PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. -- The Augustana Vikings women's swimming & diving team finished second as the CCIW Championships wrapped up on Saturday, making it back-to-back seasons finishing in the top two. It is the first time the women have finished in the top two in consecutive seasons since 1995-97.

"I am extremely proud of our team," said head coach Dan Lloyd. "What they did this weekend is remarkable. We were projected fourth and they all swam incredible from start to finish. I am honored to coach this team and they showed their heart this weekend. This is more than a team, it is a family and this weekend showed what can happen when an amazing group of student-athletes stand together for a common goal."

Augie entered Saturday with just a one-point lead after outstanding performances Wednesday-Friday. The four-day meet began on Wednesday with Kaite Zaborenko earning a conference championship in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. Zaborenko beat out five others in the 1-meter dive, securing a score of 305.30 to take first. It is the second consecutive year she has won the event. The junior also took first in the 3-meter dive, beating out teammate Kate Kucera in second with a score of 309.30. Kucera's second place finish came with a score of 287.95. She also took third in the 1-meter with a score of 293.15. Both earned all-conference in each event.

On Thursday, the Vikings saw a balanced attack to pull into first after Thursday's events. In relays, the team of Hailey Glasnovich, Brooke Walker, Zoe Heiar, and Isabelle Sansom took first in the 400 medley race to win conference, grabbing a time of 3:57.77. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Heiar, Olivia White, Dominique Valentine, Sansom took second with a time of 1:38.40 to earn 30 points for the team.

In the 500-free, Walker notched second place, finishing at 5:08.89, just .08 out of first. In the same event, Bryanna Matkovich earned first in the B final with a time of 5:21.12. Augie also benefited from a second place finish from Emily Martin in the 200-IM, clocking a time of 2:09.47. Glasnovich rounded out the balanced success with a win in the 50-free B final.

Friday's action brought more success for the women as Glasnovich continued her big weekend, winning the 100-back with a finals time of 58 seconds. Valentine was the B final winner in the same event. In the 100-fly prelims, Heiar set a school record with a time of 58.12, eventually coming in second in the finals with a mark of 58.61. Martin took second in the 400-yard IM, with teammate Bella Casanovas coming right behind in third.

The night capped off with the 800-free relay team of White, Walker, Valentine, and Martin placing second and setting a school record with a time of 7:51.59.

On the final day, the team continued to swim well. Walker won the mile race with a time of 17:53.53, over 14 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Glasnovich earned second in the 200-back, just .13 out of first. She set a school record in the race with a time of 2:06.45. The Vikings also earned places 4-6 in the 200-breast as Walker, Heiar, and Martin cracked the top six. Casanovas was the event winner in the 200-fly with a time of 2:14.65, while Genevieve Ryan and Matkovich took first and second in the B final. 

Glasnovich was named the CCIW Elite 26 Award winner. Stephanie Melendez earned the RESPECT Award.

Augie ended with 713.5 points, over 100 more than the third-place finisher.