Lingbeek competes at NCAA Division III National Championships

Junior Jill Lingbeek (Plainwell) competed Friday, March 11, at the 2005 NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Hope College at the Holland Community Aquatic Center.

Lingbeek was 11th in the 100 backstroke (:59.02) and 16th in the 100 butterfly (:58.40). She was the first Olivet swimmer, male or female, to compete in a NCAA National Championships Meet.

Earlier this year, Lingbeek was the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion in these two events. She also holds the school record in both events.