Greensboro, N.C. (March 19, 2025)- Day one of the 2025 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships has wrapped, and the Denison University women's team is in third place through five of 20 events. Denison totaled 87 points after day one. The Big Red trail MIT, who sits in second with 93 points, and in first place is fellow North Coast Athletic Conference program Kenyon College with 104 points.

In the day's first event, 500 freestyle, Denison secured an A and B final qualifier for the 500 freestyle. Swimming a 4:51.20 in the A final 500 free, Quinn Brown finished in fourth, earning her a first-team All-American not. Qualifying for the B final, Taryn Wisner finished 15th overall with a time of 4:58.98 , earning her 12th All-American honor.

Phoebe Ferguson and Emily Harris later qualified for the A final of the 200 IM, finishing in sixth (2:02.22) and seventh (2:02.33), respectively. Earning second-team All-American honors in the 200 IM B final was junior Drue Thielking, who finished 11th overall with a time of 2:02.62. 

The final two first-team All-American finishers for day one were Grace Kadlecik, who finished eighth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.18, notching her 10th All-American finish. In the last event of the day, Denison's Jassy Park, Drue Thielking, Phoebe Ferguson, and Avery Vogen swam the 400 medley relay in 3:41.75 for a fifth-place finish giving them a slight edge over NYU and Emory heading into day two.

Up Next 
Denison returns to Greensboro Aquatics Center on Thursday, March 20, for day two of the NCAA Division III Championships check out the preliminary schedule below. Finals are set for 6 p.m.

10 a.m. Prelims
400 IM: Emily Harris, Erika Schraber
100 Fly: Emma Pritchett, Phoebe Ferguson, Maja Palmroos, Amber Croonquist, Jassy Park
200 Free: Quinn Brown, Annie Pfeufer, Olivia Morse, Taryn Wisner
200 Free Relay
1-meter Diving: Kerstyn Johnson, Alexis Radhakrishnan
First-Team All-Americans (Top-8):
Quinn Brown- 4th place in the 500-yard freestyle- 4:51.20 
Jassy Park, Drue Thielking, Phoebe Ferguson, Avery Vogen-5th place in the 400 Medley Relay- 3:41.75
Phoebe Ferguson- 6th place in the 200 IM- 2:02.22
Emily Harris- 7th place in the 200 IM- 2:02.33
Grace Kalecik- 8th place in the 50 Free- 23.18

Second-Team All-Americans (Top-16):
Taryn Wisner- 15th place in the 500 freestyle- 4:58.98
Drue Thielking- 11th place in the 200 IM- 2:02.62