MANKATO, Minn. --- #15 Minnesota State begins postseason action this Wednesday as it travels to West Fargo, N.D., to compete in the four-day NSIC Championships.

The NSIC Championships will be held at the Hulbert Aquatic Center. The swimming prelims will begin at 10:00 a.m., with the finals set to begin at 5:00 p.m. Diving prelims we take place at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday.

NSIC Championships Schedule of Events

Wednesday, Feb. 11 (Prelims 10 a.m. / Finals 5 p.m.)
200 Medley Relay
1,000 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
800 Freestyle Relay

Thursday, Feb. 12 (Prelims 10 a.m. / 3-Meter Diving Prelims 1 p.m. / Finals 5 p.m.)
100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
3-Meter Diving
400 Medley Relay

Friday, Feb. 13 (Prelims 10 a.m. / Finals 5 p.m.)
500 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
200 Freestyle Relay

Saturday, Feb. 14 (Prelims 10 a.m. / 1-Meter Diving Prelims 1 p.m. / Finals 5 p.m.)
1,650 Freestyle
100 IM
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
1-Meter Diving
400 Freestyle Relay

NSIC Championship History: Dating back to the 2016-17 season, the Minnesota State swimming and diving team has finished second or better in all nine NSIC Championships, including first place finishes in 2018, 2021 and 2022. Last season, the Mavericks finished second with 879 points, while Augustana finished first with 944 points.

2024-25 All-NSIC Honorees on 2025-26 Team (Top-3 Individual, Top-2 Relay)
Savannah Acker – 400 IM (1st, 4:28.50) | 400 Medley Relay (2nd, 3:47.88) | 200 Backstroke (2nd, 2:02.28)
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)
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)
Sydney Pippert - 800 Freestyle Relay (2nd, 7:38.27)
Claudia Schwartz – 200 Medley Relay (2nd, 1:41.92)

NCAA Championships: The four-day NCAA Championships begin on March 10 and will be held at the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind.

The Mavericks are projected to finish 19th by Swimcloud as they have tallied 641.80 points. Several teams from the NSIC are ranked in the top-50.

19. Minnesota State - 641.80 points
31. St. Cloud State – 617.30
40. Sioux Falls – 606.05
44. Augustana – 602.25
49. Umary – 593.55

Minnesota State Provisional Qualifying Times: Several Mavericks have recorded NCAA provisional qualifying times for the NCAA Championships.

50 Freestyle
Averi Larsen – 23.35

100 Freestyle
Averi Larsen – 51.12
Hannah Denzer – 51.46

200 Freestyle
Hannah Denzer – 1:52.52

100 Backstroke
Savannah Acker – 55.14

200 Backstroke
Savannah Acker – 2:01.42

200 IM
Savannah Acker – 2:03.50