meter competition. 
 
The NCAA Women's Championships will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. They're scheduled to take place March 17-20. North Carolina State University and the Greensboro Sports Foundation will serve as co-hosts. Susan LaGrand will compete in the 200 back after qualifying in a time of 1:53.9, shaving nearly two seconds off her previous best at the EMU Last Chance Meet.

Oakland will travel to Indianapolis for the Horizon League Championships April 5-6 in diving competition, and April 8-10 in swimming, hosted by IUPUI.