Biography
Career Notes: Named Second Team Academic All-American in 2023 by CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ... recipient of a GLIAC Commissioner’s Award in 2022 for outstanding academic and athletic achievement ... four times on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team (2019-20, 20-21, 21-22, and 22-23) ... recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award three times (2019-20, 20-21, and 21-22) ... garnered CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition in 2018-19 … was as an eight-time All-American, including five First Team Relay honors ... won four GLIAC titles (Four Relays) and earned All-GLIAC recognition nine times (Nine Relays) ... was a member of three first-place 200 Free Relay quartets and also helped the 400 Free Relay team claim first in 2020 ... swam in 34 regular-season meets.
2022-23: Earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named Second Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA). NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a First Team All-American as part of the 200 free relay team that placed eighth with a time of 1:19.49 ... finished 12th and earned Honorable Mention All-American accolades as part of the 200 medley relay team (1:27.81). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a member of a pair of All-GLIAC relay teams including the 200 medley relay (third - 1:28.23) and the 400 free relay (third - 2:58.06) ... also placed fourth in the 200 free relay (1:22.07), tied-for-fifth in the 50 free (20.28), 12th in the 100 fly (50.15), and 37th in the 100 free (48.65). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... swam in all 11 of the team’s meets.
2021-22: Recipient of a GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding academic and athletic achievement ... earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a two-time All-American (1 First Team Relay and 1 Honorable Mention Relay) ... earned sixth with the 200 free relay team (1:18.74) ... placed 11th in the 400 free relay (2:58.55). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned All-GLIAC honors after finishing first with the 200 free relay team (1:18.82) ... claimed fourth in the 50 free (20.37) and ninth in the 100 free (45.84). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... swam in two regular-season meets ... helped the 125 free relay team take first (47.65) and anchored the third place 125-medley relay squad (55.69), while also placing third in the 75 free (34.56) at Northern Michigan (11/5) ... guided the Warriors to first place in the 200 free relay and anchored the third place 200-yard medley relay team, and eventually added a second-place finish in the 50 free (21.15) against Northern Michigan (11/6).
2020-21: GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned First Team All-GLIAC recognition after swimming the second leg of the champion 200 free relay ... finished seventh in the 50 free (20.56) ... placed 10th in the 100 free (season-best time of 46.26) and 13th in the 100 fly (season-best time of 50.84) ... posted a season-best time of 20.55 for the 50 free in the prelims. SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all five-regular season meets ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned two First Team All-American honors ... advanced to the Thursday finals after a third-place finish in the 200 free relay prelims ... was scheduled to compete on the Saturday of the NCAA Championships, which were cancelled due to COVID-19, as the 13th-seeded 400 free relay (First Team). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Swam in two First Team All-GLIAC Relays, assisting WSU to first-place finishes in both the 200 free relay (NCAA B-cut time of 1:20.50) and the 400 free relay (2:59.95) ... placed seventh in the 50 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 20.59 ... completed the 100 free in 13th place (46.22) ... finished 16th in the 100 fly (51.19) ... swam the 200 fly in 1:58.83. SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... assisted WSU to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:23.92) and a second-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:10.18) at the Golden Grizzly Relays (10/12), and anchored the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:37.49) and 400 medley relay (3:35.80) ... notched a victory in the 200 free relay (1:23.58) vs. Oakland (10/25), finished as the runner-up in the 50 free (21.61), and swam as the anchor in the fifth-place 400 medley relay (3:34.70) ... swam in the first-place 200 free relay (1:24.75) at Ashland (11/8) and earned second-place finishes in both the 50 free (21.31) and the 100 free (47.81) ... met NCAA standards in the 50 free (20.47), the 200 free relay (1:21.20), and the 400 free relay (2:59.20) at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... finished second in the 200 free relay (1:27.67) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10), third in the 100 free (48.24), and fifth in the 200 free (1:48.08) ... claimed fourth place in both the 200 free (1:49.99) and the 100 free (48.47) at Findlay (1/17) ... assisted Wayne State in the top 400 free relay (3:07.05) vs. Grand Valley State (1/25), and placed third in both the 50 free (21.76) and the 400 medley relay (3:30.90), and fourth in the 100 free (48.05) ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: A two-time All-American (First Team Relays) after assisting WSU to second-place finishes in the 200 free relay (1:18.79) and in the 400 free relay (2:56.83). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned an All-GLIAC Second Team honor after anchoring the second-place quartet of the 200 free relay (B-cut time of 1:20.26) ... finished seventh in the 50 free (B-cut time of 20.49) ... claimed the eighth spot in the 100 free (B-cut time of 45.48) ... placed 13th in the 200 fly (1:54.33) ... swam the 100 fly in 51.32. SEASON: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... swam in all nine meets ... finished second in the 50 free (21.61) and third in the 100 free (48.52) vs. Tiffin (10/19) ... earned a second-place finish in the 50 free (21.58) and a third-place finish in the 100 free (48.90) against Ashland (11/10) ... claimed the third spot in the 50 free (21.69) and the 100 free (48.63) versus Calvin (11/16) ... placed second in the 50 free (21.52) and in the 100 free (48.27) at Saginaw Valley State (1/12) ... finished third in the 100 fly (54.30) and in the 100 free (48.40) against Findlay (1/18).
High School/Club: A 2018 graduate of L'Anse Creuse High School North ... was a four-year letterwinner under coach Michael Owensby ... placed fifth in the 50 free and 17th in the 100 free at the 2018 MHSAA Division 1 state meet ... earned All-State and All-American accolades ... earned top performances in the 50 free (20.97), 100 free (47.44), 200 free (1:46.20), 100 fly (53.41), 500 free (5:05.42) ... served as team captain as a senior ... trained with the Macomb Octopus Swim Team under coach Owensby ... participated in Short Course States and Long Course States ... graduated with academic honors, reaching a cumulative GPA of 3.94.
Personal: Full name -- Stewart W.D. Nowinski ... born on July, 19, 2000, in Macomb, Mich. ... son of David and Elizabeth Nowinski ... father was a six-time All-American swimmer for the Warriors and was inducted into the WSU Hall of Fame in 2005 ... has two older brothers, David and John, and one older sister, Victoria ... is majoring in Dietetics ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018, Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022 (4.00) and Winter 2023 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2019, Winter 2020 and Fall 2020 ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
