Fifth Annual NSU Sharks Invitational Page FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University swimming and diving teams are set to host the Fifth Annual NSU Sharks Invitational beginning on Thursday Dec. 18.
The Sharks will welcome a host of schools included Florida Southern College, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Lynn University, the University of North Carolina-Asheville, Rollins College and the University of Tampa. This will be the Sharks' second time competing with Florida Southern, Lynn and Tampa.
Each day will be split into a preliminary session starting at 10 a.m. and a finals session starting at 5 p.m. The finals session on Sunday will start at 4 p.m. Both the men's and women's side will swim the same events each day.
Thursday's events will include the 1,000-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relay. Friday's events will consist of the 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relay. Saturday's events comprise of the 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly and 800-yard freestyle relay. Sunday's events contain the 1,650-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard breaststroke and 400-yard freestyle relay.
NSU will look to make a big splash this weekend after being ranked as high as fourth
in NCAA Division II on the men's side and ninth on the women's side.
The women, led by standouts
Bryndis Hansen (So., Akureyri, Iceland),
Emma Wahlstrom (So., Stockholm, Sweden),
Courtney DeVeny (Fr., Estero, Fla.) and
Malin Westman (Fr., Harryda, Sweden), come into the meet with an undefeated 4-0 record, their best start to the season in program history.
"Everyone usually swims quite well," said captain
Arianna Sunyak (Sr., Naples, Fla.). "I like the fact that we get to suit up! That always boosts my confidence a bit."
The men, led by
Thiago Sickert (So., Vila Velha, Brazil),
Shane Kleinbeck (Sr., San Antonio, Texas) and
Marco Aldabe (So., Alicante, Spain), come into the meet looking to rebound and make a statement after two loses that have come down to the wire in their past two meets. Sickert currently ranks in the top ten in NCAA DII in the 100-free and 100-fly.
"This is a great way to practice a four-day meet before conference and nationals," said Kleinbeck. "I'm excited because it's a fun meet and the whole team tends to have a good time. There's a lot of high spirits throughout the week."
Results will be posted to the Fifth Annual Shark Invitational page after the prelims and finals of each day.
