CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Rachel Root won two individual events but the Illinois State swimming and diving team came up short in a double dual against Southern Illinois and host Illinois Saturday, falling to the Illini, 200-81, and the Salukis, 171-110. Illinois also beat the Salukis, 178-103, in the double dual format.
Root finished first in the 100- (57.80) and 200-yard backstroke (2:04.00) to capture Illinois State's only first-place finishes.
Karley Licking followed right behind Root, earning second in the 100-yard backstroke (59.77). Jensen Keck came in third in both the 100- (1:06.