The University of Mary Marauders

2018-2019

• School record holder in the 50 Back, 100 Back, 100 IM, 200 IM, & 400 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay
• NSIC All Scholar Athlete
• Placed 4^th in the 100 IM & 200 Fly, 5^th in the 400 IM, & 7^th in the 200 IM at the NSIC Championships
• Posted career best times of 58.50 in the 100 IM, 2:07.99 in the 200 IM, 4:35.79 in the 400 IM, 2:07.77 in the 200 Fly, & 2:07.77 in the 200 Back at the NSIC Championships
• 23 top 5 finishes in dual meets
• Won the 50 & 100 Back at the Northern State & Augustana Tri Duals
• Won the 200 Back against South Dakota State
• Won the 100 Free against Augustana
• Won the 200 IM at the Dragon/Cobber Invite
• Won the 50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 IM, & 200 IM at the Dragon Invite
• Won the 50 Back against Northern State

2017-2018
At the first meet of the season a triangular against Northern State & Augustana Alyssa finished 2^nd in the 400 IM against Northern and 3^rd against Augustana, and 2^nd against both schools in the 200 breaststroke during the first day of competition. On the second day of competition Boese finished 3^rd in the 50 breaststroke against both schools, 2^nd in the 100 backstroke against Northern and 3^rd against Augustana, she finished up the meet with a 3^rd place finish in the 200 IM against Northern State. In the dual meet against Minnesota State University Moorhead, Boese finished 2^nd in the 200 fly, 4^th in the 200 breaststroke, & 3^rd in the 200 IM. Next up was a dual meet against University of Sioux Falls where Boese won both the 100 & 200 backstrokes, and finished 3^rd in the 400 IM. The following day in a dual meet against Augustana Boese was a 3 event winner taking the top honors in the 100 & 200 backstrokes as well as the 200 IM. In the third day of consecutive dual meets Boese took top honors in the 50 backstroke, placed 4^th in the 50 breaststroke, and was victorious in the 200 IM against Northern State. Next up was a dual meet against Concorida College where Boese showed off her versatility winning both the 100 fly & 500 free. At the first invite of the season for the Marauders Boese placed 2^nd in the 200 IM, 4^th in the 200 fly, 2^nd in the 400 IM, was victorious in the 200 backstroke. After the winter break the Marauders competed in the Dragon Invite where Boese placed 3^rd in both the 200 IM & 400 IM, 4^th in the 50 backstroke, & 5^th in the 100 IM. At the  2018 NSIC Championship, The sophomore from Billings, MT, helped the 200 yard medley relay team take the podium for the first time in the UMary program's two-year history. Combining with Zajdzinski, Mackenzie Houston and Karyssa Nelson, the four Marauders combined for a school-record time of 1:49.63 to place seventh in the conference. Boese finished fifth in the finals of the 200 yard individual medley with a school-record time of 2:08.60. She missed third place and league honors by just 1.56 seconds. The second day of the Northern Sun conference swimming championships Alyssa Boese claimed fifth in the 400 IM to establish a new Marauders record with a time of 4:37.95. The sophomore from Billings, MT, placed second in the 200 yard butterfly to earn All-Conference honors. Her time of 2:08.02 set a new school record. Boese teamed with Mary Williamson, Kate Murphy, Andrea Smith and Boese on the 800 free relay to place ninth overall and establish a new Marauders record of 7:58.77. Alyssa Boese finished up the conference meet teaming up with Abbey Zajdzinski, Andrea Smith and Karyssa Nelson on the 400 free relay for an 8^th place finish with a time of 3:38.74. Alyssa Boese had a great second year season with the Marauders and she consistently helped the team scoring in every meet.

