For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Swimmer of the Week
Taylor Beagle (FR/IM, Sr., Lead, S.D. / Lead Deadwood HS) - Augustana
- Won four events over two days at the Tri Invite with St. Cloud State and Sioux Falls
- On Friday she won the 1,000 Free in 10:33.11, claiming the victory by over 5 seconds
- Also won the 500 Free in 5:12.64
- Was runner-up in the 200 IM in a time of 2:12.02
- On Saturday, won the 400 IM in 4:38.34, three seconds better than second place
- Also won the 500 Free again, this time in a quicker time of 5:12.26
- Immediately swam the 200 Free after the 400 IM and placed fourth in a time of 1:59.58
- Named NSIC Swimmer of the Week for the second week in a row

NSIC Women's Diver of the Week
Sydney Hanson (Diving, Fr., Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf HS) - Minnesota State
- Won the 3-meter diving event vs. SMSU & CSP with a score of 231.95
- Took second place in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 217.65

Other Top Swimming Performances
Farida Maher (CSP) won a pair of events at the MSU Double Dual vs MSU & SMSU. She won the 1000 yard freestyle (10:48.12) by 43 seconds and won the 500 yard freestyle (5:16.38).  She also had the fastest time (25.30) in the first leg of the 200 yard freestyle relay.

Ella DeFever (MSU) won the 50 backstroke (27.59) and the 50 freestyle (25.17) events vs. CSP & SMSU. She was also a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished first with a time of 1:41.89. She took second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.69.

Fanny Legros (NSU) finished first in the 1000 yard freestyle, second in the 500 yard freestyle, and second in the 200 yard breaststroke in a dual meet against the University of Jamestown. Her time of 11:27.98 in the 1000 yard freestyle was a season best. She also finished with times of 5:43.56 in the 500 yard freestyle, and 2:42.35 in the 200 yard breaststroke.

Inte Pas (USF) record four event wins, including a pair of individual victories during double duals with Augustana and St. Cloud State on Oct. 15-16 at the Midco Aquatic Center. Pas won the 100 breast in 1:04.97 and the 200 breast in 2:21.65 which are both top 10 times nationally. She is ninth in the 200 breast and fifth in the 100 breast in DII as of Saturday. She was also on the victorious 200 medley in 1:48.90 (Domenica Solano, Inte Pas, Emily Solarski, Ursula Demarquet) and 400 medley in 3:56.35 (Ilinde du Plessis, Inte Pas, Domenica Solano, and Valerie Childs).

Whitney Hanson (SCSU) won the 200 free in a time of 1:57.77 at the Augie Tri on Saturday. 

Other Top Diving Performances
Meredith Matchinsky (SCSU) won the 1M dive with 222.40 points at the Augustana Tri on Saturday. She finished second in the 3M Dive with 224.45 points. 
 
NSIC Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
10/12/21
S: Taylor Beagle - Augustana
D: Annaliesa Anderson - St. Cloud State
10/19/21
S: Taylor Beagle - Augustana (2)
D: Sydney Hanson - Minnesota 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.

About NCAA Division II
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