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Wetterauer duo leads Red Devils at home meet

EUREKA — The sister tandem of Alyssa and Natalie Wetterauer (Washington, Ill./HS) led the Red Devils swim team at the Eureka Sprint Meet held at Reagan Pool Saturday.

Alyssa Wetterauer placed second out of 12 swimmers in the 50-yard breaststroke event, just one second behind the winning time of 0:36.77.  In the next women's event, Natalie had her runner up finish in the
100-yard butterfly.  Earlier, she had scored a third place result out of a deep field of 16 in the 50-yard freestyle.

Kelsey Hale (Hood River, Ore./Valley) took third place in the women's 50-yard butterfly, while Meghan Burger (Palos Heights, Ill./Stagg) posted a personal best time in the 50-yard freestyle.

Aaron Phelan (Eureka, Ill./HS) owned the best finish for EC in the men's races, taking third place in the
50-yard breaststroke.  He was not far behind the leader as he touched the wall just 0.55 seconds behind the fastest time of 33.02.  Phelan also lowered his personal best time in the 50 freestyle to 0:26.99.

Sophomore John Isom (Coon Rapids, Minn./HS) also posted a personal best in the 50-free, coming home in 0:29.74.

Augustana College won the team championships for both men and women.  The Eureka men ranked fourth, while EC took fifth in the women's standings.

The Red Devils will next take part in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Meet held at Principia College Saturday, February 9.

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For More Information Contact:

Brian Sullivan
Sports Information Director
Eureka College
300 E. College Avenue
Eureka, Illinois 61530
309-467-6456
bsullivan@eureka.edu