FRANKLIN, Ind.- A combination of four Titans claimed first-place finishes in the Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving team's clash with Franklin College, Friday, Jan. 31. The Titans dropped to the Grizzlies 188-56 on the men's team, while the women scored 78 points compared to Franklin's 152. 

Freshman Lauren Feddersen (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial HS) turned a time of 11:19.81 in the 1000 yard freestyle to lead the Titans. Sophomore Ellen Gilbert (Northbrook, Ill.-Glenbrook North HS) posted a season-best time of 58.66 in the 100 yard butterfly to also claim first. Sophomore Megan Wong (Gurnee, Ill.-Warren Township HS) clocked in at 2:12.44 in the 200 yard individual medley, while senior Maddie Bollinger (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville HS) notched a season-best time in the 100 yard freestyle (56.79) to claim second-place finishes. 

Senior Will Garcia (Mundelein, Ill.-Mundelein HS) tallied two event wins in the 100 and 1000 yard freestyle with times of 50.14 and 10:07.05, shaving nearly 19 seconds off his season-best time in the 1000 yard event. Freshman Dillon Cherwin (Huntley, Ill.-Huntley HS) cut roughly 17 seconds from his season-best time in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 4:49.20. 

Senior Amber Gauthier (Battle Creek, Mich.-Pennfield HS) will represent IWU Saturday, Feb. 15 in the CCIW Diving Championships, hosted at Fort Natatorium. First dive is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m.