From Emory University Athletics

The 200 Medley Relay team claimed the national championship to help the Emory University Women's Swimming & Diving finish day one of the 2016 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships at the top of the leaderboard with 127 team points, leading second place Kenyon College by an eight point margin.

The 200 Medley Relay team comprised of juniors Annelise Kowalsky, Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe, sophomore Cindy Cheng and freshman Fiona Muir touched with a school record time of 1:40.77 to win the event. This marks the 15^th time in school history that a relay team has won the national title and is the 42^nd national championship in program history.

The Eagles saw an additional four swimmers claim individual All-America honors on day one. Sophomore Rebecca Upton came in second in a tightly contested 500 Freestyle championship final, finishing just .12 seconds behind Kenyon's Marysol Arce. Kowalsky placed sixth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.18 while Muir placed second in the 50 Freestyle with a personal best of 22.81 and junior Marissa Bergh finished in sixth in the 50 Free at 23.20.

Emory added four more All-America Honorable Mentions on day one. Sophomores Phoebe Edwards and Julia Wawer finished first and second in the 500 Freestyle consolation final, placing ninth and 10^th overall in the event. Edwards touched with a time of 4:54.47 and Wawer was right behind here at 4:54.85. In the 200 IM, sophomore Ming Ongfinished 10^th overall with a time of 2:03.63 and in the 50 Free Sanchez-Aizcorbe was 13^th, swimming a time of 23.48 in the consolation final.

The 2016 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships continue tomorrow with the 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay and the women's 1-meter diving.

Fans can watch the action here: http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule/2016/03/17 and can follow live updating results here: http://www.collegeswimming.com/results/53000/.