Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 25, 2005
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Swett and Rezac to Compete in NCAA Championship Meet
Foresters are two of 22 divers selected


Kendall Swett (left) and Maggie Rezac will be two of 22 divers competing at the NCAA Div. III National Championshp Meet.

LAKE FOREST, IL - The committee that chooses the 22 divers to participate in the 2005 Women’s NCAA Division III National Championship Meet announced their selections Friday (February 25) and a pair of Foresters made the list.

Lake Forest freshmen Kendall Swett (Akron, OH/Hawken) and Maggie Rezac (Omaha, NE/Marian) posted national meet qualifying marks off both the 1- and 3-meter boards during the season and video tapes of their performances were submitted to the NCAA. A committee then reviewed the tapes and selected the top 22 divers from around the country to compete for the national title. A score of 245 for six dives or 370 for 11 is needed to qualify in the 1-meter competition and 255 for six dives or 410 for 11 in the 3-meter event.

Swett achieved the qualifying standard five times and posted season-high scores of 297.30 (six dives) and 436.60 (11 dives) off the 3-meter board. She reached the standard three times in the 1-meter competition with a six-dive high score of 264.25 and an 11-dive mark of 387.80. She captured a Midwest Conference title off the 1-meter board and placed third off the 3-meter.

Three of Rezac’s four qualifying marks came in the 3-meter competition. She posted high scores of 273.15 for six dives and 457.50 for 11 in that event and marks of 249.55 for six dives and 384.05 for 11 off the lower board. She earned MWC Diver of the Year honors after winning the 3-meter and placing second to Swett in the 1-meter competition.

The NCAA Championship Meet will be held Thursday to Saturday, March 10-12, at the Holland Community Aquatic Center in Holland, Michigan, and Hope College will serve as the event’s host. The 1-meter competition will occur on March 10 and the 3-meter on March 12.

2005 Women's NCAA Division III National Championship Meet Information