Swim & Dive Concludes Season Opener at Lewis

Titans turn in 10 third-place finishes

10/18/2024 8:55:00 PM

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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the 2024-25 campaign with a dual against Division II Lewis University, Friday, Oct. 18. Both teams fell to the Flyers with the women's score finishing at 166-41 and the men at 164-33.

Between the men's and women's teams, the Green and White turned in 10 third-place finishes, the highest placing in any event for the Titans on the evening.

The mixed 200 yard medley relay of freshman Tate Thomas (Joliet, Ill.-Joliet West), junior Jay Jenkins (Aurora, Ill.-West Aurora), freshman Isabella Cano (River Grove, Ill.-East Leydens) and senior Emily Marks (Cary, Ill.-Cary Grove) clocked a 1:50.60 to finish third. Jenkins also turned in a third place finish in the 50 yard freestyle, clocking a 22.70.

Cano turned in a 26.68 second effort in the 50 yard freestyle to finish third before replicating that placing in the 100 yard butterfly after clocking a 1:05.92. Marks also finished third in the 100 yard freestyle with a 1:00.13 effort.

Racing two events in the backstroke specialty, junior Kayliegh Kuschewski (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia) turned in her highest placings of the night finishing third in both the 100 (1:04.72) and 200 yard backstroke (2:21.01).

Fifth-year Carter Dilger (Sellersburg, Ind.-Jeffersonville) had a 55.48 second effort in the 100 yard butterfly while freshman Jacob Nacional (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook) raced a 2:12.53 in the 200 yard butterfly as both finished third in their events. Freshman Ben Huk (Des Plaines, Ill.-Maine West) also finished third in the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:10.60.

IWU will host its first home meet of the season with the Halloween Invite Saturday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. in Fort Natatorium.

Individual Results
Mixed 200 Medley Relay
3. T. Thomas, J. Jenkins, I. Cano, E. Marks 1:50.60

Women 200 Freestyle
4. Natalie Porter 2:11.45
5. Julianna Boyle 2:12.58
6. Emilee Spicer 2:28.06

Men 200 Freestyle
4. Casey Dilger 1:54.06

Women 100 Backstroke
3. Kayleigh Kuschewski 1:04.72
5. Claire Paule 1:09.99
6. Isadora Tolpin 1:12.63

Men 100 Backstroke
4. Tate Thomas 58.56
5. Colin McKibben 1:03.88

Women 100 Breaststroke
4. Alexa Starkey 1:18.77
5. Caroline Stenger 1:20.13

Men 100 Breastroke
3. Ben Huk 1:10.60

Women 200 Butterfly
4. Julia Jozwiak 2:30.57

Men 200 Butterfly
3. Jacob Nacional 2:12.53

Women 50 Freestyle
3. Isabella Cano 26.68
4. Emily Marks 27.34
6. Natalie Porter 28.45
7. Emilee Spicer 31.62

Men 50 Freestyle
3. Jay Jenkins 22.70
4. Colin McKibben 25.49

Women 100 Freestyle
4. Jay Jenkins 52.71
5. Jacob Nacional 53.20

Women 200 Backstroke
3. Kayleigh Kuschewski 2:21.01
4. Natalie Porter 2:22.74
5. Isadora Tolpin 2:33.09

Men 200 Backstroke
4. Tate Thomas 2:08.58

Women 200 Breaststroke
4. Caroline Stenger 2:55.16

Men 200 Breaststroke
4. Ben Huk 2:35.84

Women 500 Freestyle
4. Alexa Starkey 5:46.05
5. Julianna Boyle 5:51.00
6. Claire Paule 5:52.69
7. Emilee Spicer 6:35.83

Men 500 Freestyle
4. Jacob Nacional 5:17.12
5. Colin McKibben 5:39.47

Women 100 Butterfly
3. Isabella Cano 1:05.92
4. Julia Jozwiak 1:08.52

Women 200 IM
4. Kayliegh Kuschewski 2:29.45
5. Julia Jozwiak 2:32.35
6. Caroline Stenger 2:42.55
7. Isadora Tolpin 2:44.04

Men 200 IM
4. Carter Dilger 2:10.21

Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay
4. J. Nacional, J. Jenkins, E. Marks, I. Cano 1:39.10

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