MAC Swimmers Heading to CSCAA National Invitational Championships

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CSCAA National Invitational Championships

Thursday, March 12: 9:30 a.m. Preliminary Rounds & 6 p.m. Finals

• 200 Free Relay, 50 Backstroke, 500 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle and 400 Medley Relay

Friday, March 13: 9:30 a.m. Preliminary Rounds & 6 p.m. Finals

• 200 Medley Relay, 400 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke and 800 Freestyle Relay

Saturday, March 14: 9:30 a.m. Preliminary Rounds & 6 p.m. Finals

• 1650 Freestyle, 100 Individual Medley, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly and 400 Freestyle Relay

Ball State S&D Set for CSCAA National Invitational Championships

MUNCIE, Ind. – Members of the boys’s and ladies’s swimming and diving groups are set to journey to Ocala, Florida, for the 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championships on the FAST (Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training) Facility. The three-day meet runs March 12-14, with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. every day and finals at 6 p.m.

Members of the boys’s squad who will compete in the course of the week embody Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, George Patterson, William Raches, Ike Ruszkowski, Malcolm Slater and Henry Ko. 

Joining the Cardinals on the ladies’s facet are Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield, Alexa Von Holtz, Addie Beasley, Addy Czarnecki, Reagan Graves and Callie Tuma.

Buffalo Sends 10 Swimmers to CSCAA National Invitational Championships

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program is about to compete on the 2026 National Invitational Championship, hosted in Ocala, Florida, by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. 10 Bulls are scheduled to make the journey, representing this system on the nationwide competitors from Thursday, March twelfth, via Saturday, March 14th.

The 10 Buffalo swimmers competing are Nicole Aguilar, Alex Bulat, Bella Forsman, Amanda Jurgelon, Elise McCaul, Kamilla Nemes, Ava Pauly, Grace Rider, Jillian Strine and Hattie Wasmuth. The journey group options two seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and three freshmen.

The Bulls return to motion within the swimming pool following the Mid-American Conference Championships, the place they positioned fifth of 9 groups. Forsman and Nemes have been named All-MAC Second Team following convention championships.

Forsman helped the Bulls to earn a silver medal within the 800-yard freestyle relay on the opening evening of MAC Championships, adopted by three finals appearances and two top-five finishes. Nemes earned a silver medal within the 400-yard particular person medley (4:18.48) and positioned sixth within the 200-yard butterfly finals (2:00.52) in her debut at convention championships.

Seven of the ten Bulls competing on the National Invitational Championship posted private file occasions at MAC Championships that joined this system’s all-time prime 10. The staff additionally added three new relay occasions to the all-time ranks, posting season-best occasions within the 200-yard medley relay (tenth, 1:39.36), 400-yard medley relay (eighth, 3:39.33) and 800-yard freestyle relay (tenth, 7:15.70).

Eastern Michigan Swimmers Ready for 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.

 

Who’s Competing?

The Eagles are sending eleven swimmers to the meet, together with Marlee Christie, Abbey Clarke, Marianna Fardella, Morgan Hofmeister, Nina Larosa, Emma Littrell, Tristen Mina, Lucy Noble, Nehir Oz, Shayne Patrick, and Siporah Sang.

 

What Events?

Eight swimmers will signify 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 staff 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 staff 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.

Last Time at The CSCAA NIC

The Eagles additionally despatched 11 swimmers to final season’s championships, March 13-15. The staff 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 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.

Ohio Sends Swimmers to CSCAA National Invitational Championships

The Ohio swim and dive staff is again in motion for 2 occasions this week. First, three members of the Ohio diving squad head to Ypsilanti, Mich., March Sept. 11 for the 2026 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships. The three-day occasion is hosted by Eastern Michigan inside Jones Natatorium. The occasion begins on Monday, March 9, at 1 p.m. for the 1-meter dive. On Tuesday, March 10, the 3-meter occasion is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET, whereas the platform is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, at 5:15 p.m. ET. All three days might be streamed on YouTube. Later within the week, the remainder of the Ohio swimming and diving squad will return to motion later this week on the 2026 CSCAA National Invitational, March 12-14 on the FAST Facility in Ocala, Fla. 

The full Ohio swim and dive staff is coming off a second-place end on the 2026 MAC Championships two weeks in the past. The Bobcats noticed junior Zita Szoke and senior Casadie DiBetta punch their tickets to the 2026 NCAA Championships subsequent week in Georgia. Following the meet, Szoke and DiBetta earned First Team All-MAC honors, whereas freshman Juliette Daigneault, senior Emily Ellsworth, freshman Katrina Kollin, and junior Melanie Schweikert earned Second Team All-MAC honors.

Toledo Sends Swimmers to CSCAA National Invitational Championships

Women’s Swimming & Diving begins postseason competitors on the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Invitational Championship in Ocala, Fla. 12 Rockets will compete throughout numerous particular person occasions, led by senior Janne Slegers and junior Leah Evans who have been the staff’s prime scorers on the 2026 MAC Championship meet. The staff may even compete in three relay occasions, together with the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay.