Junior Ally McCarthy helped lead the Lake Forest College women's swimming and diving team to a runner-up finish at the Illinois-Michigan Quadrangular meet on Saturday. The Forester men finished fourth.
McCarthy won a pair of individual events, touching the wall first in the 1000-freestyle and then topping the podium in the 500-freestyle. McCarthy's fellow junior Ella Burns finished third in the same events.
Senior Helena Blumenau added the team's point total with her second-place finish in the 200-backstroke and her third-place finish in the 200-freestyle. Her fellow senior Violet Anderson was runner-up in the 200-butterfly as was freshman Amelie Andres in the 200-breaststroke. Freshman Valeria Welk was third to stop the clock in the 100-freestyle.
For the men, sophomore Noah McAdam was second overall in the 200-backstroke. He combined with senior Justin Fugiel and freshmen Alexander Wilson and Demetri Zemenides for the 400-freestyle relay, which placed third overall.
Hope College won the meet for both genders; their women scored 669 points overall and their men 639. The Forester women came in second with 432 points and were followed by Kalamazoo College (427) and Wheaton College (390). Wheaton was runner-up on the men's side with 515 points, followed by Kalamazoo (450) and Lake Forest (322).
The Foresters will travel to Lawrence University next Saturday for a double-dual meet that also features the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Competition begins at 1:00 p.m.