The men's and women's swimming and diving teams triumphed over the University of Cincinnati (UC) Bearcats Jan. 14.

The women's team defeated UC 175.5-124.5, while the men outswam the Bearcats166-113.

For the men's team, junior Chris Gunnels took first in the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle, and was part of the first place 200 medley and 200 relay teams.

Overall, Gunnels earned the team a total of 18 individual points for the team.

Junior Brendan Melling also contributed a large amount of points to the team's score.

Melling won the 400 individual medley and took second and third in two other events.

Junior Jason Hass won the 200 butterfly and placed second in another event, contributing 13 points to the team's score.

The men's diving team also had a successful night, as junior Jimmy Beres claimed first in the one-meter and three-meter events.

The women's swimming and diving teams improved their dual meet record to 7-1 as they crushed the Bearcats Friday night.

The team is currently ranked first in the latest mid-major division I poll.

Senior Megan Brunn contributed 22 individual points to the team's score after she earned first place finishes in the 100 and 200 breastroke, while earning second in another event.

Senior Kelsey Vehr had a first place finish in the 400 medley and was a part of the first place medley relay team with sophomores Leah Thornton, Bekka Westrick and Maddie Kete.

The team earned a total of 17 points for her team overall.

Vehr's teammate, junior Chelsey Burington, contributed 13 points to the team with her win in the 200 freestyle.

The team had many goals for the weekend besides winning.

Vehr views each competition as important preparation for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships coming up in February.

"This meet is a great chance to judge where we are individually and as a team so far in the season," Vehr said. "It's really helpful for the coaches to judge which events to put us in for MAC's and who could be on relays at the end of the year."

The match against UC was successful for the women, with more than 21 of the swimmers and divers earning first place points toward the team's winning score.

The women's swimming and diving teams will resume their seasons Jan. 22 against the Ball State University Cardinals.

The men will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. Jan. 29 to take on the Eastern Michigan University Eagles.