Swim Teams Sweep Millikin on Saturday
Schmitt sets PR in breaststroke
MONMOUTH, Ill. (11/17/2024) — The Monmouth College swim teams swept Millikin on the road Saturday as the men won 115-62 and the women won 92-91. The women have won two weeks in a row after beating IC last weekend.
"We had a lot of solid swims today and Lea pulled off a PR in the 100 breast," said head coach Jake Dacus. "It was a fun day in the pool and the women winning by one is definitely the highlight of the weekend."
WOMEN
Lea Schmitt (Rockford, Illinois) won the 100 breaststroke with a new PR time of 1:12.48. Emily Davis (Beloit, Wisconsin) was third in 1:25.27. The race, the last individual one of the day, clinched the win for the Scots with Schmitt earning nine points and Davis picking up three.
Cally Tate (Monmouth, Illinois) won the 50 free in 26.45 with Schmitt in fourth at 30.73. She also won the 100 backstroke in 1:02.90 with Aiden Bach (Stetsonville, Wisconsin) in third at 1:11.63.
Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois) won the 200 IM in 2:25.12 with Nicole Fitch (Marengo, Illinois) in fourth in 2:34.18.
Claire LaBadie (Griffith, Indiana) took second in the 100 free with a time of 1:01.55 and Isabel Lynch (Rock Island, Illinois) took fifth in 1:08.66
Caitlyn Stewart (Monmouth, Illinois) took second in the 200 freestyle in 2:07.78. She was also second in the 100 butterfly in 1:07.24 .
Fitch won the 1000 yard freestyle in 12:06.11 while Addie Smith (Monmouth, Illinois) was second in the 500 freestyle in 5:57.51.
The women's 200 yard medley relay team of Tate, Schmidtt, Stewart and LaBadie won by four seconds in 1:58.56. The 200 freestyle relay of LaBadie, Fitch, Smith and Warren took second in 1:49.74
MEN
Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) won the 50 freestyle in 22.19 with Calvin Wellman (San Antonio, Texas) in fourth at 25.74 and Jaydon Wilbon (Crown Point, Indiana) in fifth at 26.60.
McLarty also won the 100 fly in 53.44 with Eli Wills (Blue Springs, Missouri) in third at 59.64 and Wilbon took fifth in 1:13.10. Wills won the 500 freestyle in 5:29.32
Kody Coyne (Bluffton, Indiana) won the 200 IM with a time of 2:14.93 while Ethan Main (Oneida, Illinois) took third in 2:19.23. Coyne also won the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.00 with Main in third at 1:07.71.
Tristan Kennon (Flossmoor, Illinois) won the 100 freestyle in 51.75 with Wellman second in 56.93. Kennon was second in the 200 freestyle in 1:54.56 with Bridgford in fourth at 2:03.56.
Luke Foster (Galesburg, Illinois) was second in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.34 with Jordan Bridgford (Kapolei, Hawai'i) in third at 1:04.10. Bridgford was second in the 200 backstroke in 2:17.80.
Jaeden Peters (Greenfield, Indiana) won the 1000 yard freestyle in 12:28.40.
The men's 200 freestyle relay team of Foster, Main, Bridgford and McLarty won in 1:35.67 The men's 200 medley relay team of Foster, Coyne, Wills and Kennon won in 1:44.95.
The Scots are back in action next weekend with the mid-season meet at Beloit on Friday and Saturday. They will face Millikin again at home on Jan. 24.