ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon swimming and diving teams are among the nation’s best. The women’s squad is ranked sixth while the men’s team is tabbed 23rd in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) NCAA Division II national rankings.
Wayne State (Mich.) is the top-ranked women’s team. Grand Valley State, Henderson State, Tampa and St. Cloud State completed the top five. Gannon, Incarnate Word, Delta State, Ashland and Truman State rounded out the top 10.
The Gannon women’s team is 8-2 in dual meets this season, including a victory over NCAA Division I Canisius and decisions over Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) foes California (Pa.) and Edinboro. The Lady Knights have already matched their 2008-09 victory total. The squad won the season-opening Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet and finished second out of 10 teams at the Mid-Season Invitational hosted by Wooster College.
Eleven Lady Knights have already qualified for the PSAC Championships. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of
Rachel Rzymek (Erie, Pa./McDowell),
Ellie Hess (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell),
Jackie Rzymek (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and
Kaitlyn Bosy (Courtice, Ontario/Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary) has already qualified for the NCAA Division II national championships for the second consecutive season.
Grand Valley State is the top-ranked men’s team. Incarnate Word, Wayne State (Mich.), Henderson State and Delta State are listed two through five. UC San Diego, Ashland, Tampa, St. Cloud State and Wingate completed the top 10. Gannon is listed 23rd.
The Gannon men’s squad is 5-5 in dual meets this season. Among the three losses are setbacks against NCAA Division I schools Canisius, Niagara and Cleveland State. Fourteen Golden Knights have already qualified for the PSAC Championships.
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For the complete CSCAA NCAA Division II men’s swimming and diving national rankings, please
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