CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Over the first three days of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, Rachel Walker had been flirting with All-GLVC status in individual events.

On Saturday, the title of All-GLVC performer finally belonged to the Bellarmine University freshman.

Walker achieved the top 2 placement necessary to garner All-Conference accolades when she finished as the runner-up in the 1650 freestyle in an NCAA provisional 16:55.07 at the Crawfordsville Aquatics Center. She was easily under the provisional threshold (17:27.18).

Walker secured a third place on each of the first three days of the GLVC Championships. She captured the bronze in the 1000 freestyle, the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. Walker broke through for second in the 1650 freestyle on the final day of the conference meet and joined sophomore Sophia Noren as the only two swimmers in program history to earn All-GLVC recognition in an individual event — Noren did it Friday after placing second in the 100 breaststroke.

The top 16 finishers in each event earned points. Led by Noren's fourth, Bellarmine had three scorers in the 200 breaststroke. Noren posted an NCAA provisional 2:19.71. Freshman Elizabeth Schrenger added a ninth place and sophomore Caroline Cross was 15th.

Senior Emily Zawadzki placed 14th in the 100 freestyle. She combined with Walker, senior Kathryn Vulich and junior Grace Roegner to secure fourth in the 400 freestyle relay. Junior Alexandra Scott, Cross, sophomore Haley Todd and senior Kandis Arlinghaus contributed a 13th in the same event.

On the men's side, senior Marc McCormick placed 10th in the 1650 freestyle in an NCAA provisional 15:55.48 while freshman Matthew Sims followed closely in 12th with an NCAA provisional 15:58.97.

Freshman William Walters gained a 10th in the 200 backstroke and senior Matthew Pettit was 14th. Sophomore Ty Grubb chipped in a 14th in the 200 breaststroke.

Senior Evan Shive, McCormick, freshman Patrick Jackson and junior Brendon Smith notched a ninth in the 400 freestyle relay.

Bellarmine's women placed a program-best fifth at the GLVC Championships with 373 points, which was also a new team record by a robust 122. Drury continued its title reign with 1,012, and UIndy was second with 784.5.

Bellarmine's men also set a new program record at the GLVC Championships by amassing 197 points. The Knights finished eighth, just one point shy of Lewis. UIndy repeated with 801 and Missouri S&T was the runner-up with 768.5.

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