For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
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ROCHESTER, Minn. – The 2017 NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships got underway with four event finals taking place on Tuesday night. St. Cloud State has 197 team points and holds a 47 point lead over Minnesota State.  Three NSIC records were set in the four finals on the first day of the championship.

In the 200 individual medley, it was Northern State’s Hannah Kastigar winning in an NSIC record time of 2:01.07. Kastigar broke the 2014 record set by Audra Thornton of Lindenwood (2:05.9).  Finishing second was Taylor Bass of Minnesota State in a time of 2:04.77 while Ashley Wilson of St. Cloud State was third in a time of 2:06. 24, as all three earned All-NSIC honors.

Cheyenne Rova of Minnesota State set the NSIC record in the 50 freestyle in a time of 23.05, while teammate Cecilia Hake was second at 23.29.  Andrea Bryson of St. Cloud State was third at 23.42.

In the 200 medley relay both Minnesota State and MSU Moorhead earned All-NSIC honors for finishing first and second. MSU won the event in an NSIC record time of 1:43.35 while MSUM came in with a time of 1:44.53.

Emma Miller of Augustana won the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:26.85. Second was Kaitlin Heinen of St. Cloud State in a time of 10:35.42 followed by Kalina Emaus of Northern State with a time of 10:37.00.  All three were honored as All-NSIC performers for finishing in the top three.

The NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships continue through Friday, Feb. 10 at the Rochester Recreation Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Seven NSIC teams will compete over four days for the NSIC Championship.

Wednesday’s trial sessions will begin at 10 a.m. with the finals set for 6 p.m. Wednesday will have the 400 IM, the 100 butterfly, the 200 freestyle, the 400 medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay and the one-meter diving competition.
 
The top three finalists in each individual event and top two finalists in each relay event will be recognized as NSIC All-Conference during the meet. A Swimmer of the Year, Diver of the Year, Freshman of Year, Swim Coach of the Year and Dive Coach of the Year will also be voted on by the coaches during the event. Finally, at the conclusion of the meet, the swimmer with the most points will be named the NSIC Swimmer of the Meet and the diver with the most points will be named NSIC Diver of the Meet.
 
For more information on the NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships, including daily schedules, ticket prices and links to results, visit the championship website at www.NorthernSun.org/NSICSD.
 
All-NSIC Performers
Women 50 Yard Freestyle
A – Final     Name     Age School               Prelims     Finals     Points
  1 Rova, Cheyenne      21 Minnesota State        23.17      23.05         20 
  2 Hake, Cecilia       20 Minnesota State        23.56      23.29         17 
  3 Bryson, Andrea E    21 St. Cloud State        23.64      23.42         16
 
Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
  1 Miller, Emma M      19 Augustana           10:42.90   10:26.85         20 
  2 Heinen, Kaitlin     20 St. Cloud State     10:52.09   10:35.42         17 
  3 Emaus, Kalina G     19 Northern State      11:14.95   10:37.00         16 
 
Women 200 Yard IM
  1 Kastigar, Hannah J  21 Northern State       2:01.80    2:01.07         20 
  2 Bass, Taylor        21 Minnesota State      2:07.65    2:04.77         17 
  3 Wilson, Ashley J    18 St. Cloud State      2:07.94    2:06.24         16 
 
Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
  1 Minnesota State                          1:43.80    1:43.35         40 
     1) Hake, Cecilia 20                2) LeDoux, Carley 22             
     3) Gaeth, Kylie 20                 4) Rova, Cheyenne 21             
  2 MSU Moorhead-MN                          1:46.24    1:44.53         34 
     1) Sullivan, Erin E 20             2) Beynon, Taylor C 19           
     3) Nyland, Tia M 18                4) Anderson, Breah L 18          

Women - Team Rankings - Through Day 1

1. St. Cloud State	197
2. Minnesota State	150
3. MSU Moorhead	120
4. Sioux Falls	95
5. Augustana	84
6. Northern State	80
7. University of Mary	37