West Fargo, N.D. – The Northern State swim team maintained their hold on fifth place in the team standings at the 2023 NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday with a total of 222 team points. The Wolves were once again led by the pair of Lilly Grebner and Lauren Forsyth who both earned a spot in the top-3 of the 200-yard butterfly, with Grebner winning her third conference title of the meet.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Team Score: 5^th place (222 points)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• During the morning session Haley Osborne set a new season-best time (5:15.87) in the 500-yard freestyle to advance to the B-Final, while Hannah Rodts recorded a new personal-best time (5:27.97) to advance to the C-Final
• In the 100-yard backstroke preliminaries, Maddie Gonzales recorded a season-best time of 58.58 to advance to the evening's B-Final, another swimmer of note was Stella Bullis who also set a season-best time in the event after hitting the wall in 1:04.66
• In the 200-yard butterfly preliminaries, Hannah Kiernan notched a new season-best with a time of 2:22.57 in the event
• In the evening session Osborne recorded a top-10 finish in the 500-yard freestyle, winning the B-Final and finishing ninth overall in the event with another season-best time of 5:09.50; Rodts finished 24^th overall in the event with a time of 5:28.03 in the C-Final
• Gonzales turned in a 12^th place overall finish in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 58.63 in the B-Final
• Mayson Sheldon was the lone Wolf to compete in the 100-yard breaststroke in the NSIC Championships, she advanced to the C-Final in tonight's session where she finished 19^th overall with a time of 1:08.88
• Northern took center stage in the 200-yard butterfly as Lilly Grebner (2:05.01) claimed her third conference title of the meet and Lauren Forsyth (2:09.03) joined her with all-conference honors and a third place finish
• Kiernan improved on a season-best time set in the 200-yard butterfly preliminaries with a time of 2:21.95 in the event's C-Final in the evening session
• Northern State closed day three at the NSIC Championships with a top-10 finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay, finishing ninth place with a time of 7:56.17

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Lilly Grebner: NSIC Champion in 200-yard butterfly (2:05.01)
Lauren Forsyth: third place & all-conference in 200-yard butterfly (2:09.03)
Haley Osborne: ninth place in 500-yard freestyle (5:09.50)
 
UP NEXT
The NSIC Swimming & Diving Championships will conclude with the fourth and final day tomorrow at the Hulbert Aquatic Center in West Fargo. The morning session will get underway at 10 a.m. with preliminaries in the 100-yard IM, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard breaststroke, and the 1,650-yard freestyle. The evening session will begin at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow evening and will consist in the finals of those five events plus the 400-yard freestyle relay.