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The Monmouth women’s swim team was recently named an Academic All-American team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The acade mic squads were named based on the team’s semester grade point average. The team’s GPA must be at least 2.8 in order to be considered for recognition.
Monmouth’s team GPA of 3.10 placed them in the top 100 nationwide in Division III. This is the second CSCAA award Keith Crawford’s team has received this year after being named to the list during the first semester of their season.
Lake Forest Athletic Director Jackie Slaats announced that Dan Shelley (right ) has accepted the position of Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach at Lake Forest. Shelley replaces seven-year head coach Alec Webster, who was recently hired to direct the program at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Shelley spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He worked with both the men’s and women’s programs, directed swimmers in each distance group, and was also involved in coordinating the Bears’ dryland and weight training programs.
Prior to working at Brown, Shelley was an assistant coach and admissions representative for a year at Hope College, his alma mater. During his time as a student-athlete at Hope, Shelley earned NCAA Division III All-American honors in 1996 and 1998.
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Three Midwest Conference student-athletes were honored for their athletic and academic successes during the 2006 spring athletic seasons, as COSIDA/ ESPN The Magazine announced its 2006 College Division Academic All-District V Women’s Team.
Ripon swimmer Emily Giovanni, an English and Environmental Studies major, was selected to the All-District first team after the senior captured the conference crown in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2006 MWC  Championships.
Lake Forest sophomore diver Maggie Rezac (above right), a Biology and Psychology major, finished second to a teammate in the 1- and 3-meter diving events at the conference championships this year, but went on to earn All-American honors in both events at the NCAA Championships.
 Chemistry and Biology major Emma Reuschel (left), a junior at Illinois College, was a second-team pick to round out the MWC’s selections. Reuschel averaged a score of 97.3 for the Lady Blues golf team, helping the squad win its third consecutive conference crown last season.
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  Lake Forest sophomore diver Kendal Swett (below), the 2006 MWC Women’s Diver of the Year and NCAA Division III Diver of the Meet, was featured in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated’s April 24 issue. Swett set an NCAA Division III record in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 489.00 at the 2006 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving National Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. Swett also earned All-American honors in the 1-meter diving event after placing third with a score of 437.60.
Illinois College announced that the school will add swimming and discontinue  wrestling in an effort to bring its intercollegiate athletic program into line with the rest of the Midwest Conference. Athletic Director Gale Vaughn said the move will balance the number of men’s and women’s sports at 10 apiece and eliminate a sport that is no longer sponsored by the Midwest Conference. Vaughn said there is no timetable in place for adding swimming, but he hopes to have a coach in place and intercollegiate competition under way by the 2007-2008 season. The Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center, which opened in 2003, includes a competition-sized pool. Illinois College resumed its wrestling program in 1974 after a 13-year hiatus.
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The Monmouth women’s swim team was named an Academic All-American team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Nearly 300 squads were named to the list based on a team’s semester grade point average.
Keith Crawford's squad posted a team GPA of 3.16 to place themselves in the Top 50 nationwide in Division III. The CSCAA will announce their selections for individual Academic All-Americans in June.
 Lake Forest sophomore diver Kendall Swett (right) captured a national title in the 3-meter diving event on Saturday with an NCAA Division III record score of 489.00. Swett also placed third in Thursday's 1-meter (437.60) diving event. Fellow Forester sophomore Maggie Rezac (left) also earned All-American honors after placing seventh off the 1-meter board (420.45) and eighth in the 3-meter competition (425.50).
Grinnell's Brown Featured In Sports Illustrated
Grinnell's Peter Brown, the 2006 Midwest Conference Men’s Swimmer of the Year, was selected by Sports Illustrated for the "Faces in the Crowd" section of the  magazine’s  March 1 issue.
Brown was the MWC champion in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle events at this year’s conference championships, leading the Pioneer men to a fifth straight conference team title. Brown, who contributed to 16 MWC relay titles during his career, posted 2006 NCAA provisional qualifying times in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle events.
In 2005, Brown was the focus of a feature story the Fox Sports Net series "NCAA On Campus" for his role as an intern with The USA Swimming National Team Division at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Friday-Sunday, Feb. 10-12, 2006 (Appleton, Wis.)
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2006 Championship Results
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 (scroll down for daily recaps)
2006 MWC Swimming Champions
200 Free Relay (W) Grinnell - 1:40.68
200 Free Relay (M) Grinnell - 1:26.86
500 Free (W) Mia Fable, LFC - 5:18.04
500 Free (M) Michael Ojdana, LFC - 4:41.82
200 IM (W) Chelsea Bueter, LFC - 2:12.96
200 IM (M) Jonny Gausewitz, RC - 1:56.38
50 Free (W) Emily Elstad, CC - 24.84
50 Free (M) Peter Brown, GC - 21.25
400 Medley Relay (W) Grinnell - 4:06.87
400 Medley Relay (M) Grinnell - 3:36.18
200 Medley Relay (W) Grinnell - 1:52.81
200 Medley Relay (M) Grinnelll - 139.06
400 IM (W) Chelsea Bueter, LFC - 4:42.53
400 IM (M) Jonny Gausewitz, RC - 4:11.98
100 Fly (W) Lauren Tracy, CC - 59.36 *
100 Fly (M) Kevin Wood, GC - 52.28
200 Free (W) Emmy Giovanni, RC - 1:58.48
200 Free (M) Peter Brown, GC - 1:42.70
100 Breast (W) Lucy McCormick, GC - 1:09.75
100 Breast (M) Andrew Wilson, MC - 59.33
100 Back (W) Julie Perino, GC - 1:01.80
100 Back (M) Steve Vander Naalt, LU - 53.96
800 Free Relay (W) Grinnell - 8:05.90
800 Free Relay (M) Lawrence - 7:15.12
1,650 Free (W) Mia Hable, LFC - 18:19.03
1,650 Free (M) Michael Ojdana, LFC - 16:18.24 *
200 Back (W) Julie Perino, GC - 2:13.18
200 Back (M) Steve Vander Naalt, LU - 1:59.75
100 Free (W) Valerie Stimac, GC - 54.13
100 Free (M) Peter Brown, GC - 46.36
200 Breast (W) Chelsea Bueter, LFC - 2:29.07
200 Breast (M) Jonny Gausewitz, RC - 2:10.62
200 Fly (W) Amanda Keledjian, GC - 2:14.49
200 Fly (M) Nate Wittnam, GC - 1:59.18
400 Free Relay (W) Grinnell - 3:41.69
400 Free Relay (M) Grinnell - 3:12.81
1 Meter Diving (W) Kendall Swett, LFC - 412.30
3 Meter Diving (W) Kendal Swett, LFC - 512.60 * #
1 Meter Diving (M) Daniel Shryock, GC- 442.10 *
3 Meter Diving (M) Jeff Brown, LU - 422.60
* MWC Championship Record
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2006 MWC Championships - Day 3 Recap
Day three of the 2006 MWC Swimming & Diving Championships saw the Grinnell’s men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams hold on to capture their fifth and eighth consecutive titles, respectively.
