Wednesday, March 15
Indianapolis, Ind.
7 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
NCAA Championships
Trio of Wildcats Head to Indianapolis for NCAA Championships
3/15/2017 8:34:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
PSYCH SHEET | CHAMPIONSHIP INFO | LIVE RESULTS
EVANSTON, Ill. — Senior Melissa Postoll, sophomore Olivia Rosendahl and freshman Valerie Gruest Slowing are headed to Indianapolis, Indiana, to represent Northwestern at the 2017 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
All three Wildcats qualified for three events. Postoll is scheduled to compete in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 back, while Gruest Slowing qualified to race in the 500 free, 200 fly and 1,650 free. Rosendahl, a 2016 All-American on the Platform, will compete in all three diving competitions after a strong showing at the NCAA Zone C qualifier last week.
Postoll enters the 2017 NCAA Championships coming off record-breaking performances at the Big Ten Championships last month. The senior broke school records in the 200 back (1:55.09), 200 IM (4:08.76) and 400 IM (1:58.54). This will be Postoll's first appearance at the national finals. She is seeded 28th in the 400 IM, 47th in the 200 back and 48th in the 200 IM.
Rosendahl became the first Northwestern diver to earn All-American honors last season with a fourth-place finish on the platform. She built off her freshman campaign this season by working her way towards a pair of second-place finishes at the Big Ten Championships while breaking the school record on the platform with a 368.05. The sophomore finished in the top 10 in all three events at the NCAA Zone C qualifier last week in Bloomington, Indiana, including a second-place score in platform.
Gruest Slowing entered her freshman campaign with high expectations coming off appearing at the 2016 Rio Olympics last summer and did not disappoint. The first-year Wildcat already owns school records in the 500 free (4:40.53), 1,000 free (9:40.37) and 1,650 free (16:01.28). She finished fifth in the 1,650 free at the Big Ten Championships, breaking her own school record with her 1,000 free split. The Guatemala native is seeded 16th in the 1,650 free, 27th in the 500 free and 49th in the 200 fly.
The top eight qualifiers from the trials in the morning advance to the championship final and earn All-American honors, while qualifiers 9-16 advance to the consolation finals and earn honorable mention All-American honors.
ESPN3.com will stream the championships finals sessions live on Friday and Saturday. Wednesday's evening session, Thursday's sessions along with the morning sessions on Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on NCAA.com and indianasportscorp.org/ncaasd. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour broadcast via tape delay at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, March 28. Live results for the championships will be available on NCAA.com.
EVANSTON, Ill. — Senior Melissa Postoll, sophomore Olivia Rosendahl and freshman Valerie Gruest Slowing are headed to Indianapolis, Indiana, to represent Northwestern at the 2017 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
All three Wildcats qualified for three events. Postoll is scheduled to compete in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 back, while Gruest Slowing qualified to race in the 500 free, 200 fly and 1,650 free. Rosendahl, a 2016 All-American on the Platform, will compete in all three diving competitions after a strong showing at the NCAA Zone C qualifier last week.
Postoll enters the 2017 NCAA Championships coming off record-breaking performances at the Big Ten Championships last month. The senior broke school records in the 200 back (1:55.09), 200 IM (4:08.76) and 400 IM (1:58.54). This will be Postoll's first appearance at the national finals. She is seeded 28th in the 400 IM, 47th in the 200 back and 48th in the 200 IM.
Rosendahl became the first Northwestern diver to earn All-American honors last season with a fourth-place finish on the platform. She built off her freshman campaign this season by working her way towards a pair of second-place finishes at the Big Ten Championships while breaking the school record on the platform with a 368.05. The sophomore finished in the top 10 in all three events at the NCAA Zone C qualifier last week in Bloomington, Indiana, including a second-place score in platform.
Gruest Slowing entered her freshman campaign with high expectations coming off appearing at the 2016 Rio Olympics last summer and did not disappoint. The first-year Wildcat already owns school records in the 500 free (4:40.53), 1,000 free (9:40.37) and 1,650 free (16:01.28). She finished fifth in the 1,650 free at the Big Ten Championships, breaking her own school record with her 1,000 free split. The Guatemala native is seeded 16th in the 1,650 free, 27th in the 500 free and 49th in the 200 fly.
| 2017 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | ||
| Thursday, March 16 | Friday, March 17 | Saturday, March 18 |
| Swimming Trials (9 a.m.) | Swimming Trials (9 a.m.) | Swimming Trials (9 a.m.) |
| 500 free | 400 individual medley | 200 back |
| 200 individual medley | 100 fly | 100 free |
| 50 free | 200 free | 200 breast |
| 100 breast | 200 fly | |
| Diving Trials (11:30 a.m.) | 100 back | |
| 1-meter Trials | Diving Trials (11:15 a.m.) | |
| Consolation Finals (9-16) | Diving Trials (11:30 a.m.) | Platform Trials |
| 3-meter Trials | Consolation Finals (9-16) | |
| Day 2 Finals (5 p.m.) | Consolation Finals (9-16) | |
| 200 free relay | Early Heats (2:45 p.m. approx.) | |
| 500 free | Day 3 Finals (5 p.m.) | 1,650 free |
| 200 individual medley | 400 individual medley | |
| 50 free | 100 fly | Day 4 Finals (5 p.m.) |
| 1-meter finals | 200 free | 1,650 free |
| 400 medley relay | 200 breast | 200 back |
| 100 back | 100 free | |
| 3-meter finals | 200 breast | |
| 200 medley relay | 200 fly | |
| Platform finals | ||
| 400 free relay | ||
The top eight qualifiers from the trials in the morning advance to the championship final and earn All-American honors, while qualifiers 9-16 advance to the consolation finals and earn honorable mention All-American honors.
ESPN3.com will stream the championships finals sessions live on Friday and Saturday. Wednesday's evening session, Thursday's sessions along with the morning sessions on Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on NCAA.com and indianasportscorp.org/ncaasd. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour broadcast via tape delay at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, March 28. Live results for the championships will be available on NCAA.com.
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