Minuer took home bronze in the 50 free, as did Sering in the 100 fly. The Lions will send a women’s 200 free relay and men’s 800 free relay to the meet, with men’s and women’s competition held concurrently from March 7-11 at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.Ĭonsidering the cloud over its head, Saint Leo performed admirably at the conference meet. She medaled in eighth last year, one of two medals for the Lions, and was 11th as a freshman.įreshman Lucas Minuer qualified in the men’s 50 free. It’ll be the third trip to NCAAs in as many years for the native of Trelleborg, Sweden. Sering will swim two individual events at NCAAs, the 50 free and 100 fly, where she’s seeded sixth in the latter. “It’s my third year here, so of course super sad to finish like this.” It creates some decidedly conflicted emotions. Sering and her teammates will swim this week for the final time in Saint Leo colors, representing a school that has decided to no longer sponsor the sport. For a handful of resilient swimmers, the NCAA Division II Championships had become as much valedictory as celebratory. 21, confirmed the swimmers’ fears, that the program, along with men’s and women’s track & field and cross country, would be discontinued at the end of the academic year.

They were just saying programs were going to be cut.” “It kind of ruined the mood for us a little, but we didn’t know.

“We kind of had a bad feeling,” junior Isabelle Sering said. By Monday, the swimmers at the Division II school in Florida would find out if their program would fall victim to budget cuts. It was Thursday night, the second day of the four-day Sunshine State Conference Championships in Clearwater. It didn’t say much, but said enough to leave them worried. Saint Leo University’s swimmers were on deck at their conference championships when the email pinged in.

For Saint Leo Swimmers, NCAAs Marks Farewell for Program Being Cut

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