The Wayne State University women’s swimming and diving team concluded its participation at the 2026 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships, finishing third among six teams. The event took place over four days at the Holland Community Aquatic Center in Holland, Michigan.
Wayne State ended with a total of 591 points. Grand Valley State secured first place with 1,095 points, followed by Northern Michigan with 708 points. Saginaw Valley State finished fourth with 433 points, Davenport was fifth with 411 points, and Lake Superior State placed sixth with three points.
Head coach Sean Peters commented on the team’s performance: “The women finished third overall, which I believe was quite the accomplishment considering that in the polls for the majority of the season, we were unranked,” said Peters. “To finish third is truly an accomplishment and it was a total team effort. Congratulations to Elly (Belmore), Emma (Crispo) and Diana (Muccioli), as they have a possible opportunity to continue their seasons.”
Among individual results, Diana Muccioli placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:11.76, meeting NCAA B cut standards. Other notable performances included Elly Belmore’s third-place finish in the 200 backstroke (2:00.96), Emma Crispo’s third place in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.42), and Alicia Viaches’ third place in one-meter diving (416.20). Several athletes achieved NCAA B cut times or scores during their events.
The Warriors also saw strong finishes from Emily Hedley, Lilian Ljuckanov, Kate Rhodes, Josey Coon, Kelsey Milz, Annika Cho, Megan Unger, Delaney Parker, Scarlet Maison, Ariana Heugh, Zoe Wood and Isla Puzjak across various swimming and diving events.
In relay competition, Wayne State’s team of Hedley, Coon, Milz and Rhodes finished fifth in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:31.00.
Wayne State Warriors Women’s Swimming and Diving competes at the NCAA Division II level as part of Wayne State University’s intercollegiate athletics program based in Detroit (official university athletics website). The program is a member of both NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (official university athletics website).
Next for Wayne State will be awaiting the NCAA selection announcement scheduled for Wednesday, February 25 by 5 p.m., when it will be determined which student-athletes qualify for participation at the NCAA Championships set for March 10-14 at Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Indiana.
