Wheaton College swimmer makes big splash at national competitions
Wheaton College junior Tess Boyer is headed back to the D-III national championships as the conference's only representative for a second straight year.
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Wheaton College junior Tess Boyer is headed back to the D-III national championships as the conference's only representative for a second straight year.
The Wheaton College junior just put in a dominant performance at the CCIW championships that included multiple meet records. Now she’s headed back to the D-III national championships as the conference’s only representative for a second straight year.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
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