Wheaton College IL Women's Swimming

Lederhouse's tenure. Eight Wheaton swimmers have won individual national event championships. The Thunder women's program has won 19-straight CCIW Championships from 1998-2016 and finished 10th at the 2013 and 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming Championships and 12th at the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming Championships. And in 2007, Lederhouse was named the CCIW "Coach of the Year" in both men's and women's swimming as he guided each of the Thunder programs to CCIW Championships. In 2006, the men's swim team finished seventh and the women's swim team finished 11th at the NCAA Division III Championships.  Lederhouse led the men's swim team to an 11th-place finish and the women's swim team to a 14th place finish at the 2005 Division III Championships. In 2004, the men finished eighth and the women placed 17th. In the 2002-03 season both the men's and women's teams placed in the top 10 nationally for the third year in a row as the women placed seventh and the men sixth. The 2000-01 women's team took sixth place and the men's team took seventh place, the 1989-90 men's team placed third and the 1990-91 men's team was fourth at the NCAA Division III National Championships. In 1999-2000, the women's team placed fifth while both the 1989-1999 and 1991-92 women's teams placed eighth. Lederhouse was named the NCAA D-III Women's Team Coach of the Year in 2000. The Illinois Swimming Association has named Lederhouse Coach of the Year numerous times, most recently as State Men's Swim Coach of the Year in 2003. Since 1974, Lederhouse has been coaching swimmers at all levels from summer novice teams to Olympic Trial qualifiers. He is an ASCA Level 5 certified coach, and holds Master and Distinguished Coach certificates. As an undergraduate at Wheaton College, Lederhouse was an All-American swimmer at Wheaton winning the 1971 and 1972 NCAA Division II 100-yard backstroke championships and qualified both seasons for the NCAA Division I National Championships in that event. He was an NCAA All-American in the 200 individual medley (1972-74), 200 backstroke (1971-74), and 100 backstroke (1971-74). Lederhouse once held CCIW records and won CCIW titles in seven events: 50 freestyle (1971, 1974), 100 freestyle (1972, 1974), 200 freestyle (1972), 100 butterfly (1973), 200 butterfly (1973), 400 individual medley (1971), and 100 backstroke (1971 and 1974). He also won Illinois Private College championships in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 and 400 individual medley, and held Illinois Small College State records and/or Wheaton varsity records in eleven events: 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 freestyle; 100 and 200 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; and 200 and 400 individual medley. Lederhouse and his wife, Jill, professor and Chair of the Wheaton College Department of Education, have three children and reside in Wheaton. Aldrin, Josh "Buzz" Ancona, Tim Anthony, Brad Ayers, Meghan Baker, Tonya Black, Chaz Bradley, Scott Bullington, Bryan Buyse, Emily Cardle, Tom Clark, JJ Clousing, Jim Cuthbert, Katie Davis, Julie DeClute, Jake Demchak, Mark Deter, Tricia Dickey, Benjamin Dittman, Kira East, Katie Ellingsen, Tim Fedyski, Emily Felske, Pete Fisher, Ben Frahler, Trey Gibson, Cedric Gimre, Dr. Matthew Gomez, Cesar Graham, Kelsey Graham, Taylor Gruenwald, Jim Guidera, Sarah Harris, Ron Hodge, John Holwerda, Don Hountras, Stacy Hovee, Maris Huffman, Rick Husted, Matt Ittersagen, Pete Kasiguran, Kellen Keck, Kyle Langs, Jordan Lederhouse, Jon Lindsey, Rusty Madsen, Kent Malmquist, Laine Marhanka, Brett Martin, Trey Mayerik, Jennifer McKinley, Rick Nelson, Erika Nelson, Jane Nelson, Parker Novosad, Kaitlyn Number, Athletics Fax Olsen, Dan Olsen, Dan Olson, Karly Panner, Jon Parker, Erin Parrish, Joel Peltz, Jeff Peters, Leah Petricca, Paul Phone Number, Athletics Pihl, Brad Prasil, Allan Roberts, Jordan Savenok, Mark Schauer, Mike Scott, Jesse Seager, Ryan Selby, Dr. Scott Settecase, Parker Simmons, Beth Smith, Brittany Souders, Ben Souders, Ben Southworth, Therese Stukes, Bill Swider, Mike Terrazas, Eric Theisen, Michelle Thornton, Megan Torppey, Scott Walford, David Waterman, Jake Watt, Dr. David Westrate, Sydney  Full Staff  expand Wheaton has enjoyed 12 top-10 national finishes by its men's team and 10 by its women's team and more than 75 Wheaton swimmers and divers have earned All-American honors during Lederhouse's tenure. Eight Wheaton swimmers have won individual national event championships. The Thunder women's program has won 19-straight CCIW Championships from 1998-2016 and finished 10th at the 2013 and 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming Championships and 12th at the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming Championships. And in 2007, Lederhouse was named the CCIW "Coach of the Year" in both men's and women's swimming as he guided each of the Thunder programs to CCIW Championships. In 2006, the men's swim team finished seventh and the women's swim team finished 11th at the NCAA Division III Championships.  