PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - The Carroll University swimming program concluded the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships at the RecPlex Aquatic Center on Saturday (hosted by Carthage College).

Both the men's and women's teams finished fifth in the four-day competition.

Josie Peterson, a junior from Jefferson, Wis., finished second in the 100-yard freestyle in a lifetime-best time of 52.82 seconds to lead the Carroll women, who finished with a four-day combined total of 291 points in the final team standings.

Peterson's stand-out individual effort secured all-conference honors for the second time in the meet and established a Carroll program record, breaking the prior mark of 53.10 set by Val Julian in 2016.

Peterson also swam the second leg of the 400 freestyle relay (also consisting of Alexandria Ostopowicz, Kelly Gordan and Morgan Toupal), which finished fifth with a time of 3:42.87.

Gordan followed with a fourth-place individual finish in the 200 butterfly, clocking a time of 2:17.64. Toupal placed eighth in the 200 backstroke (2:14.44) and Kailee Sitter was ninth in 200 butterfly (2:21.66) for the Pioneers.

The Carroll men finished with a four-day total of 183 points, led by its fourth-place 400 freestyle relay team (consisting of Edward McConnaha, Augusto Ureta, David Gonzales Jr., and Jack Madigan), which clocked a time of 3:18.47.

Hannah Gregory and Cole Faust each earned the prestigious RESPECT Award for the Pioneers, with each school receiving one male and one female representative.

Augustana College claimed both the men's and women's team titles.

CCIW CHAMPIONSHIPS
(at the RecPlex Aquatic Center, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.)
Final Results
Men
Team Scores
1. Augustana 843; 2. Wheaton 839; 3. Carthage 831; 4. Illinois Wesleyan 378; 5. Carroll 183; 6. Millikin 163; 7. North Central 127

Women
Team Scores
1. Augustana 862.5; 2. Wheaton 645; 3. Carthage 611; 4. Illinois Wesleyan 596.5; 5. Carroll 291; 6. Millikin 224; 7. North Central 127

Carroll Placements
Men
200 Backstroke
10. Edward McConnaha 2:02.18
15. Matthew Brown 2:19.06

200 Breaststroke
14. David Gonzales Jr. 2:17.49

400 Freestyle Relay
4. Carroll A (Edward McConnaha, Augusto Ureta, David Gonzales Jr., Jack Madigan) 3:18.47
13. Carroll B (Cole Faust, Matthew Brown, Anthony Gonzalez, Dylan Klang) 3:35.92

Carroll Placements
Women
1,650 Freestyle
14. Chopper Ceshker 19:09.25
18. Ashley Heetland 20:14.67

200 Backstroke
8. Morgan Toupal 2:14.44
15. Kaya Martin 2:26.07

100 Freestyle
2. Josie Peterson 52.82 (lifetime best) (Carroll record)

200 Breaststroke
13. Brooke Wills 2:45.41

200 Butterfly
4. Kelly Gordan 2:17.64
9. Kailee Sitter 2:21.66
16. Nicole Johnson 2:35.85

400 Freestyle Relay
5. Carroll A (Alexandria Ostopowicz, Josie Peterson, Kelly Gordan, Morgan Toupal) 3:42.87
13. Carroll B (Anina Lee, Madeline McVey, Nicole Johnson, Kaya Martin) 3:59.54

RESPECT Award
Hannah Gregory
Cole Faust