Carthage women top Wheaton 180-117 in first CCIW swim meet of the season
Carthage's women's swimming and diving team beat Wheaton 180-117 on Saturday in Kenosha in the first CCIW meet of the season, while Wheaton's men won their side of the split dual.
The first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin meet of the season brought Wheaton to Kenosha on Saturday to face longtime rival Carthage in a dual meet.
The two schools split the day. Carthage's women won their head-to-head matchup 180-117, continuing a pattern in which the host program has won the last five meetings between the sides, while Wheaton's men claimed their side of the dual.
Wheaton's women still collected several event wins. Kate Zurowski, Lydia Hansen, Tess Boyer and Aubrey Swanson opened with a win in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:51.32, a conference-leading time.
Boyer won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:54.88 and later the 200 backstroke in 2:01.78. Zurowski won the 100 backstroke in 1:03.51, Hansen won the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.48, and Swanson won both the 50 freestyle in 25.04 and the 100 freestyle in 55.76.
Wheaton also closed with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as Swanson, Rebecca Darter, Lizzy Ziegler and Boyer finished in 1:39.55. The Thunder return to Kenosha in five days for the three-day Carthage Invitational, which starts Thursday.