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Four members of the CWRU Women's Swimming and Diving team

Women's Swimming and Diving

CWRU Women’s Swimming and Diving 2023-24 Season Recap

The Case Western Reserve University women's swimming and diving team completed its best season in a generation during the 2023-24 academic year. The Spartans finished 13th at the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming and Diving Championships and nine members of the team received All-America honors.

Competing at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, CWRU earned its best national finish since the team placed 12th in 2003. The 13th-place finish also marks the third highest national placement in the history of the program, following the 12th-place finish in 2003 and seventh-place finish in 2001. CWRU scored 70.0 points across the four-day championship, the third most in program history and most since accumulating 97.0 points at the 2003 NCAA Championships.

Sophomore Claire Kozma claimed five All-America honors, tied for the second-most by a Spartan at a single championship and the most since 2001, and junior Gabriella Chambers earned four All-America honors. Two-time All-Americans at the meet included junior Kate Menzer, junior Angeli Paull, and junior Abigail Wilkov, with sophomore Eliza Dixon, junior Erica Rice, first-year Maggie Rose Rook, and junior Kelly Vann all recognized as All-Americans in a single event. The nine Spartans scoring at the national meet match a program record set during the 2001 championship.

Wilkov had the best individual finish among CWRU student-athletes, placing sixth in the 3-meter dive and seventh in the 1-meter dive. The sixth-place finish marked the best national placement by any Spartan diver in program history. The 200 Free Relay of Chambers, Dixon, Kozma, and Vann reached the podium by placing eighth. In addition, the 400 Free Relay finished 13th, 800 Free Relay placed 14th, and the 400 Medley Relay placed 16th nationally. As an individual, Kozma added a 10th-place finish in 200 Fly.

Prior to the NCAA Championships, the Spartans placed fifth in the University Athletic Association, their best conference finish since 2005. Wilkov became the first-ever member of the CWRU women's swimming and diving team to earn All-UAA honors in a diving event, placing third in the 3-meter dive. Also, the 200 Free Relay of Dixon, Kozma, Vann, and Chambers placed third to earn the first All-UAA honors in the event since 2010.

Eight school records fell during the 2023-24 season with Kozma (100 Fly), Wilkov (1-meter dive, 3-meter dive), and first-year Ava Ellis (200 Breast) setting individual marks. Records in the 200, 400, and 800 Free Relays and 400 Medley Relay were also set during the season at either the UAA or NCAA Championships.

In dual meets, the Spartans went 5-1, including victories over ranked Carnegie Mellon and SUNY Geneseo. CWRU ended the season ranked 14th in the country by the CSCAA.

In the classroom, Wilkov was named to the CSC Academic All-America First Team and Kozma was named to the All-America Third Team, the fourth and fifth Academic All-America honors in program history. In addition, Paull and Vann were named to the Academic All-District Team and 36 members of the team earned UAA All-Academic recognition.

The Spartans earned the following honors during the 2023-24 swimming and diving season:

All-America

Abigail Wilkov

3-meter dive (6th)

First Team

1-meter dive (7th)

Claire Kozma

200 Free Relay (8th)

First Team

200 Fly (10th)

Second Team

400 Free Relay (13th)

800 Free Relay (14th)

400 Medley Relay (16th)

Gabriella Chambers

200 Free Relay (8th)

First Team

400 Free Relay (13th)

Second Team

800 Free Relay (14th)

400 Medley Relay (16th)

Kate Menzer

400 Free Relay (13th)

Second Team

400 Medley Relay (16th)

Angeli Paull

400 Free Relay (13th)

Second Team

800 Free Relay (14th)

Eliza Dixon

200 Free Relay (8th)

First Team

Erica Rice

400 Medley Relay (16th)

Second Team

Maggie Rose Rook

800 Free Relay (14th)

Second Team

Kelly Vann

200 Free Relay (8th)

First Team

NCAA Championship Participants

Gabriella Chambers

200 Free Relay (8th), 400 Free Relay (13th), 800 Free Relay (14th), 400 Medley Relay (16th), 100 Free (t-25th)

Eliza Dixon

200 Free Relay (8th), 200 Medley Relay (25th)

Claire Kozma

200 Free Relay (8th), 200 Fly (10th), 400 Free Relay (13th), 800 Free Relay (14th), 400 Medley Relay (16th), 100 Fly (t-28th), 100 Free (30th)

Kate Menzer

400 Free Relay (13th), 400 Medley Relay (16th), 200 Medley Relay (25th)

Angeli Paull

400 Free Relay (13th), 800 Free Relay (14th)

Erica Rice

400 Medley Relay (16th), 200 Medley Relay (25th)

Maggie Rose Rook

800 Free Relay (14th)

Kelly Vann

200 Free Relay (8th), 200 Medley Relay (25th)

Abigail Wilkov

3-meter dive (6th), 1-meter dive (7th)

All-UAA

Gabriella Chambers

200 Free Relay (3rd)

Eliza Dixon

Claire Kozma

Kelly Vann

Abigail Wilkov

3-meter dive (3rd)

