MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving teams took first place at the Monmouth Invite on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Pepper Natatorium. The Titans dominated the field with eight individual and two relay wins. IWU topped the six-team invite with 355 and 335 points, respectively. The Titans grabbed 12 combined individual wins this weekend.
"I am extremely proud of our men and women today as it was a great way to end a weekend of racing with both teams winning today's invitational," director of swimming and diving Dan Lloyd said. "I am proud of the way we were able to swim through this challenging format without a lot of recovery and race extremely well. I am extremely proud of the way our team has stood together as a family this week and represented IWU extremely well."
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Women's results
On the women's side, the relay of Brynley Wilber (Champaign, Ill.-Champaign Centennial), Piper Lowder (Bloomington, Ill-Normal Community), Sam Borre (Hoffman Estates, Ill.-James B. Conant), and Veda Harkness (Grand Rapids, Mich.-Grand Rapids Christian) took first in the 200-yard medley relay, clocking in with a time of 1:56.73 to start the winning campaign for the Titans. Freshman Macy Cappa (Savoy, Ill.-Champaign Central) grabbed a win in the 200 free with a time of 2:00.93, before taking first in the 100 free in 55.60. This marks her fourth win of the season. Wilber followed close behind Cappa, touching the wall at 56.71 to take second place. Three Titans took the top-three placements in the 200 IM with sophomore Ellen Hoover (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville Central) taking the win, while Borre and Veda Harkness followed behind in second and third place, respectively.
Lowder grabbed her fifth win of the season in the 50 free event with a time of 24.94, while Wilber snagged her first career win in the 100 butterfly with a 1:02.06. Freshman Maeve Harkness (Grand Rapids, Mich.-Grand Rapids Christian) took second in the 50 free, just five milliseconds behind Lowder. Borre claimed a win in the 500-yard freestyle with a 5:38.33, while senior Caroline Stenger (Westlake, Ohio-Westlake) placed fourth with a 6:10.45. The women closed out the meet with a first-place finish in the 400 free relay with the likes of freshmen Lowder, Maeve Harkness, Cappa and Wilber, clocking in at 3:46.86. After today's meet, Lowder and Cappa sit fourth and fifth in the conference, respectively.
Men's results
On the men's side, the quartet in freshmen Jaxon Tomera (Normal, Ill.-Normal West) and Jim Campbell (Woodridge, Ill.-Benet Academy), along with senior Jack Hansen (Naperville, Ill.-Benet Academy) and junior Ben Huk (Des Plaines, Ill.-Maine West) placed first in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:41.67. Junior Tate Thomas (Joliet, Ill.-Joliet West) grabbed the first win for the men in the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:50.58. Junior Jacob Nacional (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook) and freshman Max Chiappetta (West Dundee, Ill.-Harry D. Jacobs) took third and fourth place, respectively, in the event. Tomera snagged his first win of the season in the 200 IM, clocking in at 2:06.84.
The Green and White are back on the road at the Beloit Midseason Invitational Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 in Beloit, Wis. Preliminary rounds start at 10 a.m. with finals starting at 5 p.m. on both days.
IWU individual results
denotes personal bests*
Women's 200 free
1. Macy Cappa 2:00.93
4. Claire Paule 2:14.40
7. Caroline Stenger 2:17.11
Women's 200 IM
1. Ellen Hoover 2:20.74
2. Sam Borre 2:22.06
3. Veda Harkness 2:27.89
7. Libby Hamer 2:41.55
Women's 50 free
1. Piper Lowder 24.94
2. Maeve Harkness 24.99
4. Julia Jozwiak 26.88
Women's 100 butterfly
1. Brynley Wilber 1:02.06
3. Isabella Cano 1:04.82
5. Ellen Hoover 1:07.41
10. Morgan Haddox 1:12.71
Women 100 free
1. Macy Cappa 55.60
2. Brynley Wilber 56.71
4. Isabella Cano 1:00.33
5. Morgan Haddox 1:00.43
9. Claire Paule 1:01.83
12. Maggie Souvignier 1:03.84
Women's 500 free
1. Sam Borre 5:38.33
4. Caroline Stenger 6:10.45
7. Maeve Harkness 6:16.82
Women's 100 back
2. Piper Lowder 1:02.15
5. Julia Jozwiak 1:08.44
10. Libby Hamer 1:13.57
Women's 100 breast
3. Ellen Hoover 1:16.39
4. Maggie Souvignier 1:16.66
5. Veda Harkness 1:17.00
7. Caroline Stenger 1:19.62
Men's 200 free
1. Tate Thomas 1:50.58
3. Jacob Nacional 1:55.25
4. Max Chiappetta 1:55.75
Men's 200 IM
1. Jaxon Tomera 2:06.84
3. Carter Seiple 2:09.29
Men's 50 free
2. Jim Campbell 22.72
4. Ben Huk 23.21
6. Connor Puk 23.32
Men's 100 butterfly
2. Jacob Nacional 56.27
3. Jack Hansen 56.88
5. Carter Seiple 57.49
Men's 100 free
3. Connor Puk 51.87
4. Jaxon Tomera 52.21
6. Jacob Nacional 53.38
9. Jack Hansen 55.57
Men's 500 free
2. Max Chiappetta 5:03.57
3. Tate Thomas 5:03.95
Men's 100 back
3. Jaxon Tomera 57.58
5. Carter Seiple 58.55
Men's 100 breast
2. Jim Campbell 1:03.38
4. Ben Huk 1:04.39
