Vikings Seize Fourth Straight CCIW Men’s Swimming & Diving Title

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Augustana captured the 2026 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship on Saturday evening on the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, ending the four-day meet with a commanding 1,036 factors. 
 
The complete marked the primary time in program historical past that the Vikings eclipsed the 1,000-point barrier and secured this system’s fourth consecutive convention crown, the longest title streak within the Vikings’ males’s swimming and diving historical past.
 
Augustana entered the ultimate session with a cushty lead and added to its margin by profitable three of the six occasions contested on Saturday evening. Senior Tyler Leslie opened the night’s particular person swimming occasions with a victory within the 200-yard backstroke, posting a time of 1:51.73, and senior Oskar Bannister adopted with a first-place end within the 100-yard freestyle in 45.83 seconds. Senior Mark Addison then accomplished his particular person sweep of the breaststroke occasions by profitable the 200-yard breaststroke in an NCAA “B” normal time of two:00.45.
 
Wheaton earned the space occasion victory as junior Isaac Eilmes received the 1,650-yard freestyle in 15:53.60, whereas Carthage freshman AJ Landorf claimed his first particular person convention title with a profitable time of 1:55.06 within the 200-yard butterfly. The championship concluded with Augustana’s quartet of Tyler Leslie, Emanuel Anguelov, Luke Rettig and Oskar Bannister profitable the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:02.95.
 
Following the meet, the convention acknowledged a number of particular person and crew award winners. Augustana’s Mark Addison was named Swimming Student-Athlete of the Meet after ending as a triple particular person winner within the 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke. 
 
Carthage’s Taydin Murphy earned Diving Student-Athlete of the Meet honors after efficiently defending each his 1-meter (448.55) and 3-meter (458.75) convention titles final weekend. Carthage freshman AJ Landorf was chosen as First-Year Student-Athlete of the Meet after including a Saturday title within the 200-yard butterfly to a silver medal efficiency within the 100-yard butterfly. 
 
Addison additionally acquired the Elite 26 Award for holding the very best cumulative GPA amongst All-CCIW members whereas serving as a significant level contributor for the Vikings. Augustana was named Coaching Staff of the Year, with first-year head coach Ramsey Vens and her employees acknowledged for main the Vikings to their historic fourth straight title.
 
The last males’s crew standings had been Augustana in first with 1,036 factors, adopted by Wheaton with 876, Carthage with 756, Illinois Wesleyan with 213, Carroll with 199, Millikin with 160, and North Central with 23.

CCIW Men’s Swimming Student-Athlete of the Meet

Mark Addison, Augustana

CCIW Men’s Swimming & Diving First-Year Student-Athlete of the Meet

AJ Landorf, Carthage

CCIW Men’s Diving Student-Athlete of the Meet

Taydin Murphy, Carthage

CCIW Men’s Swimming & Diving Elite 26 Award Recipient

Mark Addison, Augustana

CCIW Men’s Swimming & Diving Coach Staff of the Year

Augustana

CCIW Men’s Swimming & Diving RESPECT Award Recipients

Sam Kulisek, Augustana

Eli Griggs Leroux, Carroll

Jared Loos, Carthage

Jay Jenkins, Illinois Wesleyan

Jacob Bloom, Millikin

Griffin Laurin, North Central

David Stevenson, Wheaton