CLEVELAND, Miss. — The Delta State University Women's Swim and Dive program continued their strong showing at the Thanksgiving Invite, closing Saturday night in second place with 724.5 points after a series of standout swims highlighted by podium finishes and relay excellence.

The night started with a statement in the 100 Butterfly, where DSU placed four swimmers in the A-Final. Zinna Nimander led the way with an electric 54.61 to win the event, while Aspen Shipp and Janne Bodemer tied for second in 55.84, and Mikayla Kloth finished just behind in fourth. The massive scoring haul marked one of the strongest events of the night for Delta State.

Bodemer returned later with another exceptional performance, finishing second in the 400 IM with a time of 4:25.10.

In the 200 Freestyle, the Lady Statesmen continued to stack points with four finalists in the A-heat. Kennedy Cleasant, Rhianna Foster, Kaley Davis, and Mikayla Kloth all delivered top-eight finishes in a tightly packed field.
The breaststroke group also added big production, highlighted by Chloe Skelt's runner-up finish in the 100 Breaststroke (1:03.53), followed closely by Kiera Cloete in fourth and Pia Delkeskamp in sixth.

Sophomore standout Olivia Murphy headlined the backstroke swims, taking second in the 100 Backstroke with a 55.13, while Shipp, Cleasant, and Davis also secured valuable finals points.

In the session finale, Delta State delivered a strong performance in the 400 Medley Relay, as the A-unit of Shipp, Skelt, Nimander, and Murphy clocked a 3:43.65 to finish second overall. The B-team followed with a season-best 3:48.41, giving the Lady Statesmen critical late-session points.

With multiple momentum-building swims and significant Saturday scoring, the Lady Statesmen remain firmly in the hunt heading into the final day of competition tomorrow at the Ronald G. Mayers Aquatics Center.