Burnsville, Minn. – Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Butch Raymond has announced that women's swimming and diving will be added as the league's 18th championship sport. The Minnesota State University Moorhead swimming and diving team will be transitioning from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to the NSIC during the 2012-13 season.
Of the 16 institutions in the NSIC four will sponsor women's swimming and diving. Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Northern State University and St. Cloud State University will compete along with two associated members from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA); Lindenwood University (St. Charles, Mo.) and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The NSIC swimming and diving championship will take place on February 7-10, 2013 in Rochester, Minn.
The Dragons finished fourth in the RMAC during the 2011-12 season, and honored five student-athletes to the All-RMAC Team and nine to the RMAC All-Academic Team. Two divers made a trip to the NCAA Division II Nationals in Mansfield, Texas on March 13-16.
Shayna Dugger participated in the qualifying action while
Kelsey Jandro finished 18th in the 3m dive finals.
