MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University swimming and diving teams close out their 2013-2014 season at the MIAC Championships this week at the University of Minnesota. Competition begins Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center and conclude Saturday.

The MIAC Championships Field:
Augsburg, Carleton, Concordia, Gustavus, Hamline, Macalester, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint John's, Saint Mary's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas

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MIAC Men's Championships — A Year Ago:
St. Olaf swam away with their fourth team championship in the last seven years, and two more MIAC records and numerous NCAA 'A' qualification times delighted the crowd. Though the team title didn't come down to the final event as it did a year ago, the same two teams engaged in an entertaining battle throughout the weekend. However, this time St. Olaf claimed the conference championship with a total of 787 points, beating defending champion St. Thomas by 39 points. This was the 28th MIAC championship for the Oles, which have won the most title in league history. In recent years, St. Olaf has been on an every-other-year title rotation, with this being their fourth in a seven-year span | Complete Recap

MIAC Women's Championships — A Year Ago:
Gustavus claimed its fourth-straight conference championship during the final session of the three-day conference championships. The Gusties — now winners of six of the last seven MIAC titles — rode a pair of MIAC-record performances and a great all-around showing to victory. Gustavus got a tough test from St. Thomas and St. Olaf throughout the three-day event, but head coach Jon Carlson's team was too good and too deep, and pulled away for a 52-point win with a total of 743 points. This is the team's seventh MIAC championship - second most in league history behind the Oles - and the latest in a dominant stretch of Gustie women's swimming | Complete Recap

Cardinals at the MIAC Championships — A Year Ago:
After coming up one place finish short of reaching the consolation finals his first two events at the MIAC Championships, Mark Ross (Dubuque, Iowa) made his final chance count, clocking a time of 1:57.99 in the 200 backstroke. And in that consolation final, Ross maintained his 11th-place positioning, touching the wall in 1:58.03. As a team, the Cardinal men placed eighth, while the SMU women were 10th | Complete Recap

Saint Mary's Cardinals MIAC Qualifiers:
PJ Heller: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle
Evan Lecy: 1-meter, 3-meter diving
Joe Tonda: 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Marit Christianson: 1650 freestyle, 500 freestyle
Sarah Jansen: 1-meter, 3-meter diving
Claire Judeh: 1-meter, 3-meter diving
Ashling Meehan: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Anna Smaron: 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Grace Van Beest: 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 100 freestyle
Relay only: Anne Raecker, Bethany Schmidt, Kristin Wilkes, Scott Carnahan, Jimmy Lynch