For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Swimmer of the Week
Taylor Beagle (FR/IM, Sr., Lead, S.D. / Lead Deadwood HS) - Augustana
- Opened the 2021-22 season winning four races in a pair of duals against Division I competition
- At South Dakota State, she won the 1,000-free in 10:40.78 and the 200 IM in 2:14.42
- At St. Thomas, she won the 500-free in 5:11.41 and the 200 IM in 2:11.79

NSIC Women's Diver of the Week
Annaliesa Anderson (Diving, Gr., West Bend, Wis. / Home School) - St. Cloud State
- Won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at the Northern Michigan/Davenport Tri-meet
- Finished with scores of 247.57 in the 1M dive and 235.27 in the 3M dive

Other Top Swimming Performances
Breena DeLegge (UMary) was victorious in the 200 free against CSP and NSU with a time of 1:58.18. She took first in the 100 fly, posting a time of 58.95. She won the 200 yard medley relay alongside Breanna Lund, Rylie Webb and Madi Yonke as they finished with a time of 1:53.14.

Emily Goodman (MSU) won the 200 breaststroke event vs. South Dakota with a time of 2:43.93. She took second place in the 200 IM (2:32.03) and third place in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.75). She was also a member of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams that took second place.

Danielle Heckaman (MSUM) won two events in her collegiate debut, helping MSUM to a 128-77 win over Northern State. She won the 1,000 freestyle in 11:25.42 and added a win in the 500 free in 5:35.92.

Haley Osborne (NSU) won her first two events of her collegiate career in a dual vs. MSU Moorhead. She won the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.84, and the 100 yard freestyle in a time of 55.35.

Other Top Diving Performances
Hailey Handevidt (AUGIE) became the first-ever diver in school history. She recorded a finals score of 98.1 in the 1-meter dive at SDSU and followed with 116.85 points in the 3-meter. At St. Thomas, she improved on both of her scores with 116.32 points in the 1-meter and 121.95 in the 3-meter.

Sydney Hanson (MSU) finished second in the 1-meter diving event vs. South Dakota with a score of 212.85. She finished fourth in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 218.25.
 

NSIC Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
10/12/21
S: Taylor Beagle - Augustana
D: Annaliesa Anderson - St. Cloud State

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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