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2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster

Mark Kuhlmann

Lizzy Giese

Lizzy Giese

  • Position:
    Free/Fly/IM
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Coon Rapids
  • Hometown:
    Coon Rapids, Minn.

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
Academic All-Summit (2019-20)
All-Summit (2018-19, 2019-20)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20) 

As a Senior (2019-20)
Posted 19 top-10 finishes on the season…Named Academic All-Summit and All-Summit in the 800 free relay…Set school record and placed second in 800 free relay (7:29.56) at Summit League Championships with time of 7:29.56…Placed fifth in 400 IM with personal-best time of 4:30.08 and eighth in the 1650 free (17:49.14) at Summit League Championships…Won the 1650 free (18:11.12) at the Jackrabbit Invitational…Tallied three top-five finishes at Nebraska, at South Dakota State and against Iowa State and St. Catherine…Named to Summit League’s Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

As a Junior (2018-19)
Named All-Summit on the record-breaking 800 free relay team... Swam season bests in the 200-free (1:56.68), the 500-free (5:13.45), the 1000-free (10:49.13), the 100-back (1:01.86), the 200-back (2:17.90), the 100-fly (1:00.25), the 200-fly (2:09.36), the 100-IM (1:05.00), the 200-IM (2:09.23) and the 400-IM (4:31.47)… Notched 28 top-10 finishes on the season with two event victories… Finishes first in the 500-yard free (5:18.60) against South Dakota State… Also finished first in the 200-yard fly against Western Illinois (2:13.15)... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll. 

As a Sophomore (2017-18)
Appeared in 10 meets with 13 top-5 finishes… Swam a season-low in the 1650-yard free (17:43.94) and the 400-yard IM (4:31.61) at The Summit League Championships… Posted two first-place finishes in the 400-yard IM (4:37.59) at the Coyote Invitational and in the 1000-yard free (10:54.81) against Western Illinois... Took home a runner-up finish in the 1650-yard free (17:58.99) at the Coyote Invitational… Placed third at Iowa State in the 200-yard IM (213.64)… Finished fifth in the 400-yard IM (4:31.61) for a new season-best time at The Summit League Championships... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. 

As a Freshman (2016-17)
Had eight top-three finishes, including four in second place and four in third place...Opened her collegiate career at Colorado State, where she finished second in the 200 IM (2:18.65)...Came in second in the 100 fly vs. Iowa State (1:00.89)...Swam to a third-place showing in the 1650 free (18:14.56) vs. Northern Iowa...Took third in the 1000 free (10:56.37) vs. South Dakota State...Also finished third in the 1000 free at Nebraska (10:59.54)...Had a runner-up performance in the 200 fly (2:13.32) and a third-place effort in the 100 back (1:02.81) at the Grinnell Invite...Finished second in the 800 free at South Dakota (9:38.41)...Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free/Fly/IM
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free/Fly/IM
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free/Fly/IM
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free/Fly/IM