Illinois Wesleyan’s swimming and diving teams split Friday’s tri-meet, beating North Central while falling to Olivet Nazarene. The meet also honored 2017 NCAA Division III champion Meg Stanley with a plaque marking the start of a new wall of honors at Fort Natatorium. Freshman Piper Lowder won the women’s 50- and 100-yard freestyle, while freshman Max Chiappetta took the men’s 1,000 freestyle in a personal-best time.

By the Numbers
  • Women: beat North Central 160-33; lost to Olivet Nazarene 120-94.
  • Men: beat North Central 139-9; lost to Olivet Nazarene 139-61.
  • Lowder won the 50 freestyle in 25.05 seconds and the 100 in 54.36.
  • Chiappetta won the 1,000 freestyle in a career-best 10:18.98.
  • Macy Cappa won the 200 freestyle in a personal-best 2:00.00.
State of Play
  • IWU’s freshmen made an impact: Lowder and Cappa won individual events, and a freshman quartet won the women’s 200 freestyle relay.
  • The teams are preparing for the conference meet in February, which coach Dan Lloyd identified as their main focus.
  • IWU heads to the Monmouth Invite on Nov. 7, with six teams scheduled to compete.
What's Next

The Titans will compete at the Monmouth Invite at Pepper Natatorium, with action starting at 1 p.m. Results are expected to be posted on iwusports.com after the meet.

Bottom Line

IWU left with a split against its opponents, strong performances from its freshmen and a milestone celebration for the program’s only national champion—while keeping its focus on February’s conference meet.