MINNESOTA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (MIAC) – MEN AND WOMEN
- Dates: Thursday, February 13-Sunday, February 16, 2020
- Location: University of Minnesota Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center – Minneapolis, MN
- Hosts: Saint Benedict, Saint John’s, St. Catherine
- Defending Champion: St. Thomas women (4x); Gustavus Adolphus men
- Live Results: Available here
- Live Video: Available here
- Championship Central
Courtesy: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
MINNEAPOLIS – The Gusties and Wildcats protected their leads on Day 2 of the 2020 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Swimming and Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis on Thursday night.
After two days, Gustavus leads in the men’s standings with 337, while St. Thomas is second with 252 points. Saint John’s is third with 200, followed by St. Olaf with 145, Carleton with 136, Hamline with 82, Macalester with 73, and Saint Mary’s with 27.
On the women’s side, it is shaping up for another photo finish as St. Catherine maintains a one-point lead over Gustavus, 244-243, with the Tommies right behind at 237. St. Olaf is in fourth with 171 points through 13 events, followed by Saint Benedict with 120, Carleton with 112, Macalester with 93, Hamline with 81, Saint Mary’s with 54, Augsburg with 35, and Concordia with 18.
| THURSDAY PRELIM RESULTS | THURSDAY FINAL RESULTS | TEAM SCORES | PHOTOS |
Following each of Thursday evening’s competitions, a short awards ceremony was held to honor the top eight finishers. The top three finishers in each event received medals and automatically earn All-Conference honors, while individual finishers 4-6 and the fourth-place relay team earned honorable mention distinction. Thursday’s All-Conference honorees are listed below.
The meet will continue with two more sessions apiece Friday and Saturday. The morning sessions will begin at 10:30 a.m. (doors open at 9:00 a.m.) and will feature preliminary races, with the evening championship sessions starting at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.). The doors for Sunday’s final session will open at 2:30 p.m. for preliminary heats of the mile races.
Tickets are available at a single-session rate, with all-session passes also available for fans who plan to attend the entire event. Single-session passes cost $10 for adults and $5 for students, and all-session passes will begin at $35 for adults and $15 for students on Friday morning. Heat sheets are included in the cost of admission. Children ages 5 and under are admitted free, and MIAC passes will be honored for all sessions. No other passes or discounts will be accepted.
All sessions will be broadcast live on the MIAC’s Stretch Live channel for the first time ever, which will allow fans to watch online or on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, or Amazon Fire TV. “Live” results will be available online throughout the meet, with official finishes posted to the MIAC website shortly after each session.
The MIAC Swimming and Diving Championship homepage features the complete event schedule, qualifying standards, psych sheet, venue information, and ticket pricing. The site will be updated throughout the event with heat sheets, results, recaps, and photos. Fans can also monitor MIAC men’s and women’s swimming and diving on-the-go via the MIAC Front Row app, which is a free download for both Apple and Android devices.
RECORD-BREAKERS
St. Catherine sophomore Jordyn Wentzel broke her own meet record in the 200-yard individual medley, repeating as MIAC champion with a time of 2:01.59 on Thursday night.
The Wildcats 400-yard medley relay team of Amelia Baxley, Wentzel, Hannah Svendsen, and Macy Klein broke the meet record by .03, clocking in at 3:47.06 to win the event.
