BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Five College of Saint Benedict swim and dive team members have earned all-conference recognition from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference following the swim and dive championships on Feb. 19-22.

Leading the way for CSB was sophomore standout Mary Morris, who earned two All-MIAC honors and was honorable mention All-MIAC as part of the 400 free relay.

On Saturday at the MIAC Championships, Morris placed second to earn All-MIAC honors while breaking the school record in the 200 backstroke with a clocking of 2:03.90. Her mark, which was just .12 out of first place, bettered the school mark of 2:04.49 by Ana Birklid in 2022.

She also earned All-MIAC honors in the 200 free, clocking a career-best 1:55.46 in placing second. It is a time that ranks fifth all-time in school history.  

In addition to her individual performances, she played a key role as the Bennies 400 free relay picked up All-MIAC honorable mention honors. The relay squad, which included Morris, senior Liz Hansen, sophomore Claire Canfield and junior Rachel Schlueter, finished fourth in 3:38.16 and earned All-MIAC honorable mention honors. 

Junior Rachel Schlueter earned All-MIAC honors by finishing third in the 50 freestyle with a clocking of 24.16, which was not only a career-best but ranks fourth all-time at CSB (Brita Skalbeck, 2012, 24.22). 

In addition, CSB had three other honorable mention honors, including two by Canfield and one by sophomore Ella Kowalczyk. Canfield placed fifth in the 200-backstroke with a career-best clocking of 2:07.26, a mark that ranks fifth all-time in CSB program history. She also placed fifth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:42.73. It was a career-best mark by Canfield, who had a second top-10 time in CSB school history with her performance ranking eighth in school history.
As for Kowalczyk, she was sixth on the 3-meter board with a score of 334.70.