The 2023-24 Moment of the Year Tournament is complete, and this year's winner is men's swimming & diving's
Noel De Geus setting a new national record for the NAIA Swim of the Year.
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The No. 6 overall seed in this year's tournament knocked off the No. 4-seeded men's lacrosse team, which won its second straight NAIA National Championship.
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The NAIA Swimmer of the Year, De Geus helped guide Keiser to a second-place finish at the NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championships. He was part of three national record-setting performances at the NAIA Championships (50 Free - 19.57; 400 Medley Relay - 3:11.87; 100 Breast Prelims - 51.43). His performance in the 100 Breast Prelims was named the NAIA Swim of the Year. Named the Sun Conference Swimmer of the Year, De Geus won three individual National Championships and one relay National Title.
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The men's swimming & diving team placed second at the 2024 NAIA National Championships, claiming four individual national champions, two relay national champions, and a total of 45 All-Americans.Â
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2023-24Â Moment of the Year Champion
No. 6 seed - De Geus sets new national record
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Noel De Geus Earned NAIA Swim of the Year with his National Record time of 51.43 in the 100 Breast prelims
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Thank you to all the fans for participating in this year's tournament. Now we turn our attention to the 2024-25 season. What will be next year's Moment of the Year?
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2023-24Â Moment of the Year Tournament (Rewind)
Opening Round - June 7, 2024
The opening round saw women's tennis advance with ITA Fall National Championship victory as well as men's soccer's Sun Conference Tournament Championship win over St. Thomas pushing them to the quarters. Also, winning was flag football claiming the Sun Conference Tournament title and
Noel De Geus setting the new national record in the 100 breast.Â
Quarterfinal Round - June 14, 2024
The quarterfinals saw three of the top-4 seeds advance as the No. 1-seeded football team claiming the program's first Red Banner defeated the eighth-seeded women's tennis win over Division I BYU, No. 2 seed women's swimming & diving claiming their third straight National Championship took down the No. 7-seeded flag football winning the SUN Tournament, and men's lacrosse (No. 4 seed) winning back-to-back National Championships ousted No. 5 seed men's soccer dramatic Sun Conference Tournament Championship victory. The lone upset of the round was the sixth-seeded National Record-setting performance by Noel De Gues to claim NAIA Swim of the Year taking down the No. 3 seed women's golf winning their fifth National Championship.
Semifinal Round - June 21, 2024
The semifinals saw the No. 4-seeded men's lacrosse winning back-to-back National Championships, upending the top-seeded moment of football winning their first Red Banner. The second semifinal matchup was an all-swimming affair as Noel De Gues' NAIA Swim of the Year (No. 6 seed) took down the No. 2 seed women's swimming, which won its third straight NAIA National Championship.
Championship Round - June 28, 2024
The No. 6 overall seed in this year's tournament knocked off the No. 4-seeded men's lacrosse team, which won its second straight NAIA National Championship.
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