2016-2017
Competed in nine dual meets and at the NSIC Conference. MOORHEAD, MN –COBBER’S INVITE– Capturing nine of 12 events, the University of Mary sank Concordia College 137-75 in a non-conference swimming with Alyssa Boese’s stunning results. Alyssa Boese posted a pair of individual wins for the Marauders before combining forces to capture the final relay of the day. Boese started strong with a win in the 200 yard individual medley, capturing the event by nearly nine seconds after finishing in 2:17.72. The freshman from Billings, MT, then won the 100 yard backstroke in 1:02.99. Boese, Murphy and Moriarty collaborated with Karyssa Nelson to win the 400 yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:50.71. ROCHESTER INVITATIONAL, MN – Mary opened the day with a school mark in the 800 yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Elizabeth Moriarty, Kate Murphy, Karyssa Nelson and Alyssa Boese combined for a time of 8:11.27, beating the team's previous best time by 7.29 seconds. Overall the Marauders finished 15^th out of 25 teams in the event. Two more marks fell in the final event of the opening session of the three-day meet. Boese, Meghan Mokhtary, Elizabeth Moriarty and Murphy collectively were clocked at 4:07.97 in the 400 yard medley relay, eclipsing the Marauders previous best time by 8.45 seconds. Additionally, Boese swam the opening leg in 59.62 seconds to set a school record in the 100 yard backstroke. On day two, the Marauders opened with a new team mark in the 200 yard medley relay as Boese, Mokhtary, Moriarty and Murphy finished the event in 1:53.45 to eclipse the previous best mark by less than a second. Boese followed with one of the top performances for Mary on the weekend, placing sixth in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 4:43.98, 7.29 seconds better than her previous best. Later Saturday she finished ninth in the 200 yard butterfly with a school mark of 2:11.68. Boese followed with the Marauders best finish of the meet, claiming fourth overall in the 200 yard individual medley when she posted her best time of the season at 2:09.64 to establish another school best. The Marauders closed out the meet on a high note, taking 11^th overall in the 400 yard freestyle relay. Moriarty, Murphy, Nelson and Boese swam a combined time of 3:39.96 to break the school record by over 10 seconds. DRAGON INVITE-Alyssa Boese equaled the best finish of the meet for the Marauders, placing third in the 200 yard butterfly with a clocking of 2:16.22. Later she picked up a fourth place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:11.75 on the finals). She earned an additional fourth place finish in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:17.39 after powering her way to a mark of  2:14.78 in the preliminaries. The Marauders opened the two-day event with a 4^th place finish in the 200 yard medley relay as the quartet of Boese swimming backstroke, Mokhtary, Moriarty and Murphy registered a time of 1:54.24. Mary closed out the weekend with a fourth place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay as Moriarty, Murphy, Putti and Boese anchoring the relay teaming up for a clocking of 3:49.35. Marauders are ranked in the top ten of the Northern Sun. Alyssa Boese is 4^thin the 200 individual medley (2:09.64), 6^th in the 400 yard IM and 8^th in the 200 yard butterfly (2:11.68). ROCHESTER, MT NSIC CONFERENCE- Alyssa Boese led the Marauders efforts on day one. The freshman from Billings, MT, became Mary's first swimmer to earn a slot in an A-Final heat after posting a time of 2:11.72 in the 200 yard individual medley. She improved her time in the finals to 2:10.12 to claim 7^thoverall. Two University of Mary swimmers qualified for the Northern Sun Swimming & Diving championships A-Finals, where Alyssa Boese once again highlighted the Marauders efforts for the second straight day. After finishing seventh on opening day in the 200 yard individual medley, Boese moved up a slot to place sixth in the 400 yard individual medley. The freshman from Billings, MT, swam the 400 yard IM in 3:38.47, a season best-time. Sixth place is also the best individual finish for the Marauders at the NSIC championships. For the third straight day at the 2017 Northern Sun Swimming and Diving Championships, Alyssa Boese led the University of Mary to the program's best day at the school's first conference championship meet.  The freshman from Billings, MT, was one of three Marauders to earn top-seven finishes on the day. The top placer for the Marauders each of the first two days, Boese kept her streak alive when she placed fourth in the 200 yard butterfly. After finishing eighth in the preliminaries and was the last qualifier for the A-Finals, Boese improved her time in the finals by over three seconds and posted a career-best time of 2:09.45 to jump four slots. Boese previously placed seventh in the 200 IM and sixth in the 400 IM. Three Marauders charted top-15 finishes in the 200 yard backstroke which Alyssa Boese was 11^th after recording a time of 2:08.51. For the second straight semester, Alyssa Boese representing the Marauders earned the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team honors after posting a team grade point average of 3.50 during the 2017 spring semester. Alyssa contributed to the program in all the events.

PRIOR TO UMARY
A two-year team captain for the Billings Aquatic Club and a two-year Montana State USA Swimming representative for the Class of 2016, Alyssa Boese placed first at the 2016 Northwest age group sectionals in the 200 IM. The Billings, Mont., native owns numerous state titles and multiple Billings Aquatic Club team records. She earned all-state honors all three years she swam for Skyview High School in Billings and earned all-state academic honors for swimming.
 
A member of he National Honor Society, the BAC Team captain, and a choir member who will graduate with her school's highest honors, Alyssa is the daughter of Ruth and Garrett Boese and will pursue a nursing degree at the University of Mary.
 
"Alyssa will be a huge asset for us with her ability to swim multiple events," said Marauders head coach Allan McCallum. "She is a very well rounded athlete who will contribute in the backstroke, freestyle, and IM events. We are excited about the positive energy and experience she will bring to our Marauder family."