Emory wins sixth consecutive swimming and diving title

Emory University women's swimming and diving team claimed the team title at the 2015 NCAA Division III Championships in Shenandoah, Texas Saturday.

The title is the sixth straight for the Eagles, and the eighth overall.  It marked the 18th Division III Championship for the Emory Athletics program, with women's swimming and diving claiming titles in 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, women's tennis winning championships in 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2015, men's tennis earning NCAA Championships in 2003, 2006 and 2012, and volleyball winning the Division III Championship in 2008.

The Eagles finished the meet with 603 points to complete a dominant four-day stretch.  Denison University finished in second with 457 points, while Williams College placed third with 434 points.

The Eagles finished the 2015 NCAA Championships with titles in both the 200-yard butterfly from Newsum-Schoenberg, and in the 400-yard medley relay from juniors Ellie Thomspon and Elizabeth Aronoff,  and seniors Nina Zook and Nancy Larson.  Emory accumulated 26 individual and five relay all-America finishes, while totaling 14 individual all-America honorable mention certificates at the meet.