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Men's Swimming and Diving Tuesday, January 30, 2018 WIU Athletic Communications

Western Illinois Travels To Iowa For Final Regular Season Meet

Leathernecks square off with Hawkeyes for seventh straight campaign

MACOMB, Ill. - After a pair of dual meets with Omaha and South Dakota, respectively, the Western Illinois men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrap up the regular season with a 6 p.m. dual meet Friday (Feb. 2) at the Iowa Hawkeyes.

ON THE HORIZON: Friday's meet with Iowa is Western Illinois' final gear-up for The Summit League Championships. The four-day Championships will take place from Feb. 14-17 in Indianapolis. Last year, the Leatherneck men came in fifth, while the women took sixth.

THE HAWK WILL NEVER DIE: For the seventh year in a row, Western Illinois will swim against their friends from Iowa City. The Leatherneck women bested Iowa in a 2014 dual meet, winning 123-83. Last season, Western Illinois' men lost 145-58 and the women fell 161-49 in their dual meet with the Hawkeyes.

WE JUST WANT TO TAKE OUR TIME: It took 48 days for the Western Illinois women to compete in a meet between their Dec. 2 dual meet with Truman State and their Jan. 20 dual meet against Northern Iowa. For the Leatherneck men, it was 56 days between competitions from Truman State to a Jan. 27 meet at South Dakota. their longest gap in meets since at least the 2004-05 campaign.

LAST TIME OUT: Four different Leathernecks won individual events Saturday (Jan. 27), but both the Western Illinois women (177-103) and men (191-92) stumbled in a dual meet at the South Dakota Coyotes. Miranda Mathus won the 200-meter free (2:13.39) by more than four seconds. Erica Hagen swam to victory in the 100-meter breast (1:14.97). The Leatherneck men were fronted by Phillip Kudela, who sprinted for first by less than a half-second in the 400-meter free at 4:15.46. Samir Almhiemid soared to first in the 100-meter fly with a time of 59.44.

INSIDE THE SUMMIT LEAGUE: The Leathernecks have posted a number of top-25 times in the conference, including:

Samir Almhiemid
100-back: 52.41 (13th)
100-fly: 51.33 (13th)
100-free: 47.45 (21st)

Brennan Bladel
200-back: 1:53.20 (7th)
100-back: 52.09 (10th)
100-fly: 51.25 (12th)

Amy Borgstede
200-fly: 2:12.86 (16th)

Kathryn Ferguson
1650-free: 19:49.23 (18th)

Hannah Fisher
1650-free: 18:24.65 (11th)
1000-free: 11:13.54 (18th)

Erica Hagen
100-breast: 1:03.33 (5th)
200-breast: 2:21.55 (7th)

Josh Hill
200-fly: 2:01.96 (20th)

Garrett Kemp
200-fly: 1:57.88 (13th)
200-back: 1:57.83 (17th)
100-fly: 53.53 (25th)

Phillip Kudela
1650-free: 16.27.72 (7th)
500-free: 4:41.37 (11th)
1000-free: 10:10.54 (13th)
200-free: 1:44.20 (21st)

Miranda Mathus
200-IM: 2:10.71 (22nd)
100-free: 53.44 (23rd)

Chance McQuigg
100-breast: 57.06 (7th)
200-breast: 2:11.56 (13th)
200-IM: 1:56.22 (13th)
400-IM: 4:20.44 (19th)

Connor Owens
200-breast: 2:07.25 (9th)
1000-free: 10:07.94 (11th)
500-free: 4:45.07 (14th)
100-breast: 59.76 (14th)

Marissa Purdum
100-free: 53.59 (25th)

Amanda Schaefer
1650-free: 18:27.76 (13th)
1000-free: 11:15.43 (20th)

Kyle Siebert
100-breast: 59.76 (14th)
200-breast: 2:12.27 (17th)

Anfernee Sturdivant
200-fly: 2:04.02 (24th)

Taylor Winkel
200-back: 2:11.38 (19th)
100-back: 59.78 (21st)

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Players Mentioned

Amy Borgstede: Fly; Sophomore; Francis Howell

Kathryn Ferguson: Distance; Sophomore; John F. Kennedy

Hannah Fisher: Distance/Fly; Sophomore; Peoria Notre Dame

Taylor Winkel: Back; Sophomore; Lincoln

Erica Hagen: Breast/Sprint Free; Freshman; Lisle

Marissa Purdum: Sprint Free; Freshman; Burlington Community

Amanda Schaefer: Distance; Freshman; Arrowhead

Kyle Siebert: Breast; Sophomore; Mundelein

Samir Almhiemid: Fly/Back; Freshman; Chelsea

Miranda Mathus: Fly/IM/Free; Sophomore; Peoria Notre Dame

Brennan Bladel: Fly/IM/Back; Sophomore; Davenport North

Joshua Hill: Sprint Free/Fly; Junior; Clinton

Players Mentioned

Amy Borgstede
: Sophomore; Francis Howell
: Fly

Kathryn Ferguson
: Sophomore; John F. Kennedy
: Distance

Hannah Fisher
: Sophomore; Peoria Notre Dame
: Distance/Fly

Taylor Winkel
: Sophomore; Lincoln
: Back

Erica Hagen
: Freshman; Lisle
: Breast/Sprint Free

Marissa Purdum
: Freshman; Burlington Community
: Sprint Free

Amanda Schaefer
: Freshman; Arrowhead
: Distance

Kyle Siebert
: Sophomore; Mundelein
: Breast

Samir Almhiemid
: Freshman; Chelsea
: Fly/Back

Miranda Mathus
: Sophomore; Peoria Notre Dame
: Fly/IM/Free

Brennan Bladel
: Sophomore; Davenport North
: Fly/IM/Back

Joshua Hill
: Junior; Clinton
: Sprint Free/Fly