Haley Zelen earns her program-best sixth MIAC Swimming Athlete of the Week honor

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Junior Haley Zelen (Shakopee, Minn.) of the College of Saint Benedict swim and dive workforce put collectively one other record-setting efficiency, incomes Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Swimming Athlete of the Week honors after 4 wins and three pool data in a twin with Carleton.

The newest accolade marks the sixth MIAC weekly award of Zelen’s profession, probably the most by any swimmer in CSB program historical past. During the 2025–26 season alone, she has been acknowledged by the league six occasions (Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Nov. 4, Nov. 11, Dec. 9, 2025, and Jan. 27, 2026). It is the twenty fourth MIAC weekly honor earned by a CSB swim and dive athlete all-time, and Zelen additionally picked up her fourth The House / St. Cloud Orthopedics CSB Athlete of the Week award.

Zelen powered CSB in its twin in opposition to Carleton, narrowly falling, 154–146, by profitable 4 occasions and contributing to a few pool data. She captured two particular person victories in record-setting vogue and swam on two profitable relays, together with one other pool-record efficiency.

She set the tone early by breaking the pool document within the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.82. Zelen adopted that effort with one other pool mark within the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:05.16. Zelen’s efficiency was a private greatest and now ranks second all-time in CSB historical past, simply behind Katie Kuhlman’s college document of 1:04.58 set in 2000.

Zelen additionally performed a key position within the record-setting 200 medley relay, which took first place in 1:48.35. That time ranks fifth all-time at CSB. She teamed up with junior Mary Morris (St. Cloud, Minn.), Bartels, and first-year Anna Schottler (Chanhassen, Minn.) on the profitable relay. CSB added one other relay victory within the 200 freestyle relay, as Zelen joined Morris, first-year Lydia Jostock (Delano, Minn.), and Schottler to submit a profitable time of 1:39.71.

Already this season, Zelen has recorded three NCAA Division III “B” reduce occasions. She has set CSB data within the 50 freestyle (23.07), 100 butterfly (54.72), and 100 freestyle (50.79), whereas additionally rating second all-time within the 100 breaststroke. In addition, she has been a part of two relays — the 400 medley relay (3:57.80) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:34.00) — with each occasions rating second all-time in program historical past.

Zelen and the Bennies can have one remaining tune-up earlier than postseason competitors after they journey to Minneapolis, Minn., for the Minnesota First Chance Meet on Feb. 6–7, forward of the MIAC Championships scheduled for Feb. 11–14.