Dragons Look Towards NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota State Moorhead swimming & diving appears to be like in the direction of the NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships which kick off this week. Preliminary classes start at 10 a.m. beginning Wednesday with finals starting at 5 p.m. The meet runs by way of Saturday at Hulbert Aquatic Center in West Fargo, N.D.

Live video and outcomes shall be obtainable at msumdragons.com. Moorhead final competed on January 31 in a twin loss to Sixteenth-ranked Minnesota State. 

Dragons At The Conference Meet…Moorhead noticed an improved end ultimately season’s convention meet, ending sixth as a workforce with 327 factors. This comes after the Dragons positioned ninth in 2023-24. Fernanda Leon was an All-NSIC performer for the Dragons a season in the past within the 400-yard IM. In whole, MSUM bolsters 28 All-NSIC performances since 2013. 

Leon Captures Victory…Against Minnesota State on January 31, Leon paced the Dragons in a number of occasions. The sophomore would accumulate an occasion victory within the 200-yard IM, swimming a 2:16.42. Leon additionally would start her afternoon with a runner-up end within the 200-yard fly, swimming a 2:11.80. The Lima, Peru, native additionally positioned third within the 100-yard fly, swimming a 1:00.63.

Diving Update…Against the Mavericks in 1-meter diving, Isabelle Johnson would end third total with a rating of 246.70 as Zoe Bjerke completed behind Johnson with a depend of 243.40. Johnson would place runner-up in 3-meter competitors, tallying a rating of 253.15. Bjerke positioned third behind a rating of 249.90. Bjerks has certified for the NCAA Diving Championships already this season. 

Relays Gaining Steam…On January 31, the 200-yard medley relay would start the meet because the Dragon workforce of Kelsey Jackson, Rose Urick, Ruth Pavelski and Sophia Verke would place fourth behind a time of 1:51.67. To conclude the meet, MSUM’s 200-yard freestyle workforce of Maggie Moore, Tresa Baumgard, Ruth Pavelski and Verke would place third with a mark of 1:42.79. 

Urick’s Strong Meet….The sophomore Urick turned in some robust swims in opposition to Minnesota State on January 31. Urick could be Moorhead’s prime finisher within the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking a 1:10.23 for a fifth-place end. Urick additionally led the Dragons within the 200-yard breaststroke, ending runner-up at 2:33.95. The Monticello, Minn., native set two prime ten occasions ultimately season’s NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships. 

Charlie King is in his eighth season as MSUM’s head swimming & diving coach. 

Meet Info

The NSIC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships will happen February 11-14 on the Hulbert Aquatic Center in West Fargo, North Dakota.  Swimming prelims will happen every day at 10 a.m. and finals at 5:00 p.m. Diving will happen on Thursday and Saturday with prelims at 10 a.m., the B-final going down half-hour after prelims conclude, and the A-final in the course of the night occasions. 

Tickets
Individual Sessions
Individual Day Passes
All-Session Pass

Concessions
Concessions shall be obtainable for all night classes in the course of the championship. Vending machines shall be obtainable for all classes in the course of the championship. The Hulbert Aquatic Center permits outdoors meals & drink. No glass containers or purple coloured drinks are allowed within the Hulbert Aquatic Center.

Scoring
Individual Events – Top 16 locations: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relay Events – A & B Relays: 48-42-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26-22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

NSIC All-Conference Performers All-Conference performers shall include the highest three place finishers in every occasion and the members of the highest two relay groups. The swimmer scoring probably the most factors shall be named Swimmer of the Meet. The diver scoring probably the most factors shall be named Diver of the Meet.   The workforce scoring probably the most factors shall be named convention champion.