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Women's Swimming and Diving 2/6/2026 1:00:00 PM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

First Day of Prelims come to a Close for #11 Women's Swim

The first evening of finals will start at 5:30 p.m. ET

HOLLAND, Mich. -- The #11 NMU women's swim team completed the morning session at day one of the GLIAC Championships.

The 1000 free saw Carlotta Santi and Annika Geyer finish second and third, and Ellie Kilgard seventh in the morning session.

Evie DeCarlo earned a DIIB time and qualified for the A finals in the 200 IM with the third-fastest qualifying time. Manuela Araujo will join DeCarlo in the A final as the seven-seed, and Sophia Moore qualified for the B final with the 16th fastest time.

The 'Cats had three qualify for the A final in the 50 free: Laura Stockinger, Abby Keen, and Joanne Arbic. Arbic earned her way into the A final via a 'swim-off', beating Carolina Bononi-Heinz of SVSU for the eighth seed. Vicky Burda, Phini Schneider, and Emma Casas earned spots in the B final.

The finals are set for 5:30 p.m. ET tonight from the Holland Aquatic Center and will feature the 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Freestyle, and 200 Freestyle Relay. Fans can find all things GLIAC Championships on the GLIAC tournament page, here.

This story will be updated after the finals are complete tonight.

How It Happened
Ludovica Bonini kicked off the weekend for the 'Cats, competing in the first heat of five in the 200 IM. Bonini touched the wall at 2:18.51 to finish third in the heat. The 'Cats had four compete in the second heat: Julia Zimpel, Pauline Izydorek, Evangeline Pierce, and Julia Plevak. Pierce and Zimpel led the heat, finishing 1st and 2nd at 2:11.40 and 2:13.39, followed by Izydorek in 4th at 2:14.80 and Plevak in 7th at 2:18.24. Manuela Araujo and Kenzie Stute swam in the third heat: Araujo finished second in the heat at 2:07.84, and Stute 7th at 2:12.68. The fourth heat saw Nadia Blackmore and Sophia Moore swim in lanes seven and eight; Moore touched the wall at 2:11.78 to finish sixth, and Blackmore at 2:12.78 to place eighth. Evie DeCarlo and Nicole Malinova represented NMU in the final heat of the 200 IM. DeCarlo was in the lead going into the final 50 meters, but was eventually edged out for first and claimed second at 2:05.11. Malinova touched the wall at 2:13.44 to finish seventh in the heat.

Anna Karubas was one of two to compete in the first heat of the fast-paced 50 free, posting a time of 25.80. Brooklyn Millward and Emma Casas swam in heat three, with Casas finishing third at 24.57 and Millward fifth at 25.37. Phini Schneider, Joanne Arbic, and Annie Devine competed in the fourth heat, with times of 24.22, 24.03, and 25.16, respectively. Tegan Rose competed in the fifth heat, posting a 24.90. Abby Keen, Laura Stockinger, and Vicky Burda all swam in the final heat, with Stockinger finishing second at 23.63, Keen third at 24.00, and Burda fifth at 24.16. Arbic had to compete in a swim-off, where she won with a time of 23.75, earning the final spot in the A final this evening.

Annika Geyer and Carlotta Santi competed in the second heat of the 1000 free, with Santi finishing second at 10:26.05 and Geyer third at 10:30.75. Ellie Kilgard swam in heat three, where she finished second in her heat with a 10:51.25.

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Players Mentioned

Joanne Arbic: 5' 11"; Senior

Evie DeCarlo: 5' 8"; Senior

Annika Geyer: 5' 9"; Junior

Pauline Izydorek: 5' 4"; Senior

Anna Karubas: 5' 6"; Junior

Ellie Kilgard: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Nicole Malinova: 5' 4"; Junior

Brooklyn Millward: 5' 6"; Junior

Sophia Moore: 5' 4"; Junior

Tegan Rose: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Joanne Arbic
: 5' 11"; Senior

Evie DeCarlo
: 5' 8"; Senior

Annika Geyer
: 5' 9"; Junior

Pauline Izydorek
: 5' 4"; Senior

Anna Karubas
: 5' 6"; Junior

Ellie Kilgard
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Nicole Malinova
: 5' 4"; Junior

Brooklyn Millward
: 5' 6"; Junior

Sophia Moore
: 5' 4"; Junior

Tegan Rose
: 5' 7"; Sophomore