The University of Mary Marauders

2018-2019

• NCAA Qualifier
• NSIC All Conference Honors in the 100 Fly, & 200 Fly
• School record holder in the 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Medley, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, & 400 Free Relay
• NCAA Provisional Qualifying time in the 100 Fly
• Posted career best times of 55.13 in the 100 Fly, 59.00 in the 100 IM, 24.15 in the 50 Free at the NSIC Championships
• Posted a career best time of 2:05.48 in the 200 Fly at the Dragon/Cobber Invite
• Placed 2^nd in the 100 Fly, 3^rd in the 200 Fly, & 7^th in the 100 IM at the NSIC Championships
• 14 top 5 finishes in dual meets
• Won the 50 Fly against Northern State & Augustana at the Tri Duals
• Won the 100 Fly & 200 Fly against Minnesota State Moorhead
• Won the 200 Free & 100 Back against Concordia College
• Won the 100 Fly at the Dragon/Cobber Invite

2017-2018
Abbey Zajdzinski, Freshman (Fly, Backstroke, Freestyle): In the first meet of her college career Zajdzinski won the 200 fly against Northern State & Augustana. In the next dual meet of the season Abbey finished 3^rd in the 200 fly, & 2^nd in the 100 fly. Against Sioux Falls, Zajdzinski took 5^th place in the 200 fly, & 4^th in the 100 fly. Competing against Augustana, Abbey won both the 100 & 200 fly.  Swimming at Northern State, Zajdzinski won the 100 fly & took 2^nd in the 50 fly. Against Concordia College, she was a double event winner taking top honors in the 100 freestyle & the 50 backstroke. Swimming at the first invite of the season the Dragon/Cobber Invite, Zajdzinski had finishes of 5^th in the 100 backstroke, 7^th in the 200 fly, 5^th in the 200 backstroke, and 5^th in the 100 fly. The Dragon Invite was next on the schedule where Abbey helped the Marauders to a 2^nd place finish by taking 10^th in the 200 back, 2^nd in the 100 fly, 5^th in the 100 back, 7^th in the 50 fly, & 6^th in the 100 IM. At the 2018 NSIC Championship, The freshman from Mesa, Arizona helped the 200 yard medley relay team take the podium for the first time in the UMary program's two-year history. Combining with Mackenzie Houston, Alyssa Boese and Karyssa Nelson, the four Marauders combined for a school-record time of 1:49.63 to place seventh in the conference. During the relay, Zajdzinski set the school record in the 50 yard backstroke swimming the opening leg with a time of 27.32. Abbey Zajdzinski in addition to the 50 back school record she also set school records in the 100 fly and the 100 back. The freshman finished ninth in the 100 fly to win the consolation finals heat in 57.77 seconds. The 400 yard medley relay team of Zajdzinski, Williams, Houston and Smith that placed 10^th. Freshman Abbey Zajdzinski claimed seventh in the 200 fly with a clocking of 2:11.18 in the finals. In the preliminaries she had set a school mark in the event with a time of 2:08.90. The Marauders closed out the 2018 championships with an eighth-place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay to earn a spot on the podium. Alyssa Boese, Abbey Zajdzinski, Andrea Smith and Karyssa Nelson combined for a time of 3:38.74. Abbey had a great first season with the Marauders and she helped the team in the backstroke and butterfly events.

PRIOR TO UMARY
State high school champion in the 100 yard backstroke… team captain and team most valuable player at Arete Preparatory Academy… competes in the 100 yard backstroke and 100 and 200 yard butterfly… also swims for the Mesa Aquatics Club… Top times: 100 fly 58.30, 200 fly 2:10.23, 100 bk 59.82, 200 bk 2:12.30… had opportunity to swim with her siblings as a senior, including youngest brother Grant… president of the school's student life team… daughter of Chris and Meg Zajdzinski… mother swam at Colorado State University… will major in business administration.
 
Comments by Marauders head coach Allan McCallum: "Abbey is a terrific butterflyer that will also be able to contribute in the backstroke and IM events. She had an outstanding senior season and we definitely feel that Abbey has a lot of potential as a college swimmer to get stronger and continue developing. As we have gotten to know Abbey throughout the recruiting process we were very impressed with her drive and work ethic. She will make an immediate impact in our program."