NAPERVILLE — Augustana’s Tyler Leslie and Wheaton’s Mateo Anderson are the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Swimming & Diving Student-Athletes of the Week after standout performances at the Thunder Invitational last weekend.
Leslie continued his strong January run with record-setting swims for the Vikings, while Anderson made an immediate impact in his season debut by sweeping the diving events and helping lift the Thunder to a team victory.
Swimming: Tyler Leslie, Augustana
Leslie earned his third consecutive weekly award from the league after a strong showing at the Thunder Invitational. Leslie highlighted the meet by setting a new school record in the 400-yard individual medley, posting a lifetime best time of 4:04.02 to lower the previous mark by nearly two seconds.
He also recorded a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a personal-best time of 59.36. Notably, Leslie achieved both performances without tapering or rest. He helped the Vikings place second in the three-team meet with 445 points.
Diving: Mateo Anderson, Wheaton
Anderson snagged the diving award following his return to competition at the Thunder Invitational. Anderson, who spent the fall semester studying abroad, competed for the first time this season and won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.
He recorded season-best scores of 345.80 on the 1-meter and 313.55 on the 3-meter, which currently rank second in the conference in each event. His performance contributed to Wheaton’s first-place team finish at the invitational with 536 points.
2025-26 CCIW Men's Swimming & Diving Student-Athletes of the Week
Swimming
Jan. 27: Tyler Leslie, Augustana
Jan. 20: Tyler Leslie, Augustana
Jan. 14: Tyler Leslie, Augustana
Dec. 9: Ben Coley, Wheaton
Nov. 18: Jac Cummings, Wheaton
Nov. 12: Ben Coley, Wheaton
Nov. 4: AJ Landorf, Carthage
Oct. 29: Michael Garland, Augustana
Oct. 22: Lucas Rettig, Augustana
Diving
Jan. 27: Mateo Anderson, Wheaton
Jan. 20: Taydin Murphy, Carthage
Jan. 14: Devon Kuhn, Carthage
Dec. 9: Taydin Murphy, Carthage
Nov. 18: Taydin Murphy, Carthage
Nov. 12: Zak Kohoutek, Wheaton
Nov. 4: Taydin Murphy, Carthage
Oct. 29: Carson Sehy, Carthage
Oct. 22: Taydin Murphy, Carthage
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).