Men’s and women’s swimming 5th at IWU Halloween invite

Bloomington, IL – Millikin University swimming was in action on Saturday, taking part in the Illinois Wesleyan Halloween Invite. Both the men's and women's teams finished in 5^th.

Men (5^th of 5 – 36 points)

For the men, the trio of Alex Tabuchi, Tyler Brown, and Gavin Dobson teamed up to take 6^th in the 300-yard butterfly relay, 4^th in the 300 breaststroke relay and 6^th in the 300 medley relay.

Tabuchi also took 20^th in the 50 freestyle, and 11^th in the 200 free and 200 backstroke. Dobson went on to take 9^th in the 200 freestyle, 6^th in the 200 butterfly and 15^th in the 100 free. Brown finished 6^th in the 200 breaststroke and 9^th in the 500 freestyle.

Women (5^th of 6 – 38 points)

On the women's side, the team of Imy Moreno, Emily Loy and Becka Dunakey combined to take 4^th in the 300 backstroke relay and 5^th in the 300 medley. McKenna Koehler joined the trio, and the group took 7^th in both the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.

Dunakey took 3^rd in the 100 freestyle, 4^th in the 200 backstroke and 5^th in the 50 free. Moreno claimed 3^rd in the 200 butterfly, also taking 12^th in the 500 free and 13^th in the 100. Loy finished 5^th in the 200 freestyle, 8^th in the 100 free and 9^th in the 500. Koehler was 9^th in the 200 freestyle.

"We approached this week's training with the intention of challenging our swimmers, knowing we would be competing under fatigue today. I'm proud of the effort our team put forward," said head swimming coach Johnathan Jordan. "Meets like this provide valuable opportunities to learn how to race while tired and continue developing both physically and mentally. Our focus remains on building strength, endurance and consistency as we work toward the championship portion of our season."

The Big Blue are back in action on November 7^th at the Monmouth Invite.