Bulldogs compete in 2025 NCAA Chmapionships

2025 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships | Mar. 19-22, 2025 | Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center | Federal Way, Wash.

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FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State swim and dive team set forth to Federal Way for the 2025 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center. Three Bulldogs will represent Fresno State in the championships, the largest group in program history this weekend.

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State will be represented by three Bulldogs this week, Grace Ally, Aliz Kalmar and Jenna Pulkkinen, all three are first-time NCAA qualifiers
This will be the largest NCAA group in program history
Fresno State has only sent a total of four athletes (Prigge, Yoho, Tykha, Mazutaityte) to NCAA Championships since 2013
The last time Fresno State scored points at NCAA's was in 2014, T47th
The last diver to qualify for NCAA's was Yuliya Tykha (cancelled due to COVID-19), last diver to compete was Hannah Prigge in 2014 (platform, 1&3 meter)
2016's Ugne Mazutaityte (100 & 200 backstroke) was the last swimmer for Fresno State at NCAA Championships
Aliz Kalmar and Jenna Pulkkinen will swim in both breaststroke events
Jenna Pulkkinen is seeded 27th in the 100 breaststroke and 35th in the 200 breaststroke
Aliz Kalmar is seeded 38th in the 100 breaststroke and 23rd in the 200 breaststroke
This is the first time in program history Fresno State will have two swimmers entered in the same event at NCAA's
Fresno State will compete in the final two days of the four day championship meet
Grace Ally is one of 47 divers entered in the platform event, dive order will be announced prior to the start of the event
Pulkkinen holds the 100-yard breaststroke program record (59.19) that was broken at conference championships
Kalmar holds the 200-yard breaststroke program record (2:08.38) that was broken at conference championships
Six other Mountain West athletes have qualified, five of which are swimmers and one diver

NCAA HISTORY
Since 2013 four Bulldogs have qualified for NCAA Championships with three having the opportunity to compete. The qualifying diver in 2020 did not compete due to COVID-19 cancelations.

Fresno State will now send their largest group to the championship with three Bulldogs, all first-time qualifiers. Pulkkinen and Kalmar each made a pact at the conclusion of the 2024 season that they would both make the national championships - together.

Kalmar and Pulkkinen are first-time NCAA qualifiers and the first Bulldogs to qualify since 2016. They will be the first set of Bulldogs to swim both breaststroke events at NCAA's since the reinstatement year (2008). The breaststroker's are also the first pair of swimmers to qualify in the same year.

Ally marks the third diver in program history to qualify for NCAA's following Hannah Prigge and Yuliya Tykha.

Fresno State has sent four individual qualifiers to NCAA's since 2013, Hannah Prigge (2013, 2014), Dani Yoho (2013), Ugne Mazutaityte (2016), Yuliya Tykha (2020).

TOP TIMES
Jenna Pulkkinen
100 Breaststroke - #! 59.19

200 Breaststroke - #! 2:09.53

Aliz Kalmar
100 Breaststroke - #! 59.52

200 Breaststroke - #! 2:08.38

Grace Ally
Platform - *472.30, #! 492.80

*NCAA Zone E score | #Season Best | !Career Best

NCAA SCHEDULE
*All times PST
Friday, March 21

Day three prelims | 10 a.m.
Day three finals | 6 p.m.
- 100-yard breaststroke

Saturday, March 22

Day four prelims | 10 a.m.
Platform diving trials | 12 p.m.
Platform diving consolation finals | 5:15 p.m.
Day four finals | 6 p.m.
- 200-yard breaststroke
- Platform diving

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Players Mentioned

Grace Ally

Aliz Kalmar

Jenna Pulkkinen