Tigers Finish Fourth at NCAC Championships

Granville, Ohio - DePauw totaled 1,086 points and finished fourth at the 2020 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships. Denison won with 2,044 points, while Kenyon was second with 1,787 and Allegheny third with 1, 138.

DePauw's 400-yard freestyle relay of Allison Lund, Rachel Graves, Ashley Dapore and Sammie Waples posted the night's top finish after placing fourth in 3:32.17.

Ali Tallen had the top individual finish for the night with a fifth-place showing in the 200 butterfly (2:09.52), while Emily Thompson was eighth (2:13.12) and Emily Kaiser 16th (2:24.39).

Molly Ruggles was eighth in the 100 individual medley (1:01.67) followed by Mei-Li Minnich in 13th (1:03.17) and Katherine Kempf in 17th (1:04.58).

Four Tigers finished in the top 16 of the 100 free led by Waples in ninth (53.07), Lund in 11th (53.38), Dapore in 12th (53.56) and Gracie Bennett in 16th (55.63).

In the 200 breaststroke, Maddie Dixon was 10th (2:33.14) with Alyssa Luarde 11th (2:33.24) and Jackie Ebel 16th (2:50.30).

Graves led the way in the 1,650 free by placing 11th (18:12.43) and Alyssa Koch was 19th (19:18.68). Two Tigers were in the top 20 of the 200 backstroke with Nuna Bamatraf 12th (2:11.22) and Kaitlyn Gardner 17th (2:16.86).

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Players Mentioned

Nuna Bamatraf: Sophomore

Gracie Bennett: Freshman

Ashley Dapore: Junior; I chose DePauw because it had everything I was looking for: phenomenal academic and research programs, as well as the opportunity to continue swimming with a great team.

Maddie Dixon: Sophomore

Jackie Ebel: Junior

Kaitlyn Gardner: Junior

Rachel Graves: Junior; When I had my first visit here, I fell in love with the campus. It was just the right size for me, and it allowed me to swim while also pursuing a great education.

Emily Kaiser: Sophomore; he atmosphere mainly. Everyone made me feel like I was already part of the community before even committing, which greatly contributed the decision process.

Katherine Kempf: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of everything it has to offer. I love the challenging academics, swim team, small classes, community and overall feel. I see DePauw as a place where I can work hard, have fun and branch out.

Alyssa Koch: Sophomore

Alyssa Luarde: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of the atmosphere and the opportunities that it offered me for the future.

Allison Lund: Senior

Players Mentioned

Nuna Bamatraf
: Sophomore

Gracie Bennett
: Freshman

Ashley Dapore
: Junior; I chose DePauw because it had everything I was looking for: phenomenal academic and research programs, as well as the opportunity to continue swimming with a great team.

Maddie Dixon
: Sophomore

Jackie Ebel
: Junior

Kaitlyn Gardner
: Junior

Rachel Graves
: Junior; When I had my first visit here, I fell in love with the campus. It was just the right size for me, and it allowed me to swim while also pursuing a great education.

Emily Kaiser
: Sophomore; he atmosphere mainly. Everyone made me feel like I was already part of the community before even committing, which greatly contributed the decision process.

Katherine Kempf
: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of everything it has to offer. I love the challenging academics, swim team, small classes, community and overall feel. I see DePauw as a place where I can work hard, have fun and branch out.

Alyssa Koch
: Sophomore

Alyssa Luarde
: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of the atmosphere and the opportunities that it offered me for the future.

Allison Lund
: Senior