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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference is pleased to announce the 2023 women’s swimming individual awards. Emily Trieschmann, Emilia Ronningdal, and Ben Hewitt from Nova Southeastern University earn Swimmer of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year honors, respectively. It marks the second time the Sharks have swept the SSC women’s swimming individual awards.

League coaches vote on the SSC Swimmer, Freshman, and Coach of the Year awards following the NCAA Division II National Championship. All-SSC swimmers were selected earlier this season following the conference championship meet held February 15-19 at the Long Center in Clearwater.

Trieschmann earns Swimmer of the Year accolades after winning three individual and two relay national championships for NSU in 2023. The sophomore is the sixth Shark named Swimmer of the Year, second consecutive1. Her NCAA championship performance also lifted NSU to a national team title, the first for the SSC in women’s or men’s swimming.

The Wellington, Florida native competed in four individual events and three relays at the 2023 Division II NCAA Championship. Individually, she won titles in the 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free, becoming the first SSC athlete to win three titles at one championship. Trieschmann set the NCAA overall and meet records in the 1000 free. Additionally, she owns the SSC overall record in the 500 free and conference meet records in the 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free. As a relay swimmer, she led NSU to national championship gold in the 800 Medley Relay and 200 Medley Relay. Trieschmann and teammates now own the NCAA, championship meet, SSC, and conference meet records in the 800 free relay. SSC Records / Top Times | Women’s Swimmers and Coaches of the Year

Ronnindal becomes the fourth Shark to earn SSC Women’s Swimming Freshman of the Year honors2. The product of Hassleholm, Sweden, claimed the individual national title in the 200 IM and 800 free relay at the NCAA Championship. She finished fourth, eighth, and ninth in the 200 breast, 400 free relay, and 100 breast, respectively. The Swede set the SSC overall 200 IM record this season, the conference meet record in the 200 free relay, and helped NSU break the NCAA overall and meet record in the 800 free relay.

Hewitt three-peats as SSC Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year, earning the award for a league-leading fifth time. He piloted NSU to the conference’s first national championship in swimming and the seventh women’s league championship in program history. With Hewitt’s guidance, the Shark swimmers won 11 national titles at the NCAA championship, broke two NCAA Division II records, and set six conference records. Hewitt was also named the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Coach of the Year.

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RICHMOND, VA. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its NCAA Women’s Division II award winners and All-Americans for the 2022-23 season.

No. 1 Nova Southeastern Head Coach Ben Hewitt earns CSCAA Coach of the Year honors, while Emily Trieschmann – following winning six NCAA National Titles – was recognized as the CSCAA Swimmer of the Year.

The awards were determined by a nationwide vote of CSCAA-member Division II head swimming coaches and head diving coaches. All-Americans are selected based on their finish at the NCAA Championships. Only student-athletes who computed in their championship finals are eligible for All-American Honors. NCAA relays & individuals must score in the top-8 to earn first-team honors, while those who finish ninth through sixteenth earn second-team honors.

Hewitt guided the top-ranked Sharks to the program’s first ever NCAA National Championship – the ninth team title in NSU Athletics History – with Nova Southeastern winning 11 individual titles during the championship meet. The Sharks amassed 536.5 points en route to the title. Hewitt also guided the NSU Women’s Swim team to the program’s third consecutive Sunshine State Conference title.

Trieschmann was exceptional during the NCAA National Championship meet, winning titles in the 1000-freestyle, 200-freestyle, 500-freestyle, 1650-freestyle, and was a part of both the 200 and 800-freestyle relay teams. Trieschmann set the NCAA record in the 1000-freestyle with a time of 9:43.25.

For the Sharks, Emilia Ronningdal (800-freestyle relay; 200-IM; 400-medley relay), Ilaria Murzilli (800-freestyle relay), May Lowy (800-freestyle relay; 400-IM), Emily Trieschmann, Mollie Morfelt (200-medley relay; 400-medley relay), Sasha Maslova (200-medley relay;400-medley relay), and Savanna Best (200-breaststroke; 400-medley relay;200-medley relay) all won national titles during the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships.

Sharks Women’s Swimming had a total of 12 NCAA All-Americans – Estelle Bauer, Savanna Best, Solana Capalbo, Claire Gass, May Lowy, Celina Marquez, Sasha Maslova, Mollie Morfelt, Ilaria Murzilli, Victoria Ortiz, Emilia Ronningdal and Emily Trieschmann.

