Articles by Spencer Penland

2024 NJCAA Champs Day 1: Indian River Gets Out to Huge Leads, Win 10 of 12 Events

The 2024 NJCAA Championships kicked off today at the Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex on the campus of Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, FL.

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2024 Men’s MAC Champs: Miami Sweeps Day 1; SIU’s Santiago Sets MAC Record with 42.70 100 FR

The first day of the 2024 Men’s MAC Championships kicked off with a bang at Southern Illinois’ pool in Carbondale today.

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2024 Men’s MAC Championships Fan Guide: RedHawks on Pace to Make it 4 in a Row

The Miami (OH) RedHawks earned their 3rd consecutive MAC title at last year’s meet, winning in a close battle with Missouri State.

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2024 Men’s Pac-12 Champs Fan Guide: Arizona State Poised to Conclude Pac-12 Era With Title

The Arizona State Sun Devils snapped a Cal 5-year win streak at last year’s Pac-12 Championships, beating the Golden Bears by 78.5 points.

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Akron Wins 3rd-Straight Women’s MAC Title; Nicole Maier Rips MAC Record 47.77 100 Free

The 2024 Women’s MAC Championship is now in the books, seeing the Akron Zips win their 3rd consecutive team tile, and their 10th title in the past 11 years.

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2024 Women’s MAC Champs Day 3: Abby Daniel Hits New Meet Record with 51.60 100 Fly

The 3rd day of the 2024 Women’s MAC Championships so 2x defending champions Akron continue to pull away with the lead.

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2024 Women’s MAC Champs Day 2: Maier Takes 500 FR in 4:40.3, Splits 47.13 on Medley Anchor

Miami senior Nicole Maier nearly broke her own MAC record in the 500 free, winning the event in a speedy 4:40.30 last night.

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2024 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Burns is entered 1st in the 100 back, where he also holds the meet record with a 44.31 and the conference record with a 43.61.

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2024 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will be a short one, featuring heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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2024 Women’s MAC Champs Day 1: Maier’s 1:43.90 Sets New Record; DQ Raises Controversy

Akron and Miami (OH) are tied for 1st at the end of Wednesday night, each having scored 74 points through winning a relay and coming in 2nd in the other. 

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2024 Women’s MAC Champs Fan Guide: Veteran-Heavy Akron Primed for 10th Title in 11 Years

Akron won their 2nd-straight MAC title last year, which was also their 9th title in the last 10 years.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Champs Fan Guide: Stanford Battling Losses Amid Their Bid for a 3-Peat

The 9 members of Stanford’s team last year who aren’t on the roster this season accounted for a stunning 570 points at last year’s meet.

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FIU Takes AAC Title; Christie Chue Blasts 2:07.99 200 Breast for New Conference Record

In the first season since 7-time reigning AAC champions Houston moved to the Big 12, Florida International won big, earning the AAC title by more than 100pts.

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2024 Men’s Big 12 Fan Guide: Texas Set To Make It 28 Straight Before Leaving For The SEC

Texas’ long run of dominance in the Big 12 will come to a close this season as the Longhorns shift to the SEC beginning in 2024-25.

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George Washington Extends A-10 Conference Win Streaks; Even More A-10 Records Fall on Day 4

This year’s A-10 meet was incredible, so many records were broken on the backs of some really spectacular performances.

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