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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Josephine Hiers

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Paul Central
  • Hometown St. Paul, MN

Biography

CAREER HONORS
• America East Commissioners Honor Roll (2024-25)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024-25):
  • Part of the sixth-place 200-medley relay team with a time of 1:51.94 against Northeastern.
  • Took ninth in the 50 back in a time of 28.38 against Northeastern.
  • Finished eighth in the 100 fly in a time of 1:02.14 against Northeastern.
  • Recorded a seventh-place effort in the 50 free in 25.61 against Northeastern.
  • Part of the third-place 200 free relay team in a time of 1:40.67 against Northeastern.
  • Garnered seventh in the 100 back in a time of 1:00.36 at the Army Tri-Meet.
  • Was 10th in the 100 free in 55.44 at the Army Tri-Meet.
  • Part of the fourth place 200-free relay team in 1:39.18 at the Army Tri-Meet.
  • Took fourth in the 100 back in 1:00.94 in the win over Marist.
  • Took seventh in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.81 at the NJIT Invitational.
  • Placed 13th in the 100 free in a time of 55.47 at the NJIT Invitational.
  • Part of the second-place 200-medley relay team with a time of 1:50.98 in the win over Merrimack.
  • Part of the third-place 200-medley relay team with a time of 1:52.63 in the victory over Maine.
  • Placed fifth in the 100 free after touching the wall in 55.44 in the victory over Maine.
  • Finished fifth in the 200 IM in a time of 2:07.42 at the URI Invitational.
  • Took fourth in the 100 back with a time of 57.35 at the URI Invitational.
  • Was third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.94 against UConn.
  • Placed fourth in the 100 back in a time of 1:00.84 in the win over Siena.
  • Finished second in the 100 back in the victory over URI with a time of 58.42.
FIRST YEAR SEASON (2023-24):
  • At the 2024 America East Championships she set personal bests in the 50 free (24.24), the 100 free (52.14) and the 100 back (57.04).
  • She earned 11 top 10 finishes this season including four top five placements.
  • At the Middlebury Invitational (2/2/24) she earned her best placement of the season finishing second in the 50 back with a time of 27.53.
  • Also, at the Middlebury Invitational she served as the anchor on the 200 free relay team that set a Vermont first year record with a time of 1:36.70.
BEFORE VERMONT: Attended St. Paul Central Senior High where she was a member of the swim team from 2019-2022 … She competed in the freestyle, backstroke and butterfly … In 2019 her squad was named conference champions and state champions … In 2020 her team earned Conference and Regional Champions honors and she was a 2x state runner up … In 2019 she earned Rookie of the Year, in 2020 she was named an NISCA All-American, in both 2021 and 2022 she earned Team MVP, All-Conference and All-Section honors … Chose UVM because she loved Burlington, the team, the atmosphere, coaches and the academic and athletic opportunities available … Plans on majoring in Political Science with a minor in Public Policy Analysis.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    Free/Back
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free/Back
  • 2025-26Senior

    Free/Back