The Illinois Tech Men’s Swimming and Diving team competed in the University of Chicago Phoenix Fall Classic November 17–19. The team finished in fifth place with a total of 267 points.

Meet Highlights – November 17

• In the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, the Scarlet “A” team of Seth Wissenbach, Tyler Van Wagener, Jay Korhonen, and Julian Escasa placed eighth overall at 1:27.94.
• The Scarlet Hawks were strong in the 1650 Yard Freestyle, as four different swimmers earned points. Karsen Diepholz placed third (16:37.21), Peyton Goetschel earned a seventh place finish (17:15.09), Zachary Bonson came in ninth (17:30.20), and Miles Thompson touched tenth (17:30.69).
• The 400 Yard Medley Relay “B” team of John Wolniak, Louis German, Van Wagener, and Diepholz earned points with an 11th place finish (3:42.81).

Meet Highlights – November 18

• Illinois Tech’s top 200 Yard Medley Relay team of Matthew Randle, German, Ryan Escasa, and Wissenbach placed 16th with a time of 1:39.60.
• Korhonen placed 11th in the 200 Yard Individual Medley with a season-best time of 1:58.18.
• In the 500 Yard Freestyle, Diepholz placed eighth with a time of 4:53.28.
• Julian Escasa swam well in the 100 Yard Freestyle, qualifying for the finals and placing 13th at 47.98s.
• Wissenbach and Ryan Escasa both reached the finals in the 200 Yard Butterfly. Wissenbach placed 10th (1:57.88), while Ryan Escasa placed 11th (1:58.77).
• The 800 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Diepholz, Korhonen, Wissenbach, and Julian Escasa was strong, placing sixth with a time of 7:09.63.

Meet Highlights – November 19

• Korhonen was incredible in the 400 Yard Individual Medley, placing second with a time of 4:10.34. It was an improvement over his first-place preliminary time of 4:11.05. Diepholz also earned points for Illinois Tech with a ninth place finish (4:17.68).
• Korhonen’s 200 Yard Breaststroke swim of 2:12.55 was also impressive, placing him seventh.
• Illinois Tech also had two finals qualifiers in the 100 Yard Butterfly. Julian Escasa placed 11th with a time of 52.64s, while Van Wagener was right behind him in 12th at 52.89s.
• Randle qualified for the finals in the 100 Yard Backstroke, placing 15th at 54.56s.
• In the 50 Yard Freestyle, Julian Escasa finished in 15th place (22.36s).
• The 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Wissenbach, Van Wagener, Diepholz, and Julian Escasa placed 10th with a time of 3:15.10.

Up Next

• Illinois Tech will host the Ted Erikson Invite on Saturday, December 2 at 1 p.m. in Keating Sports Center’s Ekco Pool. Live video for the meet will be made available.