SCSU Swim & Dive Finishes Second at NSIC Championships

Saturday, February 14

West Fargo, N.D.

10:00 A.M. CT (Prelims) | 5:00 P.M. CT (Finals)

St. Cloud State

NSIC Championships

Photo by: NSIC

2/14/2026 11:28:00 PM | Women's Swim & Dive

Woelfel earns bronze in 1-meter dive, Huskies earn best finish since 2022

WEST FARGO, N.D. – The St. Cloud State Women's Swim & Dive team had one all-conference performances and 10 top-eight finishes on the fourth and final day of competition at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Championships in West Fargo, N.D. In the team standings, SCSU finishes in second with 780.5 points, trailing only Minnesota State with 1,166.5 points. The runner-up finish is SCSU's best since a second-place finish in 2022.

Sophomore Lauren Woelfel (Becker, Minn.) earned her second all-conference finish of the meet with a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive with a score of 404.90. The Huskies finished third, fourth and fifth in the event, with sophomore Abriella Werner (Soldotna, Alaska) and senior Karlie Woodall (Tomahawk, Wis.) earning 397.20 and 395.45 points, respectively.

In individual swimming events, the Huskies had two top-eight finishers in each of the 100-yard IM, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard breaststroke. Finally, the 400-yard freestyle relay team of sophomore Emma Hoppman (Red Wing, Minn.), sophomore Brooklyn Ferguson (Milford, Iowa), senior Ella Sieber (Green Bay, Wis.) and senior Natalie Gneiser (Baraboo, Wis.) finished fourth at 3:32.91.

FINAL TEAM SCORES

1. Minnesota State 1166.5 // 2. St. Cloud State, 780.5 // 3. Augustana, 618 // 4. Sioux Falls, 455 // 5. Concordia-St. Paul, 432 // 6. UMary, 417 // 7. MSU Moorhead, 364 // 8. Southwest Minnesota State, 296 // 9. Jamestown, 211 // 10. Northern State, 176

PRELIMS RESULTS
1-Meter Dive: 2. Abriella Werner, 409.00q // 3. Lauren Woelfel, 402.50q // 6. Karlie Woodall, 388.30q
100-Yard IM: 3. Carly Salzer, 59.19q // 5. Natalie Gneiser, 59.60q // 9. Kate Turner, 1:00.41q // 11. Megan Willenbring, 1:01.07q
100-Yard Freestyle: 10. Emma Hoppman, 52.77q // 15. Brooklyn Ferguson, 53.47q // 16. Alba Silva Alcoba, 53.50q // 27. Jillian Kneisler, 55.56
200-Yard Backstroke: 5. Margherita Spada, 2:05.82q // 8. Ella Sieber, 2:06.95q // 14. Addisyn Nelson, 2:08.53q // 20. Lucy Price, 2:09.25q
200-Yard Breaststroke: 5. Low EE Mang, 2:24.70q // 7. Claire Salzer, 2:25.85q // 9. Hallie Drossel, 2:26.82q

FINALS RESULTS
100-Yard IM: 4. Carly Salzer, 59.04 // 6. Natalie Gneiser, 59.74 // 9. Megan Willenbring, 1:00.31 // 14. Kate Turner, 1:01.01
100-Yard Freestyle: 10. Emma Hoppman, 52.72 // 14. Alba Silva Alcoba, 53.56 // 15. Brooklyn Ferguson, 53.61 // 17. Madelin Bunton, 53.45
200-Yard Backstroke: 5. Margherita Spada, 2:05.24 // 8. Ella Sieber, 2:07.65 // 14. Addisyn Nelson, 2:08.69 // 23. Lucy Price, 2:13.35
200-Yard Breaststroke: 6. Claire Salzer, 2:24.97 // 8. Low EE Mang, 2:25.95 // 10. Hallie Drossel, 2:26.75 // 21. Paige Patten, 2:31.74
1-Meter Dive: 3. Lauren Woelfel, 404.90 // 4. Abriella Werner, 397.20 // 5. Karlie Woodall, 395.45
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: 4. Emma Hoppman, Brooklyn Ferguson, Ella Sieber, Natalie Gneiser, 3:32.91 // 12. Kate Turner, Amelia Travis, Alba Silva Alcoba, Megan Willenbring, 3:34.71

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