NSU Men’s Swimming had seven All-American honorees – Steven Aimable, Luca Alessandrini Jarryd Baxter, Thomas Flower, Umberto Marsic, Mateus Ribeiro, and Olle Williamsson.

To stay up-to-date on Sharks Swimming, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSU_Swim and on Facebook at Nova Southeastern Swimming.
 

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – For the first time in program history, the No. 1 ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Women’s Swimming team will take home the NCAA Division II National Championship. The Sharks, led by Head Coach Ben Hewitt, went wire-to-wire during their title run and led from the championship meet’s first event on Tuesday, March 7. No. 1 Nova Southeastern ended the NCAA National Championship meet with 536.5 points and Emily Trieschmann’s dominant performance led NSU to the title, as the sophomore will bring back five national titles – 800-free relay, 1000-free, 200-medley relay, 500-free, and 1650-free – to campus.  

Overall, the No. 1 Nova Southeastern Sharks women’s swimming team earned 11 NCAA individual national championships en route to the program’s first team title.  

Head Coach Ben Hewitt – It’s an honor to be the Head Coach of this program.  I am extremely proud of this team.  These ladies performed at a level not previously seen in a Championship meet of this caliber.  They performed at their best, against the best, and there isn’t much more a Coach can ask for from a team.  I want to give a special thanks to our administration and support staff.  Further, I want to thank Sierra Rhodes, who is instrumental in our success.  Alec Dawson and Valentina Artemeva were fantastic additions to our coaching staff and Jessie Bollback for her work with our athletes health and wellness.  Simply put this was one for the books.  It will live forever in program lore and we will all look fondly on it for the years to come.   

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN SHARKS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 

Emily Trieschmann – 800-free relay; 1000-free; 200-medley relay, 500-free; 1650-free 

Emilia Ronningdal – 800-free relay; 200-IM; 200-free; 400-medley relay 

Savanna Best – 200-medley relay; 400-medley relay; 100-breaststroke; 200-breaststroke  

May Lowy – 800-free relay; 400-IM 

Mollie Morfelt – 200-medley relay; 400-medley relay 

Sasha Maslova – 200-medley relay; 400-medley relay 

Ilaria Murzilli – 800-free relay 

INSIDE THE MEET 

Saturday’s Events – 100-free, 200-back, 200-breast, 400-free relay 

Location – IUPUI Natatorium | Indianapolis, In.  

UPCOMING 

The NCAA Division II NCAA National Championship win by No. 1 Nova Southeastern concludes their 2022-23 season.  

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – It was another dominant showing for the Nova Southeastern Men’s and Women’s Swimming teams at the Sunshine State Conference Championships on Thursday evening. The evening events was the 1000-freestyle, 200-IM, 50-free, and 200-medley relay. 

HOW IT HAPPENED – Women’s

· Emily Trieschmann opened up the evening with a record-setting performance in the 1000-freestyle. With a time of 9:43.69, Trieschmann set a new NSU, Sunshine State Conference and NCAA record. Following Trieschmann in second place was Ilaria Murzilli with a time of 10:01.02. Rounding out the top three was Estelle Bauer with a time of 10:03.08.

· Sharks remained dominant in the 200-IM, claiming the top five spots. Emilia Ronningdal claimed the top spot with a time of 1:59.56. Behind Ronningdal in second and third place was May Lowy and Savanna Best. Celina Marquez and Aleksandra Maslova rounded out the remainder of the top five.

· In the 200-medley relay, the team of Mollie Morfelt, Savanna Best, Aleksandra Maslova, and Emily Trieschmann were able to capture second place with a time of 1:40.37.

HOW IT HAPPENED – Men’s

· Luca Alessandrini took home second place in the 1000-freestyle with a time of 9:07.76.

· In the 200-IM, Jarryd Baxter placed third with a time of 1:46.68. Behind Baxter in fourth with a time of 1:47.30 was Thomas Flower, and in fifth with a time of 1:48.53 was Olle Williamsson.

· The team of Jarryd Baxter, Robert Spekis, Steven Aimable, and Umberto Marsic finished in third place in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:28.77.

