Margaret Stansberry
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Christian Academy of Knoxville
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
2015-16: Became Carson-Newman's first-ever three-time All-American honors during one NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the 100 and 200 Free and the 800 Free Relay... Finished fifth in the 200 Free and third in the 100 Free... Honorable Mention All-American after finishing 12th in the 200 Medley Relay... Seven-time All-BMC swimmer... Reset six school records in the: 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 I.M., 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay and 800 Free Relay... Won 13 events during the season with a career-high four wins coming against the University of the Cumberlands and Limestone... Named the Bluegrass Mountain Conference's Swimmer of the Week.
2014-15: Eagle Scholar and CSCAA Scholar All-American... Honorable mention All-American after showing at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships... School record holder in the 200 Free, 200 I.M., 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay... Won 16 events as a freshman.
High School: Holds CAK's record in the 100 Back and the 200 I.M... Named the 2012 and 2013 Most Valuable Player for CAK swimming.
Personal: Daughter of Randy and Dedie Stansberry... Studies Exercise Science.
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Five Carson-Newman women’s swimmers have been named CSCAA Scholar All-America.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman track and field's Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and women's swimming's Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) have been named the Chick-Fil-A Male and Female Athletes of the Week.
INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) became the second Carson-Newman swimmer to record three All-American accolades by taking home the honor Saturday night at the IUPUI Natatorium during the final day of competition at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman 800 Free Relay reset its school record and became the first C-N relay team to finish in the top-five at a NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships Friday night at the IUPUI Natatorium.
INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) received her first career All-American honor and reset her school record in the 200 Free during the second day of competition at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championship at IUPUI Natatorium on Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman swim team's 200 Medley Relay took home Honorable Mention All-American accolades on Wednesday night during the first day of competition in IUPUI Natatoirum at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team will send seven Eagles to the Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. On March 9-12 by virtue of two relays and two individual performance throughout the season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman baseball's Vince Apicella (Dillburg, Pa.) and women's swimming's Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) have been named the Chick-Fil-A Male and Female Athletes of the Week.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman swim teams capped the best Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in program history on Saturday night at the Rock Hill Aquatic Center with two top-five finishes, five All-BMC plaudits and three new school records.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team broke five school records and picked up eight more All-Bluegrass Mountain Conference plaudits during Friday night’s BMC Championship finals at the Rock Hill Aquatic Center in Rock Hill, S.C.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams each sit in third after the second night of competition at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships at the Rock Hill Aquatic Center in Rock Hill, S.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim teams will embark on their most difficult battle of the 2015-16 season as the Eagles travel to the Rock Hill Aquatic Center in Rock Hill, S.C. for the four-day Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships that includes six ranked teams and the defending men’s and women’s Division II National Champions.
EMORY, Va. – Carson-Newman freshman Lisa Posta (Leiden, Holland) and sophomore Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) registered three wins in the 50 and 100m Free and the 400 Free Relay and helped guide the Eagles to a tri-meet win over the Emory & Henry Wasps and King Tornado Saturday afternoon at Emory & Henry Aquatic Center in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim program will open up the 2016 calendar year in the Commonwealth of Virginia as they face the Emory & Henry Wasps and King (Tenn.) Tornado in a tri-meet at the Emory & Henry Aquatic Center.
NORFOLK, Va. – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team jumped from 20th to 17th in the latest edition of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll despite not competing in over a month.
NORFOLK, Va. – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team is ranked 20th in the nation in the latest edition of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll released on Thursday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Carson-Newman freshmen swimmers Jon Lancaster (Ringgold, Ga.) and Olivia Winkler (Marietta, Ga.) swept the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmers of the Week awards on Monday after contributing to the Eagles’ 387-131 combined win over the Bellarmine Knights last Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The men and women's Carson-Newman swim teams took care of business Saturday afternoon in the lone home meet Maddox Pool had to offer this season as the Eagles outmatched the Bellarmine Knights with a combined score of 387-131.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The lone home meet of the season for the Carson-Newman swim program has arrived as the Eagles will host the Bellarmine Knights of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Saturday afternoon in Maddox Pool at 1 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim teams have reached their highest plateaus three years into the program as the women were ranked seventh and the men are currently 13th in the latest Division II Collegeswimming.com rankings.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Carson-Newman sophomore swimmers Ryan Burcham (Lenoir City, Tenn.) and Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) were named the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmers of the Week after notching season best times at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
ATLANTA – A Carson-Newman swimmer reset the third school record of the weekend during Saturday’s session of the Georgia Tech Invitational at McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
ATLANTA – Carson-Newman sophomore swimmer Maggie Melhorn (Knoxville, Tenn.) set a new school record in the 100 Breast and sophomore Ryan Burcham recorded the Eagles’ best individual finish in the 100 Fly during the second day of the Georgia Tech Invitational in McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
ATLANTA – A Carson-Newman school record fell during the first day of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational at McAuley Aquatic Center as the Eagles’ swim team competed against 14 Division I programs and the teams registered five provisional B-cut times.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The lone representative for Division II swimming at this weekend’s Georgia Tech Mid-Season Invitational at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta will be the Carson-Newman Eagles.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – Freshman Jon Lancaster (Ringgold, Ga.) won three events and set a school record and sophomores Maggie Melhorn (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) each picked up three wins as the Carson-Newman swim team competed against the Limestone Saints at Timkin Aquatic Center in Gaffney, S.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Two of the top teams in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference will be in the same pool on Saturday night at the Timken Aquatic Center in Gaffney, S.C. as the Carson-Newman swim team visits BMC rival Limestone for a 6 p.m. first dive.
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The Carson-Newman swim team opened the 2015-16 regular season with a 356.5-158.5 combined victory over the University of the Cumberlands Patriots Saturday afternoon at the Dinah Taylor Aquatic Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim teams set two new school records during Thursday night’s Triple Splash swam in Maddox Pool.