For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 15, 2018
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WEST FARGO, N.D. – The 2018 NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships continued with six event finals taking place on Thursday night from the Hulbert Aquatic Center in West Fargo, North Dakota.  The three-time defending NSIC Champions of St. Cloud State moved into the lead as the Huskies surpassed day one leader Minnesota State. SCSU now has 442 points while MSU is right behind with 438 points after the second of four days of competition.

Sioux Falls, which sits in third with 304 points, kicked off the night by setting a new NSIC record in the 200-freestyle relay. The team comprised of Ingelin Lima, Giulia Marcon, Cassie Wright and Kyjana Webber swam a time of 1:33.46, which is a Hulbert Aquatic Center record and an NCAA “B” cut time, ranking seventh best in Division II this season.  USF broke Minnesota State’s record of 1:33.87 set last season.
 
St. Cloud State won three individual titles on Thursday night with Andrea Bryson breaking her own NSIC record in the 200-yard freestyle by finishing with a time of 1:50.00, which is .91 seconds faster than her record setting time from last season.  Teammate Britin Thomsen won the 1-meter dive as she finished with 425.25 points while Ashley Wilson won the 400 IM as she finished with a time of 4:29. 32.
 
Minnesota State’s Taylor Bass earned the top finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.30 while the Mavericks team of Cecilia Hake, Lily Borgenheimer, Emily Bollendorft and Chelsea Calhoon took home top honors in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:48.05. 
 
The NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships continue through Saturday, Feb. 17. Seven NSIC teams will compete over four days for the NSIC Championship. Friday’s trial sessions will begin at 10 a.m. with the finals set for 6 p.m. Friday will have the 500 freestyle, the 100 backstroke, the 100 breaststroke, the 200 butterfly, and the 800 freestyle relay.  

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 from Thursday

Event 5  Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
    School                                               Seed     Finals Points 
  1 University Of Sioux Falls-SD  'A'                 1:37.58    1:33.64   40  
     1) Lima, Ingelin 20                2) Marcon, Giulia 20              
     3) Wright, Cassie J 19             4) Webber, Kyjana A 19            
  2 St. Cloud State University-MN  'A'                1:36.78    1:33.98   34  
     1) Bryson, Andrea E 22             2) Burroughs, Alexis M 18         
     3) Gehrke, Chelsea L 19            4) Thompson, Jen B 20             

Event 6  Women 400 Yard IM
    Name                     Age School               Prelims     Finals Points 
  1 Wilson, Ashley J          19 St. Cloud St-MN      4:31.44    4:29.32   20  
  2 Beynon, Taylor C          20 Dragons-MN           4:34.96    4:30.99   17  
  3 Beagle, Taylor A          19 Augustana-SD         4:35.57    4:32.82   16  
Event 7  Women 100 Yard Butterfly
    Name                     Age School               Prelims     Finals Points 
  1 Bass, Taylor              22 Msu, Mankato-MN        55.55      55.30   20  
  2 Gehrke, Chelsea L         19 St. Cloud St-MN        56.10      55.47   17  
  3 Gaeth, Kylie              21 Msu, Mankato-MN        56.04      55.99   16 

Event 8  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
    Name                     Age School               Prelims     Finals Points 
  1 Bryson, Andrea E          22 St. Cloud St-MN      1:53.36    1:50.00   20  
  2 Marcon, Giulia            20 USF-SD               1:52.50    1:50.28   17  
  3 Calhoon, Chelsea          22 Msu, Mankato-MN      1:52.42    1:52.78   16 

Event 9  Women 1 mtr Diving
    Name                     Age School               Prelims     Finals Points 
  1 Thomsen, Britin           21 St. Cloud St-MN       419.75     425.25$  20  
  2 Anderson, Lonie           21 St. Cloud St-MN       415.35     407.30$  17  
  3 Brinkman, Mady            19 St. Cloud St-MN       370.85     391.65$  16  

Event 10  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
    School                                               Seed     Finals Points 
  1 Minnesota State, Mankato-MN  'A'                  3:48.52    3:48.05   40  
     1) Hake, Cecilia 21                2) Borgenheimer, Lily 18          
     3) Bollendorf, Emily 18            4) Calhoon, Chelsea 22            
  2 University Of Sioux Falls-SD  'A'                 3:52.90    3:48.18   34  
     1) Wright, Cassie J 19             2) Kasch, Chantal 19              
     3) Doerr, Maike 19                 4) Lima, Ingelin 20       

Team Scores - Day 2

1. St. Cloud State	442
2. Minnesota State	438
3. Sioux Falls	304
4. MSU Moorhead	260.5
5. Augustana	256
6. Northern State	150.5
7. University of Mary	146