Men’s Standings

1. Tampa – 254 points
2. Nova Southeastern – 219
3. Florida Southern – 182
4. Rollins – 125
5. Lynn – 86
6. Florida Tech – 82
7. Saint Leo – 81

Women’s Standings

1. Nova Southeastern – 291 points
2. Tampa – 233
3. Lynn – 133.5
4. Rollins – 108.5
5. Florida Southern – 98
6. Saint Leo – 92
7. Florida Tech – 77

UPCOMING
Nova Southeastern continues competition with the 100-fly, 400-IM, 200-free, and 400-medley relay on Friday, February 17. The finals are set to begin at 6 p.m.

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced the Players of the Week for the week of January 9 – 15, on Monday afternoon. Nova Southeastern Sharks student-athlete Celina Marquez (Women’s Swimming) earned honors following her performance this past week.   
  
Nova Southeastern Sunshine State Conference Players of the Week awards are presented by Courtyard Marriott. 

The El Salvadoran earned the fourth Swimmer of the Week honor of her career. Marquez garnered four individual wins and added a relay victory this past week. The redshirt senior won the 100-backstroke (57.01) and 200-backstroke (2:06.51), competing in a dual against Florida Southern. During the NSU quad meet, Marquez was a part of the 200-medley relay winners, posting an individual time of 23.86. She followed with victories in the 100-backstroke (56.38) and 200-backstroke (2:03.60).  

To stay up-to-date on Sharks athletics, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSUSharks. 

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced the Players of the Week for the week of November 14-20, on Monday afternoon. Nova Southeastern Sharks student-athlete Emily Trieschmann (Women’s Swimming) earned honors following her performance this past week.  
 
Nova Southeastern Sunshine State Conference Players of the Week awards are presented by Courtyard Marriott. 

Trieschmann earns a third Swimmer of the Week honor in 2022 following her performance in a dual meet against Division I Florida Atlantic. The Wellington, Florida native broke the conference record in the 500 freestyle, posting a time of 4:44.97. She then placed second in both the 200 freestyle (1:47.92) and the 1650 freestyle (16:39.01). Trieschmann was also part of the first-place 800 freestyle relay team, breaking the SSC record with a time of 7:19.62.  

To stay up-to-date on Sharks athletics, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSUSharks. 
 

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference has announced its 2022 women’s swimming individual award winners on Thursday afternoon. Nova Southeastern’s Celina Marquez earned Swimmer of the Year honors and Head Coach of the Sharks Swimming team Ben Hewitt was named the SSC Coach of the Year.  

The junior from Santa Tecla, El Salvador, competed in four individual events and a pair of relays at the 2022 Division II NCAA Championship. Individually, she won the 200 Back (1:55.79) and finished runner-up in the 100 Back (53.05) and 200 IM (1:59.46). She also finished fourth in the 100 Fly (53.38). Marquez set the SSC overall record in the 100 Back (52.42) and the SSC Championship and overall record in the 200 Back (1:54.54). Both times were the fastest in NCAA DII in 2021-22. As a relay swimmer, she led NSU to national championship gold in the 200 Medley Relay (1:38.83) and 400 Medley Relay (3:36.23), setting SSC overall records in the process. 

Marquez joins the illustrious group of Erin Black (2011-12), Emma Wahlstrom (2016-17), Courtney DeVeny (2017-18), and Emma Sunstedt (2018-19) to earn Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Year honors.  

Hewitt repeats as SSC Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year, earning the award for a league-leading fourth time.  He piloted NSU to a sixth conference championship and a third-place NCAA finish. With Hewitt’s guidance, nine swimmers and five relay teams earned passage to the NCAA championship, seven women were named to All-SSC teams, and NSU’s program claimed SSC Swimmer of the Year and 39 CSCAA All-America honors. This season NSU recorded 12 SSC top times, broke eight SSC meet records, and eclipsed six overall league records. 

Nova Southeastern completed its 2021-22 season with a third place finish at the NCAA National Championship meet in Greensboro, N.C. To stay up-to-date on Sharks swimming, follow on instagram and twitter at @NSU_Swimming.  

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its All-SSC Swimming teams on Friday afternoon, honoring 17 student-athletes. Voting for the team was conducted among the Sunshine State Conference women’s swimming coaches. 

