WEST FARGO, N.D. --- The Minnesota State women's swimming and diving team finished second at the NSIC Championships Saturday evening.

Augustana finished first at the NSIC Championships with 944 points. The Mavericks followed in second with 879 points, while St. Cloud State finished third with 688.5 points.

"We had a fantastic week of racing and competing in Fargo," head coach Nathan Owens said. "Our women battled an amazing and talented Augustana team every session. We had a huge effort from our senior class.

"It was great to have Abby post a quick time in the 100 Back which should be invited. We got two big relay cut times this week the 200 Medley on Wednesday and the 200 Free relay in a time trial on the last day. We also had a ton of B-cuts and lifetime best times from the entire team. We couldn't be more proud of the team's effort this week. A lot of good things happened."

Freshman Kaylie Gibbs earned All-NSIC honors with a second place finish in the 1,650 freestyle with a provisional qualifying time of 17:19.50. Senior Sienna Sirek Kreye took seventh with a time of 17:57.91, with sophomore Ally Donagan following right behind in eighth with a time of 18:00.61.

Freshman Savannah Acker and senior Abby Gronholz garnered All-NSIC honors in the 200 backstroke. Acker finished second with a provisional qualifying time of 2:02.28, while Gronholz took third place with a time of 2:03.19. Sophomore Gretta Hansen (2:03.97) and freshman Teresa Collingwood (2:05.76) took fourth and fifth place in the 200 backstroke, respectively.

In the 100 freestyle, freshman Averi Larsen claimed All-NSIC honors as she finished in second place with a provisional qualifying time of 51.07. Freshman Sydney Pippert finished sixth with a time of 52.17 also.

The 3-meter diving event saw senior Aspen Warnygora receive All-NSIC honors as she finished in third with a score of 429.80. Freshman Natalie Freeman followed right behind in fourth place with a score of 385.10.

Junior Claudia Schwartz led the Mavericks in the 100 IM event as she finished fifth with a time of 59.25. Junior Alexandra Gorecki clocked in at 1:00.82 to finish eighth in the 100 IM also.

In the 200 breaststroke event, junior Megan Schultz led MSU with a time of 2:23.21 as she finished in sixth place.

The Maverick 400 freestyle relay team of senior Kaylee Sivertsen, Gorecki, Acker and Pippert took third place with a time of 3:27.39.

The four-day NCAA Championships begin on March 12 in Indianapolis, Ind.

2024-25 Minnesota State All-NSIC Honors
Savannah Acker – 400 IM (1st, 4:28.50) | 400 Medley Relay (2nd, 3:47.88) | 200 Backstroke (2nd, 2:02.28)
Maija Carriveau - 200 Medley Relay (2nd, 1:41.92) | 400 Medley Relay (2nd, 3:47.88) | 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 1:33.80)
Ally Donagan - 800 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 7:38.27)
Kaylie Gibbs – 1,000 Freestyle (2nd, 10:22.28) | 200 Medley Relay (2nd, 1:41.92) | 1,650 Freestyle (2nd, 17:19.50)
Alexandra Gorecki - 800 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 7:38.27)
Abby Gronholz – 200 Medley Relay (2nd, 1:41.92) | 400 Medley Relay (2nd, 3:47.88) | 100 Backstroke (2nd, 54.21) | 200 Backstroke (3rd, 2:03.19)
Gretta Hansen – 400 IM (3rd, 4:33.07) | 200 Butterfly (3rd, 2:06.91)
Averi Larsen – 200 IM (1st, 2:05.65) | 400 Medley Relay (2nd, 3:47.88) | 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 1:33.80) | 100 Freestyle (2nd, 51.07)
Elise Mishmash - 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 1:33.80)
Sydney Pippert – 800 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 7:38.27)
Claudia Schwartz - 200 Medley Relay (2nd, 1:41.92)
Kaylee Sivertsen - 800 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 7:38.27) | 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 1:33.80)
Aspen Warnygora – 3-meter diving (3rd, 429.80)