Women's Swimming and Diving
- June 30, 2008
Knights Earn Academic All-Conference
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.
- March 14, 2008
Knights Earn All-America Honorable Mention at NCAA Championships
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.
- February 21, 2008
"Knightline" Interview With Brooke Larsen
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.
- February 16, 2008
Knights Take Third at MIAC Championships
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.
- February 16, 2008
MIAC Championships - Day 3 Recap (Prelims)
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.
- February 15, 2008
MIAC Championships - Day 2 Recap
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.
