For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Swimmer of the Week
Valerie Childs (5th., Big Lake, Minn. / Big Lake HS) - Sioux Falls
- Recorded three first place finishes and one second place finish
- Swan times of 53.19 in the 100 freestyle and 1:55.20 in the 200 freestyle
- Was part of the 400 freestyle relay that swam a time of 3:35.51
- Was the top individual scorer in wins over No. 16 Augustana and St. Cloud State
- Leads the NSIC in three events: 100 Free, 200 Free and 400 free relay
- Following the meet, sits in the top-10 nationally in each event won this past weekend

NSIC Women's Diver of the Week
Clare Duplissis (So., Spring Lake, Mich. / Grand Haven HS) - Augustana
- Won the 1M dive with 216.15 points against USF and SCSU
- Placed second in the 3M dive with 212.55 points
 
NSIC Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
9/26/23
S: Lilly Grebner - Northern State 
D: Caitlyn Greenwalt – Concordia-St. Paul
10/3/23
S: Valerie Childs - Sioux Falls
D: Clare Duplissis - Augustana
 
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 110 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.