KENOSHA, Wis. – Augustana won a total of seven events, including double wins from senior David Sommers (Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and junior Ian Disteldorf (Brother Rice HS, Oak Forest, Ill.), in a 139-122 loss in College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin swimming action on Saturday, January 9 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was the first action for second year head coach Dan Lloyd's team since competing at the Jean Freeman Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 4-5.
 
Sommers won the 200 butterfly in 2:02.28 and then added the 100 butterfly in :54.95. Disteldorf took the 100 breaststroke with a time of :58.99 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:11.27. Sophomore Chris Wilson (Bradford-on-Tone, United Kingdom) won the 500 freestyle in 5:18.35 and freshman Jared Ekberg (Rockford Christian HS, Rockford, Ill.) took the 200 individual medley in 2:00.96. Ekberg was also third in the 100 backstroke in :53.40.
 
The 200 freestyle relay ended the meet for the Vikings with a win in a time of 1:34.70. The members of that team were freshman Brendan Walker (Tinley Park HS, Oak Forest, Ill.), freshman Adam Bernardi (Rockford Boylan Catholic HS, Belvidere, Ill.) and sophomore Miguel Rodriguez (Rockford Boylan Catholic HS, Rockford, Ill.). Walker also added a second in the 100 butterfly in :58.94 while Rodriguez was third in the 100 freestyle (:50.42).
 
The 200 medley relay team of Ekberg, Disteldorf, Wilson and sophomore Jacob Speechley (Lockport HS, Lockport, Ill.) started the meet with a second place performance in a time of 1:36.96. Speechley placed second in the 50 freestyle in :22.12.
 
Freshman Bryan Haage (Huntley HS, Huntley, Ill.) placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:48.32) and was also second in the 200 individual medley (2:01.73). Senior Felipe Hernandez (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.) was second in the 200 backstroke (2:01.44) and third in the 100 butterfly (1:00.10). Freshman Kyle Workman (Morrison HS, Morrison, Ill.) took second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:37.45.
 
Sophomore Victor Wagstrom (Stockholm, Sweden) was third in the 200 individual medley (2:12.83) and fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.46).