{"id":306792,"date":"2018-04-20T05:05:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T12:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=306792"},"modified":"2018-04-20T05:05:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T12:05:26","slug":"queens-sweeps-bluegrass-mountain-conference-top-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-sweeps-bluegrass-mountain-conference-top-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Sweeps 2018 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Top Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C.\u2013 On Thursday morning, Queens University of Charlotte swimmers <strong>Marius Kusch<\/strong> and <strong>McKenzie Stevens<\/strong> were selected as the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Swimmers of the Year per a league vote conducted by coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Both swimmers were integral parts in leading Queens to its fourth consecutive NCAA Division II Swimming Championships, while also claiming the program&#8217;s fourth Bluegrass Mountain Championships in a row.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_245122\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-245122\" data-attachment-id=\"245122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-sweeps-bluegrass-mountain-conference-top-honors\/kusch_41\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kusch_41.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kusch_4[1]\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/17\/2018&lt;br \/&gt;\n3\/12\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nMarius-Kusch-2107-BluegrassMountainConference&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Queens Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kusch_41-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kusch_41.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-245122\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kusch_41-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Kusch_4[1]\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-245122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Queens Athletics<\/p><\/div>Kusch, a junior from Kassel, Germany, received his second straight BMC Male Swimmer of the Year award after also being chosen as the NCAA Division II Male Swimmer of the Year at last month&#8217;s NCAA Division II Swimming Championships.<\/p>\n<p>He won a total of seven NCAA championships, including four individual events and three relay races. Kusch was also a part of two NCAA record swims, setting the mark in the 200-Yard I.M. (1:41.61) and swimming the third leg of the 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:24.83).<\/p>\n<p>At the BMC Championships in mid-February, Kusch took home six gold medals and one silver. He was a member of three separate relay teams that set new BMC meet records, while also winning the 200-Yard Freestyle, 800-Yard Freestyle and 200-Yard I.M. Kusch was the runner-up in the 200-Yard Butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a wonderful way to cap a very successful year for Marius,&#8221; said Queens Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Planning and Leadership Development\/ Director of Swimming Operations <strong>Jeff Dugdale<\/strong>. &#8220;To be voted by the conference schools as the conference swimmer of the year is another great honor.\u00a0 Marius now will set his sights on the European Championships this summer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_245132\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-245132\" data-attachment-id=\"245132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-sweeps-bluegrass-mountain-conference-top-honors\/stevens_41\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Stevens_41.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stevens_4[1]\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;McKenzie-Stevens-2017-BluegrassMountainConference&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Queens Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Stevens_41-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Stevens_41.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-245132\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Stevens_41-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Stevens_4[1]\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-245132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Queens Athletics<\/p><\/div>Stevens, a senior from Salisbury, N.C., was named the BMC Female Swimmer of the Year after previously being honored as the BMC Female Swimmer of the Meet at the championships in February.<\/p>\n<p>She collected three individual wins at the 2018 BMC Championships, taking first place in the 200-Yard Butterfly, 200-Yard Freestyle and 200-Yard I.M. She was also a member of the 800-Yard Freestyle Relay team which took home a gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens set a record with her swim in the 200-Yard Butterfly at the BMC meet, only to break her own record in the NCAA Championships a month later.<\/p>\n<p>She was also a member of two first-place relay teams (400-Yard Freestyle &amp; 400-Yard Medley) and helped the 800-Yard Freestyle Relay team to a third place finish, while also taking home second place in the 200-Yard Freestyle. Stevens was also an All-American honoree in the 100-Yard Freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;McKenzie continues to be recognized for her accomplishments and this time it is by the coaches of the conference,&#8221; Dugdale remarked. &#8220;To be recognized in one of the deepest and fastest conferences in the nation as the swimmer of the year is quite an accomplishment and a first for her. We could not be more proud of the legacy she has left and continues to leave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the individual swimming awards, Dugdale was chosen as both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s BMC Coach of the Year after the February meet, his third such award from the conference.<\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of Queens Athletics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C.\u2013 On Thursday morning, Queens University of Charlotte swimmers Marius Kusch and McKenzie Stevens were selected as the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Swimmers of the Year per<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":245121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[56930,36297,57208,44920,36235,59248,67377],"class_list":["post-306792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college","tag-bluegrass-mountain-conference-swimming","tag-college-swimming","tag-division-ii-swimming","tag-jeff-dugdale","tag-marius-kusch","tag-mckenzie-stevens","tag-queens-university-swimming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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