Nova Southeastern, the 2022 women’s swimming champions of the SSC, had seven student-athletes selected, including four First-Team honorees.  

Sasha Maslova earns her third consecutive All-SSC First-Team honor, while Cassandra Wright was named to the Second-Team for the second consecutive season. Savanna Best, who was also named the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Meet, was recognized to the first-team, as well. Best is the fourth Shark to receive Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Meet honors, and the first since 2018-19. Joining Best and Maslova on the First-Team All-SSC are Celina Marquez and May Lowy. The quartet dominated at the Sunshine State Conference Championships.  

Estelle Bauer, Victoria Ortiz, and Cassandra Wright were named to the All-Sunshine State Conference Second-Team.  

Coach of the Year, Swimmer of the Year, and Freshman of the Year will be voted upon by league coaches following the NCAA Division II championship, from March 9 – 12, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The NCAA recently announced championship selections and seeding. In total, 21 Sharks will be traveling to compete at the national championship meet.  

2021-22 All-SSC Women’s Swimming First-Team 

 Name School Yr. Hometown 

Jazzy Hoffmann Florida Southern So. Atlanta, Georgia 

Luna Mertins Lynn Fr. Friedberg, Germany 

Savanna Best Nova Southeastern Sr. Cape Town, South Africa 

May Lowy Nova Southeastern Fr. Ramat Gon, Israel 

Celina Marquez Nova Southeastern Jr. Santa Tecla, El Salvador 

Sasha Maslova^~@ Nova Southeastern Sr. Moscow, Russia 

Lisa Bazarova^~ Tampa Sr. Neznamovo, Russia 

Courtney Sherwood^#~ Tampa Sr. Ottawa, Ontario 

2021-22 ALL-SSC Women’s Swimming Second Team 

Name School Yr. Hometown 

Emily Peck Florida Southern So. Nicholasville, Kentucky 

Savannah Brennan^‡ Florida Tech Sr. Oviedo, Florida 

Estelle Bauer Nova Southeastern Fr. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 

Victoria Ortiz Nova Southeastern Jr. Jacksonville, Florida 

Cassandra Wright* Nova Southeastern Sr. Christchurch, New Zealand 

Beatriz Olivieri Rollins Sr. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 

Mady Barnes Tampa So. Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Megan Goldthorpe Tampa Sr. Lexington, Kentucky 

2021-22 ALL-SSC Women’s Swimming Honorable Mention 

Name School Yr. Hometown 

Ewa Osiniak^† Lynn So. Lublin, Poland 

^ = 2019-20 All-SSC First Team 

* = 2019-20 All-SSC Second Team 

# = 2019-20 Swimmer of the Year 

† = 2019-20 Freshman of the Year 

~ = 2018-19 All-SSC First Team 

‡ = 2018-19 All-SSC Second Team 

@ = 2018-19 Freshman of the Year

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Women’s Swimming team took home the Sunshine State Conference Championship, dominating the SSC Championship meet throughout the weekend. This marks the second consecutive SSC title for the NSU Women’s team, last winning in the 2019-20 season. Nova Southeastern has won four of the last five Sunshine State Conference Championship titles and six in the program’s history.  

The Sharks Men’s Swimming team placed second in the SSC Championships, following five hard-fought days. The Nova Southeastern Men scored 848.5 points and narrowly lost to Florida Southern (865).  

Championship Sunday started with Estelle Bauer earning the gold in the 1650-free, winning by six seconds with a time of 16:58.95, as she scored 20-points for Nova Southeastern. Luca Alessandrini followed with a dominant victory, outracing the field by 16-seconds, to earn his third gold medal of the Sunshine State Conference Championship.

Anton Mueller (43.56) edged out Florida Southern’s Kyle Micallef (43.64) and Matteo Zampeses (43.69) in the 100-free. Although Mueller earned the victory, FSC added 33 points from their top finishers. Celina Marquez and Cassandra Wright placed first and third, respectively, in the 200-back, with May Lowy just missing the podium in fourth.  

Jarryd Baxter took the gold in the 200-back with a time of 1:44.21, beating Florida Southern’s Brandon Dyck by six-tenths of a second. Savanna Best continued her dominant run at the Sunshine State Conference Championships meet, winning another gold in the 200-breast, finishing six-seconds ahead of Florida Southern’s Emily Peck.  

