2010-11: Pavlovskaya was selected this year by her teammates to serve as co-captain for the Nanooks; at the Huskay Invitational in December, Pavlovskaya as usually had a full plate of events for the meet; she helped the 200 and 800 Freestyle Relays to a 15th place finish with a time of 1:43.47 and a 12th place finish with an 8:07.75, respectively; she also swam the breaststroke legs of the 200 and 400 Medley Relays helping them finish 13th with a 1:54.20 and a 14th place finish with a 4:06.17, respectively; she earned individal NCAA B-cuts in all four of the events she swam; her 200 IM gave her a 13th place finish and a time of 2:09.18; in the 400 IM she finished with a 4:33.98 and 6th place; in the 100 Breaststroke her prelim time of 1:06.95 gave her the B-cut, while her finals time of 1:07.41 landed her 7th place; in the 200 Breaststroke she finished first with a lifetime best time and Varsity Record breaking swim of 2:20.32; her finishes at the Husky Invitational earned her Female Swimmer of the Meet honors; at the PCSC Championships she helped the Nanooks to their highest Conference finish ever while swimming back for the 200 Medley Relay, which finished 2nd with a time of 1:49.21, the 400 Medley Relay, which finished 3rd with a time of 3:58.19 and the lead-off time gave Pavlovskaya her five B-cut at a 58.01, the 800 Freestyle Relay to an 8th place finish with a time of 8:02.47, and the 400 Freestyle Relay with a 5th place finish and a time of 3:38.86; individually, Pavlovskaya finished her last Conference Championship strong with her 8th place finish in the 200 Breaststroke at a time of 2:26.30, her 5th place finish in the 200 IM with a 2:07.65, and her 2nd place finish in the 400 IM with a season best of 4:28.95; while Pavlovskaya received no NCAA A-cuts this season, she was selected to compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships for her season best time swims in both the 200 Breaststroke and the 400 IM, and was given the option to choose two additional events to swim; she was the only Nanook this season who was invited to the National Championships; in March Pavlovskaya competed in her final meet in her collegiate career and came away with a 13th place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:29.74, earning her a 7th career All-American Honorable Mention, a season best in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.50, and a 12th place finish in the 200 Breaststroke wiht a time of 2:20.98, just off her best, earning her another All-American Honorable Mention; was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department; Pavlovskaya remains the Varsity Record holder in five events and holds the pool record at the Nanooks home Patty Center pool in the 400 IM.
2009-10: With teammate Mar Brunet gone, Pavlovskaya decided to pick up the slack and take on the backstroke events this season for the Nanooks and it served them well; at the Toshiba Classic Invitational in November Pavlovskaya came away with three NCAA B-cuts with her 2:08.10 swim in the 200 IM, her 2:08.84 swim in the 200 Backstroke, and her 2:26.40 swim in the 200 Breaststroke; her 21st place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:32.48 landed Pavlovskaya her first NCAA A-cut and a ticket back to the NCAA Division II National Championships; she also helped out on all five relays, swimming back stroke for the medley relays; in February at the PCSC Championships she helped the 200 Medley Relay to a 7th place finish swimming backstroke and a time of 1:50.36; the 800 Freestyle Relay came close to breaking the Varsity Record with its 7:48.52 and 5th place finish and the 400 Medley Relay also relied on Pavlovskaya as the backstroker for its 3:56.15 and 4th place finish; individually Pavlovskaya came away from the meet with a pair of season bests and All-Conference Honors with her 5th place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.73, making that her second A-cut, and her 3rd place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:30.31; Pavlovskaya was later named for Academic All-Conference Honors; at the NCAA Division II National Championships in March, Pavlovskaya bettered her times for the season again; she started out the meet with an 11th place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.09; finished 10th in the 400 IM with another season best of 4:26.04; took 23rd in the 100 Backstroke with a 58.36 and finished the meet with a 14th place finish in the 200 Backstroke with a season best of 2:04.19; her finishes in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 Backstroke added three more All-American Honorable Mentions to her name; was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department; selected for the third time as the Nanooks MVP.
