Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving

February 23, 2007

Two From Trinity Swimming & Diving Team Receive NCAA Bids

San Antonio - Two members of the Trinity University Tigers women’s swimming and diving team have received bids to compete in the NCAA Division III Championships March 8-10 at Houston.

Junior diver Lauren Walstad of Katy (Katy) earned the invitation in both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. First-year swimmer Maria Lopez of Mexico City received the bid in the 400-yard individual medley.

The national meet will be held at the University of Houston Campus Recreational Fitness and Wellness Center.

Walstad won two diving events at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships two weeks ago in Crawfordsville, Ind. She scored 437.75 points on the 1-meter board and 472.10 on the 3-meter, setting records on both boards. Walstad was named SCAC Female Diver of the Year for the second consecutive time. In January, Walstad captured the Tiger Invitational titles at Trinity’s Hixon Natatorium. She set Trinity and SCAC records while winning the 3-meter competition with a 491.15. Walstad won the 1-meter with 406.15 points.

Lopez won the 400-yard individual medley at the Dallas Invitational, with a time of 4:36.41. She was runner-up at the SCAC meet with a 4:38.93 and also received NCAA consideration.

The men’s NCAA Championships are scheduled for March 15-17, also in Houston.

Trinity’s swimming coach is John Ryan and the diving coach is Stan Randall.