The final medal on the women’s side came in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Amilia Nusbaum, Lowy, Solana Capalbo and Wright earned a silver with a combined time of 3:24.63. On the men’s side, Mueller, Thomas Flower, Martin Hemminghyth, and Alessandrini placed second with a final time of 2:56.73.  

Up next for the Sharks Swim teams is the ultimate prize, as NSU prepares for a trip to Greensboro, NC., to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championship Meet from March 9 – 12.  

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced the league’s 2010 – 11 to 2019 – 20 Women’ Swimming All-Decade honor earlier on Thursday. Voters named sixteen student-athletes from five programs to the All-Decade teams, in addition to Swimmer and Coach of the Decade special recognition. Alli Crenshaw from Florida Southern earned Swimmer of the Decade honors, while Nova Southeastern Head Coach Ben Hewitt was awarded the Coach of the Decade. 

All-Decade voting took place among the Sunshine State Conference administrators and swimming coaches.  

Erin Black, Lauren Chapple, Courtney DeVeny, Emma Sundstedt and Emma Wahlstrom were the Nova Southeastern representatives on the First-Team All-Decade, while Malin Westman was named to the Second-Team. The six selections for the All-Decade team from Nova Southeastern put NSU with the most honorees from the Sunshine State Conference.  

Hewitt earned SSC Coach of the Decade honors, after guiding the Sharks to three Sunshine State Conference Championships and three NCAA Championship Top-4 finishes from 2016-2020. Hewitt has coached 25 All-SSC selections, three Swimmers of the Year and an incredible, 28 All-Americans. Hewit earned three SSC Coach of the Year honors, taking home the award in 2017, 2018 and 2020. 

“I’m extremely humbled to be honored as the Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Decade, and I am proud to be recognized for the achievement,” said Hewitt. “However, this is a product of all the great people that have been a part of the program over the years. From the amazing student-athletes to the current and former members of the coaching staff, our academic support staff, sports medicine team, strength coaches and all levels of leadership.” 

Hewitt continued, “We’ve had some truly great years and I am forever thankful. I’d also like to thank the other coaches in the Conference I’ve worked with over the years. Thank you for continually raising the bar, pushing us to a higher standard and being a competitive force.” 

Black was a dominant force in the pool during her time at Nova Southeastern, winning a pair of individual national titles in the 500-freestyle (2012, 2013). She also added two individual Sunshine State Conference championships in 2012 (200/500 free) and was a part of the 800-free relay league title team. In addition, Black also earned Swimmer of the Year honors for the SSC in 2012, as well as First-Team All-Conference and All-American honors. Black was inducted into the NSU Sharks Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2019. 

Chapple won three individual Sunshine State Conference titles during her time at NSU, claiming victories in the 200-fly and 400-IM in 2013, and also winning the 200-fly and 800-free relay in 2012. Chapple was named as a First-Team All-American in both 2012 and 2013 and placed within the top-5 in the NCAA National Championships in three events.  

DeVeny is one of the most accomplished swimmers in the history of Nova Southeastern, winning an impressive 11 Sunshine State Conference individual titles during her time as a Shark, in addition to two NCAA National titles. DeVeny claimed the NCAA National Championship in the 400-IM in 2015 and 2018. During her career, DeVeny earned Sunshine State Conference honors in the backstroke, fly, IM, as well as relay championships in the 800/200/400.  

Sundstedt, a three-time member of the All-SSC First-Team and a five-time All-American, earned nine Sunshine State Conference titles during her time at NSU. Sundstedt was a part of the 2018 and 2020 Sunshine State Conference Championship teams and helped lead the Sharks to a third (2018) and fourth (2019) finish at the NCAA National Championship.  

Wahlstrom won two NCAA National titles during her time at Nova Southeastern, winning the 200-freestyle in back-to-back seasons (2016/2017), in addition to five Sunshine State Conference championships. Wahlstrom earned three First-Team All-American honors (2015-2017), and was the 2017 Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Year.  

Westman claimed four Sunshine State Conference titles from 2015-2018, leading the Sharks to three consecutive SSC Conference championships as a Shark. Westman earned All-American honors in each of her years at Nova Southeastern and was selected to the First-Team All-SSC in 2014-15.  

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