Hobart, Ind.—USM men's and women's swim had a full and successful weekend competing at the KCAC Championships this Wednesday through Saturday February 4^th- 7^th in Hobart, Indiana.

Head coach, David Bresser, was extremely proud of his squad and the way they swam, especially the culture they have built throughout the year. The meet saw USM athletes on both the men's and women's sides with fantastic personal finishes with many top 3 and top 8—medaling finishes—in the ultra-competitive few days.

Now, the Spire swimmers are forced to wait to find out who gets the nod in for nationals, and whose season has come to an end. The NAIA National Championships will start in one month, kicking off on Wednesday March 4^th through Saturday March 7^th in Elkhart, Indiana.

In the meantime, the Spire men are enjoying a post season recognition that is equally as fulfilling as they were named the 2026 KCAC Men's Swim/Dive Team of Character. Coach Bresser and his athletes are deeply honored by this recognition as they strive to be leaders in and out of the pool within their USM community and beyond and something USM swim takes great pride in.

Now, let's take a look at this week's highlights from Hobart:
 
Sania Cay
Thursday:
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
T-3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Reagan Salsbury, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (7:58.73)
 
50-Yard Freestyle:
A-Final 5^th Place (24.31)
 
Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Reagan Salsbury, Ainsley Duell, Ayla Pierce, Sania Cay (1:48.95)
100-Yard Butterfly:
B-Final 10^th Place (1:02.41)

Saturday:
100-Yard Freestyle:
A-Finals 7^th Place (53.63)
 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Ayla Pierce, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (3:34.45)
 
MaryBeth Clark
Thursday:
200-Yard IM:
B-Final 11^th Place (2:15.75)
400-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Olivia Ringle, Reagan Salsbury, MaryBeth Clark, Taya Swarts (4:02.77)

Friday:
100-Yard Butterfly:
A-Final 2^nd Place (57.47)
 
Ayla Pierce
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Ayla Pierce, Taya Swarts, Ava Steier, Olivia Ringle (7:58.73)

Thursday:
200-Yard IM:
A-Final 5^th Place (2:13.75)

Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Reagan Salsbury, Ainsley Duell, Ayla Pierce, Sania Cay (1:48.95)
100-Yard Butterfly:
A-Final 6^th Place: (59.16)
 
Saturday:
1650-Yard Freestyle:
3^rd Place (18:08.82)
 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Ayla Pierce, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (3:34.45)
 
Olivia Ringle
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Ayla Pierce, Taya Swarts, Ava Steier, Olivia Ringle (7:58.73)
 
Thursday:
500-Yard Freestyle:
A-Final 4^th Place (5:20.15)
400-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Olivia Ringle, Reagan Salsbury, MaryBeth Clark, Taya Swarts (4:02.77)
 
Saturday:
1650-Yard Freestyle:
2^nd Place (18:37.79)
 
200-Yard Backstroke:
A-Finals 5^th Place (2:14.52)
 
Reagan Salsbury
Thursday:
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
T-3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Reagan Salsbury, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (7:58.73)

50-Yard Freestyle:
B-Final 9^th Place (24.90)

400-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Olivia Ringle, Reagan Salsbury, MaryBeth Clark, Taya Swarts (4:02.77)
 
Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Reagan Salsbury, Ainsley Duell, Ayla Pierce, Sania Cay (1:48.95)

100-Yard Breaststroke:
A-Final 5^th Place (1:07.80)
 
Saturday:
200-Yard Breaststroke:
A-Finals 5^th Place (2:29.40)
 
Ava Steier
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Ayla Pierce, Taya Swarts, Ava Steier, Olivia Ringle (7:58.73)

Thursday:
500-Yard Freestyle:
A-Final 6^th Place (5:28.61) 
 
Friday:
200-Yard Freestyle:
B-Final 12^th Place (2:03.76)
 
Saturday:
1650-Yard Freestyle:7^th Place (18:56.63)
 
Kaitie Coleman
Saturday:
1650-Yard Freestyle:
13^th Place (19:49.84)
 
Taya Swarts
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Ayla Pierce, Taya Swarts, Ava Steier, Olivia Ringle (7:58.73)
 
Thursday:
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
T-3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Reagan Salsbury, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (7:58.73)

400-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Olivia Ringle, Reagan Salsbury, MaryBeth Clark, Taya Swarts (4:02.77)
 
Friday:
200-Yard Freestyle:
A-Final 6^th Place (1:58.93)
 
Saturday:
100-Yard Freestyle:
A-Finals 6^th Place (53.58)
 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Ayla Pierce, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (3:34.45)
 
Maria Trotta
Thursday:
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
T-3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Reagan Salsbury, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (7:58.73)

50-Yard Freestyle:
B-Final 11^th Place (25.22)
 
Friday:
100-Yard Butterfly:
B-Final 12^th Place (1:03.49)
 
