Eastern Swimmers Prepared for 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championships

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University swimmers are set to compete on the 2026 College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Invitational Championships on the F.A.S.T. Facility in Ocala, Fla., Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14.

Prelims will start every day at 9:30 a.m., adopted by the finals classes at 6 p.m.

Official outcomes shall be uploaded on the CSCAA web site here following every session, and every session shall be stay streamed on YouTube here.

Fans can keep tuned to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap with full outcomes hooked up. Also, keep tuned to the group’s social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook for stay in-meet content material.

 

Who’s Competing?

The Eagles are sending eleven swimmers to the meet, together with Marlee Christie (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Abbey Clarke (Caledon, Ont./Robert F. Hall), Marianna Fardella (Serres, Greece/40 Geniko Lykeio Serron), Morgan Hofmeister (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty), Nina Larosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King’s Academy), Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast), Nehir Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cevre), Shayne Patrick (Reno, Nev./TMCC Magnet), and Siporah Sang (London, Ont./Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School).

 

What Events?

Eight swimmers will symbolize Eastern in particular person occasions: Christie (50y free, 100y free), Fardella (500y free, 1000y free, 1650y free, 200y again), Hofmeister (1000y free, 400y IM), LaRosa (50y breast, 100y breast, 200y breast), Littrell (100y free, 200y free), Mina (100y fly), Oz (1000y free, 1650y free), and Patrick (200y fly, 200y IM, 400y IM).

The 800y freestyle relay group members embody Fardella, Oz, Patrick, and Hofmeister, whereas Christie, Clarke, Littrell, and Noble will compete within the 200y freestyle relay. Christie, LaRosa, Mina, and Sang will tackle the 200y medley relay, and the group of Fardella, LaRosa, Littrell, and Mina will compete within the 400y medley relay.

Eastern earned 5 CSCAA A-Cuts and 19 B-Cuts all through the season for the championship meet. The 5 A-Cuts embody all 4 relays, and LaRosa’s 50y breaststroke time.

Best Times of the Season by EMU NIC Participants

Last Time at The CSCAA NIC
The Eagles additionally despatched 11 swimmers to final season’s championships, March 13-15. The group noticed a complete of 5 personal-best occasions and one season-best time, with all 5 private bests coming from freshmen and sophomores, together with LaRosa (50y breaststroke), Noble (100y breaststroke), Littrell (100y butterfly), Mina (50y butterfly), and Oz (1000y freestyle).  

Last Time Out Highlights

Eastern final competed on the MAC Championships, Feb. 25-28. Oz led the best way for the swimmers, scoring 26 factors and ending sixth in each the 500y freestyle finals, and the 1650y freestyle finals. LaRosa earned a fourth-place end within the 100y breaststroke finals, Azra Umut (Istanbul, Turkey/Fenerbahce School) positioned seventh within the 500y freestyle finals, Mina swam to a seventh-place end within the 100y butterfly finals, and Christie completed eighth within the 100y freestyle finals.

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