Thursday, March 12
Cleveland, OH
Southern Illinois University
at
CSCAA National Invitational Championships
Salukis travel to Cleveland for CSCAA National Invitational
03/11/2020 | 1:45:00 | Swimming & Diving
CLEVELAND — Nine Salukis are set to compete at the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America National Invitational Championships from March 12-14 inside Robert F. Busbey Natatorium. Cleveland State will host the three-day event, which is known as the college swimming's version of the NIT.
No spectators will be permitted inside Busbey Natatorium as a precautionary measure with the coronavirus. Fans can follow live scoring on the Meet Mobile app and a live stream on YouTube.
Championship Central | Live Scoring | Live Stream
SIU will travel five women's swimmers and four men to the NIC. In total, 56 Division I schools and 650 student-athletes will compete. To qualify for the meet, Division I swimmers must either win a conference championship or qualify based on a set of CSCAA time standards.
Each Saluki swimmer will compete in at least one individual event. Seven of the nine swimmers will partake in three individual events. SIU will also race in a combined seven relay events. Both the men's and women's team will swim in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
Freshmen swimmers Lucia Romero and Adam Cernek will look to break their own school record in multiple individual events. Romero swam to SIU-record times in the 50-yard freestyle (22.96) and 100-yard backstroke (53.41) at the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Cernek broke school records in the 100-back (47.64) and 200-yard backstroke (1:44.29) at the Mid-American Conference Championships last weekend.
The Saluki women also have a chance to best their own school record in three relay events. Southern set records in the 200-medley relay (1:41.28), 200-free relay (1:41.28) and 400-medley relay (3:41.84) at the 2020 MVC Championships. Four Salukis competing this weekend swam on one or more of the record-setting relays.
Sierra Forbord
• 50-yard freestyle
• 100-yard freestyle
• 200-yard freestyle
Lucia Romero
• 50-yard backstroke
• 50-yard freestyle
• 100-yard backstroke
Sarah Vogt
• 50-yard breaststroke
• 100-yard breaststroke
• 200-yard breaststroke
Hannah Petrone
• 50-yard breaststroke
Abigail Young
• 100-yard butterfly
Adam Cernek
• 50-yard backstroke
• 100-yard backstroke
• 200-yard backstroke
• 200-yard IM
Tamas Hajtman
• 50-yard butterfly
• 100-yard butterfly
• 100-yard freestyle
Kyle Berquist
• 50-yard breaststroke
• 100-yard breaststroke
• 200-yard breaststroke
Zheng Yang Yeap
• 50-yard freestyle
• 100-yard freestyle
• 200-yard freestyle
Relays
• 400-yard medley relay (M)
• 200-yard freestyle relay (M&W)
• 200-yard medley relay (M&W)
• 400-yard freestyle relay (M&W)
For the latest updates on the Salukis at the NIC, follow the team on Twitter @SIU_SwimDive, on Instagram @SIUSwimAndDive and on Facebook at Saluki Swimming and Diving.
No spectators will be permitted inside Busbey Natatorium as a precautionary measure with the coronavirus. Fans can follow live scoring on the Meet Mobile app and a live stream on YouTube.
Championship Central | Live Scoring | Live Stream
SIU will travel five women's swimmers and four men to the NIC. In total, 56 Division I schools and 650 student-athletes will compete. To qualify for the meet, Division I swimmers must either win a conference championship or qualify based on a set of CSCAA time standards.
Each Saluki swimmer will compete in at least one individual event. Seven of the nine swimmers will partake in three individual events. SIU will also race in a combined seven relay events. Both the men's and women's team will swim in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
Freshmen swimmers Lucia Romero and Adam Cernek will look to break their own school record in multiple individual events. Romero swam to SIU-record times in the 50-yard freestyle (22.96) and 100-yard backstroke (53.41) at the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Cernek broke school records in the 100-back (47.64) and 200-yard backstroke (1:44.29) at the Mid-American Conference Championships last weekend.
The Saluki women also have a chance to best their own school record in three relay events. Southern set records in the 200-medley relay (1:41.28), 200-free relay (1:41.28) and 400-medley relay (3:41.84) at the 2020 MVC Championships. Four Salukis competing this weekend swam on one or more of the record-setting relays.
Sierra Forbord
• 50-yard freestyle
• 100-yard freestyle
• 200-yard freestyle
Lucia Romero
• 50-yard backstroke
• 50-yard freestyle
• 100-yard backstroke
Sarah Vogt
• 50-yard breaststroke
• 100-yard breaststroke
• 200-yard breaststroke
Hannah Petrone
• 50-yard breaststroke
Abigail Young
• 100-yard butterfly
Adam Cernek
• 50-yard backstroke
• 100-yard backstroke
• 200-yard backstroke
• 200-yard IM
Tamas Hajtman
• 50-yard butterfly
• 100-yard butterfly
• 100-yard freestyle
Kyle Berquist
• 50-yard breaststroke
• 100-yard breaststroke
• 200-yard breaststroke
Zheng Yang Yeap
• 50-yard freestyle
• 100-yard freestyle
• 200-yard freestyle
Relays
• 400-yard medley relay (M)
• 200-yard freestyle relay (M&W)
• 200-yard medley relay (M&W)
• 400-yard freestyle relay (M&W)
For the latest updates on the Salukis at the NIC, follow the team on Twitter @SIU_SwimDive, on Instagram @SIUSwimAndDive and on Facebook at Saluki Swimming and Diving.
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