LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Katie Doogan of DePauw University, a three-time Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Swimmer of the Year, along with two-time winners of that same award – Catie Baker, Kara Beauchamp and Lindsay Hagmann – highlight an impressive list of 23 past standouts named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s 30th Anniversary women’s swimming and diving team. Complete Release
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be announcing 30th Anniversary teams in 21 sports throughout the 2020-21 academic year. The league selected 15th Anniversary teams during the 2005-06 academic year – those selections can be found here.
The SCAC's 30th Anniversary teams were selected through balloting by present coaches in each sport as well as administrators. Athletes who participated in conference competition between the fall of 2005 through the spring of 2020 and had been named to at least two All-SCAC teams and/or were a selected as a Player-of-the-Year in their respective sport were eligible for selection.
Among Current members, Trinity University led the way with nine student-athletes selected to the exclusive team represented across 10 events. Southwestern University followed with three selections across four events, followed by Colorado College with two members in one event and McMurry University with one honoree across two events. Former league members Centre College and DePauw University each had four selections across six events.
SCAC WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING – 30TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM
Meredith Angel, Centre College – 50 free
Lindsay Hagmann, Trinity University – 50 free
Lindsay Hagmann, Trinity University – 100 free
Lydia Jones, Trinity University – 100 free
Jesse Stovall, Southwestern University – 100 free
Mabel Fowler, Trinity University – 200 free
Lydia Jones, Trinity University – 200 free
Mabel Fowler, Trinity University – 500 free
Clark Weber, Centre College – 500 free
Callie Boehme, DePauw University – 1,650 free
Melanie Gustafson, Trinity University – 1,650 free
Clark Weber, Centre College – 1,650 free
Olivia Dilorati, Colorado College – 100 fly
Ellen Silk, Colorado College – 100 fly
Lis Starr, Centre College – 100 fly
Lis Starr, Centre College – 200 fly
Amanda Stier, DePauw University – 200 fly
Sarah Ayers, Southwestern University – 100 back
Colleen Maggard, Centre College – 100 back
Robyn Remschel, McMurry University – 100 back
Mabel Fowler, Trinity University – 200 back
Robyn Remschel, McMurry University – 200 back
Catie Baker, DePauw University – 100 breast
Rehgan Hartsell, Southwestern University – 100 breast
Catie Baker, DePauw University – 200 breast
Rehgan Hartsell, Southwestern University – 200 breast
Kara Beauchamp, Trinity University – 200 IM
Katie Doogan, DePauw University – 200 IM
Kara Beauchamp, Trinity University – 400 IM
Katie Doogan, DePauw University – 400 IM
Hayley Emerick, Trinity University – 1M diving
Linday Martin, Trinity University – 1M diving
Haley Emerick, Trinity University – 3M diving
Ruth Hahn, Trinity University – 3M diving
Sarah Kate MrKonich, Trinity University – 3M diving
Doogan was selected as one of the league’s best in both the 200 and 400 IM. The 2005, 2007 and 2008 SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year, Doogan is one of just three swimmers in conference history to earn SOTY honors three times and one of just five to win 10 or more individual conference titles during a career. Doogan was dominant in the 200 IM over in conference championship competition, winning the event all four years (2005-2008). She is the only swimmer in league history to be named all-Conference four times in the event. She was also a two-time all-American in the 200 IM, earning Honorable Mention honors in both 2007 and 2008. In the 400 IM, Doogan is one of just three athletes in SCAC history to capture three gold medals, winning in 2005, 2007 and 2008. She still holds two of the fastest five times ever swam at the conference championship meet and earned all-Americans at the 2007 NCAA Division III Championships and was an Honorable Mention all-American in 2008.
