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  • Swimming & Diving Wraps Up Friday Morning Prelims

    Swimming & Diving Wraps Up Friday Morning Prelims

    Shenandoah, Texas – With the Friday morning session of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships complete, the Gustavus women will have one swimmer competing in tonight’s finals. Thanks to a 13th place performance in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke (1:04.08), Jennifer Strom (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) earned a spot in the consolation finals, which will held…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: Friday Prelims

    Lone Star State Of Mind: Friday Prelims

    9:03 a.m. – Good morning everyone! We are back in the Conroe Natatorium for day three of the NCAA Championships. I have assumed my standard place in the media room while the team warms up. Just like how Gustavus claimed its place on the pool deck the first morning, so do members of the press…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Sits Ninth After Day Two Of NCAA Championships

    Women’s Swimming & Diving Sits Ninth After Day Two Of NCAA Championships

    Shenandoah, Texas – Following two complete days of non-stop action at the 2015 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the Gustavus Adolphus women sit in ninth place with 64 points. Head Coach Jon Carlson was impressed with the team’s performance this evening after what was an up-and-down start to the day.  “We were able to turn…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: Thursday Night Finals

    Lone Star State Of Mind: Thursday Night Finals

    4:55 p.m. – Good late-afternoon everyone! I am back in the Conroe media room ready to get back to work this evening. The team is across the pool warming up with a new spark and a new found energy. It was an emotional morning session with it’s fair share of ups and downs. Like I…

  • Thursday Prelims Complete, 200-Free And 400-Medley Relays Move On

    Thursday Prelims Complete, 200-Free And 400-Medley Relays Move On

    Shenandoah, Texas – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team will have a pair of relays competing in Thursday night’s finals at the NCAA Championships thanks to their swims this morning at the Conroe ISD Natatorium. The 200-free relay kicked off the day’s schedule by earning a place in the championship final, while the 400-medley…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: Thursday Prelims

    Lone Star State Of Mind: Thursday Prelims

    8:47 a.m. – Good morning everyone and welcome back to the swimming and diving travel blog! I am currently sitting in the media room located poolside at the Conroe Natatorium. The team was wide-awake at 7:00 a.m. for its morning walk and breakfast. If you aren’t currently following “gusties” on snap chat, you should. I’ve…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving In Ninth Following Day One Of NCAA Championships

    Women’s Swimming & Diving In Ninth Following Day One Of NCAA Championships

    Shenandoah, Texas – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team is in ninth place with 24 points after the opening day of the NCAA Championships being held in the Conroe ISD Natatorium. The Gusties earned a top ten standing following Wednesday’s events thanks to the seventh place finish of the 200-medley relay comprised of…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: Wednesday Night Finals

    Lone Star State Of Mind: Wednesday Night Finals

    4:47 p.m. – Hello everyone! I am back in the media room of the Conroe Natatorium. Coach Carlson, coach Weyandt, and I arrived ahead of the team after our meeting in Michelle and Hayley’s room.  If the morning goes well, we will park in the exact same spot.  If it doesn’t, we won’t. The meeting…

  • Wednesday Morning Prelims In The Books, 200-Medley Relay Moving On To Finals

    Wednesday Morning Prelims In The Books, 200-Medley Relay Moving On To Finals

    Shenandoah, Texas – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team completed the trials session of the opening day of the 2015 NCAA Championships held Wednesday morning at the Conroe ISD Natatorium. The highlight of this morning’s session came in the 200-medley relay where Hayley Booher (Warren, Vt.), Jennifer Strom (Sr., Rochester, Minn.), Kate Reilly…

  • Lone Star State Of Mind: Wednesday Morning Prelims

    Lone Star State Of Mind: Wednesday Morning Prelims

    8:56 a.m. – Good morning from the Conroe Natatorium! Day one of the 2015 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships is finally upon us. This day already has a different feel to it.  Yesterday was literally the calm before the storm because today’s forecast calls for a 100-percent chance of rain in the greater Houston area.…