Rettig, Murphy Earn CCIW Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors

NAPERVILLE — Augustana’s Lucas Rettig and Carthage’s Taydin Murphy have been named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Swimming & Diving Student-Athletes of the Week, introduced Wednesday. Rettig powered the Vikings with a number of occasion wins and relay contributions throughout two meets, whereas Murphy opened his season with standout performances and private bests on each the 1- and 3-meter boards.
 

Swimming: Lucas Rettig, Augustana
Against Loras on Oct. 11, Rettig claimed first-place finishes within the 50 freestyle (21.59) and 100 fly (51.46). He additionally contributed to the successful 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. 
 
Against Colorado College and Grinnell College final Friday and Saturday, Rettig claimed second within the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.60, 50.99 cut up within the 100 fly within the 400 medley relay. He closed out the meet with a second-place contribution within the 200 yard freestyle relay.
 
Diving: Taydin Murphy, Carthage
Murphy began the season with new dives on 3-meter, successful that board versus Wisconsin-Whitewater with a six-dive rating of 216.90. 
 
In 1-meter, the Minooka, Ill. native scored 209.10. The following day on the Wisconsin Showcase, Murphy improved on each boards, scoring 232.38 on 3-meter and 234.68 1-meter.