Final Results (PDF)

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University women's and men's swimming and diving teams began their 2021-22 campaigns against Lewis University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis at Lewis Pool Friday night, Oct. 22. The women battled both Division II foes tight, but fell to Lewis 139-120, and UMSL 159-100. The men dropped to Lewis, 219-37, and UMSL by a 210-45 tally.

On the women's side, Illinois Wesleyan recorded five wins. Senior Ellen Gilbert (Northbrook, Ill.-Glenbrook North) earned two, while senior Megan Wong (Gurnee, Ill.-Warren Township), sophomore Natalie Wajda (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South), and freshman Hadley Fudge (Stanford, Ill.-University) added one apiece. 

Gilbert claimed first in the 100 and 200 butterfly, doing so in convincing fashion. Gilbert clocked in with a time of 2:10.71 in the 200, besting her Division II opposition by nearly 10 seconds, before winning the 100 fly with a time of 59.21.

Wong picked up a win in the 200 freestyle. Trailing after the first split, she closed strong to touch in with a time of 2:01.04.

Wajda touched in with a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke, recording a time of 1:01.56. She later added a third-place finish in the 500 free, where she registered a time of 5:30.22.

Fudge put together a strong collegiate debut with three top-three finishes, highlighted by a win in the 100 individual medley. Fudge won the 100 IM with a time of 1:01.63, just barely edging Lewis' Larissa Alves (1:01.91). She was second in the 200 backstroke (2:12.56) and notched a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.21).

Sophomore Hannah Murray (West Chicago, Ill.-St. Charles East) placed second in the 100 free (56.08) and third in the 50 free (25.75). Wong came in right behind her in the 100 free, touching in with a third-place time of 56.43.

Murray, Wajda, Wong, and Gilbert also teamed up for third-place finish in the 200 free relay. The Titans posted a time of 1:42.57.

Senior Mason McCauley (Deerfield, Ill.-Deerfield) and sophomore Ethan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) paced the men's team with a pair of top-five finishes. McCauley grabbed a second-place finish in the 500 free, while Lowder clocked in at 22.03 to earn fourth in the 50 free.

Illinois Wesleyan returns to action at home next weekend, Oct. 30, as host of the IWU Halloween Invite. Action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. inside Fort Natatorium.

IWU Individual Results
Women's 1000 Free
3. Amanda Smith 11:47.67
4. Emma Stroh 12:22.51

Men's 1000 Free
6. Jackson Rapala 10:47.46
7. Henry Moore 10:56.48

Women's 200 Free
1. Megan Wong 2:01.04
8. Jade Kaminska 2:06.16
13. Alexa Starkey 2:09.85
16. Donna Kurek 2:14.74

Men's 200 Free
10. Jake Kalenowski 1:59.34

Women's 100 Back
1. Natalie Wajda 1:01.56
8. Anna Keebler 1:07.74
10. Shannon Murphy 1:09.35

Men's 100 Back
8. Colin McKibben 59.14
9. Alex Kula 59.48

Women's 100 Breast
3. Hadley Fudge 1:09.21
9. Josie Schmidt 1:15.93
10. Bella Calcagno 1:18.32
11. Sydney Dunlap 1:21.23

Men's 100 Breast
8. Mason McCauley 1:05.74
9. Donald Tichy 1:10.41

Women's 200 Fly
1. Ellen Gilbert 2:10.71
8. Lauren Feddersen 2:29.13

Men's 200 Fly
9. Shannon Pinto 2:17.24

Women's 50 Free
3. Hannah Murray 25.75
6. Emily Marks 26.06
9. Jade Kaminska 27.03
10. Sami Curtis 28.16

Men's 50 Free
4. Ethan Lowder 22.03
11. Jake Kalenowski 23.53
12. Henry Moore 23.84
13. Donald Tichy 26.61

Women's 100 Free
2. Hannah Murray 56.08
3. Megan Wong 56.43
4. Emily Marks 56.53

Men's 100 Free
10. Ethan Lowder 50.42
13. Mason McCauley 51.56
14. Jake Kalenowski 52.91
16. Donald Tichy 58.38

Women's 200 Back
2. Hadley Fudge 2:12.56
9. Amanda Smith 2:28.65
10. Anna Keebler 2:29.49
12. Shannon Murphy 2:30.50

Men's 200 Back
7. Alex Kula 2:09.93
8. Colin McKibben 2:11.33

Women's 200 Breast
6. Lauren Feddersen 2:38.88
7. Jade Kaminska 2:39.18
9. Sydney Dunlap 2:54.19
10. Emma Stroh 3:06.71

Women's 500 Free
3. Natalie Wajda 5:30.22
6. Alexa Starkey 5:44.57
7. Josie Schmidt 5:46.68

Men's 500 Free
2. Mason McCauley 4:54.62
9. Jackson Rapala 5:22.47

Women's 100 Fly
1. Ellen Gilbert 59.21
8. Bella Calcagno 1:04.90
13. Lauren Feddersen 1:07.18
14. Donna Kurek 1:13.75

Men's 100 Fly
17. Shannon Pinto 58.81
18. Henry Moore 59.58
19. Colin McKibben 1:01.45

Women's 100 IM
1. Hadley Fudge 1:01.63
8. Bella Calcagno 1:07.45
12. Shannon Murphy 1:09.20
13. Anna Keebler 1:12.58

Men's 100 IM
7. Ethan Lowder 56.81