The Monmouth College men’s and women’s swimming teams finished third out of six teams in the Monmouth Invite on Saturday.
For the men they won three events individually as Tariq McLarty won both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. In the 50 he swam 22.43 seconds and he won the 100 with a time of 49.26. While Logan Goss won the 100 backstroke in 57.02 seconds. Then Daniel Wilke took fourth in the 200 IM in 2:09.51 with Goss in fifth at 2:12.61. Also, Luke Foster was fifth in the 100 with a time of 52.99 seconds. The Scots placed second in the 400 freestyle relay as Wilke, Foster, Goss and McLarty came in with a time of 3:26.66. The 200 medley relay team of Goss, McLarty, Kody Coyne and Foster took third in 1:42.35. The team scores for the men were as followed 1. Illinois Wesleyan University 335 2. Illinois College 331 3. Monmouth College 272 4. Ripon College 167 5. Millikin University 104 6. North Central College 41
As for the Women they won one event individually Caitlyn Stewart won the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:38.33. Then Allie Warren placed second in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:14.31 and fourth in the 200 IM in 2:28.68. The 200 yard medley relay team of Lahna Schroeder, Stewart, Warren and Sammi Panfil, placed fifth in 2:04.69. The 400 freestyle relay team of Panfil, Stewart, Addison Zielinski, and Ainsley Kelly, finished sixth in 4:24.55. The women’s team scores were as follows 1. Illinois Wesleyan University 355 2. Illinois College 284 3. Monmouth College 231 4. Ripon College 207 5. North Central College 182 6. Millikin University 109.
The Scots hosted five schools; Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois College, Ripon College, Millikin University, North Central College.
Both teams will swim at Illinois College this Saturday. The Scots have two more home meets this season the next home meet is on Friday, Jan. 15 against Beloit.