2008-09: Even though she returned for her second season with the Nanooks, she remained the youngest member of the team; she clearly showed what a driving force she was for the team last season and this season was no different; the Nike Cup Invitational in November started the season out with flare, where she broke her own Varsity Records in the prelims swims of both the 200 and 400 IMs, her swims of 2:06.82 and 4:29.30, respectively, earch Pavlovskaya a pair of NCAA Division II A-cuts and a ticket to the NCAA Division II National Championships; she finishing the meet with a 9th place finish with a 2:06.86 for the 200 IM and an 8th place finish with a 4:32.14 for the 400 IM; she also helped the 400 Medley Relay to their Varsity Recording breaking swim of 3:55.96 as the breaststroke leg, giving them an 8th place finish; back in Long Beach, CA in February for the PCSC Championships, Pavlovskaya helped two more teammates earn a trip to the National Championships by swimming breaststroke for the 200 Medley Relay, giving them an A-cut time of 1:46.60, which landed them a 3rd place finish and a Varsity Record; Pavlovskaya had a pair of 9th place finishes in the 100 Breaststroke and the 200 Backstroke, with a new Varsity Record of 1:04.96 and 2:05.17, respectively; the highlight of her Conference Championships though was taking 1st place in the 200 IM with a new Varsity Record time of 2:05.63; Pavlovskaya is the first Nanook to receive the title of Conference Champion; she left the PCSC Championships with three more Varsity Records, three All-Conference Honors, and one Conference Championship; at the the Division II National Championships Pavlovskaya finished up this season with a 15th place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.41 that gave her All-American Honorable Mention Honors, a new Varsity Record with her 400 IM prelim swim of 4:25.38, and her first All-American title with her 7th place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:27.12; at the conclusion of this season, Pavlovskaya's name holds five of the team's Varsity Records; was also recognized with Academic Honors by the Athletic Department; she was chosen for the second year in a row as the Nanooks MVP and named by the Nanook Athletic Department as the Female Athlete of the Year.
2007-08: Pavlovskaya joined the Nanooks as their youngest member, having just turned seventeen, but her age did not limit what she accomplished for the Nanooks; she started off her season as the only Nanook to place in the Pentathlon Meet hosted by California Baptist University in October, placing second with a combined event time of 6:35.33; at the Nike Cup Invitational in November, Pavlovskaya swam on every single relay; the 200 Freestyle Relay finished 17th with a 1:43.83, the 400 Freestyle Relay finished 14th with a 3:43.01, and the 800 Freestyle Relay finished 18th with an 8:01.38; she swam the breaststroke legs on both the 200 and 400 Medley Relays that finished 16th with a 1:52.40 and 13th with a 4:07.63, respectively; individually, Pavlovskaya finished 28th in the 200 IM with a 2:10.70, 19th in the 400 IM with a 4:36.09, and 19th in the 200 Backstroke with a 2:08.00; at the PCSC Championships in February, she scored points for the Nanooks in all three of her individual events, finishing 16th in the 200 IM with a 2:14.31, 9th in the 400 IM with a 4:41.80, and 4th in the 200 Backstroke with a 2:09.82; she also helped the 200 Medley Relay to their 9th place finish as their breaststroker and a time of 1:53.84, the 400 Medley Relay to their 8th place finish as their breaststroker and a time of 4:07.73, the 400 Freestyle Relay to their 8th place finish with a 3:44.65, and was a member of the Varsity Recording breaking 800 Freestyle Relay with an 8th place finish and a time of 8:00.49; at the conclusion of the season, Pavlovskaya holds five individual Team Records: the 200 Back, the 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, and the 200 and 400 IMs; her 4th place Conference finish earned her All-Conference Honors; she was chosen as the teams MVP at the end of the season.
Prior to Alaska: Led her team to victory at the Moscow Region Championships by winning seven gold medals in 2007; was a 2006 high school champion.
Coach Lemley on Mariya: "I was very excited to see Mariya swim when she arrived in Fairbanks her freshman year. I'd only seen her best times and spoken to her on the phone until then. Her ability in the water exceeded my already high expectations. She was very homesick her first year and the transition from being a high school student in Russia to a college student in America was very challenging. Fortunately she is very bright and very motivated. She's been a wonderful addition to our team and has a very bright future."
Personal: Pavlovskaya is a native of Russia; daughter of Vladimir Pavlovskiy and Marina Chirkova; currently double majoring in Accounting and Business Administration with a concentration in Management.
