Women’s swim finish at No.14

Grace Kling, Meghan Tolman, and Kolya Vos all placed in the Top 10 at the NCAA Division II Championships.

Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor • March 21, 2021

Photo courtesy of [Left to right] Kayla Vos, Grace Kling and Meghan Tolman at their meet.

Biola women’s swim went undefeated in their season, and three amazing women received an invite to compete at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

FRESHMAN ON FIRE

The competition started for Biola on Thursday, March 18 when sophomore Kolya Vos competed in the 200-yard freestyle. Vos brought the fire on day one as she had a finishing time of 1:50.33, placing ninth overall in the nation.

Day two was an extremely successful day for freshman Meghan Tolman in the 100-yard breaststroke. Tolman had a finishing time of 1:03.22, breaking her own school record and becoming Biola’s first ever NCAA 1st-Team All-American. Tolman finished in eighth place in the race and finished as the No.1 freshman 100-yard breastroker in the nation.

THE TRIUMPHANT TRIO

Going into day three of competition Vos went on to compete in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 50.88 seconds, beating her prelims time of 51.21 seconds and placing 10th in the nation. Freshman Grace Kling competed in the 200-yard breaststroke and had a finishing time of 2:16.97, beating her prelims time by two seconds. Kling finished ninth in the nation and was named the No. 1 freshman 200-yard breastroker in the nation.

Kling, Tolman and Vos were outstanding in their performances over three days of competition. Ultimately, the Lady Eagles finished No. 14 in the nation as a school at the NCAA Division II Championships.

All races are available to rewatch on the NCAA website. Women’s swim will compete in the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships on Wednesday, April 14.

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Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor

Natalie Hernandez is a junior journalism major who loves cooking with her boyfriend, enjoys photo adventures, and new experiences. [email protected] I was born and raised in California, but I have always moved around. Although I have always lived here I have never missed the opportunity to get out of LA. My father is an immigrant and my mother is first-generation Mexican. I am the first in my family to attend college and I am proud of that. School does not come easy to me and I am glad I have pushed myself. I went to college in Seattle, WA but moved back due to my mother getting sick. When I got back to LA, I hit the ground running. I enrolled in community college and started working. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I took one photography class and I knew this is what I want to do. My love for journalism, photography, and sports started on the sidelines of my high school football field. Every single game junior-senior year you could find me on the sidelines taking photos or getting a quote from a coach. I have never been athletic but I enjoy watching and learning about all different sports. I love telling stories. This is just my first year at Biola as a transfer student and first semester at The Chimes but I can’t wait to see what the future holds.