Sougstad Crushes School Record, Earns 1st-Team All-America Distinction

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INDIANAPOLIS — University of Iowa senior Emma Sougstad earned All-America distinction in the 100-yard breaststroke Friday at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
 
The Forest City, Iowa, native earned a spot in the “A” final with an eighth-place finish in the prelims with a time of 59.06 seconds.  She moved up two spots in the finals, crushing the school record with a 58.79 swim to place sixth.  

Sougstad’s previous school record was 59.00, which she swam last season’s NCAA competition.  The 58.79 is the fifth-fastest in Big Ten history.
 
It is Sougstad’s first career All-America honor. She was an honorable mention All-American in the same event as a junior. 
 
Sougstad closes out the NCAA Championships on Saturday, competing in the 200 breaststroke.  Iowa will also have Calli Head and Thelma Strandberg competing off the platform.