MINNEAPOLIS --The Gustavus Adolphus College women's swimming and
diving team etched its place into Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (MIAC) history Saturday night to cap a
brilliant three-day performance. The Gusties cruised to their
fifth-straight conference title at the 2014 MIAC Women's Swimming
and Diving Championships, and they now own the second-longest
championship streak in league history.
The Gusties' current run of success now only trails the St. Olaf
women, which won 11-straight MIAC titles starting in 1987. Gustavus
had been tied with Hamline for the next-best streak, as the Pipers
won the first four conference crowns. Head Coach Jon Carlson's club
has now won nine overall MIAC titles, which also trails only the
Oles' 15 championships atop the MIAC record books. This is
Gustavus' seventh title in eight years, with only a Carleton title
in 2008-09 interrupting the streak.
In addition to the team title, Gustavus took home two of the top
individual honors, as senior Alissa Tinklenberg repeated as the
MIAC Women's Swimmer-of-the-Year, and Carlson was honored by his
peers as the 2014 MIAC Women's Swimming Coach-of-the-Year. St.
Catherine's Jenna Nagy had a breakout performance to earn 2014 MIAC
Women's Diver-of-the-Year honors, and Macalester's Jake Dunn was
named the MIAC Diving Coach-of-the-Year for the second year in a
row.
The Gustie women made it five in a row with a decisive
performance, scoring 886.50 points to win by a margin of nearly
200. St. Thomas was second with 697, and St. Olaf rounded out the
top three with 507.5 points. Saint Benedict scored 368 and edged
Carleton (350) for fourth place. St. Catherine was sixth with 275,
Macalester was seventh with 226 and Concordia came in eighth with
129 points. Augsburg scored 115 to finish ninth and Hamline edged
Saint Mary's, 78-70, to round out the top 10 and complete the 2014
women's standings.
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Gustavus senior Alissa Tinklenberg wrote a perfect final chapter
to her MIAC career with another record-setting performance. The
Gustie senior broke her own record in winning her third-straight
MIAC 200-yard backstroke title with a time of 1:59.59, beating her
old MIAC record of 1:59.66. She also won her third-straight
100-back title with a MIAC record time on Friday, and Thursday she
won the 50-yard freestyle.
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Gustavus' Alissa Tinklenberg
and St. Catherine's Jenna Nagy
received the top 2014 MIAC individual honors Saturday.
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Tinklenberg wasn't done with her record-setting career quite
yet. She anchored the Gustavus team in the final event of the night
- the 400-yard freestyle relay - and the Gusties set a new MIAC
record with a 2013 NCAA selection time of 3:26.77. Tinklenberg was
joined by Katie Olson, Leah Anderson and Dani Klunk. Gustavus won
four of the five relays, setting three new MIAC records, over the
weekend.
Another Gustie - Jenny Strom - had a similarly dazzling
performance while winning her third-straight MIAC 200-yard
breaststroke title. Strom set a new MIAC record with her victorious
time of 2:17.11, which met the NCAA selection standard. It was also
Strom's third individual title of 2014, as she won her
third-straight 100-breast title Friday, and the 500-yard freestyle
title Thursday.
The veterans weren't the only contributors to Gustavus' title.
Rookie sensation Dani Klunk completed her first MIAC Championships
with another stunning performance, with a new MIAC record in the
200-yard butterfly. She met the B cut with her record time of
2:06.45, and added that title to her win in the 200-yard individual
medley, and she was the runner-up in the 100-fly.
The Gusties also got a championship performance from Katie Olson
in the 100-yard freestyle. Her winning time of 51.61 met the NCAA B
cut. She defeated a talented field, as Carleton's Milana Socha
(51.67) and St. Olaf's Maddie Lee (52.14) added to their All-MIAC
haul while also meeting the B cut in the 100-free.
It was a bittersweet night on the women's diving board, as
Macalester star senior Renee Jordan was injured during competition
and had to withdraw. St. Catherine rookie Jenna Nagy scored 394.65
to win the 1-meter title a cap her stellar MIAC championship debut.
Macalester's Hunter Hedenberg was second in an event she won a year
ago with 380.35 points.
St. Thomas also had a three-time champion crowned Saturday.
Elise Guenther swam away with her third-straight title in the mile
with a winning time of 17:48.98. Guenther is a junior, so she will
have a chance to make it a career sweep in the mile in 2015.
In the 200-back, Tinklenberg's record led the talented field, as
finishers 2-4 all met the B cut. Carleton's Maria Wetzel was
second, Gustavus' first-year Hayley Booher was third and St. Olaf's
Abbey Schnaith was fourth. Ditto for the 200-breast, where St.
