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Titans Finish Regular Season Strong in Dual Versus Thunder

Titans record multiple season-best times

2/13/2021 8:45:00 PM

Final Results (PDF)
 
WHEATON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University women's Swimming and diving team fell short to Wheaton College 104-95, while the men faced a 144-69 loss Saturday, Feb. 13 at Jonathan Lederhouse Natatorium on the campus of Wheaton. 
 
Junior Ellen Gilbert (Northbrook, Ill.-Glenbrook North) recorded her season-best time in the 1000 freestyle touching in at 10:56.63 claiming the individual title for the Titans. Gilbert also clocked in a first-place time in the 100 butterfly (59.26). Freshman Hannah Murray (West Chicago, Ill.-St. Charles East) put up an individual title win in the 100 free with a time of 55.51. She also beat her season-best time in the 50 free with a second-place finish in 25.67. 
 
Sophomore Lauren Feddersen (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial) took first place in the 200 free against the Thunder with a finish of 2:05.17, while fellow sophomore Donna Kurek (Roselle, Ill.-Lake Park) came in just behind with a season-best time of 2:05.44. Feddersen also recorded a season-best time in the 100 breaststroke finishing second with a time of 1:09.45, beating out her former time of 1:11.15. 
 
In the 100 backstroke two Titans beat out their season best-times, as freshmen Natalie Wajda (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South)  placed second with a time of 1:00.65 and sophomore Anna Keebler (Verona, Wis.-Middleton) touched in right behind with a time of 1:05.55. 
   
Junior Megan Wong (Gurnee, Ill.-Warren Township), Feddersen, Gilbert, and Murray also put up a win in the 400 medley relay finishing at 4:05.22.
 
For the men, junior Jackson Rapala (Roselle, Ill.-Lake Park) grabbed first place in the 1000 free beating out his season-best time with a finish of 10:34.54. Huntley, Ill. native Ethan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) notched a season-best with a first place touch in of 21.60 in the 50 free. Freshman Jake Kalenowski (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles North) recorded a second-place finish and season-best time in the 100 free with 51.82, and sophomore Shannon Pinto (Bloomington, Ill.- Normal Community) followed with a time of 1:55.39, also a new season-best. 
 
Freshman Jack Troyer swept the diving portion of the competition scoring a total of 195.35 in the three-meter dive while both Troyer and Jake Harrison (Bloomington, Ill.-University) took the top two spots in the one-meter with scores of 187.55 and 151.55, respectively. 
 
This meet concludes the Titans regular season. To stay up-to-date on all things Illinois Wesleyan swimming & diving be sure to follow @iwusports on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
 
IWU Individual Results
 
Women 1000 Yard Free
1. Ellen Gilbert 10:56.63 
 
Women 200 Yard Free
1. Lauren Feddersen 2:05.17
2. Donna Kurek 2:05.44 
5. Emma Taylor 2:09.20
7. Megan Wong 2:16.67
 
Women 50 Yard Free
2. Hannah Murray 25.67
5. Josephine Schmidt 26.61 
6. Jackie Rae Kelch 26.82
8.. Anna Keebler 28.12
 
Women 400 IM
2. Laurin Ebert 4:55.41
3. Shannon Murphy 5:03.54
 
Women 100 Yard Butterfly
1. Ellen Gilbert 59.26
4. Jackie Rae Kelch 1:04.18
5. Bella Calcagno 1:04.31
7. Donna Kurek 1:11.84
 
Women 100 Yard Free
1. Hannah Murray 55.51
5. Emma Taylor 59.07
6. Amanda Smith 1:01.20 
7. Sydney Dunlap 1:07.65
 
Women 100 Yard Backstroke
2. Natalie Wajda 1:00.65
3. Anna Keebler 1:05.55
4. Laurin Ebert 1:06.99
6. Shannon Murphy 1:8.42
 
Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
2. Lauren Feddersen 1:09.45
6. Laurin Ebert 1:16.67
7. Sydney Dunlap 1:19.40
8. Emma Stroh 1:22.00
 
Women 500 Yard Free
2. Natalie Wajda 5:28.22
4. Amanda Smith 5:43.55
5. Emma Stroh 5:53.15
 
Men 1000 Yard Free
1. Jackson Rapala 10:34.54
2. Mason McCauley 10:35.04
 
Men 200 Yard Free
4. Henry Moore 1:53.83
5. Shannon Pinto 1:55.39
 
Men 50 Yard Free
1. Ethan Lowder 21.60
5. Jake Kalenowski 23.19
6. Jake Harrison 24.69 
 
Men 100 Fly
3. Mason McCauley 54.87
6. Henry Moore 1:01.64
7. Jake Harrison 1:05.84
 
Men 100 Free
2. Jake Kalenowski 51.82 
3. Shannon Pinto 52.50
6. Jackson Rapala 55.56
 
Men 100 Yard Backstroke
2. Ethan Lowder 55.37
 
Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
3. Shannon Pinto 1:08.34
5. Jackson Rapala 1:17.33
 
Men 1 Meter Dive
1. Jack Troyer 187.55
2. Jake Harrison 151.55
 
Men 3 Meter Dive
1. Jack Troyer 195.35
 
 
 
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