FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (March 13, 2019) – The Northern Arizona swimming and diving team will be back in action from March 14 to the 16 as the team participates in the National Invitational in Cleveland, Ohio. The Invitational is a postseason event that a swimmer must qualify for with a specific time or by winning their event at a conference championship. The National Invitational will award both team performances and individual performances on the weekend.
"This is the first time that we will be taking part in this event, and it gives us another chance to compete and get better," NAU head Coach
Andy Johns said. "Hopefully this will give of our athletes experience on competing post-championship, so in the future they will be ready if they make the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship."
The Lumberjacks will be bringing nine swimmers to partake in the National Invitational. The nine swimmers for the 'Jacks are
Sarah Takach,
Monique King,
Kate Bier,
Fernanda Montiel,
Katy Smith,
Miranda Nichols,
Hope Williams,
Niamh McDonagh, and
Sam Seiber. These swimmers will perform in both individual events along with relay events over the three-day invitational.
Northern Arizona is coming off of its sixth straight WAC Championship in which the team won eight individual events and broke multiple school records. Some of the swimmers that stood out in the event were
Elisa Rodriguez who broke both the 50 and 100 freestyle school records,
Hope Williams who broke the programs 100 breaststroke record, and
Niamh McDonagh who broke the 400 IM record.
Schedule for the week
Thursday's Events
- 50 Butterfly
- 50 Breaststroke
- 500 Freestyle
- 50 Backstroke
- 200 Individual Medley
- 50 Freestyle
- 200 Free Relay
- 400 Medley Relay
Friday's Events
- 400 Individual Medley
- 100 Butterfly
- 200 Freestyle
- 100 Breaststroke
- 100 Backstroke
- 800 Freestyle Relay
- 200 Medley Relay
- 800 Freestyle Relay
Saturday's Events
- 100 Individual Medley
- 200 Backstroke
- 100 Freestyle
- 200 Breaststroke
- 200 Butterfly
- 1000/1650 Freestyle
- 400 Freestyle Relay
