Women's Swimming and Diving :: Carleton College

Knights Earn Academic All-Conference

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:23 -0500

The MIAC has announced its list of academic all-conference honorees for winter and spring sports, with 21 Carleton student-athletes earning distinction. Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum GPA of 3.5. Additionally, student-athletes in basketball, baseball, softball and tennis must compete in half of their team’s contests, while those in swimming & diving and track & field must qualify for the conference finals.

Knights Earn All-America Honorable Mention at NCAA Championships

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:29:51 -0500

Four Carleton College athletes earned All-America honorable mention at the 27th Annual NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Oxford, Ohio. Senior Jen Gratz, junior Kaarin Taylor, sophomore Kate Alexander and rookie Kale Zicafoose earned a berth at nationals in the 200-yard medley relay and also swam a trio other relays during the three-day event. The quartet earned All-America honorable mention in both the 200 and 400 medley relays, while Alexander received All-America honorable mention status in each of her three solo events, the 200- and 400-yard individual medleys and 200-yard breaststroke.

"Knightline" Interview With Brooke Larsen

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:46:09 -0600

The latest edition of "Knightline" features the Carleton College swimming and diving teams. Watch the interview with interim head coach Brooke Larsen, who guided both programs to third-place finishes at the recent MIAC Championships. The "Knightline" video series highlights Carleton student-athletes, teams and more. Each video is produced by Carleton students.

Knights Take Third at MIAC Championships

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:52:36 -0600

The Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team finished third at the 2008 MIAC Championships. Super sophomore Kate Alexander (Tigard, Ore./Tualatin) repeated as the conference’s Swimmer of the Year. In tonight’s final session, she successfully defended her 200 breaststroke title, doing so in meet record time of 2:22.75 to capture her third individual crown of the championships.

MIAC Championships - Day 3 Recap (Prelims)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:59:56 -0600

The 2008 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships conclude this evening and the Knights will be busy with several swimmers advancing to the finals. Ted Marschall set a new meet record in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 2:03.25. He headlines a large group of Carleton athletes that will race this evening.

MIAC Championships - Day 2 Recap

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:12:07 -0600

After two days of competition the Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team sits third at the MIAC Championships, only six points behind St. Olaf College for second. The Knights won the first four races of the evening session. To say that Kate Alexander (So./Tigard, Ore./Tualatin) cruised to the victory in the 400 IM would be an understatement as she obliterated her own conference record by four-and-a-half seconds with a time of 4:30.33, an NCAA automatic qualifier. For the second straight year she swept the 200 and 400 IM at the MIAC championships.

MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships: Day 2 - Preliminary Recap

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:17:03 -0600

The Carleton College swim teams had another solid showing in the preliminary rounds on Day 2 of the MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships. In addition to having several individuals advance to tonight’s finals, the Knights will also race a pair of relays, the 200 yard medley and the 800-yard freestyle.

Swimming and Diving: MIAC Championships - Day 1 Recap

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:26:37 -0600

After the first full day of action at the MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships, the Carleton College Knights find themselves near the top of the leaderboard in both the men’s and women’s team competitions. Sophomore Kate Alexander continued her domination of the medley events, shattering her own conference and meet mark as she cruised to the victory in the 200 IM with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 2:06.94, more than two seconds better than last year’s time. She later raced on Carleton's winning 400 medley relay. Ted Marschall broke his own conference record in taking top honors in the 200 individual medley with a winning time of 1:49.72, the fastest recorded time in Division III this season. He held off St. Olaf’s Nelson Westby, the defending champ, by nearly two seconds.

Knights Start Strong at MIAC Championships

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:15:35 -0600

The 2008 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships began on Thursday morning and the Carleton College teams enjoyed some fantastic performances. In the men’s 200 IM, junior Ted Marschall (Burnsville, Minn.) broke the conference record with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:50.38. Kate Alexander (So./Tigard, Ore.) narrowly missed breaking her own conference mark in the women’s 200 IM, posting the prelims best time 2:09.26.

Knights Ready for MIAC Championships

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:34:57 -0600

The MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships will be held this Thursday through Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. Carleton College's women's team returned to the championship podium last year with a third-place finish and is expected to contend with rivals St. Olaf College and Gustavus Adolphus College for the top spot in the conference. Those three programs have combined for the last eight MIAC titles. Follow the action with live stats.

Knights Edge Oles

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:19:02 -0600

The Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team faced crosstown foe St. Olaf College and secured a 167-138 team victory over the Oles. Kate Alexander helped lead the way by recording victories in the 200 IM plus the 100 and 200 breaststroke races.

Knights Celebrate Seniors At Final Home Meet

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:27:52 -0600

The Carleton College swimming & diving teams hosted Gustavus Adolphus College in the final home meet of the season. It was senior day, celebrating the swimming careers of Karin Brown, Shannon Carcelli, Jen Gratz, Kenley Jackson, Barb Marmet, Matt Haffner and Bret Jackson. The women’s team recorded a 170-130 victory.