by Eric Willuweit

Chicago, Ill. - The Illinois Tech swimming and diving team hosts their second meet of the season on Saturday, November 12, when Carroll University comes to Ekco Pool for a 1:00pm matchup.

The Scarlet Hawks are four meets into the 2022-23 season, and have had mixed success. The men’s team has gone 2-2 in dual meet competition, including splitting with Lewis University (loss) and Maryville University (win) on October 29. The women’s team is looking for their first dual meet victory of the season, starting the season 0-4.

The Pioneers have also had mixed success this season. The men’s team comes into Saturday’s meet with an 0-3 record, falling 108-75 at Millikin last Saturday. Conversely, the Pioneers’ women’s team is 2-1 on the young season, defeating Millikin 109-96 in Decatur, Ill. last Saturday.

Scarlet Hawks to Watch

• Gabriel Beutel placed first in the men’s 400-yard individual medley at the Lewis/Maryville double-dual meet with a time of 4:35.27
• Mitchell Lucky took second in the men’s 50-yard freestyle at the Lewis/Maryville double-dual meet with a time of 22.11
• Anna Slominski placed second in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke at the Lewis/Maryville double-dual meet with a time of 2:33.93
• Kristen Hampton placed third in the women’s 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:18.97 at the Lewis double-dual meet, finishing 0:0.62 off the winning time. She was also second in the women’s 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:57.75

Coach's Comments:

“Good opportunity for testing out some race strategies before we go into our big mid-season meet at the University of Chicago. There will be a lot of fast teams there this year, so we are working diligently to prepare the team for the competition” said Interim Head Coach Billy Bafia.

“Carroll is bringing one diver, so we are excited to host them with our diving team” continued Bafia. “It should be a fun time for both groups and a good opportunity for our team to showcase their hard work these last few weeks since their last competition was at the University of Chicago.”

Concluded Coach Bafia: “Our Women’s Team will have a number of close races with Carroll brining a strong team. We lost by a decent margin last year but hope to close it quite a bit more this year with the bigger group. Our Women’s Team has been putting in a tremendous amount of quality work, so we are eager to see them perform well by the end of season.”