Monmouth College vs Beloit College
- January 17, 2025
- Monmouth, Ill.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Beloit College Athletics
MONMOUTH, Ill. – In a closely contested women’s swimming meet this evening, Beloit College emerged victorious over Monmouth College with a final score of 88-83. The men’s competition saw Monmouth dominate with a 111-30 win over Beloit.
The Beloit women were led by freshman standout Lydia Nordgren (South Beloit, Ill.), who had an impressive showing in multiple events. Nordgren captured first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.26 seconds and dominated the 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall at 59.19. She also contributed to Beloit’s winning 200-yard freestyle relay team, which finished with a time of 1:47.74.
Sophomore Lylah Murrah (North Pole, AK) and freshman Kelsey Gerstler also delivered strong performances for Beloit. Murrah secured second place in the 200-yard individual medley (2:26.93), while Gerstler showed her endurance with a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:54.12).
On the men’s side, Jeremy Mueller (Machesney Park, Ill.) was a bright spot for Beloit, winning two individual events. The sophomore touched first in both the 50-yard freestyle (21.89) and the 100-yard backstroke (54.74). Senior Ethan Casler (Mundelein, Ill.) contributed points for Beloit with a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:01.47).
The meet featured several close races, including the women’s 500-yard freestyle where three Beloit swimmers – Gerstler, Nora Krystowiak (Kenosha, Wis.), and Lucy Monnig (Beaverton, Ore.) – finished within striking distance of each other. The depth of Beloit’s women’s team proved crucial in securing their overall victory.
The Buccaneers face a quick turnaround as they host Loras tomorrow afternoon for Senior Day. The meet is set to start at 1 pm.
Courtesy: Monmouth Scots Athletics
The Monmouth College swim teams split with Beloit at home on Friday. The men won 111-30 while the women fell 88-83.
MEN
Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) won the 100 butterfly in 54.03, nearly seven seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. He was second in the 50 free in 22.15, just ahead of Bucket Youvan (Rochester, Indiana) at 23.16.
Luke Foster (Galesburg, Illinois) won the 200 yard freestyle in 2:03.69.
Jordan Bridgford (Kapolei, Hawai’i) won the 200 IM in 2:15.04 with Ethan Main (Oneida, Illinois) in second at 2:20.12. Bridgford was second in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.79.
Kody Coyne (Bluffton, Indiana) won the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.86 as he out-touched Main who swam 1:06.94.
Jaeden Peters (Greenfield, Indiana) won the 500 free in 5:46.58 with Calvin Wellman (San Antonio, Texas) in second with a time of 5:51.56.
Eli Wills (Blue Springs, Missouri) won the 100 freestyle in 52.85 with Jaydon Wilbon (Crown Point, Indiana) in second at 1:00.86.
The 200 yard medley relay team Foster, Wills, Main and Wellman took first place in 1:49.75 while the team of Wilbon, Coyne, Bridgford and Youman took second in 1:51.25.
The Scots were also 1-2 in the 200 yard freestyle relay. The team of Coyne, Peters, McLarty and Youvan won in 1:39.46. Wills, Foster, Wellman and Wilbon took second in 1:40.23
WOMEN
Cally Tate (Monmouth, Illinois) won the 100 backstroke in 1:01.55 Tate was second in the 50 free in 26.23 while Emily Davis (Beloit, Wisconsin) was fourth in 32.93.
Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois) won the 200 yard freestyle in 2:09.67, 11 seconds ahead of the top Beloit swimmer. Warren also won the 100 breaststroke in 1:14.01 with Davis in second at 1:25.84.
Caitlyn Stewart (Monmouth, Illinois) won the 200 IM by five seconds with a time of 2:21.84. She also won the 500 free in 5:40.50, a 14-second win.
Addie Smith (Monmouth, Illinois) won the 100 yard freestyle in 1:00.94.
