Cummings named MVC Freshman of the Year, Christensen Swimming Coach of the Year

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State freshman swimmer Grace Cummings was acknowledged because the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman Swimmer of the Year and head coach Josh Christensen was voted the Valley’s Women’s Swimming Head Coach of the Year because the convention workplace launched the postmeet awards following the convention championships held this previous week in Evansville, Ind. on the Deaconess Aquatic Center.
 
Cummings opened the meet profitable the 500-yard Freestyle occasion on Wednesday night in posting an Indiana State faculty record-setting time of 4:45.98. She adopted up three days later in Saturday’s 1650-yard Freestyle, setting a school-record time of 16:17.25 in profitable the occasion and changing into the primary Sycamore swimmer in program historical past to satisfy the NCAA Standard to advance to the NCAA Championships.
 
Cummings turns into simply the second Sycamore swimmer to earn MVC Freshman of the Year honors, becoming a member of teammate Claire Parsons who obtained the popularity following the 2024 MVC Championships.
 
Head Coach Josh Christensen was named the MVC Women’s Swimming Coach of the 12 months for the second consecutive season in guiding the Sycamores to the 2026 title. Indiana State posted three particular person titles with Grace Cummings taking the 500-yard Free and 1650-yard Free occasions, whereas Ali Pearson topped the fieldi n the 100-yard Breaststroke. The Sycamores additionally topped the sphere within the 200-yard Medley Relay.
 
Overall, Indiana State totaled 1,236 factors throughout the four-day meet to prime each Southern Illinois (1,161) and Missouri State (1,117) within the meet.
 
The Sycamores positioned 10 athletes on the Missouri Valley Conference First Team and had a further 10 honorees on the Honorable Mention List. An athlete earned First Team standing by ending inside the highest three in a person occasion or competing on a profitable relay group. Honorable Mention standing is conferred by competing in an A-Final in a person occasion.
 
Missouri Valley Swimming & Diving All-Conference First Team

Missouri Valley Swimming & Diving Honorable Mention

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