NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State swimming and diving team opened its 2019-20 campaign with a 182-97 victory over the visiting Butler Bulldogs on Saturday at Horton Pool. The victory over Butler marks the first career win for first-year head coach Caitlin Hamilton.
"I'm proud of the team for stepping up and getting the win today," Hamilton shared. "After a few weeks of tough training, it's great to see things start to come together. We have a few days to fine-tune races before heading to Champaign."
TOP PERFORMANCES
Five Redbirds won two individual events:
Makenna Licking and Julie Kolar helped ISU go 1-2-3 in the 100-yard freestyle event, finishing behind Tillotson with times of 54.