MACOMB, Ill. - Junior divers Anthony Holzhauer and Eric Campbell swept the diving events against Milwaukee, while 14 season-best times were recorded for the Western Illinois swimming and diving team at Saturday's final home meet of the season.

“Season bests are most important to us as we begin to start tapering,” Western Illinois head coach Nathan Mundt said. “Top times are what we are working for all season and it's important that we stay focused with our conference championship meet just around the corner.”

After facing Green Bay just the night before, Western Illinois fell to the Horizon League's Milwaukee 149-83 on the men's side and 158-80 on the women's side.

“It was tough having back-to-back meets with such strong teams from the Horizon League,” Mundt said. “Our swimmers and divers didn't back off and we want this type of competition before the championships.”

Team captain Amanda Smith won the women's 100-yard freestyle event with a time of 54.67. Teammate Kaley Rowe took second in the event with a time of 54.99. The Westerwinds defeated three Milwaukee swimmers in the event.

In the women's 200-yard backstroke event Erin Carl edged out Milwaukee's Kristina Hansen for a first-place time of 2:11.99. Gregory Thede captured a season-best time of 2:15.47 in the men's 200-yard breaststroke event for a second-place finish for the Leathernecks.

Other swimmers to record season-best times included Smith, Rachel Krull, Carl, Taylor Martin, Brian Demijan, Zack Johnson, Thede, Josh Gregory, Mike Regan, Phil Kurz and Dan Kurz.

In diving, Holzhauer took first-place on the 1-meter board with a score of 311.33 with Campbell in second place with a score of 274.50. On the 3-meter board Campbell took first with a score of 304.80 and Holzhauer took second with a score of 273.38. Both Western Illinois divers finished ahead of Milwaukee's Josh Lindquist and Nick Dewitt.

For the Westerwinds, Molly Carrignan took second place on the 3-meter board and Stephanie Roley finished in third place on the 1-meter board with a score of 190.80. Carrignan finished just below teammate Roley with a score of 186.60, good enough for fourth.

The Western Illinois swimming and diving team concluded regular-season competition with the Milwaukee meet and will travel to The Summit League Championships in Rochester, Mich., February 21-23.