The LSU women’s swimming and diving season was finished at this time last year. “We didn’t make it [to the NCAA championships] last year, which was devastating,” said LSU senior Katherine Noland.But this season, four Lady Tigers made it to college swimming’s biggest stage. Noland, seniors Katie Gilmore and Monica McJunkin and sophomore Jane Trepp all qualified for the 2009 Women’s Swimming and Diving NCAA championships and head to College Station, Tx. to compete in the championships at 11 a.m. today.    “We didn’t want to finish our senior year with SEC’s being our last meet,” Noland said. “We wanted to make it to the big show.” McJunkin will make her first NCAA appearance and swim the 100-yard backstroke. She set a school record at the Southeastern Conference Championships when she swam a qualifying time of 53.07 seconds. Noland makes her third NCAA trip after qualifying for the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events and the 100-yard butterfly. Gilmore also makes her third trip. She qualified for the 100-yard fly, the 100-yard freestyle and the 50-yard freestyle. Trepp joins her in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard fly. Trepp also qualified for the 100-yard breaststroke. Trepp made her first appearance in grand fashion — her qualifying times were all school records.  “I don’t want to say I expected it, but if I didn’t do well at SEC’s, I would be really disappointed because I worked really hard this year,” Trepp said.—-Contact Amos Morale at [email protected]