The Illinois Tech Men’s Swimming and Diving team hosted the second annual Ted Erikson Invite on December 3 in Keating Sports Center’s Ekco Pool. For the second year in the row, the Scarlet Hawks took first place.
Scores
- Illinois Tech 278
- Lincoln 138
- Beloit 96
- Manchester 74
- North Central 23
Meet Highlights
- The 200 Yard Medley Relay team of Ryan Lakner, Brendan Howley, Julian Escasa, and Euon Seok Jo placed first with a time of 1:38.16. Also, the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Howley, Matt Schindler, Escasa, and Jo won with a time of 1:29.14.
- Tristan Busch was dominant in the 1000 Yard Freestyle, placing first with a time of 10:56.78.
- Karsen Diepholz continued his strong freshman season with another great 200 Yard Freestyle performance, placing first with a time of 1:49.07.
- Howley put together another solid swim in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (first place, 58.83s).
- In the 200 Yard Butterfly, Escasa placed first at 2:02.50. He also won the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 49.76s.
- Jo took home first place in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:16.13) and 50 Yard Freestyle (22.12s).
- Jay Korhonen won the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:05.82.
- Luke Workman placed first in the 200 Yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:06.56.
Up Next
- Illinois Tech’s next scheduled meet is Saturday, January 14 at Lawrence University (1 p.m.).