Men’s Swimming Fall in Dual to Wabash

Little Giants beat the Titans 161-33

1/24/2025 8:45:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's swim and dive team competed in a dual Friday, Jan. 24 against the Little Giants of Wabash College. WC took home the win beating the Titans 161-33 inside Fort Natatorium.

Four Titans claimed top three spots in multiple events. Senior Carter Dilger (Sellersburg, Ind.-Jeffersonville) finished second in both of his events. Dilger finished with a 2:02.51 in the 200-yard individual medley, knocking three seconds off his previous time this season while also setting a personal best. The Sellersburg, Ill. native shed nearly a whole second off his previous personal best when he competed in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships, Jan. 20, 2024. Dilger also hit a new PR in the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.60) beating his previous time this season by .17 seconds.

Freshman Jacob Nacional (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook) found a second and third place finish in the meet competing in the 100-yard butterfly (54.75), shaving two seconds off his previous personal best from the season, and the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.99).

Freshmen Tate Thomas (Joliet, Ill.-Joliet West) and Ben Huk (Des Plaines, Ill.-Maine West) both received a third place medal. Thomas entered in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 1:52.36, taking two second from his previous time earlier this year at the IWU Invite, Nov. 23 (1:54.77). Thomas took second in the 100-yard freestyle clocking in at 51.50. Huk participated in the 50-yard freestyle, nabbing third timing in with 24.37, while also claiming fifth place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:04.82.

Senior Colin McKibben (Green Oaks, Ill.-Libertyville) competed in two events taking fourth and fifth place, respectively. McKibben clocked a 24.73 in the 50-yard freestyle, and a 1:01.78 in the 100-yard breaststroke.

McKibben, Huk, Dilger, and Nacional teamed up to take part in the 200-yard medley relay coming in third overall. The Titans clocked in a time of 1:45.33 to finish out the meet.

Illinois Wesleyan is back on the road after its three-meet homestand and are competing against Franklin College, Feb. 1. The meet will take place at Franklin Middle School and will start at 1 p.m. ET.

IWU Individual Results

200-yard free
3. Tate Thomas 1:52.63

50-yard free
3. Ben Huk 24.37
4. Colin McKibben 24.73

200-yard IM
2. Carter Dilger 2:02.51
3. Jacob Nacional 2:05.99

100-yard fly
2. Jacob Nacional 54.75

100-yard free
2. Tate Thomas 51.50

100-yard back
5. Colin McKibben 1:01.78

500-yard free
2. Carter Dilger 5:00.60

100-yard breast
5. Ben Huk 1:04.82

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