The Hope College women’s swimming and diving closed the NCAA Division III Championships with two more All-America performances and the third consecutive Top 20 team finish at nationals on Saturday in Greensboro, N.C.
The MIAA champion Flying Dutch finished the four-day meet with a 15th-place total of 61 points.
Hope collected nine All-America efforts at the Greensboro Aquatic Center since Wednesday: one first-team and eight second-team.
The Flying Dutchmen took 10th at nationals in 2023 and 19th in 2022.
On Saturday, junior Sara Kraus (Rockford, Michigan / Rockford HS) led the Flying Dutch by finishing 10th in the 200-yard backstroke.
Kraus clocked a time of 2 minutes, 1.35 seconds during the consolation final for her third All-America accolade in the event.
Junior Greta Gidley (Franklin, MIchigan / Mercy) placed 15th in the 100 freestyle for All-America Second Team honors in the event.
Gidley recorded a swim of 51.78 seconds during the consolation final.
Players Mentioned
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Greta Gidley
- Freestyle/IM
- Junior
- Elementary Education PreK-3, 3-6
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Sara Kraus
- IM/Back/Breast
- Junior
- Exercise Science
Players Mentioned
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Greta Gidley
- Junior
- Elementary Education PreK-3, 3-6
- Freestyle/IM
-
Sara Kraus
- Junior
- Exercise Science
- IM/Back/Breast