SPOKANE, Wash. -- NCAA Division III record-holder Samantha Kephart will return to defend her titles in the 100 and 200 yard Butterflies, and she will be joined by teammate Natalie Turner at this year's NCAA Division III Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. David Dolphay will represent the Pirates at the men's championship meet as well.

Samantha Kephart	Natalie Turner	David Dolphay

The 26th-annual women's championships will take place on March 8-10, 2007, while the 33rd annual men's meet is March 15-17. Both meets will be held at the University of Houston (Texas).

Kephart (Jr., Santa Maria, Calif. - St. Joseph HS) has battled back from a severe back injury over the summer to have an opportunity to defend her 2006 NCAA titles in the 100 and 200-yard Butterfly events. She set an NCAA Division III record of 2:00.15 while winning the 200 distance last season. Heading into this year's meet she is currently seeded second in the 100 Fly (56.24), fifth in the 200 Fly (2:06.15) and 37th in the 50-yard Freestyle (24.72).

Turner (Fr., South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe HS)) will also compete in three individual events. She is seeded 3rd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:52.76), 4th in the 500-yard Freestyle (5:01.21) and 12th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (17:37.63). Turner was the 2007 Northwest Conference Outstanding Women's Swimmer after winning all three events at this season's conference championship meet.

Dolphay is making his second trip to the national championship meet. Last season he competed in, but did not score, in the same three events in which he is entered in 2007. He heads into the meet seeded 41st in the 200 Free (1:43.52), 29th in the 500 Free (4:39.16) and 19th in the 1,650 Free (16:06.98).

The 500 Free and 50 Free are scheduled for both Thursdays, the 100 Fly and 200 Free are on the Fridays and the 1,650 Free and 200 Fly will swim on the Saturdays.