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2024-25 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Vanessa Steigauf

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Highschool Robert-Gerwig-Schule
  • Hometown Singen, Germany

Biography

2024-25 (Fifth Year)
  • Swam in four meets throughout the year, her best finish coming in the timed finals of the 25 yard breast vs SVSU, finishing fourth
2023-24 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Michigan Tech Club (1/27/24) -  Second place finishes in the 200 free and 500 free
  • UW – Green Bay  (1/20/24) - Fourth place finish in the 50 free
2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • GLIAC Academic Excellence Honoree
GLIAC Championships - Holland, Mich. - Feb. 15-18, 2023
  • Placed first in the 200-yard IM and third in the 100-yard Freestyle
Michigan Tech - Marquette, Mich. - Feb. 4, 2023
  • Placed third in the 500-yard Freestyle
UW-Stevens Point - Marquette, Mich. - Jan. 14, 2023
  • Placed first in the 1000-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Breaststroke, and 200-yard IM
Wayne State/Findlay - Detroit, Mich. - Nov. 4-5, 2022
  • Placed third in the 1000-yard Freestyle
St. Cloud - St. Cloud, Minn. - Oct. 7-8, 2022
  • Placed third in the 500-yard Freestyle
2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Member of the 2021-22 GLIAC Championship team and swam in the GLIAC Championship
  • Best finish came in the NMU Relay Invitational with a first-place finish in the mixed 1600-yard relay\\
  • GLIAC Academic Excellence Honoree
Michigan Tech - Marquette, Mich. - Jan. 29, 2022
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle
Wayne State - Marquette, Mich. - Nov. 5-6, 2022
  • Placed first in the 500-yard Freestyle
2020-21 (Freshman)
  • Made an appearance at the GLIAC championships
  • Placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle and swam some of her personal-best times
Before NMU
  • Received the Medal of honor of the city of Signen for Sports
  • Earned class awards
  • Posted several team records and honors for participation in national championships
Personal
  • Daughter of Michaela and Ingo Steigauf
  • From Singen, Germany
  • Hobbies include running, climbing, and biking

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Redshirt Junior

    5'11"
  • 2024-25Fifth Year

    5'9"