FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Looking to continue its success in the 2020 championship season, the Nova Southeastern swim teams head to Geneva, Ohio to compete in the 2020 NCAA Div. II National Championships. The championship meet will run over the course of four days, Mar. 11-14, at the SPIRE Institute - Aquatics Center.
The four-day event includes daily morning and evening sessions. Each morning session begins at 10 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 6 p.m. NCAA.com will live stream each session
HERE. To check out this year's NSU Championship page,
CLICK HERE. For a complete schedule of swimming championship events and live results,
CLICK HERE.
"We're honored to be amongst the Nation's best in Geneva," professed head coach
Ben Hewitt. "The last few days have given us the opportunity to fine tune and hone in on our preparation. The community has really done its part to ensure the meet will be first class and the hospitality in amazing. I'm proud of our NCAA team and I'm confident that we will execute and finish our season on a high note. The team is focused and I'm pleased with the leadership from our experienced upperclassmen. It should be a great four days!"
Coming off their fifth first-place finish in program history at the Sunshine State Conference Championships, the No. 5 women's team sends six individual competitors, while the No. 8 men's team sends nine, the most from the SSC. Below is a complete list of Sharks that will compete on the next four days and the events they will compete in:
Women's Team (6 Swimmers / 5 Relays)
Caily Friel - 100 BR, 200 BR
Jenna Johns - 50 FR, 100 FL, 100 BK, 100 FR
Sasha Maslova - 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 FL, 200 FL
Emma Sundstedt - 1000 FR, 200 FR, 500 FR, 1650 FR
Cassandra Wright - 100 BK, 200 BK
Elizabeth Zubero - 100 FL
200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
800 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
Men's Team (9 Swimmers / 5 Relays)
Aleksei Averchenko - 200 IM, 100 FL, 200 BK
Samuel Brettmann - 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 BR, 200 BR
Alec Dawson - 50 FR, 200 FR, 100 FR
Spencer Hohm - 400 IM, 200 FL
Vincent Lijoi - 1000 FR, 200 FR, 500 FR
Matteo Masiero - 100 FL
Magnus Poulsen - 100 FL
Robert Spekis - 100 BR
Alessandro Xella - 400 IM
200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
800 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
In order to qualify for the national championships, student-athletes are required to meet NCAA Standard-A or NCAA Standard-B times during the regular season in their respective event(s). All swimmers who post an A-cut automatically qualify, while the rest of the field is made up of the best B-cut times in Division II. At the end of the meet, the team with the highest combined point total will be crowned the overall 2020 NCAA Division II National Champions, while winners of each individual event will be crowned an individual national champion.
As always, follow along with live updates on Twitter by following @NSU_Swim and @NSUSharks. Updates after each prelims will be provided, as well as updates throughout each final session.
