Dupage Policy Journal

Augustana College secured its second consecutive victory at the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Swimming & Diving Championship, held at the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The team amassed 831 points to claim the title, a feat they last achieved with three straight wins from 1988 to 1990.

The Vikings' performance included individual victories by Mara Walker in the 200 backstroke and Brooke Walker in the 200 breaststroke. Carthage College finished as runner-up with 785.5 points. Their head coach, Beth DeLaRosby, was named CCIW Coach of the Year for the sixth time. Freshman Emily Belcik from Carthage earned recognition as the CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Meet.

Wheaton College secured third place with a total of 751.5 points. Tess Boyer was honored as the CCIW Student-Athlete of the Meet following her wins in multiple events: the 200 individual medley, 400 individual medley, and 200 butterfly. She also contributed to Wheaton's success in relay events, participating in winning teams for the 800 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 medley, and 400 freestyle relays.

In diving competitions, Lara Stamp from Wheaton was awarded CCIW Diving Student-Athlete of the Meet after securing a victory in Wednesday's 1-meter diving event.

The CCIW Elite 26 award for women's swimming was jointly awarded to Augustana’s Kendle Mihm and Carthage’s Noelle Marsh. This accolade recognizes student-athletes who excel both academically and athletically within each of the conference's sponsored sports.