MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The St. Catherine University swimming and diving team claimed their third straight Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championship title with a team score of 686 topping the Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties who were the runner-up team with a score of 672. 

The Wildcats opened Saturday's final session placing third, fourth, and fifth in the 1650-yard freestyle led by junior Sammi Friedrich with a season-best time of 18:01.94. First-year Olivia Weil was fourth with a season-best time of 18:12.38 and senior Andrea Voelker clocked in with a lifetime-best time of 18:13.18 in fifth. On top of that, sophomore Mia Hocking appeared in the event with a lifetime best time of 19:23.80, first-year Abigail Forsmark was 16th with a lifetime best finish of 19:28.71 and rookie Nicolette Harvey finished with a lifetime best finish of 19:38.79. Rounding out the event was first-year Mackenzie Marthaler with a lifetime best of 20:37.93 for 24th place. 

Senior Annie Voss posted a 2022 selection time in the 200-yard backstroke touching the wall first with a lifetime-best finish of 2:01.54. Rookie Ella Hochstetler was just behind in second with a time of 2:04.53 and senior Gillian Durand was sixth at 2:06.70. First-year Natalie Chandler recorded a lifetime best with a 14th place time in the event coming in at 2:14.74. 

Junior Anneke van Oosterom was the Wildcats' lone competitor in the 100-yard freestyle finals on Saturday with a finish of 53.59. 

Senior Jordyn Wentzel was the top finisher in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2022 selection time of 2:12.94 as Weil came in third with a time of 2:23.95. Hermansen and Hocking recorded crucial finishes both posting lifetime bests coming in 10th and 11th, respectively. Hermansen had a time of 2:32.62 as Hocking finished just behind at 2:32.83. 

Sophomore Emma Svendsen appeared in her final event of the meet taking first in the 200-yard butterfly with an NCAA B Cut Qualifying Time of 2:05.26. In the B final, J. Dombroski was the top finisher with a time of 2:14.98 and Forsmark was 11th overall with a time of lifetime best time of 2:17.01. 

The four-day event closed with the 400-yard freestyle relay with the team of Wentzel, Hochstetler, Voss, and van Oosterom finishing second with an NCAA B Cut Qualifying time of 3:29.45. 

Saturday Results

1650-yard freestyle
3. Friedrich, 18:01.94, season best
4. Weil, 18:12.38, season best
5. Voelker, 18:13.18, lifetime best
15. Hocking, 19.23.80, lifetime best
17. Forsmark, 19:28.71, lifetime best
18. Harvey, 19:40.79, lifetime best
24. Marthaler, 20:37.93, lifetime best

200-yard backstroke
Prelims
1. Voss. 2:04.55 season-best
2. Hochstetler, 2:05.96, lifetime best
3. Durand, 2:06.57, season best
14. Chandler, 2:14.96, lifetime best
Finals
1. Voss, 2:01.54, 22 Selection Time, lifetime best
2. Hochstetler, 2:04.53, lifetime best
6. Durand, 2:06.70
14. Chandler, 2:14.74, lifetime best

100-yard freestyle
Prelims
4. van Oosterom, 53.74, season best
Finals
4. van Oosterom, 53.59, season best

200-yard breaststroke
Prelims
1. Wentzel, 2:17.39, 22 Selection Time
2. Weil, 2:22.18, lifetime best
13. Hocking, 2:34.31, lifetime best
14. Hermansen, 2:34.54, season best
24. Chikowero, 2:51.33, season best
Finals
1. Wentzel, 2:12.94, 22 Selection Time, season best
3. Weil, 2:23.16
10. Hermansen, 2:32.62, lifetime best
11. Hocking, 2:32.83, lifetime best

200-yard butterfly
Prelims
1. Svendsen, 2:09.62
10. Dombroski, 2:17.13
12. Forsmark, 2:17.95, lifetime best
Finals
1. Svendsen, 2:05.26, NCAA B Cut, lifetime best
9. Dombroski, 2:14.98
11. Forsmark, 2:17.01, lifetime best

400-yard Freestyle Relay
2. Wentzel, Hochstetler, Voss, van Oosterom, 3:29.45, NCAA B Cut