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Sellers Sets School-Record in 50 Free at MWC Championships

Scots in 7th place after day one

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (02/18/2023) — After the first of three days at the Midwest Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, both the Monmouth College men's and women's teams sit in seventh place in the team standings.

The highlight of the day for the Fighting Scots on Friday came in the women's 50m freestyle. Senior Jaidlyn Sellers (Tremont, Illinois) swam a personal best 24.93 in the prelims to secure the final qualifying spot for the A finals. In the final she finished sixth and broke the nine-year old school record for the event with a time of 24.82. Erin Willhite set the 50m record at 24.86 back in 2014. Sellers broke the school record in the 100 backstroke last year at the MWC Championships.

Sellers also teamed up with Nicole Fitch (Marengo, Illinois), Ashling Staunton (Chicago, Illinois) and Lauren Fulscher (Moline, Illinois) to finish sixth in the 200m freestyle relay.

The men's best finish of the day came in the 200m freestyle relay. The team of Finnegan Van Dyke (Lawrence, Kansas), Jadon Wilbon (Crown Point, Indiana), Tristan Kennon (Flossmoor, Illinois) and Camden Schmidt (Washington, Illinois) finished seventh.

The MWC Championships, held at Grinnell College, continue on Saturday and Sunday.

Media Attachments

Day One results


LF
Lauren
Fulscher
  • exercise science
  • Class of 2023
  • Moline, Ill.
JS
Jaidlyn
Sellers
  • biology
  • Class of 2023
  • Tremont, IL
AS
Ashling
Staunton
  • biopsychology
  • Class of 2023
  • Chicago, Ill.
TK
Tristan
Kennon
  • mathematics
  • Class of 2024
  • Flossmoor, Illinois
CS
Camden
Schmidt
  • business administration
  • Class of 2025
  • Peoria, IL
FV
Finnegan
Van Dyke
  • computer science
  • Class of 2025
  • Lawrence, KS
NF
Nicole
Fitch
  • engineering
  • Class of 2026
  • Marengo, IL
JW
Jaydon
Wilbon
  • elementary education
  • Class of 2025
  • Crown Point, Indiana

Monmouth College

Nathan Baliva, 309-457-2322 nbaliva@monmouthcollege.edu

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