2019 NAIA National Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 27 – Saturday, March 2; prelims 9 am, finals 5 pm
- Location: Columbus Aquatic Center, Columbus, Georgia (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champions: SCAD women, Keiser men (results)
- Psych Sheets (men’s) (women’s)
- Fan Guides (men’s) (women’s)
- Full Results
- Championship Central
While Savannah College of Art & Design won the NAIA women’s championship for its second year in a row, its third victory in 4 years, and its fifth overall national title, University of the Cumberlands took home the individual women’s swimming honors. Cumberlands sophomore Mendy De Rooi swept the women’s awards earning accolades for NAIA Swimmer of the Year and NAIA Swim of the Meet. De Rooi won the 500 free (4:58.82), 100 fly (54.41), and 100 free (51.45) individually and contributed to all 5 of the Patriots’ relays. She anchored the runner-up 800 free relay (1:49.53), led off the 4th-place 200 free relay (23.74, 23.65 prelims), swam fly on Cumberland’s first ever national-champion relay, the 400 medley (53.71), swam fly on the 3rd-place 200 medley (24.77), and anchored the 2nd-place 400 free relay (52.41), coming from behind to beat SCAD by 1/100. De Rooi’s 100 fly performance earned her the Swim of the Meet award.
2019 NAIA Women’s Swimmer of the Year, Mendy De Rooi, Cumerlands. Photo courtesy of Tommy Chasanoff
Andrea Adam of St. Ambrose won both the 1-meter (234.20) and 3-meter (233.45) boards and was named NAIA Diver of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Keiser head coach Adam Epstein earned Women’s Swim Coach of the Year for his Seahawks’ second-place finish in the team standings. He also took home Men’s Swim Coach of the Year honors. Keiser men’s swimming and diving team won its second national title in as many years, edging SCAD by 22.5 points. SCAD has finished in second place in each of the last four years.
2019 NAIA Men’s Coach of the Year and Women’s Coach of the Year, Adam Epstein, Keiser. Photo courtesy of Tommy Chasanoff
Keiser junior Marcel Nagy was named NAIA Swimmer of the Year for his three national titles in the 50 free (19.97), 100 fly (48.04), and 100 free (43.92). Nagy was also on 5 national-title relays for Keiser, bringing his total of championship gold medals to 8. He led off the 800 free relay (1:38.70), swam 2nd leg on the 200 free relay (19.40), led off the 400 medley (48.72) and the 200 medley (22.79) relays, and swam 2nd leg on the 400 free relay (43.31).
2019 NAIA Men’s Swimmer of the Year, Marcel Nagy, Keiser. Photo courtesy of Tommy Chasanoff
Keiser freshman Pol Roch took home NAIA Swim of the Meet honors for his 400 IM performance. Roch won in 3:53.47, lowering the NAIA National Record (3:53.86) that had been set by Kevin Sellars in 2010.
Cumberlands senior Thomas Crawford was named NAIA Diver of the Year after winning the 1-meter event with 204.20 points.
2019 NAIA Men’s Diver of the Year, Thomas Crawford, Cumberlands. Photo courtesy of Tommy Chasanoff
2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes
In addition, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that 61 women’s swimming & diving student-athletes and 35 men’s swimming & diving student-athletes have been named 2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. In order to be nominated by an institution, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.
Women
| Student-Athlete | School |
| Sarah Mossman | Arizona Christian |
| Claire Goodrum | Asbury (Ky.) |
| Kristen Bewley | Asbury (Ky.) |
| Christine Ward | Asbury (Ky.) |
| Emma Jaczko | Brenau (Ga.) |
| Devin Horan | Brenau (Ga.) |
| Faith Hyde | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Mikayla Runner | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Kate Bouldin | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Lindsey Buckman | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Annika Thomas | College of Idaho |
| Maddy Kelly | College of Idaho |
| Hailie Mazick | College of Idaho |
| Morgan Niewohner | College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
| Peatsa (Anna) Littlejohn | Columbia (S.C.) |
| Nicole Ceausu | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Kristi Burnette | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Christina Klouda | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Danielle Rehl | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Kathryn Smeltzer | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Paige Kuck | Indiana Wesleyan |
| AnnaMaria Zombai | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Kirsten Coetzee | Life (Ga.) |
| Anna Martens | Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) |
| Caroline Cobb | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Sarah Hahn | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Jessica Macdonald | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Caitlin Freeny | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Emily Wood | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Harlee Smock | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Nina Mantich | Loyola (La.) |
| Paige Skidmore | Midland (Neb.) |
| Anna Hathcock | Milligan (Tenn.) |
| Sara Farmer | Milligan (Tenn.) |
| Rae Clinkenbeard | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Riley Custer | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Jessyca Huff | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Deborah Crvk | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Carly Johnson | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Veronica Mullen | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Leanne Latocha | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Ashley Basham | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Lauren Donaldson | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Adrienna Anderson | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Margaret Carnahan | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Vanessa VanOost | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Elissa Fuller | Point (Ga.) |
| Megan Manning | Point (Ga.) |
| Cheyenne Logan | Saint Mary (Kan.) |
| Melody Klein | Saint Mary (Kan.) |
| Lydia Reinhardt | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Emily Rozar | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Julie Henninger | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Anne Weber Callahan | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Clarissa Cheam | Soka (Calif.) |
| Sachiko Hagiya | Soka (Calif.) |
| Zoe Frye | Soka (Calif.) |
| Mariana Nassuno Alves | Tabor (Kan.) |
| Michal Parris | Tabor (Kan.) |
| Elisabeth Kotmark | Union (Ky.) |
| Hannah Vernon | Williams Baptist (Ark.) |
Men
| Student-Athlete | School |
| Jason Bisher | Asbury (Ky.) |
| Paul Liao | Asbury (Ky.) |
| Gustavs Baumanis | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Carl Rogne | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Jacob Smith | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Lukas Macek | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Josh Harriott | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Luke Calhoon | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Francisco Santos | Life (Ga.) |
| Volodymyr Bubenko | Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) |
| Diego Mahecha | Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) |
| Niels Engeln | Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) |
| Tyler Glish | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Clemens Paetzold | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Warren Massimini | Loyola (La.) |
| Nicholas Milosch | Loyola (La.) |
| John Tarpey | Loyola (La.) |
| Connor Whitson | Milligan (Tenn.) |
| Cayden Hare | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Billy Salber | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Lucas Farrington | Morningside (Iowa) |
| Austen Marshall | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Collin Bennett | Point (Ga.) |
| Will Dvorsky | Saint Mary (Kan.) |
| Mark Stimach | Saint Mary (Kan.) |
| Josh Smilie | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Samuel Kim | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Tim Olbrich | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Ryan Sweat | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Nicholas Bradley | Tabor (Kan.) |
| Danny Smith | Tabor (Kan.) |
| Manuel Laguna Gomez | WVU Tech |
| Felipe Ruiz | WVU Tech |
| Paulo Ignacio, Jr. | WVU Tech |
| Vinicius Rios | WVU Tech |
“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.”
St. Ambrose was awarded Diver of the Meet and her coach was awarded Diving coach of the year, while SCAD was given the women’s team award, along with the CSCAA award. Keiser, Cumberlands, SCAD and St. Ambrose swept awards.