SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Four Hamline swimming alum and one former Hamline swimming and diving coach have been named to the CSCAA Hall of Fame Class of 2026, released Nov. 24. 

The four former Pipers with national championships on their resumes being inducted are Carrie Hefte (1978-81), Kate Lundsten (1979-82), Beth Peterson (1981-83), and Susan Brings (1982-85). Pearson was an All-MIAC swimmer in the mid-1980s, while Peterson and Brings were among the first MIAC athletes in women's sports to win individual national championships, in addition to the three consecutive team titles the Pipers won in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) from 1980-82.

Carrie Hefte was an integral member of Hamline's 1980 and 1981 AIAW National Championship teams. She earned 24 All-America honors in the 50 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, 50 and 100 Backstroke and 200 Individual Medley events during her career. This included National Titles in the 50 Butterfly (26.41 record), 200 individual medley (2:11.46 record), and again in the 50 Butterfly (26.81). 

Beth Peterson was a key member of Hamline's two AIAW National Championship teams in 1981 and 1982. Beth won three individual titles for the Pipers at the 1982 meet, setting National Records in 50 and 100 Butterfly. She followed this up by setting two more records at the 1983 Women's NCAA Division III Championships. Beth finished her career with 17 All-America performances in the 50, 100, and 200 Freestyles and the 50 and 100 Butterfly events. She claimed National Titles in the 50 Butterfly (26.63 record), 100 Butterfly (59.35 record), 200 Freestyle (1:56.79), again in the 200 Freestyle (1:55.25 record), and the 100 Butterfly (59.09 record).

Kate Lundsten helped lead her Piper team to three AIAW National Championships in 1980, 1981 and 1982. Kate was a three time National Champion and earned All-American honors 24 times in the 100, 200 and 500 Freestyle events as well as the 50, 100, and 200 Backstrokes during her four year career as a Piper. She won National Titles in the 200 Backstroke (2:07.83 record), 100 Backstroke (1:01.15), and again in the 200 Backstroke (2:12.03). 

As head coach from 1973-1990, Marty Knight led the Pipers to three consecutive Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Team Championship Titles in 1980, 1981 and 1982. Hamline then moved to the NCAA Division III Championship Meet, and his Women's team finished as National runners-up in 1983, and he was named the CSCAA Women's Division III Coach of the Year. Over Knight's career, his Women's team finished in the Top Ten 10 times, including 9 in the top 4, and his Men's team finished seventh in 1979. At the Conference level, the men were MIAC Champions 5 times and the women 4 times. 

The 2026 CSCAA Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on May 4, 2026, at Joe's Live in Rosemont, Illinois, during the CSCAA Annual Awards Celebration, hosted at the Loews Chicago.