CSC Academic All-America

Abigail Wilkov

First Team

Claire Kozma

Third Team

CSC Academic All-District

Claire Kozma

First Team

Angeli Paull

First Team

Kelly Vann

First Team

Abigail Wilkov

First Team

UAA Athlete of the Week

Erica Rice

Jan. 22 (Swimmer)

Abigail Wilkov

Oct. 30, Nov. 20, Jan. 29, Feb. 5 (Diver)

UAA All-Academic

Elishka Bailey

Brooke Anne Bryant

Liz Cao

Julia Cho

Sydney Criscitiello

Selah Dean

Eliza Dixon

Emma Guarnieri

Elena Igic

Adriana Kamor

Claire Kozma

Brynn Lampert

Peyton Leveckis

Sydney Maxwell

Kate Menzer

Zoe Michos

Rei Miyauchi

Amelia Myhrvold

Angeli Paull

Maria Pritchett

Erin Quinlan

Erica Rice

Laicey Rojas

Jocelyn Schechter

Caroline Schlessman

Megha Siddapureddy

Casey Slaterbeck

Ellie Snyder

Ally Solomon

Martina Torello-Viera

Kate Trembly

Simone Vale

Lauren Valentine

Kelly Vann

Isabel Verheyen

Abigail Wilkov

 
The following were the top times/marks for the Spartans during the 2023-24 season:

50 Free

Claire Kozma

23.63

Total Performance Invite

100 Free

Claire Kozma

51.43

Total Performance Invite

200 Free

Claire Kozma

1:52.06

UAA Championships

500 Free

Ava Ellis

5:05.59

Total Performance Invite

1000 Free

Ava Ellis

10:30.41

Total Performance Invite

1650 Free

Ava Ellis

17:22.32

Total Performance Invite

100 Back

Erica Rice

56.96

UAA Championships

200 Back

Julia Cho

2:04.61

UAA Championships

100 Breast

Kate Menzer

1:05.78

Total Performance Invite

200 Breast

Ava Ellis

2:23.60 *SR

Total Performance Invite

100 Fly

Claire Kozma

55.46 *SR

Total Performance Invite

200 Fly

Claire Kozma

2:04.25

NCAA Championships

200 IM

Kate Menzer

2:06.83

UAA Championships

400 IM

Maria Pritchett

4:30.15

UAA Championships

1-Meter Dive (11 dives)

Abigail Wilkov

509.25 *SR

Vs. Kenyon

3-Meter Dive (11 dives)

Abigail Wilkov

552.70 *SR

Vs. Kenyon

200 Free Relay

Claire Kozma, Eliza Dixon, Kelly Vann, Gabriella Chambers

1:33.86 *SR

NCAA Championships

400 Free Relay

Claire Kozma, Angeli Paull, Kate Menzer, Gabriella Chambers

3:27.12 *SR

NCAA Championships

800 Free Relay

Claire Kozma, Angeli Paull, Gabriella Chambers, Maggie Rose Rook

7:30.98 *SR

UAA Championships

200 Medley Relay

Erica Rice, Kate Menzer, Eliza Dixon, Kelly Vann

1:46.09

NCAA Championships

400 Medley Relay

Erica Rice, Kate Menzer, Claire Kozma, Gabriella Chambers

3:49.31 *SR

UAA Championships

*SR indicates school record

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Players Mentioned

Elishka Bailey

Elishka Bailey

Bk
5' 9"
Junior
Brooke Anne Bryant

Brooke Anne Bryant

DFr
5' 9"
Junior
Liz Cao

Liz Cao

Br/Bk
5' 4"
Junior
Gabriella Chambers

Gabriella Chambers

Fr
6' 1"
Junior
Julia Cho

Julia Cho

IM/Bk
5' 8"
Sophomore
Sydney Criscitiello

Sydney Criscitiello

Fr/Br
5' 6"
Senior
Selah Dean

Selah Dean

DFr
5' 4"
Junior
Eliza Dixon

Eliza Dixon

SFr
5' 10"
Sophomore
Emma Guarnieri

Emma Guarnieri

IM/Br
5' 8"
Senior
Elena Igic

Elena Igic

Dv
5' 7"
Senior
Adriana Kamor

Adriana Kamor

Fr
5' 6"
Junior
Claire Kozma

Claire Kozma

SFr/Fl
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Elishka Bailey

Elishka Bailey

5' 9"
Junior
Bk
Brooke Anne Bryant

Brooke Anne Bryant

5' 9"
Junior
DFr
Liz Cao

Liz Cao

5' 4"
Junior
Br/Bk
Gabriella Chambers

Gabriella Chambers

6' 1"
Junior
Fr
Julia Cho

Julia Cho

5' 8"
Sophomore
IM/Bk
Sydney Criscitiello

Sydney Criscitiello

5' 6"
Senior
Fr/Br
Selah Dean

Selah Dean

5' 4"
Junior
DFr
Eliza Dixon

Eliza Dixon

5' 10"
Sophomore
SFr
Emma Guarnieri

Emma Guarnieri

5' 8"
Senior
IM/Br
Elena Igic

Elena Igic

5' 7"
Senior
Dv
Adriana Kamor

Adriana Kamor

5' 6"
Junior
Fr
Claire Kozma

Claire Kozma

5' 7"
Sophomore
SFr/Fl