Illinois Wesleyan University freshman Piper Lowder and Augustana College sophomore Presley Winters secured the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly honors, announced Wednesday.
Lowder dominated the IWU Halloween Invite by capturing victories in both the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle races. She clocked a 25.16 in the 50 free and touched the wall in 54.02 for the 100 free, a mark that leads the conference standings.
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Conference Leadership: Lowder’s 100-yard freestyle time of 54.02 currently leads the CCIW.
Relay Contribution: The freshman anchored multiple winning relays, showing high-volume value for Illinois Wesleyan.
Board Performance: Winters paces Augustana in diving by securing a victory on the 1-meter board alongside a third-place showing on the 3-meter board.
Lowder Claims Individual Events and Relays
Beyond her individual sprint wins, the Bloomington native made heavy contributions across Illinois Wesleyan’s relay lineup during the invite. Lowder completed the opening leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay with a 25.05 split, helping power a quartet that currently sits atop the conference rankings. She later anchored the 200-yard medley relay with a split of 24.50. Her weekend workload also featured winning swims in the 500-yard freestyle relay and the 300-yard backstroke relay.
Winters Leads Augustana on the Boards
On the diving side, Winters paced Augustana’s squad with a first-place finish on the 1-meter board. The Sterling, Illinois native compiled a winning score of 191.80. She followed that performance with a third-place finish on the 3-meter board, posting a score of 167.40 to round out a strong weekend for the Vikings.
| Athlete | School | Class | Hometown | Key Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Lowder | Illinois Wesleyan | First Year | Bloomington, Ill. | 1st in 50 free (25.16), 1st in 100 free (54.02) |
| Presley Winters | Augustana | Sophomore | Sterling, Ill. | 1st on 1-meter board (191.80), 3rd on 3-meter (167.40) |
The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, founded in 1946, spans nine member institutions including Augustana, Carroll, Carthage, Elmhurst, Illinois Wesleyan, Millikin, North Central, North Park, and Wheaton.
