Vikings go 5-2 in dual meets; finish fourth at CCIW Championships; Crown conference champions in three events; 17 school records broken or tied
 
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Led by a freshman class that accounted for 15 of Augustana's 17 new school records, Coach Dan Lloyd's Viking women went 5-2 in dual meets, finished fourth at the CCIW Championships and crowned two individual and one relay conference champion in 2018-19.
 
Augustana tied or broke records in 13 of 18 individual events, with three of the surviving marks being the 50 breaststroke, 50 butterfly and 100 individual medley—events which are rarely contested these days. This year's squad also took down four of five relay records, with three of them erased by an all-freshman foursome.
 
The Vikings won three straight dual meets to open the season, downing St. Ambrose (136-101) on October 5 in Davenport, Iowa and Knox (178-34) and Millikin (158-58) at home on October 27.
 
Facing stiff competition at the Soka Invitational in Alisa Viejo, California on November 10, Augustana placed fifth of seven teams. Freshman Lauren Raike (Alamo Heights HS, San Antonio, Texas) started the assault on the record book, setting a new school mark in the 200 breaststroke which she would better later in the season.
 
A 168-34 dual-meet win at Monmouth preceded the Illinois Wesleyan and Wheaton Invitationals, where the Vikings finished third and sixth, respectively. Raike set a new school record in the 400 individual medley with a 4:37.16 at Wheaton.
 
The new calendar year started with a 195-97 dual-meet setback at Carthage and a third-place finish among nine teams at the Grinnell Invitational. Freshman Aviana Zahara (Pleasant Valley HS, Moline, Ill.) took down Nancy Fabrizio's 31-year old 50 backstroke record with a :27.63 at Carthage.
 
On February 2 in Wheaton, Illinois, Lloyd's bunch defeated North Central 155-65, but fell to the host Thunder 150-123.
 
At the CCIW Championships in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin on February 14-16, Augustana matched its highest finish since 1999, finishing fourth. Freshman Madelynn Marunde (Belvidere North HS, Belvidere, Ill.) won the 1650 freestyle in a school-record 17:35.76. Zahara set a school record of :57.05 in winning the 100 backstroke and both swam on the CCIW champion 200 medley relay (school-record 1:46.38), along with Raike and freshman Isabelle Seten (Centennial HS, Champaign, Ill.). All four earned All-CCIW honors.
 
A total of 15 school records fell at the conference meet. Marunde broke four individual marks and was a member of three record-setting relays. Zahara broke two more individual records, tied another and swam on all four record-setting relays, where she was joined by Raike and Seten. Raike also took down a pair of individual marks, while senior Mia Polinski (Evanston HS, Evanston, Ill.) and junior Gabrielle Ainsworth (Hononegah HS, South Beloit, Ill.) each erased one. Ainsworth was also part of a relay record.
 
2019 CCIW Swimming & Diving Championships
February 9, 2019—Bloomington, Ill. (Diving)
February 14-16, 2019—Pleasant Prairie, Wis. (Swimming)
 
Team Results: 1. Carthage 809; 2. Illinois Wesleyan 652; 3. Wheaton 616.5; 4. AUGUSTANA 485; 5. Carroll 408; 6. Millikin 230.5; 7. North Central 176
 