Baker, a DePauw alum, earned all-anniversary recognition in both the 100 and 200-breaststroke. The SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year in 2010 and 2011, Baker finished her career with seven individual SCAC titles, tied for 10th all-time. She won the 100 breast in both 2010 and 2011 and still holds the fifth fastest time in championship meet history. In the 200 breast, Baker is one of just four swimmers in conference history to win the event three different times and one of just two to win it over three consecutive years. Baker won in 2009, 2010 and 2011, while her time at the 2011 meet still stands as the second fastest time in championship meet history. At the national level, Baker earned all-American honors in the 100 breast at the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Division III Championships in addition to receiving Honorable Mention all-American accolades in the 200 breast at both meets. In her final collegiate swim at the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships, Baker set the SCAC open record in the 200-breast en route to earning that Honorable Mention all-American honors.
Beauchamp earned all-anniversary recognition for the 200 and 400 IM and was selected SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year twice (2013 and 2014) during her four-year stint at Trinity University. She posted eight total SCAC wins in her career (tied for sixth in league history) including winning the 200 IM in 2013, 2014 and 2016 as well as winning back-to-back 400 IM titles in 2013 and 2014. The SCAC open record holder in both events, Beauchamp joins Doogan as one of just three athletes to win the 200 IM three or more times in a single career and just five athletes to win consecutive 400 IM titles. An Honorable Mention all-American in the 400 IM, Beauchamp has the top two times in league history in the 400 IM and two of the top three times in the 200 IM.
Hagmann received recognition for her performances in both the 50 and 100 freestyle and joins Doogan, Baker and Beauchamp as a multiple SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year honoree, winning the award in both 2017 and 2018. A Trinity graduate, she was a four-time all-conference recipient in the 50 free, posting victories in the event in 2017 and 2018. She recorded what remains the SCAC open record and earned Honorable Mention all-American honors in 2017 and added all-American honors to her resume in 2018. Hagmann was also a four-time all-SCAC honoree in the 100 free, winning the event at the 2016, 2017 and 2018 SCAC championships. She still holds the fastest and second-fastest times ever swam at the conference meet as well as the league’s open record in the event. At the national level, Hagmann reached the all-American podium twice in the 100 free – in 2016 (seventh place) and 2017 (third place) – and earned Honorable Mention all-American honors in the event in 2018. With her eight individual conference wins, she is tied for sixth-most in SCAC history.
Trinity’s Mabel Fowler was the lone swimmer on the all-Anniversary team to be recognized in three different events as she was named as one of the league’s best in both the 500 and 200 freetyle as well as the 200 backstroke. A four-time all-SCAC honoree in the 500 free, Fowler became one of just two swimmers in league history to win the event four consecutive years (2018-2021) when she took top honors at this year’s SCAC Championship meet. She was also a four-time all-SCAC performer in the 200 back, winning the affair in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Fowler, the 2020 SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year, captured gold three consecutive years in the 200 free (2018-2020). At the 2019 NCAA Division III Championships, Fowler earned Honorable Mention all-American honors in the 200 back and then received all-American honors in the 200 and 500 free as well as the 200 back in 2020. Holder of two SCAC open records (200 and 500 free), Fowler’s 11 individual SCAC titles ties her for the most in league history.
Other SCAC swimmers earning all-anniversary recognition in more than one event include Southwestern University’s Rehgan Hartsell, Trinity’s Lydia Jones, McMurry University’s Robyn Remschel and Centre College’s Lis Starr and Clark Weber.
Hartsell was selected to the all-Anniversary team for her efforts in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke. The SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year in 2019, Hartsell made history at the 2021 SCAC Championship meet when she became the first-ever athlete to win two separate events four-straight years when she won both the 100 and 200 breast. She is also the only swimmer in league history to win both the 100 and 200 breast four times, sweeping the events from 2018-2021. In 2018 she established the fastest times in both events in SCAC championship competition and holds the league’s open record for the 100 breast. One of just five swimmers in league history with double-digit individual titles, Hartsell is tied for third all-time with 10 titles.
