Swimming & Diving Earn Highway Cut up At Carthage

Kenosha, Wis. – Illinois Tech swimming and diving, trying to construct off their males’s and girls’s crew’s sweeps final week towards North Central College, traveled to Carthage College on Saturday afternoon for a twin meet towards the Firebirds. With a remaining occasion victory within the males’s 400 yard freestyle relay, the Scarlet Hawks have been capable of salvage a break up, profitable the lads’s competitors 156.50 – 142.50, whereas dropping the ladies’s competitors 207-87.

Men’s swimming & diving improved to 5-1 in twin meet competitors. The girls’s crew fell to 2-4 in twin meets.

Women’s Meet Summary

Illinois Tech demonstrated robust performances on the Carthage meet, highlighted by a number of prime finishes. Kayla Matsumoto secured victories in each the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:02.57 and the 200-yard backstroke clocking in at 2:16.47. Claire Van Biljon additionally delivered spectacular outcomes, profitable the 50-yard freestyle in 24.50 and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.78. The relay groups showcased depth, with the Scarlet Hawks A squad inserting second within the girls’s 200-yard medley relay and first within the 400-yard freestyle relay, posting a time of three:43.75.

Taryn Oser contributed to Illinois Tech’s success with notable performances, taking second within the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:11.95 and first within the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of two:34.29. Elishka Janout earned a second-place end within the 100-yard freestyle, touching in at 57.57, and third within the 200-yard butterfly with a time of two:21.25. Kristen Hampton additionally stood out, inserting third within the 200-yard freestyle at 2:04.87 and third within the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:36.73. These particular person efforts underscored the Scarlet Hawks’ aggressive presence all through the meet.

Illinois Tech Women’s Top Performers

Kayla Matsumoto

– 1st place — 100Y Backstroke (1:02.57)

– 1st place — 200Y Backstroke (2:16.47)

Claire van Biljon

– 1st place — 50Y Freestyle (24.50)

– 1st place — 100Y Butterfly (1:00.78)

Taryn Oser

– 1st place — 200Y Breaststroke (2:34.29)

– 2nd place — 100Y Breaststroke (1:11.95)

Kristen Hampton

– third place — 200Y Freestyle (2:04.87)

– third place — 500Y Freestyle (5:36.73)

Elishka Janout

– 2nd place — 100Y Freestyle (57.57)

– third place — 200Y Butterfly (2:21.25)

Women’s Meet Notes:

– Illinois Tech girls’s swimming and diving is now 1-3 lifetime towards the Firebirds.

Men’s Meet Summary

Illinois Tech demonstrated a powerful efficiency, securing a number of first-place finishes. Eli Riegler led the crew within the 1000-yard freestyle and likewise claimed second within the 500-yard freestyle. Don Rose excelled with victories in each the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly, contributing considerably to the crew’s total success. Giorgio Turchetti added depth by profitable the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle.

Zeng Wye Liew was pivotal within the breaststroke occasions, clinching the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke. Aidan Chance captured the 100-yard backstroke and later secured a win within the 200-yard backstroke. The Scarlet Hawks’ Relay A crew, comprising Rose, Chance, Ean Arbogast, and Turchetti, topped the 400-yard freestyle relay, highlighting the crew’s depth and collaborative energy.

Illinois Tech Men’s Top Performers

Eli Riegler

– 1st place — 1000Y Freestyle (10:34.91)

– 2nd place — 500Y Freestyle (5:06.36)

Don Rose

– 1st place — 200Y Freestyle (1:49.46)

– 1st place — 100Y Butterfly (52.66)

Zeng Wye Liew

– 1st place — 100Y Breaststroke (57.14)

– 1st place — 400Y IM (4:15.88)

Giorgio Turchetti

– 1st place — 50Y Freestyle (21.78)

– 1st place — 100Y Freestyle (47.93)

Aidan Chance

– 1st place — 100Y Backstroke (53.43)

– 1st place — 200Y Backstroke (2:01.53)

Men’s Meet Notes:

– Illinois Tech males’s swimming evened their lifetime report towards the Firebirds to 2-2.

Up Next

In their remaining common season meet earlier than convention, the Scarlet Hawks will journey to Lake Forest, Illinois on January thirty first for a 1:00 p.m. twin meet towards the Foresters.