CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 15, 2019) – The Northern Arizona swimming and diving team finished day two of the National Invitational tied in 31st place with a score of 24 points. The National Invitational is a three-day event that is being held in Cleveland, Ohio from March 14 to the 16 and is made up of swimmers and divers that have qualified for the postseason invitational through scores on the season or winning their event in their conference championship.
The Lumberjacks took part in six individual events and two relay events in the Invitational today. Of the six individual events, NAU did not make it out of any of the prelims. The 'Jacks top performers in the prelims were
Niamh McDonagh who placed 25th in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:28.18,
Kate Bier who placed 28th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.88, and
Miranda Nichols who placed 26th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.87.
In the 200 medley relay, the Lumberjacks placed 27th in the event with a time of 1:45.86. The NAU relay team for this event was made up of
Fernanda Montiel,
Hope Williams, Bier, and
Katy Smith. Besides the 200 medley relay, the 'Jacks also performed in the 800 freestyle relay where the team finished in 15th place with a time of 7:30.54. The 15th place team was made up of Nichols, Smith, Bier, and King.
Looking Forward
Northern Arizona will be headed into its last day of the National Invitational where it looks to move up the leaderboards and have some of its swimmers make it to the finals. The Lumberjacks will be participating in six individual events and one relay event.
