KINGSPORT, Tenn. – No.5 Indiana Wesleyan swimming wrapped up the 2020 Mid-South Swim Championships Saturday, claiming their second straight runner-up title. The Wildcats finished with 604 points, 147.5 points more than they did last year, in their first appearance in the Mid-South Conference Championship.
Over the course of three days, IWU took home 31 Top-8 finishes, 13 more than last season.
Sydney Darnell led the way collecting six All-Conference awards bringing her career total to 11 All-Conference awards in two years.
MID-SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP COMPLETE TOP-8 FINISHES LIST (*DENOTES ALL-CONFERENCE HONOR)
- 1st – 200 IM – Sydney Darnell – 2:05.80*
- 1st – 50 Free – Emma Travis – 24.61*
- 1st – 400 Free Relay – 3:35.58 (Madison Wickholm, Khloe Price, Emma Travis, Sydney Darnell)
- 2nd – 200 Yard Medley Relay – 1:48.51 (Kinsey Price, Madison Wickholm, Sydney Darnell, Emma Travis)*
- 2nd – 800 Free Relay – 7:58.46 (Mary Bonanno, Khloe Price, Madison Wickholm, Sydney Darnell)*
- 2nd – 200 Free Relay – 1:39.16 (Madison Wickholm, Kinsey Price, Alivia Bell, Emma Travis)*
- 2nd – 400 IM – Linnea Holmgren – 4:39.29*
- 2nd – 100 Fly – Sydney Darnell – 55.94*
- 2nd – 400 Medley Relay – 4:02.17 (Kinsey Price, Madison Wickholm, Sydney Darnell, Emma Travis)*
- 4th – 200 IM – Linnea Holmgren – 2:13.58
- 4th – 100 Fly – Lindsey Schroeder – 1:02.25
- 4th – 200 Fly – Alivia Bell – 2:15.85
- 4th – 1650 Free – Linnea Holmgren – 18:25.26
- 5th – 400 IM – Hallie Hunt – 4:48.31
- 5th – 100 Back – Sydney Darnell – 1:00.86
- 5th – 1650 Free – Mary Bonanno – 18:46.44
- 6th – 100 Fly – Whitley Eicher – 1:00.38
- 6th – 100 Free – Madison Wickholm – 1:59.44
- 6th – 100 Breast – Kiah Johnson – 1:11.85
- 6th – 100 Back – Kinsey Price – 1:01.08
- 6th – 200 Back – Kinsey Price – 2:14.42
- 7th – 200 Free – Khloe Price – 1:59.44
- 7th – 100 Fly – Alivia Bell – 1:01.10
- 7th – 50 Free – Alivi Bell – 25.01
- 7th – 100 Free – Khloe Price – 54.63
- 7th – 1650 – Madison Wickholm – 18:56.80
- 8th – 500 Free – Madison Wickholm – 5:21.90
- 8th – 100 Fly – Kamryn VanWanzeele – 1:03.01
- 8th – 1650 Free – Natalie Vasilakos – 19:05.91
- 8th – 200 Back – Kiah Johnson – 2:17.84
- 8th – 200 Breast – Kiah Johnson – 2:41.69
COMPLETE NEW NAIA QUALIFYING TIMES
TEAM RANKINGS
- #3 University of Cumberland – 806
- #5 IWU – 604
- #7 Loyola New Orleans – 486
- #8 Lindsey Wilson – 350
- #6 Life University – 267
- Bethel University – 203
- Campbellsville University – 169
- Thomas More University – 60
EXTRA, EXTRA
- Head coach Laurissa Dalrymple collected her second straight Mid-South Coach of the Year award in as many try’s.
- In just three years, the IWU swim program has collected 21 All-American awards and 15 All-Conference awards.
DALRYMPLE PERSPECTIVE
- In our second showing at the Mid-South Conference Championships, this team showed grit and persistence! We finished second to a massive powerhouse team in University of the Cumberlands, and we positioned ourselves beautifully to be truly competitive at the National championship next month with 13 of our ladies qualifying! So excited for what is ahead for this team!
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The award is truly due to the assistant coaches who do far more than “assist". Together, we form a team of coaches. I am so thankful for them and for this group of girls. They work hard, encourage each other, and really came to compete this weekend. I love the way they have represented IWU in and out of the pool. Lastly, I have the best husband and family ever. They show me and this team so much support and they are this team's biggest fan club. I am truly blessed.
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