HOLLAND, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's swimming and diving team concluded day one of the 2026 GLIAC Championships in third place among the five-team field with 112 points. Graduate student Elly Belmore (St. Clair Shores, Mich. / Lakeview) fueled the Warriors with a first-place showing in the 200 IM thanks to a finals' and NCAA B Cut time of 2:03.16.
Team Standings after day 1
1. Grand Valley State - 267
2. Northern Michigan - 175
3. Wayne State - 112
4. Davenport - 109
5. Saginaw Valley State - 102
200 Medley Relay
Disqualified
Annika Cho (Farmington Hills, Mich. / Farmington)
Delaney Parker (Dexter, Mich.)
Lily Lindower (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Northview)
Kate Rhodes (Clarkston, Mich. / Lake Orion)
1000 Free (night's timed final mixed with morning prelims)
4th - 10:16.90 (NCAA B Cut) -
Diana Muccioli (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. / Grosse Pointe North)
10th - 10:31.33 -
Danika Fessenden (Cedar Springs, Mich. / Grand Rapids Northview)
11th - 10:32.36 -
Lilian Ljuckanov (Whitby, Ont. / Anderson C.V.I.)
12th - 10:33.66 -
Emily Hedley (Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom / Whitley Bay)
200 IM - Championship Finals
1st - 2:03.16 (NCAA B Cut) - Elly Belmore
5th - 2:05.56 -
Emma Crispo (Bergamo, Italy / Liceo Scientifico Statale Lorenzo Mascheroni)
Consolation Finals
10th - 2:08.58 -
Scarlet Maison (Rose City, Mich. / Standish-Sterling)
16th - 2:11.62 -
Annika Cho
50 Free - Consolation Finals
9th - 23.97 -
Kate Rhodes
200 Free Relay
5th - 1:35.55
Lily Lindower
Kate Rhodes
Kelsey Milz (Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere)
Elly Belmore
Saturday, day two of action, will begin with the preliminaries at 10 a.m. inside the Holland Community Aquatic Center.
