Final Results (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving team dropped its College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin dual meet opener to Augustana College Saturday, November 12. The Titans had 11 combined first place finishes. 

Augustana's men's team won 163-109, while Augie's women's team defeated the Titans 176.5 to 102.5.   

Illinois Wesleyan saw two swimmers pick up two individual victories today, both of which were also a part of the Titans' winning relay team. 

Sophomore Alex Kula (Pekin, Ill.-Pekin Community) won two individual events and was a part of IWU's winning 200-yard freestyle relay. The Pekin, Ill. native swam the fastest time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.12) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:05.17). 

Kula led off the relay team, as he, junior Ethan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), freshman Sam Fogarty (Pontiac, Ill.-Pontiac Community), and junior Jake Kalenowski (South Elgin, Ill.-St. Charles North) secured IWU's only relay victory with a time of 1:28.71. 

Lowder also notched two individual victories along with the relay win, as he swam the fastest 50-yard freestyle time (21.79), the only swimmer to register a sub-22 time in the event. Lowder was also the champion in the 100-yard butterfly, as he registered a time of 54.19. 

Junior Lane Wagner (Danville, Ill.-Danville) took home a win in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:58.90, 12 seconds faster than the next swimmer to finish. 

Junior Henry Moore (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial) picked up a victory for the Green and White in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:32.72), as he touched 33 seconds sooner than the second place finisher. 

The Titans got their first victory on the women's side in the 100-yard backstroke, as sophomore Hadley Fudge (Stanford, Ill.-University) registered a time of 1:01.37. 

IWU registered a one-two combo in the 200-yard backstroke, as freshman Kayleigh Kuschewski (Batavia, Ill.- Batavia) and junior Jackie Rae Kelch (Peoria, Ill.-Notre Dame) finished with times of 2:13.64 and 2:17.44, respectively. 

Senior Lauren Feddersen (Champaign, Ill.-Centennial) won a close battle in the 200-yard breaststroke, besting Augustana's Brooke Walker by two-hundredths of a second. 

Junior Natalie Wajda (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South) recorded the top time in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 5:21.65. 

Illinois Wesleyan returns to action on Saturday, November 19, as the Titans host the IWU Invite inside Fort Natatorium. The meet is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start. 

Women's 1000 Yard Free 
3. Alexa Starkey 11:30.60
4. Julianna Boyle 11:50.34
6. Emma Stroh 12:23.93

Men's 1000 Yard Free 
1. Henry Moore 10:32.72

Women's 200 Yard Free
2. Natalie Wajda 2:01.98
4. Natalie Porter 2:07.22
7. Alexa Starkey 2:10.22
8. Emma Stroh 2:07.93

Men's 200 Yard Free 
1. Alex Kula 1:48.12

Women's 100 Yard Back 
1. Hadley Fudge 1:01.37
3. Jackie Rae Kelch 1:04.19
4. Cally Tate 1:04.28
7. Anna Keebler 1:08.39

Men's 100 Yard Back 
2. Jay Jenkins 55.62
5. Colin McKibben 58.79

Women's 100 Yard Breast
2. Kayleigh Kuschewski 1:13.03
5. Sydney Dunlap 1:20.65
6. Jade Kaminska

Women's 200 Yard Fly
2. Lauren Feddersen

Men's 200 Yard Fly
1. Lane Wagner 1:58.90
3. Jake Kalenowski 2:10.89

Women's 50 Yard Free
2. Bella Calcagno 26.30
4. Emily Marks 26.38
6. Cally Tate 27.23

Men's 50 Yard Free 
1. Ethan Lowder 21.75
3. Sam Fogarty 22.80
7. Henry Moore 24.29
8. Donald Tichy 25.43

Women's 100 Yard Free 
2. Emily Marks 56.71
4. Hadley Fudge 57.37
5. Bella Calcagno 57.54

Men's 100 Yard Free 
2. Alex Kula 49.15
3. Ethan Lowder 49.40
4. Jake Kalenowski 50.46
8. Sam Fogarty 51.29

Women's 200 Yard Back 
1. Kayleigh Kuschewski 2:13.64
2. Jackie Rae Kelch 2:17.44
4. Cally Tate 2:21.45
6. Anna Keebler 2:27.62

Men's 200 Yard Back 
2. Lane Wagner 2:02.10
3. Jay Jenkins 2:04.59
5. Colin McKibben 2:07.38

Women's 200 Yard Breast 
1. Lauren Feddersen 2:32.77
5. Sydney Dunlap 2:53.75
7. Jade Kaminska 3:03.64

Women's 500 Yard Free
1. Natalie Wajda 5:21.65
4. Alexa Starkey 5:35.30
5. Julianna Boyle 5:40.23

Men's 500 Yard Free
1. Alex Kula 5:05.17
2. Henry Moore 5:07.31

Women's 100 Yard Fly 
5. Emily Marks 1:05.94
6. Bella Calcagno 1:07.45
7. Natalie Porter 1:08.70
8. Sydney Dunlap 1:14.28

Men's 100 Yard Fly
1. Ethan Lowder 54.19
2. Jake Kalenowski 55.84
6. Sam Fogarty 58.17
7. Donald Tichy 1:02.83

Women's 200 Yard IM
2. Kayleigh Kuschewski 2:18.30
3. Lauren Feddersen 2:19.95
5. Natalie Porter 2:24.50

Men's 200 Yard IM
2. Lane Wagner 2:05.27
4. Jay Jenkins 2:07.13
8. Colin McKibben 2:16.46