NCAA Championships Selection Announcement
 
INDIANAPOLIS – The Colorado School of Mines Men's and Women's Swimming teams had a total of four individuals invited to the 2025 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships with three other Orediggers appearing on the alternate list.
 
Ronan Lauinger and Vladislav Kazakin earned invitations for Mines' men. Jakson Winn and Joseph Lev-Tov were tabbed as alternates. Isabella Bono and Jordan Tierney were the invitees for the Oredigger women with Jennifer Pierson listed as the top alternate. The national meet will be a part of the +NCAA Division II National Championships Festival hosted in Indianapolis. Swimming and diving will run March 11-15 at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IU Indianapolis.
 
Lauinger earned his fourth consecutive trip to the championships with an invite in the 400-IM. He'll also race the 200-IM and 500-free. Kazakin is making his first trip to the NCAA meet. He earned invitations in the 500-free and 1000-free after winning RMAC gold in both events. The true freshman will also appear in the 200-free. Bono's invitation to race for national gold is the first of her career. She earned slots in the 500-free, 1000-free, 1650-free, and 400-IM. Tierney was invited in both her specialties, the 100-breast and 200-breast, giving her a third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships. As alternates, Lev-Tov, Pierson, and Winn can be selected in case a student-athlete who has been invited becomes unavailable. Alternates will not be selected for swimmers or divers who become ill or injured once the meet has begun.
 
A full preview including live coverage information for the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships will be released at www.minesathletics.com the week leading up to the event.
 
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