CANTON, Ga. – Rhodes’ McNerney and Sewanee’s Kroggel Named SAA Athletes of the Week
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Athletes of the Week:
Swimming
Taylor McNerney | Rhodes | SR | West Friendship, MD - McNerney won the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Slug Shootout with the fastest time in the SAA this season and the seventh-fastest time nationally. She also posted the conference’s fastest times in the 400-yard individual medley, 200-yard individual medley and 200-yard butterfly.
Diving
Sophie Kroggel | Sewanee | FR | Columbia, SC - Kroggel posted a pair of top-four finishes against the No. 5-ranked diving program, Emory, in her first collegiate meet. She placed fourth on the one-meter springboard with a score of 227.25, ranking second in the SAA and 23rd nationally in Division III. Kroggel added a third-place finish on the three-meter springboard with a score of 211.73, ranking second in the conference and 30th nationally.
Notable Performances
Swim
- Stella Schuch | Sewanee | FR | Columbia, SC - Schuch put together an impressive meet for the Tigers, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:29.08. The performance ranks first in the SAA and 24th nationally in Division III while marking the fifth-fastest time in Sewanee history in the event. Schuch also placed sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:09.17, ranking third in the SAA and 44th nationally while recording the eighth-fastest time in program history. She contributed a 24.72 split while anchoring the medley relay and closed the meet as the third leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay with a split of 25.27.
- Niva Maskey | Southwestern | JR | Keller, TX - Third-year Pirate Niva Maskey took home three first-place finishes in Southwestern's season opening win against St. Thomas. Maskey took first as in individual in the 50-yard freestyle (25.96) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:07.13). She was also apart of the SU 400-yard medley relay that took home first with a time of 3:56.93.
2026-2027 Women’s Swim and Dive Report Archive (AOW Swimmer/Diver)
Week One - Sept. 29: (Kallen Huth, Rhodes/None)
Week Two - Oct. 6: (Emily Martin, Berry/None)
Week Three - Oct. 13: (Diana Ismailova, Sewanee/None)
Week Four - Oct. 20: (
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