On October 28 the Illinois Tech Women’s Swimming and Diving team hosted Beloit College and perennial powerhouse University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Ekco Pool. Illinois Tech defeated Beloit 153-43, but fell to UWW 126-91.

Meet Highlights

• Katherine Lydon saw first place finishes in both the 200 Yard Freestyle (2:02.26) and the 100 Yard Freestyle (56.35s), adding to her stellar start of the season.
• Brigitte Temple swam out of her usual events, competing in 200 Yard Backstroke and touching first with a 2:20.24. Kristin Wills finished closely behind with a 2:21.81 time.
• Illinois Tech finished the meet strong in the 200 Yard Breaststroke with Temple finishing first (2:31.22), followed by Lydon (2:38.51). Emma Prager finished with a time of 2:41.34, while Milica Gvozdjan clocked in at 2:44.37.
• Christian Jones was strong in both the 3 Meter (129.50) and 1 Meter (167.10) diving events.

Up Next

• On Saturday, November 4 Illinois Tech will head to Dubuque, Iowa, to compete against Loras College. The meet will begin at 1 p.m.