Wellesley's Wegner Qualifies for NCAA DIII Swimming & Diving Championships
UPDATED: The 2020 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships have been cancelled.
March 12, 2020 4:07pm: Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men's and women's 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships. This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College swimming & diving sophomore Jessica Wegner (Taipei, Taiwan) has qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, March 18-21, 2020, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wegner will be making her first career NCAA appearance and will compete in the 100-yard butterfly, 50-yard freestyle, and 100-yard backstroke.
Wegner is currently ranked 15th in the nation in the 100 Fly. She is the two-time New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) 100 Fly champion, having won the event in each of her first two NEWMAC Championship appearances. She holds the Wellesley program record in the 100 Fly at 55.57, a mark that she set to win gold atthe 2020 NEWMAC Championships. In all, Wegner owns six Wellesley program records, including: the 50 and 100 Fly, 100 and 200 IM, and as part of 200 and 400 Free Relay teams.
The 100 Fly is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 19, with trials beginning at 10:00 AM and Finals beginning at 6:00 PM. The 50 Free is schedule for the opening day of the meet, Wednesday, March 18, and the 100 Back is scheduled for Friday, March 20. Trials and Finals on Wednesday and Friday will also take place at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
Wegner is the first member of the Wellesley swimming & diving team to represent the Blue at the NCAA national meet since three-time national champion diver Maura Sticco-Ivins '18 made her fourth and final appearance in 2018. Wegner is the first swimmer to represent the Blue since Keelin Nave '14 set the Wellesley program record in the 200 Fly at the 2012 NCAA Championships.
2020 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships
2020 NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships qualifiers announced (NCAA.com)
Championship Micro-site (odac.prestosports.com)
2020 NCAA DIII Women's Official Psych Sheet
Schedule:
DAY 1 – Wednesday, March 18
Event No. 6 - Women's 50-yard freestyle
Trials – 10:00 AM
Finals – 6:00 PM
DAY 2 – Thursday, March 19
Event No. 15 - Women's 100-yard butterfly
Trials – 10:00 AM
Finals – 6:00 PM
DAY 3 – Friday, March 20
Event No. 24 - 100-yard backstroke
Trials – 10:00 AM
Finals – 6:00 PM
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