By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University swim teams close out their 2019-20 season at the MIAC Championships, which runs from Wednesday through Saturday at the University of Minnesota's Aquatic Center.
 
The MIAC Championships Field:
• Augsburg, Carleton, Concordia, Gustavus, Hamline, Macalester, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint John's, Saint Mary's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
• Live Results | Streaming Video | Championships Homepage | Men's Preview | Women's Preview | Venue Information
 
MIAC Men's Championships — A Year Ago:
• Led by MIAC Co-Swimmer of the Year Tannek Sonnek, Gustavus totaled 938.5 points to claim first place. St. Thomas placed second with 774.5 points, followed by St. Olaf in third with 435. Carleton jumped up to No. 4 in the team standings with 391 points, with Saint John's in fifth at 387. Macalester placed sixth with 215 points, Hamline logged 200 points for seventh, and Saint Mary's scored 105 to finish eighth | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap * Day 3 Recap * Day 4 Men's Recap * Day 4 Women's Recap
 
MIAC Women's Championships — A Year Ago:
• For the fourth time in as many seasons, St. Thomas claimed the MIAC swimming and diving championship. The Tommies finished with 797 points to earn first place. Only one point separated Gustavus and St. Catherine, who finished in second and third, respectively, at 588 and 587. St. Olaf took fourth with 440 points, followed by Carleton in fifth with 413.5 and Saint Benedict in sixth with 305. Hamline took seventh with 174 points, Concordia placed eighth with 132.5, Macalester ninth with 91, Saint Mary's tenth with 81, and Augsburg in eleventh with 75 points | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap * Day 3 Recap * Day 4 Men's Recap * Day 4 Women's Recap
 
Cardinals at the MIAC Championships — A Year Ago:
• Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap
 
Saint Mary's Cardinal MIAC Qualifiers:
• MEN: Brennen McClay- 50 Free, 200 Free, 100 Free; Darren Anes Dy Quiangco- 50 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly; Griffin Rades- 100 Back, 200 Back; Jostin Alvarado- competing in 4 relays
 