Grinnell head coach Erin Hurley was the MWC Women’s Coach of the Year, while Lawrence’s Kurt Kirner was the MWC Men’s Coach of the Year after guiding the Viking men to a second-place finish.
Grinnell’s Peter Brown highlighted day three of the competition, as the senior swimmer won the 100 freestyle for the fourth time in as many years. Brown’s victory was his third of the weekend, helping him earn the MWC Men’s Swimmer of the Year award. Lake Forest’s Chelsea Bueter was the MWC Women’s Swimmer of the Year after capturing her third individual championship in the 200 breast stroke on Sunday. Beuter’s teammate Kendal Swett was the MWC Diver of the Year after winning the 1- and 3-meter diving events. Swett’s score of 512.60 in the 3-meter diving competition set a new MWC record.
Grinnell’s Daniel Shryock was the men’s 1-meter diving champ and the MWC Men’s Diver of the Year. Shryock’s winning mark in the 1-meter event was an MWC Championship record. Lawrence’s Jeff Brown came away with the final diving title, winning the men’s 3-meter event.
Lake Forest’s Michael Ojdana and Mia Hable each won their respective 1,650 freestyle races, giving each their second first-place medal of the weekend. Ojdana’s time of 16:18.24 in the event was a new MWC record, as well as an MWC Championship record.
Ripon’s Jonny Gausewitz won his third title of the weekend after capturing the 200 breast stroke, while Grinnell’s Julie Perino (200 backstroke) and Lawrence ’s Steve Vander Naalt (200 backstroke) each won their second medal at the event on Sunday.
Grinnell’s Valerie Stimac (100 freestyle), Amanda Keledjian (200 butterfly) and Nate Wittnam (200 butterfly) rounded out the individual champions on the third and final day of competition.
The Pioneers also captured the men’s and women’s 400 freestyle relays on Saturday to give Grinnell victories in nine of the weekend’s ten relay events.
2006 MWC Championships - Day 2 Recap
The team standings remained the same on day two of the 2006 Midwest Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. The Grinnell men’s and women’s squads both continue to lead their respective fields thanks in part to sweeping the 200 Medley Relays on Saturday. The Pioneer women also took home first place in the 800 free relay, but the host Vikings took top honors in the men’s version.
Carroll’s Lauren Tracy made history on day two, breaking former Lawrence swimmer Becky Wagenaar’s 1993 MWC Championship mark in the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.36.
Lake Forest’s Chelsea Bueter and Ripon’s Jonny Gausewitz each won their second individual event of the 2006 Championships, as they both touched the wall first in their respective 400 individual medley races. Grinnell’s Peter Brown also picked up his second win of the weekend, taking first in the 200 freestyle. Lucy McCormick (100 breast stroke), Julie Perino (100 back stroke) and Kevin Wood (100 butterfly) rounded out the Pioneers winners from day two.
Monmouth’s Andrew Wilson (100 breast stroke) and Lawrence’s Steve Vander Naalt (100 backstroke) each notched their respective teams first individual victories of this year’s event, while Ripon’s Emmy Giovanni rounded out the day two winners with a victory in the 200 freestyle.
2006 MWC Championships - Day 1 Recap
The Grinnell men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams bids for five and eight consecutive titles, respectively, got off to a strong start at the 2006 Midwest Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. The Grinnell women (386.5 points) hold a 143.5 point advantage over second-place Lake Forest (243), while the Lawrence (254) men finished 90 points behind the first-place Pioneer (344) men after one day of action. (complete day 1 standings available on MWC Swimming & Diving homepage)
The Pioneers had only one individual champion in six events during the opening evening of competition, but Grinnell did manage to capture all four relay events (men’s & women’s 200 free relay, men’s & women’s 400 IM). The Pioneers Peter Brown was the team’s lone individual champion on day one, as he took home top honors in the 50 freestyle. Carroll’s Emily Elstad was the winner in the women’s 50 freestyle.
Lake Forest crowned three champions on day one, as Michael Ojdana and Mia Fable each won the 500 freestyle in their respective divisions. Chelsea Bueter rounded out the Forester victories with a win in the 200 individual medley. Ripon’s Jonny Gausewitz won the men’s 200 IM for the second time in three years after capturing first place in the event in 2004.
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