2018 NAIA National Championships – Women’s Meet
- Dates: Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3; prelims 9 am, finals 5 pm
- Location: Columbus Aquatic Center, Columbus, Georgia (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champions: Olivet Nazarene University (results)
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results: Available here
- Live Video: Available here
- Championship Central
For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of two finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, and places 9 through 16 the B final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Down” to swimmers in the B final.
University of the Cumberlands led the morning on Day 2 of the 2018 NAIA Women’s National Championships, qualifying 4 swimmers and 1 diver for championship finals, and 2 swimmers for consolations. Loyola New Orleans picked up the most over their psych sheet seedings, gaining 21 points. Indiana Weselyan was up 18 points, and ONU +15. So far that hasn’t upset the balance of power in any significant way, however; SCAD only lost 2 points and is still projected to finish atop the standings.
Women’s Ups/Downs
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| University of the Cumberlands | 5 | 2 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 5 | 1 |
| SCAD Savannah | 4 | 4 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 3 | 0 |
| The College of Idaho | 3 | 0 |
| St Ambrose University | 2 | 0 |
| Keiser University | 1 | 3 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 3 |
| Asbury University | 1 | 2 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 |
| Milligan College | 1 | 1 |
| Union College | 1 | 1 |
| Morningside College | 1 | 0 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Brenau University | 0 | 2 |
| Lindenwood – Belleville | 0 | 2 |
| Bethel University | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas University | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| SCAD Savannah | 2 | 2 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 2 | 0 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 1 |
| Asbury University | 1 | 0 |
| Milligan College | 1 | 0 |
| Morningside College | 1 | 0 |
| Brenau University | 0 | 2 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 0 | 1 |
| Keiser University | 0 | 1 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 200 Yard Individual Medley
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| SCAD Savannah | 2 | 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 2 | 0 |
| Keiser University | 1 | 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 1 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 1 | 0 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Asbury University | 0 | 2 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas University | 0 | 1 |
| Lindenwood – Belleville | 0 | 1 |
Women’s 50 Yard Freestyle
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists | |
| University of the Cumberlands | 2 | 2 | |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 2 | 0 | |
| Union College | 1 | 1 | |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 1 | 0 | |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 0 | |
| The College of Idaho | 1 | 0 | |
| Bethel University | 0 | 1 | |
| Keiser University | 0 | 1 | |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 0 | 1 | |
| Milligan College | 0 | 1 | |
| SCAD Savannah | 0 | 1 | |
Women’s 1-Meter Diving
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| St Ambrose University | 2 | 0 |
| The College of Idaho | 2 | 0 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 0 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 0 |
Projected Standings
| Day 1 Actual | Day 2 Prelims | Day 3 Psych | Day 4 Psych | Final Projected Standings | |
| SCAD Savannah | 40 | 137 | 211 | 197 | 585 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 32 | 160 | 154 | 114 | 460 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 34 | 148 | 99 | 115 | 396 |
| Keiser University | 26 | 87 | 78 | 108 | 299 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 28 | 82 | 63 | 83 | 256 |
| The College of Idaho | 14 | 105 | 65 | 46 | 230 |
| Brenau University | 22 | 47 | 75 | 60 | 204 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 30 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 204 |
| Asbury University | 12 | 50 | 69 | 58 | 189 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 10 | 37 | 63 | 55 | 165 |
| Union College | 8 | 47 | 33 | 61 | 149 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 24 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 143 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 18 | 54 | 10 | 22 | 104 |
| Milligan College | 4 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 82 |
| St Ambrose University | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 74 |
| Morningside College | 2 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 61 |
| Thomas University | 6 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 43 |
| Life University | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| Columbia College | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Bethel University | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Soka University of America | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| College of Saint Mary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Midland University | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
“The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is a governing body of small athletics programs that are dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics.
In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character building aspects of sport. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five core values.”
Thank you Anne for still covering the NAIA! It means so much to us. Caroline was a great swimmer and true Champion of Character.
Thank you, Coach Skelly, for your kind words. I love covering this meet and I miss being on deck. Good luck to all the swimmers this weekend!