For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Swimmer of the Year
Bryn Greenwaldt (FR/BK, Jr., Foley, Minn. / Foley HS) - Augustana
- National Champion in the 50 Free with a time of 22.09
- National record holder in the 50 Free with a time of 21.92
- Five All-America honors (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
- NSIC Champion and record holder in the 50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay while also winning in the 200 Back and 400 Free Relay.
- Five-time NSIC Athlete of the Week

NSIC Diver of the Year
Aspen Warnygora (Diver, Fort Collins, Colo. / Fossil Ridge HS) - Minnesota State
- Placed seventh at the NCAA Championships in the 1-meter dive, earning first team All-American honors
- Added a 10th place finish in the 3-meter dive at the NCAA Championships
- Received All-NSIC honors with a third place finish in the 3-meter dive at the NSIC Championships with a score of 429.80

NSIC Freshman of the Year
Charlotte Gibbs (Free, Fr., Wellington, New Zealand / Tawa College) - Sioux Falls
- Won the 500 freestyle at the NSIC Championships with a time of 5:01.93
- Finished second in the 200 free, fifth in the 100 free and seventh in the 1000 free at the NSIC Championships
- Set the 500 free pool record at MSU Moorhead tri-dual
- Recorded NCAA B-cuts in the 200 and 500 free this season

NSIC Swimming Coach of the Year
Andrew Makepeace - Augustana
- Led the Vikings to their third consecutive NSIC title
- Coached the first National Champion in program history 
- Finished 12th at the NCAA Championships
- Coached six All-America in swim events
- First Swimming Coach of the Year Honor

NSIC Diving Coach of the Year
Andrew Makepeace - Augustana
- Led the Vikings to their third consecutive NSIC title
- Coached Avery Lommel and Kate Robbins to the top two spots in the 1M Dive at the NSIC Championships
- Also had Lommel win the 3M Dive at the NSIC Championships
- Had both Lommel and Robbins qualify for the NCAA Championships
- Coached Lommel to an All-American performance and ninth place finish in the 1M Dive at the NCAA Championships
- First Diving Coach of the Year Honor

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 27 team national championships and crowned 121 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.