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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell short in their season opener against Augustana College Saturday, Jan. 23. The women battled to a 139-132 defeat, while the men were edged 132-129 loss. 
 
Junior Mason McCauley (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) won the 200 freestyle (1:49.64), 200 butterfly (2:02.42), and 200 breaststroke (2.25.60) to lead the way for the Titans. Fellow junior Jackson Rapala (Roselle, Ill.-Lake Park) swam strong, earning two individual titles. Placing first in the 1000 free, Rapala touched in with a time of 10:39.55, follows by freshman Henry Moore (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial) in second with a time of 10:49.0. Rapala also finished nearly a minute ahead of his competitor in the 500 free with a time of 5:13.03 earning him first place. 
 
In his debut, freshman Ethan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) won two events for the Green and White. Lowder came in with a time of 22.14in the 50 free and 54.99 in the 100 fly. He added a second place finish in the 100 free with a time of 50.12. Champaign, Ill. native Moore won the 500 free finishing with a time of 5:10.93.
 
Freshman diver Jack Troyer (Arlington Heights, Ill.-John Hersey), broke the 200-point mark with 221.95 on the one-meter dive and 202.80 on the three-meter dive. 
 
For the women, junior Ellen Gilbert (Northbrook, Ill.-Glenbrook North) racked up two individual titles, sweeping in the 100 fly (1:00.26) and in the 200 fly (2:09.96). She also earned a third place finish in the 100 free (55.31) right behind freshman teammate Hannah Murray (West Chicago, Ill.-St. Charles East). In her IWU debut, Murray swam a time of 55.15 to finish second. Murray also won the 200 free with a time of 2:00.35 and placed second in the 50 free touching in at 25.70. 
 
Lauren Feddersen (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial) swept in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, touching in with times of 1:11.15 and 2:32.02, respectively. Natalie Wajda (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South), another freshman making her debut, won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:11.58, just ahead of fellow freshman Jackie Rae Kelch (Peoria, Ill.-Notre Dame). Wajda and Kelch also finished back-to-back in the 100 backstroke, tapping in at 1:02.32 and 1:03.09, respectively.
 
IWU returns to the pool next weekend, Jan. 30, when Millikin University and North Central College travel to Fort Natatorium. The first event is set to take place at 1 p.m.
 
IWU Individual Results
 
Women 1000 Yard Free
2. Emma Taylor 11:16.34
4. Amanda Smith 11:44.42
5. Emma Stroh 11:51.92
 
Men 1000 Yard Free
1. Jackson Rapala 10:39.55
2. Henry Moore 10.49.00
 
Women 200 Yard Free
1. Hannah Murray 2:00.35
3. Josephine Schmidt 2:04.77
7. Laurin Ebert 2:11.67
 
Men 200 Yard Free
1. Mason McCauley 1:49.64
3. Jake Kalenowski 1:53.98
 
Women 50 Yard Free
2. Hannah Murray 25.70
4. Josephine Schmidt 26.66
7. Emma Taylor 27.59
 
Men 50 Yard Free
1. Ethan Lowder 22.14
4. Jake Kalenowski 23.64 
 
Women 100 Yard Butterfly
1. Ellen Gilbert 1:00.26
4. Jackie Rae Kelch 1:05.98
 
Men 100 Yard Butterfly
1. Ethan Lowder 54.99
3. Jake Kalenowski 57.85
 
Women 200 Yard Butterfly
1. Ellen Gilbert 2:09.96
2. Shannon Murphy 2:33.43
3. Donna Kurek 2:34.06
 
Men 200 Yard Butterfly
1. Mason McCauley 2:02.96
4. Shannon Pinto 2:16.32
 
Women 100 Yard Free
2. Hannah Murray 55.15
3. Ellen Gilbert 55.31
4. Megan Wong 56.35
7. Bella Calcagno 58.95 
 
Men 100 Yard Free
2. Ethan Lowder 50.12
5. Shannon Pinto 53.46
 
Women 100 Yard Backstroke
2. Natalie Wajda 1:02.32
3. Jackie Rae Kelch 1:03.09
6. Anna Keebler 1:06.83
 
Men 100 Yard Backstroke
4. Henry Moore 1:03.32
 
Women 200 Yard Backstroke
1. Natalie Wajda 2:11.58
2. Jackie Rae Kelch 2:18.47
5. Shannon Murphy 2:25.30
6. Anna Keebler 2:29.60
 
Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Lauren Feddersen 1:11.15
3. Megan Wong 1:13.03
5. Bella Calcagno 1:15.79
6. Sydney Dunlap 1:19.66
 
Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
2. Jackson Rapala 1:18.44 
3. Jake Harrison 1:19.43
 
Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
1. Lauren Feddersen 2:32.02
3. Josephine Schmidt 2:38.30
4. Sydney Dunlap 2:52.43
5. Emma Stroh 2:58.41
 
Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
1. Mason McCauley 2:25.60
3. Jake Harrison 2:57.48
 
Women 500 Yard Free
2. Laurin Ebert 5:37.63
3. Donna Kurek 5:39.43
4. Emma Taylor 5:41.47
7. Amanda Smith 5:50.13
 
Men 500 Yard Free
1. Henry Moore 5:10.93
2. Jackson Rapala 5:13.03
 
Women 100 Yard Butterfly
2. Ellen Gilbert 1:00.26
4. Jackie Rae Kelch 1:05.98
 
Men 100 Yard Butterfly
1. Ethan Lowder 54.99
3. Jake Kalenowski 57.85
 
Women 200 Yard IM
3. Natalie Wajda 2:21.91
4. Lauren Feddersen 2:22.02
5. Shannon Murphy 2:26.90
 
Men 200 Yard IM
3. Shannon Pinto 2.17.66
 
Men 1 Mtr Dive
1. Jack Troyer 221.95
2. Jake Harrison 154.90
 
Men 3 Mtr Dive
1. Jack Troyer 202.80