Maverick Swimming & Diving Picked to End First in NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Poll – Minnesota State College

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — The Minnesota State girls’s swimming and diving crew has been picked to complete first within the NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

MSU obtained 9 first-pace votes and 81 factors to say the highest spot within the ballot. St. Cloud State adopted in second place with 67 factors and one first-place vote, whereas Augustana got here in third with 66 factors.

Last season, the Mavericks claimed their fourth NSIC Championship as they recorded 1,166.5 factors on the NSIC Championships. MSU completed practically 400 factors forward of St. Cloud State, which completed second on the NSIC Championships.

In complete, 15 Mavericks from final season’s crew earned All-NSIC honors.

Junior Savannah Acker was named the NSIC Preseason Swimmer of the Year. Last season, Acker earned All-NSIC honors in seven occasions on the NSIC Championships, together with first-place finishes within the 200 IM (2:04.24), the 400 IM (4:25.57), the 100 backstroke (55.48), the 200 backstroke (2:02.01), the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.34) and the 400 medley relay (3:46.77).

Acker would go on to compete in 4 occasions on the NCAA Championships, together with the 200 IM, the 200 backstroke, the 400 IM and the 100 backstroke. She would win an All-American Honorable Mention within the 100 backstroke on the NCAA Championships as she completed tenth with a time of 55.24.

Senior Natalie Freeman has been named Minnesota State’s Diver to Watch for the upcoming season. Last season, Freeman was named the NSIC Diver of the Week 5 occasions. Freeman would go on to earn All-NSIC honors within the 1-meter diving occasion on the NSIC Championships as she completed second with a rating of 422.95.

Freeman competed in each the 1-meter and 3-meter diving occasions on the NCAA Championships. She completed twenty second within the 3-meter diving occasion and earned an All-American Honorable Mention within the 1-meter diving occasion as she end in tenth place with a rating of 328.85.

Minnesota State will compete in a Purple vs. Gold Intersquad scrimmage on Sept. 25 at 3:00 p.m. The Mavericks open their common season schedule on Oct. 2 as they host South Dakota at Highland Pool with the twin scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m.