Marist University Athletics

• Season canceled due to disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Set a program record in the 100-yard back with a time of 55.64.
• Set a program record in the 50-yard back with a time of 25.92.
• Placed 5th in the 100-yard back in the ECAC Championships.
• Won the silver medal in the 200-yard back at the MAAC Championships..
• Placed 3rd in the 100-yard back at the MAAC Championships.
• Won the 100-yard back at the H20unds Invitational.
• Part of the 200-yard medley relay team that took first place against SCSU.
• Finished first in the 100-yard back against Canisius, Colgate, Fairfield, Bryant, and Biunghamton.
• Won the 200-yard back against Binghamton, Fairfield, and Colgate, 

• Competed in four events at the ECAC Championships, earning fifth in the 200-yard backstroke
• Swam in six events at the MAAC Championships, setting nine personal bests and achieving four top-ten finishes:
  • Second in the 50-yard freestyle
  • Sixth in the 100-yard backstroke
  • Fourth in the 200-yard backstroke
  • Tenth in the 100-yard butterfly
• Won both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke against Binghamton and Fairfield
• Took second in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke at the H2ounds Inviational

Nowak earned national recognition when she picked up the United States Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award in high school. She was president of the National Honor Society and a member of four other honor societies: Mu Alpha Theta, American Technology, Foreign Language, and English. She earned the President's Award for Educational Excellence.