Swimming and Diving safe third at Summit League Championships

Women’s Swimming & Diving | Feb 22, 2026

IOWA CITY, IA. – Omaha Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving competed over 4 days on the Summit League Championships, ending third total.

The Mavericks topped one particular person champion, captured the workforce diving title and broke 9 faculty data in the course of the occasion.

Freshman Addisyn Storms (Omaha, Neb.) and Brady Wainionpaa (Hudson, WI) every set two faculty data.

Storms posted instances of 1:02.50 within the 100 breaststroke and a couple of:14.58 within the 200 breaststroke. She earned All-Summit League honors with a second-place end within the 200 breast.

Wainionpaa recorded program data within the 200 particular person medley (1:48.83) and 400 particular person medley (3:59.50). It marked the third time this season he has damaged a faculty report.

Jadeon Carter, a freshman from Lincoln, Neb., set a faculty report within the 1650 freestyle with a time of 15:52.55. It was the fifth time in the course of the 2025-26 season Carter has damaged a program report.

Freshman Ben Bryzelak added a faculty report within the 400 particular person medley, ending in 3:59.54, whereas Grant Schaeffer clocked a 44.50 within the 100 freestyle.

The 800 freestyle relay workforce of junior Kyle Kulow (Sugar Land, Texas), Schaeffer, senior Michael Johnson (Chandler, Ariz.) and sophomore Aidin Kolb (Pickrell, Neb.) positioned third, earned All-Summit honors and set a faculty report with a time of 6:38.80.

The 200 freestyle relay workforce of senior Jace Walker (Houston, Texas), Schaeffer, freshman Mason Zadina (Omaha, Neb.) and senior Will McCabe (Derby, Kan.) completed second, incomes All-Summit recognition and breaking this system report in 1:19.08.

On the boards, sophomore Owen Kipp (Eagan, Minn.) claimed the 1-meter title with a rating of 323.35. He adopted with a second-place end and All-Summit honors within the 3-meter.

Kipp, freshman Nathan Frette (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.) and Stone Larson (St. Paul, Minn.) captured the workforce diving championship with a rating of 347.85.

“Our team competed with heart all week long,” stated head coach Jessica Hessel. “We stayed united, celebrating the highs, pushing through the challenges and finishing with so much to be proud of. For the first time, our men’s team pulled ahead to earn a top-three finish, joining our women in that respected placement. What an incredible moment for our program.”

“It’s always bittersweet saying goodbye to our seniors, but they led with strength, composure and pride. They showed up for this team in every way, and their impact will be felt long after this season. The future is bright in Omaha. We’re proud to welcome a new group of alumni who will continue to support our Mavs for years to come. Once a Maverick, always a Maverick,” Hessel continued.

“This was a great week for our divers,” stated diving coach Eric Sprague, the 2026 Summit League Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. “A meet like this is stressful and it can be hard to maintain composure and perform to your potential in a championship environment, but this group didn’t let that affect them and got it done all week. Owen Kipp winning diving MVP was obviously a highlight for us, but every diver found a way to score points for the team throughout the week. On the men’s side William Mueller was very sharp all week making finals on both boards, Brecken Moran had a great 3-meter event, but the highlight for me was watching Nathan Frette, Stone Larson, Owen and get the win in the team event by just .70 points over Denver. “

“The women had an incredible week as well with a 3rd place finish in their team event and matching the men with five divers making finals throughout their events. Bella Price led us all week with third and fourth-place finishes and Brooke Robbins made finals on both boards for the second straight season. It was great to see Ava Snyder make her first finals appearance and grab sixth place on 1-meter. Samantha Klein, Ava Johnson and Bronwyn Minnick provided incredible depth and made it hard for other programs to find a position in semi-finals.

“This was an unimaginable season and we solely graduate two seniors from group. Bella and Sam might be missed drastically, however the future is shiny within the diving properly. Looking ahead to seeing what we are able to do subsequent season,” Sprague continued.

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