DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The Augustana Vikings men's and women's swimming & diving teams will be back in action n Friday, January 31 when they travel across the river to take on the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees and Coe Kohawks. Augie will then hit the road to take on the Wheaton Thunder the following day for its final dual meet of the season.

The Augustana men enter the weekend with a 5-1 overall record, recently taking first at the North Central Invite over three other CCIW schools. Augustana saw three placements in the top five of the 400 IM, led by Tyler Leslie in second with a time of 4:11.02. Mark Addison finished in third, followed by Holden Siena in fifth. Oskar Bannister was the champion of the 200-yard freestyle at 1:48.04, while Matthew Meyer followed in second after clocking 1:49.64. The Vikings also saw three in the top five in the 50-yard freestyle, with Rettig coming in second, Tommy Anderson in fourth, and Trentin Lechleitner in fifth. Cebula led a group of three Vikings in the top five of the 100 IM with a time of 53,60, followed in second by Nathan Mesina and in fourth by Michael Garland. In the 100-yard backstroke, Garland claimed first by just .11, beating out second place with a time of 1:01.64. Additionally, Cebula won the 500 freestyle by nearly 17 seconds, finishing with a time of 4:50.66. Places No. 2 through 4 were occupied by Augie in the 100 free, with Sam Kulisek coming in second with a mark of 50.06. Lechleitner and Teddy McGuire were close behind at 50.59 and 50.99. The Vikings found success in the 100 backstroke, securing the top four spots. The team was led by Cesar Castillo in first at 55.55, with Alex Xayachanla, Hunter Craft, and Meyer the next three to finish. 

The women also claimed first at the same event and currently sit with a perfect 6-0 record in dual meets. Augie took three of the top five placements in the 400 IM, with Brooke Walker in second place with a time of 4:59.63. Annabella Valenti and Caitlin Stoddard followed in third and fourth. Giselle Koonce was the winner of the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:03.54, while Bella Casanovas and Kylee Blaha rounded out the top three in second and third. Koonce also won the 500 freestyle in 5:29.20. Kendle Mihm and Glasnovich grabbed top three spots in the 50 freestyle and Petra Evans earned fourth in the 100 IM to help add points to the Vikings' total. In a pair of first-place finishes, Mihm was the winner of the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.04 and Glasnovich took the 100-yard backstroke in 1:02.38. Elsewhere, M. Walker notched second place in the 100-yard fly at 1:03.79 

About the Fighting Bees

• The St. Ambrose men enter Friday with a 1-2 record in dual meets
• The women sit at 0-3 on the season
• Both teams took third at the Grinnell Invite back on January 18
• Augustana holds a 4-7-1 record vs. the St. Ambrose men and a 4-2 mark vs. the women
• St. Ambrose won the men's dual last season by a score of 159-60
• St. Ambrose won the women's dual last season by a score of 120-107

Previewing the Kohawks

• The Coe men enter Friday with an 0-3 record
• The women are 1-2 
• The Viking women are 25-9-1 vs. the Kohawks all-time
• The men are 26-10 all-time against Coe
• Both Augustana teams defeated Coe earlier this season in Rock Island

To wrap up the weekend, the Vikings will take on conference rival Wheaton, who sit with a 1-3 record on both the men's and women's side. Each team defeated Lake Forest its last time out for the first win of the season. 

Start time on Friday in Davenport is at 6 p.m., with Saturday's meet vs. Wheaton at 1 p.m.