2019-20 Men's Swimming News
94 Buffs recognized as 2019-20 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced 2019-20 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards on Tuesday, naming 94 members of Milligan University athletics teams to the list. Milligan women’s soccer led the way with 12 Buffs making the list, while men’s track & field followed as a close runner-up with 10.
September 15, 2020
18 Milligan teams earn NAIA Scholar Team Award
Eighteen Milligan University athletics teams impressively earned distinction as NAIA Scholar Teams for the 2019-2020 academic year, announced the NAIA on Tuesday as part of National Awards Day. These 18 teams were among over 2,000 total teams across the NAIA recognized with this award.
September 15, 2020
Men’s swimming lands four on Scholar All-America Team
The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named 1,479 swimmers and divers to the Scholar All-American Team for the 2019-20 season. Jarod Blazo, Ben Hawkins, Mitchell Martin and Matthew McFalls earned spots on the list to represent the Milligan University men’s swimming team. Their counterparts on the women’s side had seven make the list.
July 13, 2020
Swimming recognized for success in classroom
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected the Milligan University men's and women's swimming teams for Scholar All-American honors. Milligan was one of 461 schools to receive the award for the spring semester.
June 30, 2020
Halloran caps swim season with All-American honor
Junior Maggie Halloran received her sixth career All-American recognition Saturday afternoon after a sixth place finish in the women’s 200 backstroke helped conclude results for Milligan College at the 2020 NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championships.
March 07, 2020
Halloran’s top ten finish highlights day three of championships
The Milligan College swim team saw both the men’s and women’s 200 medley relay teams, and Maggie Halloran as an individual in the 100 backstroke, move on to the finals in the third day of the NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships Friday afternoon. Halloran is a member of the 200 medley relay team that moved on to the finals, making that her third relay team to move on to the finals at this year’s championships. She has also moved on to the individual finals twice.
March 06, 2020
Milligan completes day two of national championships
The Milligan College swim team completed day two of the NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships Thursday afternoon. After 16 events the women’s team are in 20th place and the men are in 17th.
March 05, 2020
Milligan finishes day one with new relay record
The Milligan College swim team began day one of the NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championships Wednesday afternoon and highlighted the day with a pair of top-20 finishes and a new 800 relay record. The women started the day off in the 800 freestyle relay with a 16th place finish with the men’s 800 freestyle relay finishing in 15th place and setting a new Milligan record.
March 04, 2020
Swimming sets sights on national championships
Coming off a third-place finish at the Appalachian Athletic Conference championships, the Milligan College swim team has been preparing for the NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championships which begins this week at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 64th annual men's and the 40th annual women's championships will begin Wednesday, March 4 and run through Saturday, March 7.
March 03, 2020
Milligan finishes third in AAC Championships
Maggie Halloran was named co-female swimmer of the meet and the Milligan College swim team finished in third place in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships in Kingsport, Tenn. The Buffs finished with a combined team score of 945.5 points with the women accounting for 447.5 and the men accounting for 498 of the points. The women kept their third place standing through all three days but the men moved to third place on the men’s side by beating WVU-Tech by eight points in the final day of competition.
February 15, 2020
National qualifiers highlight day two of AAC swim championships
The Milligan College swim team highlighted day two of the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships with 16 national qualifying times and are entering day three with an overall third place standing. Milligan currently has 638.5 points with the women accounting for 311.5 and in third place for the women and the men have 327 and are in fourth place for the men.
February 14, 2020
Swim team finishes day one of AAC Championships
The Milligan College swim team completed day one of the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships Thursday and are entering the second day of competition in third place overall with a combined score of 245.5.
February 13, 2020
Milligan swim team prepares for AAC Championships
The Milligan College swim team has had a successful season thus far but are looking to add to their success as they compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships this week, Feb. 13-15, at the Kingsport Aquatic Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.
February 12, 2020
Burnett receives second straight AAC weekly honor
Sterling Burnett of the Milligan College swim team has swam his way into getting recognized as the Appalachian Athletic Conference swimmer of the week for the second week in a row. The league made the announcement Monday afternoon for the week ending on Feb. 2.
February 03, 2020
Milligan competes in final regular season meet
The Milligan College swim team competed against Union College and King University Saturday afternoon in Barbourville, Kentucky.
February 01, 2020
Buffs earn CSCAA NAIA Scholar All-America
Milligan College’s swimming teams rank in the top 10 nationally for academics, as the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America on Wednesday announced Scholar All-America Teams for the fall 2019 semester.
January 29, 2020