BELOIT, Wis. – The Illinois College men's swimming and diving squad crowned one champion and recorded two times that rank among the best in school history at the Beloit College Midseason Invite over the weekend at the Robert G. Nicholls Natatorium.
"I am very proud of how our team performed," said head coach Chris Sykes. "We showed support for each other, and we raced very hard. This meet demonstrates our potential and highlights what we are capable of achieving.
The lone Blueboy to win an event was
Cooper Meyer who captured the 1-meter diving with a score of 359.65.
IC had one relay team earn a runner-up finish. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of
Scott Sosnowski,
Scottie Nicotra,
Eli Eberle and
Nathen Trachta finished in 1:30.80 which is the third-best time in program history. The group also teamed up to finish third in the 400-yard medley relay in 3:50.23, which ranks fourth in school annals.
Individual runner-up finishes came from Masiliunas in the 200-yard back stroke (2:09.88), Nicotra in the 200-yard IM (2:07.95), and Trachta in the 500-yard freestyle (5:08.89).
Cade Emerick was third in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:26.55.
Eberle was third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.91. Trachta took fifth in the same event in 57.77.
Nicotra was third in the 200-yard breaststroke, clocking a 2:27.32 while Meyer was fourth in 2:28.05.
Xaiver Applegate was fourth in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:20.66 while Eberle was fifth in the 100-yard freestyle in 49.93.
Up Next
The Blueboys will return to action on December 7th when they host Beloit at the Coultas Natatorium. The dual begins at 1:00 p.m.Â
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