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Action inside Fort Natatorium to begin at 6 p.m.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A second straight weekend at home will see Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving host Millikin University and Illinois College for a Friday night triangular, Jan. 16. Action is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. inside Fort Natatorium.

Illinois Wesleyan enters the contest after cracking open the 2026 portion of its season against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saturday, Jan. 10. The Titans took home first in 16 events, led by three wins from senior Natalie Porter (Danville, Ill.-Danville). Porter won the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke, and 200-yard individual medley.

Also achieving multiple wins on the day were freshman Abby Schnittker (Lombard, Ill.-Willowbrook), senior Jay Jenkins (Aurora, Ill.-West Aurora), and sophomores Jacob Nacional (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook) and Tate Thomas (Joliet, Ill.-Joliet West). Schnittker took home first in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, while Jenkins won the 100-yard backstroke and 50-yard freestyle. Nacional notched the top time in the 500-yard freestyle and 200 IM, and Thomas finished first in the 100 and 200 free. Sophomore Caroline Stenger (Westlake, Ohio-Westlake) notched a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke, while freshman Ellen Hoover (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville Central) claimed first in the 200-yard butterfly. Sophomore Ben Huk (Des Plaines, Ill.-Maine West) rounded out the individual winners for IWU, as he used a strong second half to win the 200 breast.

The Green and White hold 17 top-five times within the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Senior Kayleigh Kuschewski (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia) leads the way with four top-five times. She ranks third in the 200 IM, fourth in the 200 breast and 400-yard individual medley, and fifth in the 100 back. With three times sitting near the top of the conference, Porter sits second in the 1650-yard freestyle, third in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free. IWU has four swimmers with a pair of marks. Junior Sam Borre (Hoffman Estates, Ill.-James B. Conant) ranks third in the 200 back and fourth in the 50-yard backstroke, helping the Titan relay get off to a quick start. Junior Claire Paule (Godfrey, Ill.-Alton) is fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle and fifth in the 1650 free. Schnittker sits fourth in the 100 fly and fifth in the 100 free, and Thomas rounds out the multi-mark group, as his best 1000 free time is third, and ranks fifth in the 200 free. Hoover and Jenkins each hold one time within the top-five. Hoover is fourth in the 200 fly, while Jenkins sits fifth in the 50 back.

The meet will be live streamed, with Hayden Warfield on the broadcast, which can be found here. Results will be posted on iwusports.com upon the completion of the contest.

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