The 200 Medley Relay team put an exclamation point on a strong first day of competition for the Emory University Women's Swimming & Diving team at the 2017 NCAA Division III Championships as the group featuring junior Cindy Cheng and seniors Annelise Kowalsky, Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe and Marissa Bergh captured the national championship, posting a time of 1:40.83.

With the relay national title, the 20^th in program history, the Eagles sit in first place with 137 team points. Williams College is in second place with 101 points following day one.

Kowalsky and Bergh added All-America honors for Emory on Wednesday in the 200 IM and 50 Free events. Kowalsky broke the school record in the 200 IM, finishing third overall in a time of 2:01.81 while Bergh came in fourth in the 50 Free at 23.79 (23.21 in prelims).

The Eagles saw two other All-America finishes on the evening as sophomore Fiona Muir finished second in the 50 Freestyle in a time of 22.74 while classmate Julia Durmer turned in a sixth place showing in the championship final of the 200 IM, registering a time of 2:03.32.

Five Eagles recorded Honorable Mention All-America finishes on Wednesday to round out day one. Freshman Maria Turcan in the 500 Freestyle (10^th, 4:53.35), sophomore Ashley Daniels (9^th, 2:03.16) and junior Ming Ong (10^th, 2:03.62) in the 200 IM, and Sanchez-Aizcorbe (10^th, 23.34) and junior Julia Wawer (13^th, 23.65) in the 50 Freestyle.

The NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships continue on Thursday with the preliminaries beginning at 11:00 AM EST with the finals to follow at 7:00 PM EST. Day two events include 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay and the 400 Medley Relay.