Individual Champions and Augustana finishers
50 freestyle: 1. Brooke Barnes, Wheaton :23.32; 6. Aviana Zahara, AUGUSTANA :23.96; 7. Isabelle Seten, AUGUSTANA :24.25; 15. Patti Grod, AUGUSTANA :25.39
100 freestyle: 1. Brooke Barnes, Wheaton :51.14; 5. Aviana Zahara, AUGUSTANA :52.88; 8. Isabelle Seten, AUGUSTANA :54.78
200 freestyle: 1. Brooke Barnes, Wheaton 1:51.31; 11. Alicia Garcia, AUGUSTANA 1:59.58
500 freestyle: 1. Lucy Saucedo, Illinois Wesleyan 5:04.23; 4. Madelynn Marunde, AUGUSTANA 5:08.32; 11. Alicia Garcia, AUGUSTANA 5:23.94  
1650 freestyle: 1. Madelynn Marunde, AUGUSTANA 17:35.76; 16. Grace O'Shea, AUGUSTANA 19:13.72
100 backstroke: 1. Aviana Zahara, AUGUSTANA :57.05 ; 15. Taylor Campbell, AUGUSTANA 1:02.55
200 backstroke: 1. Lindsey Coons, Carroll 2:05.69; 9. Rachel Heah, AUGUSTANA 2:12.44; 15. Campbell Taylor, AUGUSTANA 2:17.41
100 breaststroke: 1. Michaela Sandeno, Wheaton 1:06.84; 3. Madelynn Marunde, AUGUSTANA 1:07.17; 16. Cameran Frank, AUGUSTANA 1:13.67
200 breaststroke: 1. Michaela Sandeno, Wheaton 2:24.67; 4. Lauren Raike, AUGUSTANA 2:26.35; 13. Cameran Frank, AUGUSTANA 2:42.52
100 butterfly: 1. Ellen Gilbert, Illinois Wesleyan :56.67; 9. Gabrielle Ainsworth, AUGUSTANA :59.18; 10. Patti Grod, AUGUSTANA :59.60
200 butterfly: 1. Ellen Gilbert, Illinois Wesleyan 2:03.67; 5. Mia Polinski, AUGUSTANA 2:14.23; 14. Gabrielle Ainsworth, AUGUSTANA 2:21.64; 16. Grace O'Shea, AUGUSTANA 2:27.59
200 IM: 1. Mattea Arndt, Carthage 2:09.26; 2. Lauren Raike, AUGUSTANA 2:09.31; 5. Mia Polinski, AUGUSTANA 2:11.46; 13. Gabrielle Ainsworth, AUGUSTANA 2:17.64
400 IM: 1. Scout Sanders, Illinois Wesleyan 4:35.06; 3. Lauren Raike, AUGUSTANA 4:37.92; 5. Mia Polinski, AUGUSTANA 4:39.76
200 freestyle relay: 1. Carthage 1:34.94; 4. AUGUSTANA (Aviana Zahara, Isabelle Seten, Gabrielle Ainsworth, Lauren Raike) 1:36.20
400 freestyle relay: 1. Illinois Wesleyan 3:29.20; 4. AUGUSTANA (Aviana Zahara, Lauren Raike, Madelynn Marunde, Isabell Seten) 3:34.36
800 freestyle relay: 1. Illinois Wesleyan 7:35.32; 4. AUGUSTANA (Madelynn Marunde, Alicia Garcia, Mia Polinski, Isabelle Seten) 8:03.31
200 medley relay: 1. AUGUSTANA (Aviana Zahara, Madelynn Marunde, Lauren Raike, Isabelle Seten) 1:46.38
400 medley relay: 1. Illinois Wesleyan 3:54.04; 3. AUGUSTANA (Aviana Zahara, Madelynn Marunde, Lauren Raike, Isabelle Seten) 3:55.42
One-meter diving: 1. Trisha Garcia, Carthage 416.60; 5. Olivia Lutz, AUGUSTANA 232.80; 6. Ashley Comeau, AUGUSTANA 228.15
Three-meter diving: 1. Trisha Garcia, Carthage 425.40
 
