Swim Groups Sweep Millikin on Saturday

The Monmouth College swim groups swept Millikin on Saturday with the boys securing the win on the ultimate relay of the day. The girls gained 100-89 whereas the boys gained 91.5-82.5 on the Decatur Family YMCA. Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) gained two particular person occasions on Saturday and swam in two profitable relays, together with the meet-clinching swim. 

“It’s always great to get a win on both sides,” stated head coach Jake Dacus. “Close meets like today never disappoint and make it fun to get up and compete. We knew every race would be important and it was great to see the toughness and the fight our team has, doing everything they could to get their hand to the wall first.”

WOMEN

The 200 medley relay group of Cally Tate (Monmouth, Illinois), Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois), Nicole Fitch (Marengo, Illinois) and Nora Collins (Hopedale, Illinois) gained the primary race of the day in 1:58.25. 

Warren gained the 200 IM in 2:20.38 with Tate in second at 2:26.72. Warren additionally gained the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.41 with Collins in third in 1:18.06. Tate gained the 100 backstroke in 1:02.57.

Caitlin Stewart (Monmouth, Illinois) gained the five hundred freestyle by 14 seconds with a time of 5:42.25 and she or he gained the 1000 freestyle by 38 seconds with a time of 11:40.79. She additionally took second within the 100 butterfly in 1:08.02 with Addie Zamora (Arma, Kansas) in third at 1:15.22

Addie Smith (Monmouth, Illinois) took second to Stewart within the 500 freestyle in 5:56.37 and she or he was additionally within the 200 yard freestyle in 2:12.07. Fitch was third within the 500 free in 6:00.20 and fourth within the 200 free in 2:16.77 whereas Zamora was fifth in 2:16.92, Smith was third within the 100 freestyle in 1:01.44 with Claire LaBadie (Griffith, Indiana) in fifth in 1:03.56

Collins was second within the 50 free in 27.39 seconds whereas LaBadie took fourth in 28.29. 

The girls’s 400 medley relay group of Tate, Warren, Stewart and Smith gained by practically eight seconds with a time of 4:23.70. The 400 freestyle relay of Fitch, Tate, Stewart and Smith gained in 3:57.75.

MEN

McLarty gained the 200 freestyle by practically eight seconds with a time of 1:51.01. Luke Foster (Galesburg, Illinois) took fourth in 2:05.25. McLarty additionally gained the 100 butterfly in 54.72 seconds with Jordan Bridgford (Kapolei, Hawai’i) in fourth at 1:01.83. 

Foster gained the 100 backstroke in 1:01.70.  Bridgford gained the 200 IM in 2:15.42 with Ethan Main (Oneida, Illinois) in third at 2:18.09. Bridgford additionally gained the five hundred free in 5:42.24 with a 95 second hole. 

Bucket Youvan (Rochester, Indiana) tied for first within the 50 freestyle in 23.13 seconds. He was second within the 100 free in 51.91 with Main in third at 53.96. Main was second within the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.76. 

The males’s  200 medley relay group of Foster, Main, McLarty and Youcan gained with a time of 1:44.38. The males’s 200 freestyle relay gained the race in 1:34.01 seconds. Youvan, Bridgford, Foster and McLarty swam the meet deciding race with McLarty pulling out the win with a 21.88 second break up. 

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: The Scots head to the Mid-Season meet at Beloit subsequent weekend…The meet begins on Friday and lasts for 3 days…The Scots additionally swept each meets in opposition to Millikin final season…Monmouth hosts Millikin on Jan. 23…The subsequent dwelling meet is Jan. 17 in opposition to North Central.