Wednesday, February 13
Sioux Falls, S.D.
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St. Cloud State
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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
2018-19 NSIC Champs!
St. Cloud State women's swim and dive wins 2019 NSIC championship
2/17/2019 12:32:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
St. Cloud State won its fourth NSIC Swimming & Diving Championship in the last five years as the Huskies amassed 950.5 points to knock off defending NSIC Championships of Minnesota State (902.5).
SCSU's Britin Thomsen was voted NSIC Diver of the Year for the third straight season and also earned NSIC Diver of the Meet honors. SCSU's Kayla Deters was voted NSIC Diving Coach of the Year for the third straight season. Thomsen swept the diving events as she took home the 3-meter event on Saturday with a score of 438.65.
The final record breaking performance of the championship came in the 400 yard freestyle relay as St. Cloud State's team of Jen Thompson, Chelsea Gehrke, Christina Ware and Alexis Burroughs won in a time of 3:23.58 edging the 2017 record of MSU of 3:24.99. The top three finalists in each individual event and top two finalists in each relay event were recognized as All-NSIC performers.
SCSU enjoyed several top performances in the final day of competition at the NSIC championships. The Huskies dominated the 3M diving event with a first by Thomsen, followed by a third place finish by Annaliesa Anderson with a score of 403.05, a fourth place finish by Rebekah Stone at 392.00 and a fifth place finish by Mady Brinkman at 372.65. SCSU's Alyssa Doherty also added a seventh place finish for SCSU with a score of 370.20.
In the women's 200 breaststroke, Brooke Calvin finished eighth with a time of 2:24.07, and Annie Hart gained All-NSIC notice with a third place time of 2:03.24 in the 200 backstoke. Jessica Kramer placed fifth in the event at 2:03.55 and Olivia Travis placed seventh in the race at 2:05.23 and Marena Kouba placed eighth at 2:08.43.
In the 100 freestyle, SCSU took three of the top four spots in the event. Chelsea Gehkre won the title with a time of 50.56 (B standard time), while Jennifer Thomsen was second in the event at 50.94 (B standard time). In fourth place, Christina Ware hit a B-Standard time of 51.52, while Alexis Burroughs placed seventh at 52.44.
In the 100 IM, Burroughs placed second to gain All-NSIC notice with a time of 58.33.
This marks another NSIC championship for the Huskies, who have also won league crowns in 2017, 2014 and 2013. SCSU also won conference titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The NCAA will announce the field for the NCAA Championships on Wednesday, Feb 27. The NCAA Championships, which are held in Indianapolis at the IU Natatorium on March 13-16.
2018-19 NSIC Complete Championships Results
SCSU's Britin Thomsen was voted NSIC Diver of the Year for the third straight season and also earned NSIC Diver of the Meet honors. SCSU's Kayla Deters was voted NSIC Diving Coach of the Year for the third straight season. Thomsen swept the diving events as she took home the 3-meter event on Saturday with a score of 438.65.
The final record breaking performance of the championship came in the 400 yard freestyle relay as St. Cloud State's team of Jen Thompson, Chelsea Gehrke, Christina Ware and Alexis Burroughs won in a time of 3:23.58 edging the 2017 record of MSU of 3:24.99. The top three finalists in each individual event and top two finalists in each relay event were recognized as All-NSIC performers.
SCSU enjoyed several top performances in the final day of competition at the NSIC championships. The Huskies dominated the 3M diving event with a first by Thomsen, followed by a third place finish by Annaliesa Anderson with a score of 403.05, a fourth place finish by Rebekah Stone at 392.00 and a fifth place finish by Mady Brinkman at 372.65. SCSU's Alyssa Doherty also added a seventh place finish for SCSU with a score of 370.20.
CONGRATULATIONS @SCSU_SWIMDIVE once again on taking home the 2019 Conference Championship! Full Recap of day 4 coming soon! #NCISSD #YourTimeToShine pic.twitter.com/o9mEAhi5Iz
— NSIC (@NorthernSunConf) February 17, 2019
In the women's 200 breaststroke, Brooke Calvin finished eighth with a time of 2:24.07, and Annie Hart gained All-NSIC notice with a third place time of 2:03.24 in the 200 backstoke. Jessica Kramer placed fifth in the event at 2:03.55 and Olivia Travis placed seventh in the race at 2:05.23 and Marena Kouba placed eighth at 2:08.43.
In the 100 freestyle, SCSU took three of the top four spots in the event. Chelsea Gehkre won the title with a time of 50.56 (B standard time), while Jennifer Thomsen was second in the event at 50.94 (B standard time). In fourth place, Christina Ware hit a B-Standard time of 51.52, while Alexis Burroughs placed seventh at 52.44.
In the 100 IM, Burroughs placed second to gain All-NSIC notice with a time of 58.33.
This marks another NSIC championship for the Huskies, who have also won league crowns in 2017, 2014 and 2013. SCSU also won conference titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The NCAA will announce the field for the NCAA Championships on Wednesday, Feb 27. The NCAA Championships, which are held in Indianapolis at the IU Natatorium on March 13-16.
2018-19 NSIC Complete Championships Results
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