Thomas' Emily Punyko (second) and St. Olaf's Maggie Boling (third)
both earned All-MIAC honors and met the B cut.
Following the conclusion of the meet, there was a brief awards
ceremony to honor the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, team champions,
individual award winners including Swimmers, Divers and
Coaches-of-the-Year. The top three swimmers in each race were named
All-Conference. A complete list of MIAC Swimming and Diving award
winners will be released in the coming week.
Before the meet began, the conference honored St. Thomas Head
Coach Tom Hodgson, who will retire on May 31 after leading the
Tommie men and women for 35 seasons. The MIAC coaches presented
Hodgson with a card, flowers and a framed photo of all the coaches
as mementos from his outstanding career, and in honor of his
service to MIAC swimming and diving and the conference's
student-athletes.
Fans can relive all the action of the 2014 MIAC Swimming and
Diving Championships online. The event home
page has complete results, recaps, photo galleries and highlight videos from an exciting weekend. All photos
are available for purchase directly from the galleries. All six
sessions are also archived online thanks to Webcast America, and fans can purchase DVDs or watch
each session on-demand.
The MIAC would like to thank 2014 MIAC Swimming and Diving
Champioships host institutions Gustavus Adolphus College and
Hamline University. The conference also thanks Webcast America,
Twin Cities Orthopedics, The Commons Hotel and Pure Blue
Swim.
2014 MIAC Women's Swimming and Diving
Championships - Session 6
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2014 MIAC WOMMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women's Team
Scores
1. Gustavus - 886.5
2. St. Thomas - 697
3. St. Olaf - 507.5
4. Saint Benedict - 368
5. Carleton - 350
6. St. Catherine - 275
7. Macalester - 226
8. Concordia - 129
9. Augsburg - 115
10. Hamline - 78
11. Saint Mary's - 70
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2014 MIAC Women's Swimming & Diving
Awards
Women's Swimmer-of-the-Year: Alissa
Tinklenberg, Gustavus, Sr.
Women's Diver-of-the-Year: Jenna Nagy, St.
Catherine, Jr.
Women's Swimming Coach-of-the-Year: Jon
Carlson, Gustavus
Diving Coach-of-the-Year: Jake Dunn,
Macalester
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2014 MIAC Women's All-Conference Individuals
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1-meter
diving
1. Jenna Nagy, St. Catherine, Fy., 394.65
2. Hunter Hedenberg, Macalester, So., 380.35
3. Megan Lawson, Saint Benedict, 372.10
1,650-yard
freestyle
1. Elise Guenther, St. Thomas, Jr., 17:48.98, R3
2. Libby Larson, Gustavus, Jr., 17:57.00
3. McKenna Jones, Gustavus, Jr., 17:59.44
200-yard
backstroke
1. Alissa Tinklenberg, Gustavus, Sr., 1:59.59, M*, R3, ST13
2. Maria Wetzel, Carleton, Fy., 2:03.99, B
3. Hayley Booher, Gustavus, Fy., 2:04.45, B
100-yard
freestyle
1. Katie Olson, Gustavus, Jr., 51.61, B
2. Milana Socha, Carleton, Sr., 51.67, B
3. Maddie Lee, St. Olaf, So., 52.14, B
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200-yard
breaststroke
1. Jenny Strom, Gustavus, Jr., 2:17.11, M*, R3, ST13
2. Emily Punyko, St. Thomas, Jr., 2:21.34, B
3. Maggie Boling, St. Olaf, Sr., 2:23.89, B
200-yard
butterfly
1. Dani Klunk, Gustavus, Fy., 2:06.45, M*, B
2. Courtney Grunewald, St. Thomas, Fy., 2:08.92
3. Mariann Kukielka, St. Thomas, Jr., 2:09.96
400-yard freestyle
relay
1. Gustavus, 3:26.77, M*, ST13
(Katie Olson, Leah Anderson, Dani Klunk, Alissa Tinklenberg)
2. St. Olaf, 3:30.76, B
(Abbey Schnaith, Carolyn Bernhardt, Sarah Kemp, Maddie Lee)
3. St. Thomas, 3:21.81
(Erin Hogan, Emily Punyko, Courtney Grunewald, Hayley
Trace)
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Key: M - Meet Record; M* - MIAC Record; R - Repeat Champion;
R3 - 3-time Champion, R4 - 4-time Champion; A - NCAA 'A' Qualifying
Standard; B - NCAA 'B' Qualifying Standard; ST13 - 2013 NCAA
Selection Time.
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