Jones received recognition for her performances in both the 100 and 200 freestyle. She was a three-time all-SCAC recipient in the 100, winning the event in 2015. She still owns the third-fastest time in the history of the event at the SCAC championships and at the 2015 NCAA Division III Championships, she earned Honorable Mention all-American honors. Jones is one of just three swimmers in league history to earn all-SCAC honors four times in the 200, winning the event in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She is one of only four swimmers in league history to win the 200 free three or more times at the conference championship meet and still holds the third and fifth-fastest time in conference meet history. The 2015 SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year, Jones’ six individual conference titles is tied for 14th all-time in league history.
Remschel earned all-SCAC honors in both the 100 and 200 backstroke all four years of her career in Abilene, taking gold in both events in 2016, 2017 and 2018. She is the only swimmer in league history to sweep the backstroke events at three consecutive meets. Owner of the top two times in SCAC championship history in the 200 and three of the top four times, including the fastest in the 100, Remschel is also the SCAC open record holder in both affairs. Remschel finished with six individual SCAC titles, tied for 14th all-time in league history.
Starr is one of just three swimmers in league history to earn all-SCAC honors four times in both the 100 and 200 butterfly. She is one of just two swimmers to win the 100 fly three times, taking top honors in 2006, 2007 and 2009. At the national level, Starr earned all-American honors three times, first at the 2007 NCAA Division III Championships, claiming Honorable Mention all-American accolades in the 100 fly. Starr then closed out her career as a Colonel at the 2009 national championships, receiving Honorable Mention all-American honors in both the 100 and 200 fly. The 2009 SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year, Starr finished with four individual league titles which is tied for 31st in SCAC history.
Weber, the conference’s Swimmer-of-the-Year in 2012, was a two two-time all-SCAC honoree in both the 1,650 and 500 freestyle – the events in which she received all-anniversary recognition. She earned gold medal status with first place finishes in both the 1,650 and 500 free in 2011 and 2012. Weber still holds the fastest and third-fastest time in SCAC championship meet history in the 1,650 and the second and fourth-fastest in the 500. In the 1,650, she claimed Honorable Mention all-American status at the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships before stepping up to the all-American podium in 2012 after finishing sixth. Weber closed out her SCAC career with six individual titles, tied for 14th in conference history.
Rounding out the all-anniversary team is Callie Boehme and Amanda Stier of DePauw, Meredith Angel and Colleen Maggard of Centre, Olivia Dilorati and Ellen Silk of Colorado College, Sarah Ayers and Jesse Stovall of Southwestern and Melanie Gustafson of Trinity.
Boehme was a four-time all-SCAC performer in the 1,650 freestyle and won the event in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She is the most recent of just three swimmers in SCAC history to win the event three consecutive years. A winner of seven individual SCAC titles, Boehme is tied for 10th all-time in league history, and earned Honorable Mention all-American honors at the 2008 NCAA Division III Championships.
Stier, a four-time all-SCAC performer in the 200 butterfly, is the only swimmer in league history to win the event four times, claiming top podium status in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. She earned Honorable Mention all-American honors in 2007 and secured all-American accolades at the 2008 NCAA Division III Championships when she finished eighth. A five-time SCAC individual champion, Stier still holds the record for the fastest 200 fly time in SCAC championship meet history, one of just two records still standing that was set prior to 2010.
Angel earned a slot on the all-Anniversary team with four all-conference performances in the 50 freestyle, including first-place touches three consecutive years from 2007-2009. She still holds the record for the fastest time in the 50 at a SCAC championship meet, which she set in 2009. Angel finished her career with five individual SCAC titles, is one of just two swimmers in conference history to win the 50 three times and earned Honorable Mention all-American honors in the event in 2010.
Centre’s Maggard earned all-SCAC honors in each of her four years swimming the 100 backstroke, which included first place finishes in 2009, 2010 and 2012. One of just three swimmers in league history to win the event three or more times, Maggard still holds the fifth-fastest time in SCAC championship meet history. She finished her career with eight individual titles which is tied for sixth all-time.
