West Fargo, N.D. – The Northern State swim team recorded their best finish at the NSIC Championships since 2017 as they finished fifth place overall with 281 team points. Day four of the conference championships was once again highlighted by an event title by Lilly Grebner (100-yard IM) as she completed the sweep of the three individual medley events during the meet. At the conclusion of the meet Grebner was named the NSIC Freshman of the Year.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Team Score: 5^th place (281 points)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Haley Osborne (53.40) and Ali Jones (58.67) set new season-best times in the preliminaries of the 100-yard freestyle, while Brianna Back set a new personal-best with a time of 54.81
• Maddie Gonzales (2:05.47), Haley Osborne (2:12.17), Georgy Turner (2:16.01), Hannah Kiernan (2:17.29), and Stella Bullis (2:20.25) all recorded new season-best times in the preliminaries of the 200-yard backstroke
• In the 200-yard breaststroke preliminaries Mayson Sheldon set a season-best mark of 2:35.02 and Back recorded her second personal-best time of session with a time of 2:39.65
• Lilly Grebner won her fourth conference title of the meet with a victory in the 100-yard IM, hitting the wall in a time of 57.83 to sweep the three individual medley events at the NSIC Championships
• With a win in the C-Final of the 100-yard freestyle, Osborne improved her season-best time to 52.82 and finished 17^th overall in the event; Delaney Ryken also competed in the C-Final of the event and finished 22^nd overall with a time of 54.46
• Gonzales reached the podium with a sixth place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:06.43 in the A-Final; Osborne once again improved her season-best prelim time with a 17^th place overall finish and time of 2:10.01 in the C-Final
• Mia Fursedonne also competed in the C-Final of the 200-yard backstroke, where she finished 21^st overall with a season-best time of 2:12.42
• Sheldon finished 22^nd overall in the 200-yard breaststroke with another season-best time of 2:33.78 in the C-Final
• Northern State closed the 2023 NSIC Championships with a podium finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay as the team of Ryken, Forsyth, Osborne, and Grebner hit the wall in a season-best time of 3:33.00

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Lilly Grebner: NSIC Champion in 100-yard IM (57.83)
Maddie Gonzales: sixth place in 200-yard backstroke (2:06.43)
 
UP NEXT
Northern State will await the announcement of NCAA Championship selections on Tuesday, February 21. Currently Lilly Grebner holds NCAA B-Cut times in three events, the 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM, and 400-yard IM. The NCAA Championships are set to take place March 8-11 in Indianapolis.