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 2020 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Swimming and Diving Championships continued on Friday night with 13 more events at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.
Gustavus continued to pull away from the pack on the men’s side, totaling 646 points through 27 events. St. Thomas maintained second place with 493 points through three days, followed by Saint John’s in third with 389 points, and Carleton in fourth with 296. St. Olaf is in fifth with 260 points, with Hamline, Macalester, and Saint Mary’s in positions 6-8.
St. Catherine is up by 50 points heading into the final day of competition, scoring 467 points thus far. St. Thomas pulled into second place with 417 points, narrowly edging Gustavus’ 414. St. Olaf is in fourth with 301, followed by Carleton with 251, and Saint Benedict with 215. Macalester is in seventh place with one day of competition remaining, with Hamline in eighth, Saint Mary’s in ninth, Augsburg in 10th, and Concordia in 11th.
| SESSION 4 | SESSION 5 RESULTS | TEAM SCORES | PHOTOS |
Following each of Friday 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. Friday’s All-Conference honorees are listed below.
The meet will continue with the final two sessions on 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. The doors for Saturday’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 $17 for adults and $8 for students on Saturday 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
Gustavus junior Nolan Larson broke the MIAC record in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 01:38.12 in finals, surpassing former Gustie Matt Stewart’s 11-year-old mark of 1:39.49.
St. Catherine sophomore Jordyn Wentzel continued to rewrite the record book on Friday, setting a new meet record in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:01.40.