Dilorati and Silk – both of Colorado College – were recognized for their efforts in the 100 butterfly. Both were four-time all-SCAC honorees and combined to win the event five-straight years as Dilorati won gold from 2014-2016 and Silk touched first in 2017 and 2018. Between the two, they hold four of the five fastest times in SCAC championship meet history, with Dilorati setting the top mark in 2016 and Silk posting the third-fastest time in 2017. The 2016 SCAC Swimmer-of-the-Year, Dilorati is the only swimmer in league history to hit the wall first in three consecutive SCAC championship meets in the event and still holds the SCAC open record. At the national level, Dilorati earned Honorable Mention all-American honors in 2014 and claimed all-American status in 2016 with her third-place finish.
Ayers was a four-time all-SCAC honoree in the 100 backstroke, winning the event in 2011. She swam what was then the SCAC meet record (now the second-fastest time) in 2011 – the same year she earned NCAA all-American honors in the event after finishing seventh.
Stovall earned a slot on the all-anniversary team in the 100 freestyle after charting all-SCAC honors through her first three years at Southwestern. At last month’s SCAC Championship meet, Stovall joined Centre’s Angel as just the second swimmer in league history to win the 50 three times in a career. A 2020 NCAA all-American, Stovall holds the fourth and fifth-fastest time in SCAC championship history. Through her junior year, she is currently tied for sixth all-time with eight individual titles.
Trinity’s Gustafson was recognized for her efforts in the 1,650-freestyle. She was a four-time all-conference performer in the event, which includes victories in 2013 and 2014. Gustafson owns the fourth and fifth-fastest times in SCAC championship meet history and earned Honorable Mention all-American honors in 2012. She finished her career with five individual titles, tied for 21st in league history.
On the diving boards, Trinity’s Hayley Emerick, Lindsay Martin, Ruth Hahn and Sarah Kate MrKonich all earned all-anniversary recognition.
Emerick received all-anniversary recognition on both the 1 and 3-meter boards. The SCAC Diver-of-the-Year in 2008, 2009 and 2011, Emerick finished her career with seven individual SCAC titles, tied for 10th all-time and the most by any diver in league history. Emerick was a four-time all-SCAC honoree on both the 1 and 3-meter boards, is the lone diver in conference history to win the 3-meter four straight year and is one of just three divers in league history to win the 1-meter competition three times. She owns two of the top five scores in SCAC championship meet history on the 3-meter and the third-highest mark on the 1-meter. Nationally, Emerick is a four-time all-American on both boards, highlighted by her 3-meter National Championship at the 2010 championships where she set and still holds the NCAA meet record in the event.
Martin, the 2010 SCAC Diver-of-the-Meet, earned all-anniversary honors on the 1-meter board. A four-time all-SCAC honoree, Martin was also recognized nationally as a two-time all-American in the event (2009 and 2010). She capped her career by winning the 2010 National Championship, combining with teammate Hayley Emerick to help Trinity sweep the boards at the national meet.
A two-time SCAC Diver-of-the-Year (2012 and 2013), Hahn was ticketed for the all-anniversary team for her performance on the 3-meter board. She was a three-time all-SCAC honoree, winning the event in 2012 and 2013. Hahn holds the first and third-best marks in SCAC championship meet history in the event and still holds the SCAC open record. An all-American in 2011, 2012 and 2013, Hahn delivered Trinity its third diving National Title when she won the event at the 2012 NCAA Division III National Championship meet.
The back-to-back SCAC Diver-of-the-Year in 2016 and 2017, MrKonich was recognized with all-anniversary honors for her career on the 3-meter board. A three-time all-SCAC performer, she joins Emerick as the only other diver in league history to win the event three or more times, winning in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Holder of the fifth-best score in SCAC championships meet history, MrKonich was a two-time Honorable Mention all-American (2015 and 2017) and earned all-American honors at the 2016 National Championship meet when she finished seventh.
