McLean County Times

The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's swimming and diving teams are preparing for their annual Halloween Invite. The event will take place on Saturday, October 26, at Fort Natatorium, with the first event scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

This competition serves as the home opener for the Titans, marking only their second meet of the season. Previously, they competed against Division II Lewis University on October 18 but were defeated by the Flyers. For this weekend's meet, IWU will host Millikin University, Augustana College, North Central College, and Anderson University. Additionally, Rose-Hulman University's women's team will participate in the competition.

Augustana College is familiar with IWU as both schools competed in the 2024 CCIW Championships. In that championship, Augustana's women's team secured first place while IWU finished third. On the men's side, Augustana also took first place with IWU coming in fourth. This weekend marks only the third encounter between Anderson University and Illinois Wesleyan.

In last year's Halloween Invite, both IWU programs finished second behind Augustana.

The meet will be available for live streaming through IWU Swimming and Diving's official Facebook page. Results will be posted on iwusports.com after the event concludes.