Virginia’s women’s swimming and diving team finished 12th overall at the NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas, earning 117 points during the weekend tournament.
For the Cavaliers (9-1, 5-0 ACC), the performance represents an improvement on last year’s 20th-place finish.
Seniors Megan Evo and Kristen Wallace, making their final NCAA Championship appearances, joined relay team members junior Mei Christensen and sophomore Kristen Moores to earn team honorable mention All-America honors. The quartet came in 14th place overall with a time of 3:16.87 in the400 freestyle relay.
The 400 free relay team’s success also was replicated four times, as all of the remaining Virginia relay teams were granted All-America honors.
The Cavaliers benefitted from strong showings from the team’s junior swimmers. Christensen gave Virginia its highest individual finish, placing fifth in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 200 backstroke. Jen Narum, meanwhile, also took honorable mention All-America honors in the 1650 freestyle, clocking in at 16:08.20.
—compiled by Chloe Newschwander
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