BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A total of 11 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) swimming and diving teams comprised of more than 50 student-athletes represented the conference and their respected institutions at the 2017 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Birmingham, Alabama the last four days. Grand Valley State finished fifth in the men's team standings, while Wayne State's women placed seventh.
The GLIAC racked up 61 First-Team All-Americans throughout the four days of competition. To earn this distinction, competitors must have placed in the Top 8 of their event. First-Team All-Americans are listed below.
DAY FOUR - RESULTS
Women's 1650 Freestyle: Leonie Van Noort - Grand Valley State (2nd - 16:35.35)
Men's 100 Freestyle: Lajos Budai - Northern Michigan (3rd - 43.33)
Women's 200 Backstroke: Rachel Helm - Northern Michigan (3rd - 1:57.05), Meri Cizmar - Findlay (6th - 1:58.56), Amanda Thielen - Saginaw Valley (8th - 2:02.42)
Men's 200 Backstroke: Renars Bundzis - Northern Michigan (7th - 1:46.38)
Men's 200 Breaststroke: Marius Mikalauskas - Grand Valley State (5th - 1:56.48)
Women's 3 Meter Diving: Elizabeth Rawlings - Wayne State (2nd - 485.15), Angela Probstfeld - Northern Michigan (3rd - 476.75)
MEN'S STANDINGS: 1. Queens (NC) 563.5, 5. Grand Valley State 255, 16. Wayne State 114, 21. Northern Michigan 73
WOMEN'S STANDINGS: 1. Queens (NC) 467, 7. Wayne State 189, 11. Grand Valley State 158, 19. Northern Michigan 71, 24. Findlay 36, 25. Saginaw Valley 32, 38. Tiffin 5
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (TOP 8): MEN 3 | WOMEN 6
DAY THREE - RESULTS
Women's 500 Freestyle: Leonie Van Noort - Grand Valley State (1st - 4:46.62)
Women's 100 Backstroke: Rachel Helm - Northern Michigan (1st - 53.79), Brenna Gabrielson - Wayne State (4th - 54.36), Meri Cizmar - Findlay (8th - 54.85)
Men's 100 Backstroke: Lajos Budai - Northern Michigan (4th - 47.14), Dmytro Drobnych - Wayne State (6th - 47.64)
Women's 100 Breaststroke: Manuela Ferreira - Wayne State (5th - 1:01.78), Emily Heitchue - Wayne State (6th - 1:02.16)
Men's 100 Breaststroke: Sasha Palazzo - Wayne State (5th - 53.73)
Men's 1 Meter Diving: Brad Dalrymple - Grand Valley State (2nd - 513.13), Jared Gregory - Grand Valley State (3rd - 501.10)
Women's 800 Freestyle Relay: Grand Valley State - 5th, 7:24.75 (Sam Postmus, Melina Goebel, Megan Shaughnessy, Leonie Van Noort)
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (TOP 8): MEN 4 | WOMEN 10
DAY TWO - RESULTS
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay: Grand Valley State - 5th, 1:20.33 (Gabriel Souza, Ben Walling, Danny Abbott, Jonathan Ham)
Men's 100 Butterfly: Gabriel Souza - Grand Valley State (3rd - 46.66)
Women's 200 Freestyle: Leonie Van Noort - Grand Valley State (4th - 1:48.54)
Women's 1 Meter Diving: Elizabeth Rawlings - Wayne State (3rd - 429.45), Mia Teifer - Wayne State (4th - 414.65), Mikayla Karasek - Grand Valley State (5th - 408.85), Kayla Marquardt - Grand Valley State (6th - 407.70)
Women's 400 Medley Relay: Wayne State - 6th, 3:44.73 (Brenna Gabrielson, Manuela Ferreira, Abi Johns, Lezlie Bueno Estrada)
Men's 400 Medley Relay: Wayne State - 4th, 3:12.67 (Dmytro Drobnych, Sasha Palazzo, Rasmus Olsen, Tyler Roshak), Grand Valley State - 5th, 3:12.81 (Harry Shalamon, Marius Mikalauskas, Gabriel Souza, Ben Walling)
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (TOP 8): MEN 13 | WOMEN 9
DAY ONE - RESULTS
Women's 1000 Freestyle: Leonie Van Noort - Grand Valley State (2nd - 9:49.18)
Men's 50 Freestyle: Lajos Budai - Northern Michigan (7th - 19.95)
Men's 3 Meter Diving: Brad Dalrymple - Grand Valley State (1st - 513.70), Joseph Gucwa - Grand Valley State (3rd - 472.10)
Women's 200 Medley Relay: Wayne State - 3rd, 1:41.01 (Brenna Gabrielson, Manuela Ferreira, Abi Johns, Lezlie Bueno Estrada)
Men's 200 Medley Relay: Grand Valley State - 2nd, 1:27.24 (Harry Shalamon, Marius Mikalauskas, Gabriel Souza, Ben Walling), Wayne State - 5th, 1:27.75 (Dmytro Drobnych, Sasha Palazzo, Rasmus Olsen, Tyler Roshak)
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (TOP 8): MEN 11 | WOMEN 5
