MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 3/19/09- Keene State's Kristine Trutor qualified for the finals in the 100 butterfly race at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships taking place at the University Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota on Thursday. 

Trutor, a junior from Holden, Mass. finished 14th out of 47 competitors with a school record time of 57.28.  The top-15 swimmers return to the pool this evening for the finals in the event. Regardless of her finish, Trutor will become the first KSC women's swimmer to score at the national meet. 

Trutor will also swim in the 100 and 200 backstroke races at the championship.