BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The MSOE swimming and diving teams headed down to Central Illinois for the Halloween Invite, hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University, where the men had a dominating team win while the women took third.

TEAM SCORES
Men – 1^st Place (152 pts)

Women – 3^rd Place (76 pts)

MEN'S TEAM RECAP

• Seven Raiders came away with individual victories, starting off with Tyler VanGompel in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 48.57. Evan Scapanski took the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:13.90, while Theo Thomas took the 50-yard freestyle in 22.33. Hudson Ambrogi won the 200-yard backstroke in 2:01.13, while in the long distance races Hendrik Kerwel won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:04.21. Over in the diving events, Nate Kissel won the 1-meter dive with a score of 206.
• In the relays, Thomas, Kurek, Mateo Haeuser, and Isaac Urban took the victory in 4:25.81. In the 300-yard butterfly, Lucas Geisler, VanGompel, and Caleb Brewer won in 2:40.65, while in the 300-yard backstroke relay Garin Schilling, Ambrogi, and Sam Lemm won in 2:45.37. The 300-yard backstroke relay saw Haeuser, Scapanski, and Kurek take the victory in 2:58.52, with Brewer, Scapanski, VanGompel, and Evan Maloney winning the 200-yard medley in 1:37.12. The 300-yard medley had Eli DeVries, Haeuser, and VanGompel winners in 2:47.32, while Maloney, Thomas, Urban, and Kurek won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:28.65.

WOMEN'S TEAM RECAP

• Gabby Schmid had the lone individual win on the women's side, taking the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:31.55. She also teamed up with Chloe Pisanelli and Bella Hoff for the 300-yard breaststroke relay where they were victorious in 3:37.76. Kenzie Solberg finished runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in 2:08.72.
• Schmid, Jayden Buenemann, and Anna Baker finished third in the 300-yard backstroke relay in 3:25.03, while Baker, Hoff, Schmid, and Ava Pike took third in the 200-yard medley in 1:59.79. The 300-yard medley also saw third-place finish as Pisanelli, Buenemann, and Schmid finished in 3:26.35.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders are back in action on Sunday, November 8^th at the Gene Davis Invitational, hosted by Lawrence University. Competition is set to begin at 11:00 a.m.

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