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All-NCAC Men's
Swimming & Diving
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^season cancelled due to COVID-19
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2026 All-NCAC Men's Performers
Denison junior Jack Hill (Leighton Buzzard, U.K./Cedars Upper) was named the 2026 NCAC Men's Swimmer of the Year after winning every single event that he competed in. Hill claimed his first gold medal in the 800 free relay on Wednesday night along with sophomore Nick Hensel (Houston, TX/St. Johns) and juniors Luke Swiggett (Berkeley, CA/Berkeley) and Devin Testin (Mequon, WI/Homestead). The quartet reset the NCAC record with a winning time of 6:27.16 in the 800. On Thursday, the junior earned the Big Red their fourth straight 200 IM title, posting an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:47.02 and then he and teammates first-year Ben Bevill (Chattanooga, TN/McCallie School), junior Liam Nelson (Pakkret, Thailand/International School Bangkok) and first-year Sam Hibbert (Toronto, Canada/Crestwood Prep) ended the night with the 400 medley relay title after touching the wall in 3:12.79. Then on Friday, Hill claimed the 200 free title in 1:35.66, which reset another NCAC record, before he and teammates Hensel and first-years Cam Blevins-Mohr (Lake Stevens, WA/Lake Stevens) and Sam Hibbert (Toronto, Canada/Crestwood Prep) reset the NCAC record with a winning time of 1:18.42 in the 200-free relay. The NCAA "B" cut performance finished just 0.36 seconds off the NCAA record.
In the diving well, Kenyon first-year Chase Smith (West Bloomfield, MI/West Bloomfield) claimed both the NCAC Men's Diver of the Year and Men's Newcomer of the Year awards. On Wednesday, the rookie claimed runner-up honors, posting a regional qualifying score of 497.15 on the three-meter board before earning gold on the one-meter board with another regional qualifying score of 509.35 on Friday.
Additionally, after earning the NCAC championship title, Denison collected both the NCAC Men's Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year and the Men's Diving Coaching Staff of the Year honors. Big Red head coach Gregg Parini, in his 39th year, along with associate head coach Kellen Beckwith and assistant coach Kristen Skroski have earned their second-consecutive Men's Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year honor, and the program's 12th-career overall award. The Denison men collected 13 event titles and broke six NCAC records: 200 free (1:35.66), 100 IM (48.81), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.42), 400 free relay (2:54.42), 800 free relay (6:27.16), 200 medley relay (1:26.68). Denison head diving coach Kai Robinson, in his first year with the Big Red, earned the Men's Diving Coaching Staff of the Year award. The Big Red posted a two-three-four finish on the one-meter board along with a one-three-four finish on the three-meter board, with senior Nick Fogle (Corcoran, MN/Orono) earning gold.
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All-NCAC Women's
Swimming & Diving
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2026 All-NCAC Women's Performers
Kenyon senior Molly Haag (Middleton, WI/Middleton) was named the NCAC Women's Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual event titles and one relay, along with a runner-up relay finish. Haag along with first-year Deniz Guvenc (Istanbul, Turkey/Ozel Sezin), senior Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault (Le Mans, France/CENS), and sophomore Nora Lee Brown (St. Louis, MO/Kirkwood) started the meet with a second-place showing in the 800 freestyle relay with an NCAA “B” cut time of 7:23.14. Then on Thursday in the first women’s event of the night, Haag collected gold in the 500 free in an NCAA “B” cut time of 4:51.06 before collecting the NCAC title in the 200 free on Friday in 1:49.68, surpassing the NCAA “B” cut standard. Then on the final day of competition, the senior earned gold in the 1650 free in an NCAA “B” cut time of 16:40.29, while she and classmate Gwen Eisenbeis (Okemos, MI/Williamston), junior Kate Bogan (Irmo, SC/Dutch Fork) and senior Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault (Le Mans, France/CENS) claimed the 400 free relay title in an NCAA “B” cut time of 3:21.71 to end the meet.
In the diving well, Denison senior Lu-Si Minnich (Indianapolis, IN/Lawrence Central) claimed the NCAC Women's Diver of the Year for the first time in her career after winning both the one-meter and three-meter events. On Thursday, Minnich took gold in the one-meter event with a regional-qualifying score of 421.30. Then on Saturday, the senior completed the sweep of the boards, collecting her third-consecutive three-meter title with a regional-qualifying score of 490.30 points.
In addition, Denison first-year Hailey Kaminski (Northfield, OH/Nordonia) earned the 2026 NCAC Women's Newcomer of the Year honors after swimming the third leg of a winning relay, the second-leg of a runner-up relay and two fourth-place finishes. Kaminski and teammates junior Ollie Morse (Granville, OH/Columbus School for Girls), senior Phoebe Ferguson (Columbus, OH/Grandview Heights) and sophomore Caroline Ramirez (Cincinnati, OH/Country Day) topped the podium in the 400 free relay with an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:32.43. The rookie and Morse, Phoebe Ferguson (Columbus, OH/Grandview Heights) and Harris also claimed a runner-up finish in the 400 free relay in an NCAC “B” cut time of 3:23:21. Kaminski just missed the podium in both the 50 and 100 freestyles, posting fourth-place finishes in NCAA “B” cut times of 23.44 and 51.24, respectively.
Finally, the DePauw and Kenyon coaching staffs collected the NCAC Women’s Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year and Women’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year honors. DePauw head coach Tracy Menzel, in her sixth year with the Tigers, along with assistant coaches Alan Senn and Jennah Fadely earned the program its third-straight and fourth overall Women's Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year honor. The Tigers were led to a third-place finish in the 2025 NCAC championship and posted a program record 1,377.5 points at the meet. Over the four-days of conference competition, the Tigers logged 29 top-10 finishes and earned seven all-conference certificates with a runner-up finish in the 100 IM (58.52) and third-place showings in the1650 freestyle (17:07.66) and the 200-free (1:34.66), 400-free (3:28.82), 800-free (7:43.09), 200-medley (1:44.20) and 400-medley (3:54.14) relays. Kenyon head coach Jason Glorius claims his fourth overall women's Diving Coaching Staff of the Year award. This is his first honor leading the Owls, as he earned the award three times, 2010-11 and ‘13, while at the helm of the Denison diving squad. Kenyon divers placed second through sixth on both boards at the 2026 conference meet to collect 290 overall points for the Owls to help secure the program’s 30th NCAC title.
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