KENOSHA, Wis. - The Illinois Wesleyan University women's and men's swimming and diving teams closed out its two-day road trip against Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis. Saturday, Jan. 22. The women's team edged the Firebirds with a score of 147-140, while the men fell, 190-99.
 
The women kicked it off for the Titans in the 200 yard medley relay. The grouping of Natalie Wajda (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South), Hadley Fudge (Stanford, Ill.-University), Ellen Gilbert (Northbrook, Ill.-Glenbrook North), and Megan Wong (Gurnee, Ill.-Warren Township) touched in with a first-place time of 1:51.79, this season's fastest time in that event for the Titans.
 
In the meet's last event, this same group picked up another first-place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay. In a new order of Fudge, Gilbert, Wajda, and Wong, the quad touched in a time of 3:40.13. 
 
In the 1000 yard freestyle, the Titans swam the top-two times courtesy of Wajda and freshman Alexa Starkey (Normal. Ill.-Normal Community West). Wajda swam a time of 11:13.15, a season-best, to garner her a first-place finish. Starkey swam a career-best 11:15.28 to beat out her previous best of 11:38.43. Wajda also picked up a solo win in the 200 yard backstroke with a season-best time of 2:10.48. 
 
Gilbert earned a first-place finish in the 500 yard freestyle with a season-best 5:16.88 and Starkey followed with a second-place finish at 5:36.05, a career-best. Gilbert collected her second first-place finish of the meet in the 200 yard butterfly, recording a time of 2:08.75.
 
Junior Lauren Feddersen (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial) and freshman Jade Kaminska (Jablonna, Mazovia, Poland-Maria Knopnicka) provided IWU with a one-two punch in the 200 breaststroke.  A season-best for Feddersen gave her the win, and a career-best for Kaminska was good for second. In the 100 yard freestyle, senior Wong led the way with a time of 55.90 as freshman Emily Marks (Cary, Ill.-Cary-Grove Community) followed, touching in at 56.06. 
 
Feddersen swam another top time in the 100 yard breaststroke, earning her second first-place finish of the meet touching in at 1:09.98. Fudge grabbed the first place time in the 100 yard backstroke with a career-best 1:00.93. 
 
The men's team also saw success in the 400 yard freestyle relay as they produced the top-two times. Ethan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), Mason McCauley (Deerfield, Ill.-Deerfield), Jake Kalenowski (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles North), and Alex Kula (Pekin, Ill.-Pekin Community) clinched the first-place spot with a time of 3:17.87. Henry Moore (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial), Shannon Pinto (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), Colin McKibben (Green Oaks, Ill.-Libertyville), and Donald Tichy (Chicago, Ill.-Chicago HS for Agricultural Science) earned second place touching in a time of 3:34.06. 
 
Sophomore Moore and senior Jackson Rapala (Roselle, Ill.-Lake Park) claimed first and second place in the 1000 yard freestyle. Moore touched in a career-best 10:21.65 as Rapala recorded a season-best time of 10:36.74. 
 
In the 500 yard freestyle, IWU swept the podium, led by senior McCauley who touched in with a season-best time of 4:49.20. Moore and Rapala picked up second and third, respectively. Moore finished with a time of 5:05.10, while Rapala touched in another season-best of 5:09.38
 
McCauley also grabbed a first-place finish in the 200 yard butterfly to record a season-best time of 1:59.23. 
 
Senior Day is on the horizon for the Green and White. The Titans will host Franklin College next Saturday, Jan. 29 at Fort Natatorium for a 1 p.m. start time. 
 
Individual Results
Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle
1. Natalie Wajda 11:13.15
2. Alexa Starkey 11:15.28
4. Amanda Smith 11:37.29
7. Emma Stroh 11:58.74
 
Men's 1000 Yard Freestyle
1. Henry Moore 10:21.65
2. Jackson Rapala 10:36.74
 
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle
2. Megan Wong 1:58.53
3. Jade Kaminska 2:02.86
4. Shannon Murphy 2:05.78
 
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle
2. Jake Kalenowski 1:49.50
 
Women's 100 Yard Backstroke
1. Hadley Fudge 1:00.93
6. Jackie Rae Kelch 1:06.42 
8. Anna Keebler 1:06.98
 
Men's 100 Yard Backstroke
2. Lane Wagner 57.47
4. Colin McKibben 1:00.47
 
Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Lauren Feddersen 1:09.98
5. Bella Calcagno 1:14.42
9. Sydney Dunlap 1:19.68
 
Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke
5. Donald Tichy 1:06.28
 
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly 
1. Ellen Gilbert 2:08.75
4. Donna Kurek 2:42.15
 
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly 
1. Mason McCauley 1:59.23
3. Alex Kula 2:03.52
6. Shannon Pinto 2:14.48
 
Women's 50 Yard Freestyle
3. Emily Marks 25.84
4. Megan Wong 26.05
6. Alexa Starkey 26.85
 
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
2. Ethan Lowder 21.54
6. Mason McCauley 22.99
12. Henry Moore 24.35
 
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle
1. Megan Wong 55.90
2. Emily Marks 56.06
9. Amanda Smith 1:00.66
14. Emma Stroh 1:06.02
 
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle
3. Ethan Lowder 48.81
4. Alex Kula 49.84
7. Jake Kalenowski 50.38
9. Shannon Pinto 53.16
 
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke
1. Natalie Wajda 2:10.48
3. Hadley Fudge 2:13.70
6. Jackie Rae Kelch 2:23.51
7. Anna Keebler 2:24.83
 
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke 
2. Lane Wagner 2:01.62
5. Colin McKibben 2:11.22
 
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke
1. Lauren Feddersen 2:29.56
2. Jade Kaminska 2:31.26
6. Bella Calcagno 2:40.80
8. Sydney Dunlap 2:47.40
 
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke 
3. Donald Tichy 2:22.67
 
Women's 500 Yard Freestyle 
1. Ellen Gilbert 5:16.88
2. Alexa Starkey 5:36.05
5. Donna Kurek 5:42.04
9. Emma Stroh 6:00.30
 
Men's 500 Yard Freestyle 
1. Mason McCauley 4:49.20
2. Henry Moore 5:05.10
3. Jackson Rapala 5:09.38
 
Women's 100 Yard Butterfly
2. Emily Marks 1:02.22
5. Shannon Murphy 1:06.89
7. Jackie Rae Kelch 1:07.77
 
Men's 100 Yard Butterfly 
3. Ethan Lowder 54.59
4. Alex Kula 54.66
7. Jake Kalenowski 56.14
 
Women's 400 Yard Individual Medley 
2. Lauren Feddersen 4:48.43
3. Jade Kaminska 4:53.18
4. Shannon Murphy 4:59.63
7. Sydney Dunlap 5:31.33
 
Men's 400 Yard Individual Medley 
2. Lane Wagner 4:20.40
4. Jackson Rapala 4:47.85