Swimming Sends Five to NIC in Cleveland

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida women's swimming concludes the 2018-19 campaign when it heads to Cleveland for the 2019 National Invitational Championship. The event will run from March 14-16 and will be hosted by Cleveland State University per the selection of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).

Meet Information
Date: Thursday, March 14 - Saturday, March 16
Time: 9:30 a.m. prelims / 6 p.m. finals
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Facility: Robert F. Busbey Natatorium (Cleveland State)

Last Time Out
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The North Florida swim team advanced 15 swimmers to the finals on the last day of the CCSA Championships on Saturday. The Ospreys finished seventh at the championship meet, the best finish under head coach Ian Coffey.

Highlights from the final day included a sixth-place finish for the 400-yard Freestyle relay team and Anne Fletcher's appearance in the "A" finals in the 200-yard backstroke.

Coffey's Comments
"There are over 70 teams are going and this an opportunity to get another fast swim in at the end of the season." -- Head coach Ian Coffey

The CSCAA Invitational at Cleveland State

All conference champions across Division I, both in relays and individuals, qualify for the National Invitational Championship. Swimmers can also qualify by recording a predetermined time.
The NIC holds standard individual swimming events and relays as well as the 50-yard back, breast and butterfly, 100 IM and 1,000 free. Fans will be polled to choose the "Swimmers of the Meet" through social media.
Those to finish in the top three of individual and relay events will be selected as award winners. The official hashtag to follow the event is #NICChamps.
Teams sending swimmers include but are not limited to:
- Army, FIU, Campbell, San Diego, South Carolina, TCU, UNLV, Vanderbilt, Villanova and Navy.

History of the NIC

The NIC began in response to the fact that an increasing number of student-athletes did not have the chance to compete in a championship on the national stage.

Ospreys in Cleveland

Jacqueline Barklund: 50, 100, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay
Anne Fletcher: 50, 100, 200 Back
Julianna Graf: 100 IM and 200 Breast, 200 Free Relay
Camryn Greenleaf: 50 Free and 200 Free Relay
Zoe Trenz: 50 Breast and 200 Free Relay

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Players Mentioned

Jacqueline Barklund

Annie Fletcher

Julianna Graf

Camryn Greenleaf

Zoe Trenz

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