MVC Releases Swimming Specialty and All-Conference Awards

ST. LOUIS – Freshman Kiefer Roemer obtained the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Freshman of the Year award on Saturday, and head coach Dave Collins was named the MVC Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year. This comes after the Missouri State males’s swimming and diving staff earned their twenty second whole convention championship in program historical past, and sixth whole MVC championship.

The MVC additionally launched its all-conference first staff and honorable mentions accolades.

Roemer achieved his accolade following an excellent efficiency all through the season and particularly in the course of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship which helped information the Bears to victory.

Roemer gained gold within the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 52.56 that set an MVC document and earned him a ticket to the 2026 DI NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The time can be the second quickest at school historical past.

Roemer additionally earned a gold medal within the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:56.83.

Senior Gonzalo Ruiz, Roemer, sophomore Jack Ailshire and senior Lucas Chadwell additionally earned a gold medal within the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:25.61.  

Coach Collins earned the MVC Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year. This is Collins’ first MVC Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year award, and his sixth total (he’s additionally a five-time MAC Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year: 2012-13, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20).

The MVC additionally launched the all-conference first staff and honorable point out accolades on Sunday.

Members of the All-MVC First Women’s Team embody:

Sophia Coleta

Lillie Freulon

Lana Janson

Ainsley Jenkins

Makenzie Kurre

Ané Meier

Delaney Nickles

Honorable mentions embody:

Sophia Coleta

Lillie Freulon

Lindsey Hervey

Aleca Howard

Lana Janson

Ainsley Jenkins

Evie Kolb

Makenzie Kurre

Delaney Nickles

Olivia Sala

Members of the All-MVC First Men’s Team embody:

Jack Ailshire

Anderson Brown

Lucas Chadwell

Carter Crook

Ilias El Fallaki

Zach Mendez
Máté Miszlai

Kiefer Roemer

Gonzalo Ruiz

Honorable mentions embody:

Jack Ailshire

Chris Bedsole

Alex Boutin

Anderson Brown

Lucas Chadwell

Matvei Chesakov

Tomas Chocholaty

Luigi Maciel da Silva

Ilias El Fallaki

Jack Grandy

Kayden Hedrick

Zach Mendez

Máté Miszlai

Storm Opdahl

Kiefer Roemer

Gonzalo Ruiz

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