For Immediate Release
Monday, November 24, 2025
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Swimmer of the Week
Sophie Leo (Back/Free, Jr., Blaine, Minn. / Blaine HS) – Concordia-St. Paul
- Tallied six individual wins at the WildBear Invite, winning every event she swam in
- Recorded an NCAA B-Cut in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle
- Was the leadoff swimmer in five relays with each taking first place
- Notched 120 individual points
- Helped CSP accomplish their highest invite score in program history with 1,475.5 points
- With her relays, accounted for 320 of the Golden Bears point total
- Had seven personal best times and five season best times
- Ranks first in the NSIC in the 50, 100 and 200 yard freestyle
- Leads the NSIC in the 50 and 100 yard backstroke
- Named NSIC Swimmer of the Week for the third time this season (9/30/25 & 10/14/25)

NSIC Women's Diver of the Week
Jacie Flockhart (Dive, Jr., Boone, Iowa / Boone HS) – Northern State
- Won the 1m dive at the WildBear Invite (11 dives)
- Totaled 402.65 points in the event finals
- The point total surpassed the women's diving standard of 390
- Had 399.70 in the preliminary round
- Named NSIC Diver of the Week for the third time this season (9/30/25 & 10/7/25)

Other Top Swimming Performances
Olivia Gibbons (UMary)
- Won four events in the Marauders 171-22 dual victory
- Set the UMary school record in the 100 yard breaststroke, recording a time of 1:05.11
- She won the 100 IM with a time of 58.82
- Was a member of the 200 medley relay team that finished first with a time of 1:47.34
- Was a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished first with a time of 1:38.02
Kailee Cline (Jamestown)
- Won two individual events at the WildBear Invite
- Placed first in the 200 yard butterfly in 2:06.79
- Placed first in the 100 yard butterfly in 58.45
- Was fourth in the 500 Yard Freestyle in 5:17.88 

Other Top Diving Performances
Chloe Jones (Concordia-St. Paul)
 - Recorded a first-place finish in the 3-meter dive with a score of 403.05 at the Wildbear Invite
- Won the event by 152.25 points
- Added a second-place finish in the 1-meter dive
- Tallied 37 points to help CSP record their highest invite score in program history 
 
NSIC Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
9/30/25
S: Sophie Leo – Concordia-St. Paul
D: Jacie Flockhart – Northern State
10/7/25
S: Lexi Weems - Southwest Minnesota State
D: Jacie Flockhart – Northern State (2)
10/14/25
S: Sophie Leo – Concordia-St. Paul (2)
D: Natalie Freeman - Minnesota State
10/21/25
S: Savannah Acker - Minnesota State
D: Natalie Freeman - Minnesota State (2)
10/28/25
S: Fernanda Leon - MSU Moorhead
D: Natalie Freeman - Minnesota State (3)
11/4/25
S: Averi Larsen - Minnesota State
D: Natalie Freeman - Minnesota State (4)
11/11/25
S: Izzy Koebele - St. Cloud State
D: Avery Lommel - Augustana
11/17/25
S: Fernanda Leon - MSU Moorhead (2)
D: Karlie Woodall - St. Cloud State
11/24/25
S: Sophie Leo – Concordia-St. Paul (3)
D: Jacie Flockhart – Northern State (3)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-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 three decades, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 122 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.