Full Results

DECATUR, Ill. - Both Illinois Wesleyan swim teams defeated Millikin University and North Central College in double-dual action on Friday, Jan. 27 at McIntosh Pool. The IWU men defeated Millikin by a final score of 125-64 and North Central by a final of 137-39, while the IWU women defeated Millikin 125-54 and North Central 125-45. Each squad recorded eight first place finishes for the evening in rout to their respective victories.

IWU's first victory of the evening came in the men's 400 yard medley relay. The team of junior Morgan Bishop, senior Andrew Younger, and freshman Oscar Schmidt and Will Garcia finished with a time of 3:51.92. Garcia also won the 50 and 500 yard freestyle's with times of 23.32 and 4:51.56 respectively, both are season-bests. Younger was victorious in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 4:40.02.

The men's team of junior Jordan Miller, freshman Will Brinkmann, junior Rob Houle, and senior Ryan O'Toole won the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:34.44. Houle also took the individual 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:55.84, a career-best.

Illinois Wesleyan swept the 1650 yard freestyle's with victories from sophomore Claire Michael and O'Toole. Michael finished with a time of 18:58.72 while O'Toole finished at 17:16.87. O'Toole also came up big in the 100 yard freestyle, taking first with a time of 52.60.

Sophomore Lisa Cheng won two events on Saturday, taking first in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:59.31 and in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.86.

Freshman Annie Meyers earned her second first place finish of the season, winning the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 4:59.77.

Senior's Meg Stanley and Baylee Hoecker were each victorious in their respective events. Stanley won the 100 yard butterfly with a career-best time of 1:03.05 while Hoecker tackled the 100 yard freestyle in 56.40 seconds. Stanley and Hoecker were a part of the first-place finishing 200 yard freestyle relay team that finished with a time of 1:48.92, alongside senior Savannah Feher and freshman Maddie Bollinger.

Junior Tori Tiberi won the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:23.30, a season-best.

What's Next?
The Titans are back home on Saturday, Jan. 28 for a dual against Franklin College. The first event is set for 1 P.M. at IWU's Fort Natatorium.