Tate Wins Backstroke as Scots Sweep Coe

Monmouth falls to Augie in double duel meet

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (01/11/2025) — The Monmouth College swim teams returned to action on Saturday for the first time since November as they faced Augustana and Coe in Rock Island, Illinois. The Scots swept Coe (80-77 men and 99-94 women) but lost both to Augustana (190-25 men and 169-51 women).

WOMEN

Cally Tate (Monmouth, Illinois) won the 100 yard backstroke in 1:01.97. Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois) was second in the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:12.34. She was fourth in the 200 yard IM in 2:25.00

Caitlyn Stewart (Monmouth, Illinois) finished second in the 1000 yard freestyle in 11:49.92. She was also fifth in the 100 yard butterfly in 1:06.78.

Addie Smith (Monmouth, Illinois) took third in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 6:00.59 while Nicole Fitch (Marengo, Illinois) was fifth in 6:13.54. Smith was also fifth in the 200 yard freestyle in 2:21.27.

Claire LaBadie (Griffith, Indiana) was fifth in the 100 yard freestyle in 1:08.33.

The 200 yard freestyle relay team of Tate, Aiden Bach (Stetsonville, Wisconsin), Smith and Fitch finished second in 1:51.63. The 200 yard medley relay team of Tate, Warren Stewart and LaBadie finished third in 1:59.77.

MEN

Luke Foster (Galesburg, Illinois) was fifth in the 200 yard freestyle in 1:59.49. Kody Coyne (Bluffton, Indiana) scored in fifth place in the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:05.89. Jaeden Peters (Greenfield, Indiana) was fifth in the 1000 yard freestyle in 12:29.41

The 200 yard freestyle relay team of Foster, Ethan Main (Oneida, Illinois), Jordan Bridgford (Kapolei, Hawai'i) and Bucket Youvan (Rochester, Indiana) finished third in 1:35.97. The 200 yard medley relay team of Foster, Coyne, Bridgford and Youman took fifth in 1:46.26.

The Scots are back in action at home on Friday against Beloit at 4 p.m.