Lederhouse led the men's swim team to an 11th-place finish and the women's swim team to a 14th place finish at the 2005 Division III Championships. In 2004, the men finished eighth and the women placed 17th. In the 2002-03 season both the men's and women's teams placed in the top 10 nationally for the third year in a row as the women placed seventh and the men sixth. The 2000-01 women's team took sixth place and the men's team took seventh place, the 1989-90 men's team placed third and the 1990-91 men's team was fourth at the NCAA Division III National Championships. In 1999-2000, the women's team placed fifth while both the 1989-1999 and 1991-92 women's teams placed eighth. Lederhouse was named the NCAA D-III Women's Team Coach of the Year in 2000. The Illinois Swimming Association has named Lederhouse Coach of the Year numerous times, most recently as State Men's Swim Coach of the Year in 2003. Since 1974, Lederhouse has been coaching swimmers at all levels from summer novice teams to Olympic Trial qualifiers. He is an ASCA Level 5 certified coach, and holds Master and Distinguished Coach certificates. As an undergraduate at Wheaton College, Lederhouse was an All-American swimmer at Wheaton winning the 1971 and 1972 NCAA Division II 100-yard backstroke championships and qualified both seasons for the NCAA Division I National Championships in that event. He was an NCAA All-American in the 200 individual medley (1972-74), 200 backstroke (1971-74), and 100 backstroke (1971-74). Lederhouse once held CCIW records and won CCIW titles in seven events: 50 freestyle (1971, 1974), 100 freestyle (1972, 1974), 200 freestyle (1972), 100 butterfly (1973), 200 butterfly (1973), 400 individual medley (1971), and 100 backstroke (1971 and 1974). He also won Illinois Private College championships in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 and 400 individual medley, and held Illinois Small College State records and/or Wheaton varsity records in eleven events: 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 freestyle; 100 and 200 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; and 200 and 400 individual medley. Lederhouse and his wife, Jill, professor and Chair of the Wheaton College Department of Education, have three children and reside in Wheaton.

On March 3, 2017, former Wheaton College (Ill.) Athletics Director Julie Davis announced the hiring of Meghan Ayers as the head coach of the Wheaton women's swimming & diving program. The Thunder women's swimming & diving team has finished in the top four of the CCIW Championship standings in every season of Ayers' tenure, and in February 2023, Ayers led the Wheaton women's squad to the program's 26th conference title, the most among all CCIW women's athletic teams. She was subsequently named the CCIW Coach of the Year for the first time. In her time at Wheaton, Ayers has coached three All-Americans, two CCIW Women's Swimming Athletes of the Year, three CCIW Most Valuable Women's Swimming Athletes, two Dennis Ryan Most Outstanding Performers, three CCIW First-Year Athletes of the Meet, and one CCIW Women's Diving Student-Athlete of the Meet. Prior to her appointment as Wheaton's head coach, Meghan served as an assistant men's and women's swimming coach at Wheaton from 2013-17. In her time as an assistant with the Thunder program, Wheaton won five CCIW Championships, and the women's program had three Top-15 finishes at the NCAA Division IIl Championships. She has served as a coach and private lessons coordinator with the Wheaton Swim Club since 2005. Ayers swam at the College of Charleston for two years, where she served as the team captain as a sophomore before returning to Illinois to finish her collegiate swimming career at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC). At UIC Ayers was a consolation finalist at the Horizon League Championships. Ayers earned her B.A. in Classical Languages and Literature from University of Illinois-Chicago in 2007. She attained a Master's Degree in Elementary Education from Wheaton in 2016. At the time of her appointment, Ayers stated, "As the women's coach, I hope to continue and deepen the women's swimming and diving team's culture of swimming excellence with Christ at the center." She continued, "This position provides me with a unique opportunity to mentor the women's team in their spiritual growth while pushing our student-athletes to excel in the pool. I look forward to working with our current swimmers and recruiting high-caliber athletes to continue keeping Wheaton at the top of the conference and well-represented at the NCAA meet."