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2nd Place 200 Free Relay Team - L to R: Mia Strazny, Becca Burrows, Elena Curti, Abby Keen

Women's Swimming and Diving 2/19/2025 8:32:00 PM

Three Podium Finishes, Womens Swim in Third after Day One of GLIAC Championships

HOLLAND, Mich. - The NMU women's swim and dive team completed day one from the GLIAC Championships, sitting in third place after day one.

The 'Cats accumulated 166 points after the first outing, trailing Grand Valley in first with 327 and Wayne State in second with 208.

The first round of events for the women saw the 200 medley relay, 1000 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter diving, and the 200 free relay to end the night. NMU posted three podium finishes on the evening.

The first podium came from Annika Geyer in the 1000 free, dropping 16 seconds off of her entry time with a final result of 10:06.15, earning a bronze medal and NCAA DII B cut. Teammate Annika Wright also earned a NCAA cut, finishing sixth at 10:10.89, 13 seconds faster than her entry time.

Kalina Ceglinski was the next wildcat to find the podium, finishing third in the 1-meter diving with her score of 415.00 to earn her team 16 points.

The women capped its evening off with another podium, this time a silver medal from the 200 free relay team of Mia Strazny, Elena Curti, Abigail Keen, and Becca Burrows.

Evie DeCarlo and Burrows both finished fourth and earned an NCAA DII B cut in the 200 IM and 50 free, respectively.

The full list of results from today and all things 2025 GLIAC Swimming and Diving Championships can be found here.

The 'Cats now look ahead to tomorrow, featuring the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, and 400 medley relay. Prelims start at 10 a.m. with the finals at 5:30 p.m., both of which can be streamed on FloSwimming.

NMU Finals Results
Event 1 - 200 Medley Relay
NMU A, DQ

Event 3 - 1000 Free
3rd - Annika Geyer, 10:06.15, DII B
6th - Anika Wright, 10:10.89, DII B

11th - Carlotta Santi, 10:30.02
12th - Ursula Koch, 10:30.23

Event 5 - 200 IM
4th - Evie DeCarlo, 2:05.01, DII B
8th - Zoe DeKievit, 2:10.50

16th - Ella Houwers, 2:09.56

Event 7 - 50 Free
4th - Becca Burrows, 23.67, DII B

10th - Abigail Keen, 23.89
12th - Donna Hannig, 24.26

Event 9 - 1-meter diving
3rd - Kalina Ceglinski, 415.00
4th - Abby Harned, 399.45

Event 10 - 200 Free Relay
2nd - NMU, 1:33.73
    Mia Strazny, 24.11
    Elena Curti, 23.38
    Abigail Keen, 23.09
    Becca Burrows, 23.15

NMU Prelims Results
Event 5 - 200 IM
4th - Evelyn DeCarlo, 2:04.56 - A final qualification, DII B
7th - Zoe DeKievit, 2:06.58 - A final qualification

11th - Ella Houwers, 2:08.30 - B final qualification

Event 7 - 50 Free
4th - Becca Burrows, 23.73 - A final qualification, DII B

11th - Abigail Keen, 24.16 - B final qualification
13th - Donna Hannig, 24.32 - B final qualification

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Players Mentioned

Becca Burrows: 5' 7"; Senior

Kalina Ceglinski: 5' 1"; Sophomore

Evie DeCarlo: 5' 8"; Junior

Zoe DeKievit: 5' 7"; Senior

Annika Geyer: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Donna Hannig: 6' 0"; Senior

Ella Houwers: 5' 8"; Senior

Abigail Keen: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Carlotta Santi: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Mia Strazny: 5' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Becca Burrows
: 5' 7"; Senior

Kalina Ceglinski
: 5' 1"; Sophomore

Evie DeCarlo
: 5' 8"; Junior

Zoe DeKievit
: 5' 7"; Senior

Annika Geyer
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Donna Hannig
: 6' 0"; Senior

Ella Houwers
: 5' 8"; Senior

Abigail Keen
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Carlotta Santi
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Mia Strazny
: 5' 5"; Senior