Vikings Maintain Prime Spot Coming into Remaining Day at CCIW Men’s Swimming Championship

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PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Augustana remained in entrance of the sector on Friday, keeping off a late push from Wheaton in the course of the third day of the 2026 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships on the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
 
In the staff standings via day three, Augustana leads with 749 factors, adopted by Wheaton (616) and Carthage (521). Carroll is fourth with 141 factors, Illinois Wesleyan sits fifth with 132, Millikin is sixth with 118 and North Central has 20.
 
Augustana opened the night session with a win within the 200-yard medley relay as Luke Rettig, Matthew Meyer, Jake McCormack and Bjorn Sievert mixed for a first-place time of 1:31.65.
 
Wheaton earned the primary particular person title of the night time when sophomore Jed Ritchie captured the 400-yard particular person medley in 4:04.74. The Thunder added one other convention championship within the 100-yard butterfly, the place junior Benjamin Coley touched the wall first in 49.43 seconds.
 
Augustana responded with victories within the subsequent two occasions. Senior Tyler Leslie gained the 200-yard freestyle in 1:39.33, narrowly lacking the NCAA “B” customary. Fellow senior Mark Addison adopted by claiming the 100-yard breaststroke title in 55.94 seconds.
 
Wheaton closed the person occasions with a first-place end within the 100-yard backstroke as sophomore Jac Cummings gained in 51.13 seconds, edging teammate Benjamin Coley.
 
The championships conclude Saturday on the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex with preliminary heats at 10:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. The closing day of competitors will embody the 1650-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly, and the 400-yard freestyle relay.

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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was based in 1946 and at present companies 9 member establishments together with Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).




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