Margaret Stansberry
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Christian Academy of Knoxville
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
2017-18: Stansberry collected the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmer of the Week for her performance in the NSU Shark Invitational
UT Mid-Season Invitational
200-yard freestyle: Made it to 'A' final with time of 148.88 (season-best time, second best time in the nation) Beat out swimmers from Duke and UNC
NSU Shark Invitational:
200-yard freestyle: 1st - 1:51.32 (3rd fastest time in the nation)
100-yard freestyle: 1st - 51.85
2016-17: Picked up her fourth career All-American award as part of the 200 Free Relay...Honorable Mention All-American in three other events: the 800 Free Relay, 100 Free and 400 Free Relay...All-BMC swimmer in five races, including the 100 free, where she broke the school record...Was also all-conference in the 200, 400 and 800 Free Relays and the 400 Medley Relay...Set a new program record in the 200 I.M. and helped C-N break school records in the 400 medley relay and 200 free relay...Named BMC Swimmer of the Week on November 3rd...Tied for the most wins on the squad win nine, including a victory in the 200 Free at the conference championships.
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
NORFOLK, Va. - The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 1,069 swimmers and divers for its Scholar All-America team with 11 Carson-Newman swimmers collecting honors.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The final day of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships wrapped up a historic week for the Carson-Newman swim program.
GREESNBORO, N.C. – Day three of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships saw further records for C-N swim across each of its events.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Carson-Newman has its sights on additional All-American swims when Thursday night rolls around in the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Heading into the evening of day two of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships, Carson-Newman found themselves in Championship Finals in a pair of events.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Day one at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships has begun and C-N swim will have a hand full of athletes’ center stage.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – It was the best first day of competition for Carson-Newman swim in the NCAA Championships in the program’s history, or so says head coach Jordan Taylor. The Eagles grinded out multiple All-America finishes with an honorable mention nod added to the cards.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman Swimming has its sights set on the NCAA Division II National Championships as a new program record seven Eagle swimmers prepare for the four-day meet. The previous record of five came in 2017.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee announced today the swimmers who qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division II Men and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, as Carson-Newman will send a new program record of seven individual swimmers to nationals. The previous record of five came in 2017.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman prepares for its final day at the Bluegrass Mountain Championships with both the men’s and women’s teams holding the third spot in the team rankings.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman wrapped up the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in historic fashion on Saturday afternoon, continuing its torrent pace that gave 13 Eagles at least one All-BMC swim during the week.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Day three of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships have come to a close with both Carson-Newman swim teams remaining at No. 3 in the team rankings.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Thursday preliminary swims for the Bluegrass Mountain Conference have commenced with both C-N swim teams heading into the evening in third-place.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams held steady in third following day two of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams moved to 9-1 all-time in home meets since their inaugural season in 2013-14 after each team topped the King Tornado on senior night at the Maddox swimming pool.
Charlotte, N.C. – Carson-Newman junior Lisa Postma collected Swimmer of the Week by the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, as announced this afternoon.
Knoxville, Tenn. – The final day of the University of Tennessee Mid-Season Invitational wrapped up with C-N swim teams holding their own against D1 competition over a three-day period.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Day one of the University of Tennessee’s Mid-Season Invitational wrapped up with the Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams holding sixth place spots through their 12 events.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams get the chance to face off against Division I talent from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 in the University of Tennessee Mid-Season Invitational.
Norfolk, Va. – Men’s and women’s swim teams at Carson-Newman both rank inside the top-25 in the latest TYR / College Swimming Coaches Association of America Division II Polls released this morning. The men’s squad moved up five spots to No. 19 and the women moved inside the top-10 to No. 9.
Charlotte, N.C. – Carson-Newman senior swimmer Margaret Stansberry was named the Bluegrass Mountain Swimmer of the Week, as announced by the conference today.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team finished second overall behind winner Nova Southeastern after the second and final day of the 2017 NSU Shark Invitational. Day two held two sessions, one at 9:30 a.m. with the final timed session at 2:00 p.m.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team competed in five events on day one of the 2017 NSU Shark Invitational, currently sitting second out of eight in the team rankings. The invitational brought about 350 student-athletes in total, this year.
Gaffney, S.C. – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team came away with a dominating 181.5 – 76.5 victory over Limestone College on Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team gets set for its first competition of the season when they will battle it out against other teammates in the Blue’s v. Orange Intersquad meet on Friday, Sept. 22.