2018-19 AUGUSTANA SUPERLATIVES
DUAL MEET RECORD: 5-2
COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN FINISH: 4th with 485 points
SCHOOL RECORDS: 50 freestyle—Aviana Zaraha :23.96; 100 freestyle—Aviana Zahara :52.82; 500 freestyle—Madelynn Marunde 5:08.32; 1000 freestyle—Madelynn Marunde 10:38.15; 1650 freestyle—Madelynn Marunde 17:35.76; 50 backstroke—Aviana Zahara :27.63; 100 backstroke—Aviana Zahara :57.05; 100 breaststroke—Madelynn Marunde 1:06.78; 200 breaststroke—Lauren Raike 2:26.35; 100 butterfly—Gabrielle Ainsworth :59.18; 200 butterfly—Mia Polinski 2:14.23; 200 individual medley—Lauren Raike 2:09.31; 400 individual medley—Lauren Raike 4:37.16; 200 medley relay—Aviana Zahara, Madelynn Marunde, Lauren Raike, Isabelle Seten 1:46.38; 400 medley relay— Aviana Zahara, Madelynn Marunde, Lauren Raike, Isabelle Seten 3:55.42; 200 freestyle relay—Aviana Zahara, Isabelle Seten, Gabrielle Ainsworth, Lauren Raike 1:36.20; 400 freestyle relay—Aviana Zahara, Lauren Raike, Madelynn Marunde, Isabelle Seten 3:34.36
CCIW ALL-CONFERENCE: Madelynn Marunde, Aviana Zahara, Lauren Raike and Isabelle Seten
CCIW ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE: Gabrielle Ainsworth, Carissa Boerboom, Chelsea Brandt, Taylor Campbell, Sara Clark, Ashley Comeau, Cameran Frank, Victoria Frank, Alicia Garcia, Patti Grod, Rachel Heah, Marissa Jaskae, Madelynn Marunde, Mia Polinksi, Rebecca Schaechter
TEAM FINISHES IN INVITATIONALS: Soka Invitational on 11/10/18—5th of 7; Illinois Wesleyan Invitational on 11/17/18—3rd of 5; Wheaton Invitational on 11/30-12/1/18—6th of 6; Grinnell Invitational on 1/18-19/19—3rd of 9
INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL & RELAY CHAMPIONS: Illinois Wesleyan Invitational—Aviana Zahara, 100 backstroke (:58.93)... Wheaton Invitational—Lauren Raike, 200 IM (2:09.39); Lauren Raike, 400 IM (4:37.73)... CCIW Invitational—Alicia Garcia, 100 Freestyle (:55.07); Aviana Zahara, 100 backstroke (:57.65); Aviana Zahara, Madelynn Marunde, Lauren Raike, Isabelle Seten, 200 medley relay (1:47.69)
 
ALL-TIME TOP 10 LISTS
Madelynn Marunde: 500 freestyle (1st—5:08.32); 1000 freestyle (1st—10:38.15); 1650 freestyle (1st—17:35.76); 100 breaststroke (1st—1:06.78); 200 breaststroke (4th—2:33.47); 200 freestyle (6th—1:59.03); 400 individual medley (6th—4:52.05); 200 individual medley (10th—2:17.41)
Lauren Raike: 200 breaststroke (1st—2:26.35); 200 individual medley (1st—2:09.31); 400 individual medley (1st—4:37.16); 100 butterfly (5th—1:01.04); 200 freestyle (8th—1:59.39); 200 backstroke (9th—2:18.22); 100 breaststroke (9th—1:10.47)
Aviana Zahara: 50 freestyle (1st—:23.96); 100 backstroke (1st—:57.05); 100 freestyle (T-1st—:52.82)
Garbrielle Ainsworth: 100 butterfly (1st—:59.18); 200 butterfly (7th—2:21.64); 100 freestyle (8th—:54.37); 200 individual medley (9th—2:17.26)
Mia Polinski: 200 butterfly (1st—2:14.23); 400 individual medley (2nd—4:39.76); 200 individual medley (3rd—2:11.46)
Patti Grod: 100 butterfly (2nd—:59.60)
Isabelle Seten: 50 freestyle (4th—:24.23); 100 freestyle (4th—:53.19)
Rachel Heah: 200 backstroke (4th—2:12.44)
Alicia Garcia: 500 freestyle (5th—5:22.49)
Taylor Campbell: 200 backstroke (6th—2:15.08)
 
TEAM AWARDS
MVP: Lauren Raike
Best Relay Performer: Aviana Zahara
Golden Gloves: Mia Polinski
Most Improved: Marissa Jaskae
2019-20 Captains-Elect: Gabrielle Ainsworth, Carissa Boerboom
Academic Honors: Gabrielle Ainsworth, Rebecca Schaechter
Divers of the Year: Olivia Lutz, Ashley Comeau