2005-06 Midwest Conference Swimming & Diving


2004 Championship Results
(FINAL)

Women's Championship
! Team
Score
1. Grinnell
916
2. Lake Forest
633
3. St. Norbert
473
4. Lawrence
459
5. Beloit
265
6. Carroll
240
7. Knox
196
8. Ripon
191
Men's Championship
! Team
Score
1. Grinnell
852.5
2. Lawrence
656.5
3. Lake Forest
440
4. Ripon
410
5. Carroll
267
6. Beloit
257
7. Knox
224

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2004 Women's Swimmer of the Year:
Chelsea Bueter, Lake Forest

2004 Men's Swimmer of the Year:
Jason Reeves, Knox


2004 Women's Coach of the Year:
Erin Hurley, Grinnell
Jeremy Moeller and Dan Newel, St. Norbert

2004 Men's Coach of the Year:
Kevin Schober, Beloit
Liz Tierney, Ripon


 

12-7 Press Release

11-23 Press Release

11-16 Press Release

Beloit swim teams earn Academic All-America Awards

The Beloit College women's and men's swim teams were recognized for their accomplishments in the classroom by being named College Swimming Coaches Association of America Academic All-America teams. To qualify for the honor, the grade point average of the entire squad must average at least a 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. The Buccaneer women earned the highest possible Academic All-America Award - "superior" - because their combeind GPA was 3.54. The superior ranking is for teams with a GPA of 3.25 or better. The men's team earned a "commendable" award for its 2.99 GPA.

The Buccaneer women compiled the second highest grade point average in the country in the NCAA's Division III for the winter/spring semester 2004, and the eighth highest GPA regardless of gender or division, according to the CSCAA. The men's team had the 29th highest male GPA in Division III. In all, 187 teams - men and women at all levels of the NCAA - met the criteria. Fifty-one NCAA Division III womens teams qualified and 37 NCAA Division III men's teams qualified. (Submitted by Beloit Sports Info)


Lake Forest's Bueter Earns All-American Honors - Freshman places in two events at National Meet

Thanks solely to the efforts of freshman Chelsea Bueter (Swisher, IA/Prairie), the Lake Forest College women's swimming & diving team placed 43rd at the NCAA Division III National Championship Meet over the weekend (March 11-13). On Thursday, Bueter posted the 15th-fastest 200-individual medley time in the preliminaries but moved up four places to 11th in the finals that evening with a school record time of 2:10.01. Bueter's time of 4:41.08 in Friday's 400-individual medley ranked 22nd so she did not qualify for the finals that night. Her best performance of the meet came in Saturday's 200-breaststroke. She recorded the eighth-fastest time (2:24.11) in the preliminaries and finished in the same place that evening in the finals. Bueter is the 31st Forester female to earn All-American honors. She set a school record in the 200-breaststroke (2:23.99) earlier in the season and was named Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual races and participating on a pair of victorious relay teams at the MWC Championship Meet on February 13-15. (Lake Forest Sports Info)

Divers Represent Grinnell Well

Coach Erin Hurley accompanied two of her divers to the NCAA Division III National Championships and witnessed top performances by each. Sarah Stayer ’06 (Houston, Tex.), competing at the meet for the second straight year, received Honorable Mention All-America designation for her 16th-place finish in the 3m competition. Off the 1m board, Stayer was 19th overall. Stayer is the four-time reigning Midwest Conference Champion on both boards. Eric Blevins ’04 (Abingdon, Va.) was in his first appearance at the national event and made good on the opportunity. He finished sixth off the 1m boards and with the performance, received All-America Honors. In the 3m competition, he was 10th and was designated Honorable Mention All-America. Blevins is the only eight-time Midwest Conference Champion, winning the 1m and 3m competitions in all eight tries. (Grinnell Sports Info)


Divers Stayer and Blevins Chosen to Advance to NCAA National Meet

Sarah Stayer '06 has advanced to the Division III NCAA National Championship meet for the second straight year. The four-time Midwest Conference Champion travels to St. Peters, Mo. to the St. Peter's Rec-Plex March 11-13. She will dive in the 1-meter event Thursday and the 3-meter event Friday and Saturday. Competition begins at 11 a.m. each day. As a rookie in 2003, Stayer earned All-American honors by finishing 14th on the lower board and 18th on the higher board. Eric Blevins '04 (Abingdon, Va.) has also advanced to the Division III NCAA National Championship meet for the first time in his career. The only eight-time Midwest Conference Champion will travel to St. Peters, Mo. to the St. Peter's Rec-Plex March 18-20. He will dive in the 1-meter event Thursday and the 3-meter event Friday and Saturday. Competition begins at 11 a.m. each day. (Grinnell Sports Info)

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