COMPOSITE RESULTS (pdf)

CLEVELAND, Miss.- On the second day of competition at the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (NSISC) Championship, the No. 6 West Florida swimming and diving team remains in first place with 382 points. On the first day, the Argonauts showed that they were among the best in Division II with a first-place finish in the 800 medley relay.

To start off the day for the Argonauts, Sofia Kendzior grabbed her second win of the meet in the 1000 free with a time of 10:12.78. Yael Danieli came in second as she earned a personal best and touched the wall in 10:13.56. Tori Johnston and Rylee Woelk finished fourth (10:25.54) and fifth (10:29.49), respectively, to add more points for the Argos.

Standout Stefanie Markwardt showed her dominance in the pool with a victory in the 200 IM in 2:04.04. Her teammate Shannah Dillman touched second with 2:05.43. In the 50 free, Aimee Patterson placed fifth on the podium in 23.78.

"I think the ladies have done a nice job over the last few days," said head coach Phil Kraus. "Our divers did a great job on the boards and I'm proud of that group as well as our swimmers. We just need to keep focused and keep on going. We have a nice lead after day two and we look to grow that over the next few days and hopefully look to win another championship."

On the boards, West Florida continued to strive for excellence, sending six divers to the 1-meter board finals. In the finals, the Argos placed five in the top five spots. Michelle Mejia earned the top spot with a score of 454.45 for her first NSISC title. She was followed by Daniela Reye, who scored second with 447.60 points and Adriana Mieses-Sanchez in third (439.70). Olivia Nelson and Jade Fontenelle came in fourth (436.35) and fifth (424.30), respectively.

"Our ladies were amazing today. They were determined to trust their training and their ability. Michelle wins her first conference title, and I couldn't be prouder of all of them for their accomplishments tonight," commented head diving coach Barbara Parker.  

The 200 medley relay of Nina Imboden, Morgan Despres, Markwardt, and Patterson came in third place with a time of 1:43.27 to finish out the night. 

TEAM SCORES

1. West Florida- 382 points
2. Delta State- 229 points
3. Henderson State- 162 points
4. Montevallo- 132 points
5. Ouachita Baptist- 130 points

Competition on Thursday will feature the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, and 400 medley relay. Prelims will begin at 10:00 a.m. (CST) with finals at 5:00 p.m. (CST).

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