Joe Patching won three individual events for the men and Natasha Lloyd and Ashley Neidigh each won two for the women as both of Auburn’s swimming and diving teams opened the 2016-17 season with dual meet wins at Wisconsin. The Auburn men won a total of nine events and won the meet 156-144 while the women won 10 events in winning 165-135.
“The first meet of the season is always a challenge,” Auburn head coach Brett Hawke said. “Combine that with traveling to a hostile environment and swimming a good team like Wisconsin, it was a true test.