Saturday:
100-Yard Freestyle:
B-Finals 14^th Place (55.33)
 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
3^rd Place: Taya Swarts, Ayla Pierce, Maria Trotta, Sania Cay (3:34.45)
 
Ainsley Duell
Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
4^th Place: Reagan Salsbury, Ainsley Duell, Ayla Pierce, Sania Cay (1:48.95)

100-Yard Breastsroke:
B-Final 11^th Place (1:10.60)

Saturday:
200-Yard Breaststroke:
B-Finals 9^th Place (2:35.64)
 
Olivia Kindle
Friday:
100-Yard Butterfly:
B-Final 11^th Place (1:05.14)
 
Saturday:
200-Yard Backstroke:
B-Finals 11^th Place (2:20.44)
 
Mandy Butscher
Saturday:
200-Yard Backstroke:
B-Finals 15^th Place (2:25.05)
 
Taylor Grader
Saturday:
200-Yard Backstroke:
B-Finals 16^th Place (2:27.04)
 
Caroline Griffin
Saturday:
200-Yard Butterfly:
B-Finals 15^th Place (2:37.28)
 
Leah Rogers
Saturday:
200-Yard Butterfly:
B-Finals 13^th Place (2:31.44)
 
Ian Lucas
Thursday
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: Ian Lucas, John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ayden McFarren (1:28.19)
 
50-Yard Freestyle:
A-Final 4^th Place (20.97)
 
Friday:
100-Yard Butterfly:
A-Final 2^nd Place (50.02)
 
Saturday:
100-Yard Freestyle:
A-Finals 3^rd Place (46.17)
 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ian Hein, Ian Lucas (3:14.70)
 
Ian Hein
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
6^th Place: Nicholas Allison, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (7:24.26)
 
Thursday:
400-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: Silas Kirchoff, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (3:39.63)
 
Friday:
100-Yard Breaststroke:
A-Final 7^th Place (59.87)
 
Saturday:
200-Yard Breaststroke:
B-Finals 13^th Place (2:15.60)
 
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ian Hein, Ian Lucas (3:14.70)
 
Nicholas Allison
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
6^th Place: Nicholas Allison, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (7:24.26)
 
Friday:
400-Yard IM:
B-Finals 12^th Place (4:28.03)
 
Saturday:
1650-Yard Freestyle:
11^th Place (17:43.76)
 
John Paul Robertson
Thursday:
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: Ian Lucas, John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ayden McFarren (1:28.19)
 
200-Yard IM:
B-Finals 15^th Place (2:01.21)

Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: John Barger, John Paul Robertson, Brandon Kendall, Joseph Holland (1:39.50)
 
100-Yard Breaststroke:
B-Finals 9^th Place (1:00.31)
 
Saturday:
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ian Hein, Ian Lucas (3:14.70)
 
Brandon Kendall
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
6^th Place: Nicholas Allison, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (7:24.26)
 
Thursday:
400-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: Silas Kirchoff, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (3:39.63)
 
Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: John Barger, John Paul Robertson, Brandon Kendall, Joseph Holland (1:39.50)
 
100-Yard Butterfly:
B-Final 13^th Place (52.89)
 
Saturday:
200-Yard Butterfly:
A-Finals 6^th Place (1:58.82)
 
Nathan Troth
Wednesday:
800-Yard Freestyle Relay:
6^th Place: Nicholas Allison, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (7:24.26)
 
Thursday:
400-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: Silas Kirchoff, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (3:39.63)
 
 
Joseph Holland
Thursday:
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: Ian Lucas, John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ayden McFarren (1:28.19)

Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: John Barger, John Paul Robertson, Brandon Kendall, Joseph Holland (1:39.50)
 
100-Yard Breaststroke:
B-Finals 15^th Place (1:04.08)
 
Saturday:
400-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ian Hein, Ian Lucas (3:14.70)
 
Ayden McFarren
Thursday:
200-Yard Freestyle Relay:
7^th Place: Ian Lucas, John Paul Robertson, Joseph Holland, Ayden McFarren (1:28.19)
 
Friday:
100-Yard Breaststroke:
A-Finals 8^th Place (1:00.06)
 
Saturday:
200-Yard Breaststroke:
B-Finals 14^th Place (2:16.06)
 
Silas Kirchoff
Thursday:
400-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: Silas Kirchoff, Ian Hein, Brandon Kendall, Nathan Troth (3:39.63)
 
Friday:
100-Yard Backstroke:
B-Finals 13^th Place (56.99)
 
Saturday:
200-Yard Backstroke:
B-Final 11^th Place (2:04.64)
 
John Barger
Friday:
200-Yard Medley Relay:
7^th Place: John Barger, John Paul Robertson, Brandon Kendall, Joseph Holland (1:39.50)
 
100-Yard Backstroke:
B-Finals 14^th Place (57.74)
 
Saturday:
200-Yard Backstroke:
B-Finals 12^th Place (2:09.13)