Ladies’s Swimming & Diving: Uhlhorn-Thornton Three Peats, Scots End Strong in Final Day of MIAC Championship

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Scots swim and dive squad confirmed out of their final meet of the season on the 2025 MIAC Swimming & Diving Championships, highlighted by senior Izzy Uhlorn-Thornton (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) and sophomore Molly Nuckolls (Lawrence, Kan./Free State).  Uhlorn-Thornton captured her third straight 200-yard breaststroke title, whereas Nuckolls powered to victory within the 200-yard butterfly, anchoring a standout efficiency for the Scots.

Uhlorn-Thornton dominated the 200-yard breaststroke, touching first in 2:20.99 setting a brand new program file. She maintained management all through the race, splitting 1:06.30 on the 100-yard mark and 1:42.50 at 150 yards, displaying the consistency and expertise which have made her a three-time convention champion. Her high end was complemented by senior teammate Carolyn Wolking (Micanopy, Fla./Santa Fe College), who added factors for the Scots with an eighth-place end within the 100-yard freestyle.

Nuckolls delivered one other spotlight for Macalester within the 200-yard butterfly, claiming first in 2:08.63. She cut up 1:00.36 on the 100-yard mark and powered by the ultimate 50 yards to safe the win. Sophomore Hannah Zurn (Hudson, Wis./ Hudson) earned honorable point out with a fourth place end, and freshman Annika Hensel (Houston, Texas/ St. John’s School) earned seventh place, giving the Scots further factors and serving to to spice up the staff’s scoring..

On the diving board, first-year Ainsley Kashatus (Washington, D.C./Holton Arms School) added one other podium end for Macalester with third place within the 3-meter dive. These top-three finishes, mixed with key honorable point out factors from different Scots, allowed the Scots to complete off the ultimate day of the MIAC Championship on a excessive word.

With a number of first-place finishes, together with Uhlorn-Thornton’s third straight 200 breaststroke crown, and robust supporting performances throughout swimming and diving, Macalester capped off the MIAC Championships and their season on a excessive word.