• WOMEN: Brooke Shefchik- 500 Free, 400 IM, 1650 Free; Katie Beitz- 500 Free, 200 Free, 100 Free; Claire King- 500 Free, 200 Free, 100 Free; Ashlyn Seifert- 50 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Free; Erica Camarato- 200 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast ; Dakota Becerra- competing in 2 relays
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019-20 Men's Roster | 2019-20 Women's Roster | 2019-20 Schedule | Record Book
• The Cardinals closed out the home portion of their schedule on Jan. 25, combining to collect five first-place finishes in their double-dual with Augsburg and Hamline. … Brennen McClay (Shakopee, Minn.) won both the 200 freestyle (1:51.40) and 100 freestyle (49.11), while Brooke Shefchik (Stevens Point, Wis.) placed first in both the 500 freestyle (5:50.13) and 1000 freestyle (11:57.67), and Katie Beitz (Blaine, Minn.) added a first in the 200 freestyle (2:15.19). … In their final road meet of the season, Cardinals put five swimmers into the evening finals — twice — at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational on Jan. 17-18. Griffin Rades (Shawano, Wis.) reached the finals in both the 100 backstroke and 200 IM, while McClay qualified in the 100 freestyle, and Shefchik and Erica Camarato (DeForest, Wis.) each delivered qualifying times in the 200 breaststroke last Friday. A day later, the quartet was at it again — McClay qualified in both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, with Rades reaching the finals in the 200 backstroke, Shefchik in the 400 IM, and Camarato in the 100 breaststroke. … The Cardinals put together 40 season-best times, 11 lifetime-best efforts, and 11 all-time Top 10 performances during the three-day Rochester Invitational on Dec. 6-8. … Shefchik put together four program Top 10 performances at the Rochester Invitational on, Dec. 6-8. Her 5:33.91 in the 500 freestyle ranks No. 2 all time, while her 400 IM time of 5:05.49 is third. She also added the fifth-fastest time in the 1,650 freestyle (19:21.58) and the seventh-fastest in the 1,000 freestyle (11:42.50). … Mara Caples (Rochester, Minn.) posted the program's eighth-fastest time in the 100 backstroke (1:02.50), while McClay recorded the eighth- and ninth-fastest times in program history in the 100 freestyle (49.19 & 49.25) at the Rochester Invitational. … Four Cardinal women's relay teams posted Top 10 program times at the Rochester Invitational — 800 freestyle (2nd, 8:31.58), 200 freestyle (3rd, 1:46.52), 200 medley (4th, 1:57.43), and the 400 medley (5th, 4:21.50). … Caples enjoyed a banner weekend for the Cardinal women in their duals against UM-Morris and Ripon on Nov. 22-23. The freshman won the 100 butterfly (1:05.42) and placed second in the 200 freestyle (2:12.71) against UM-Morris on Nov. 22, while stopping the clock in 2:25.66 to win the 200 IM and adding a first-place time of 1:06.18 in the 100 backstroke in the Cardinals' double-dual against UM-Morris and Ripon the following afternoon. … Casey Hanson (Grand Rapids, Minn.) was the top performer for the Cardinal men in their dual against Ripon on Nov. 23, stopping the clock in 6:18.44 to place second in the 500 freestyle, while adding third-place times of 25.62 in the 50 freestyle and 56.62 in the 100 freestyle. … McClay posted the Cardinals' top finishes at Saint Mary's double-dual against Macalester and Gustavus on Nov. 16, clocking second-place times of 22.96 in the 50 freestyle and 49.80 in the 100 freestyle to lead the Cardinal men, while Hanson chipped in a fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:49.19) and a fifth in the 200 freestyle (2:13.93). … Shefchik delivered third-place performances in the 400 IM (5:17.88) and 500 freestyle (5:49.53), while also posting a fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:46.81) to lead the Cardinal women against Macalester and Gustavus on Nov. 16. … Caples and Katie Domack (Lakeville, Minn.) led the way for the Cardinal women against St. Norbert on Nov. 1. Caples posted a first-place showing in the 100 backstroke (1:06.18), while Domack won the 100 butterfly in 1:05.39. … Olivia Fleming (Hugo, Minn.) picked up Saint Mary's lone victory in its Nov. 2 dual against Southwest Minnesota State, winning the 50 freestyle in 26.87. … Shefchik posted a combined five second-place finishes against St. Norbert and Southwest Minnesota State on Nov. 1-2. The senior finished second in both the 500 (5:53.54) and 1000 (11:59.90), while adding seconds in the 1000 freestyle (12:04.14), the 500 freestyle (6:01.75), and the 100 breaststroke (1:18.35). … McClay delivered a pair of second-place times — 1:56.43 in the 200 freestyle and 5:53.54 in the 500 freestyle — against St. Norbert on Nov. 1, with Hanson posting a third in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.59) to lead the way for the Cardinal men against St. Norbert on Nov. 1. … Shefchik won both the 500 and 1,000 for the third time in as many races at the Hamline Invitational on Oct. 26, posting winning times of 5:49.89 in the 500 and 11:49.00 in the 1000. … Shefchik picked up first-place finishes in the 1000 freestyle (11:53.49) and 500 freestyle (5:54.54) against Concordia on Oct. 18, then completed the sweep of the two events the following afternoon, touching the wall in 11:38.19 to win the 1000 freestyle and adding a first-place time of 5:46.95 in the 500 free. Domack (100 butterfly, 2:35.50) also posted a first-place finish for the Cardinal women during their season-opening duals. … McClay picked up the Cardinals' two first-place showings against Iowa Lakes CC on Oct. 19, stopping the clock in 22.87 to win the 50 freestyle and posting a time of 49.98 to win the 100 freestyle.