The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

Babson Park, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2007-08 Men's Swimming & Diving Post-season awards on Thursday. Coast Guard senior Bobby Brown (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) was named NEWMAC Swimmer of the year honors, while Springfield senior Ben Casavant (Acton, Mass.) earned NEWMAC Diver of the year accolades. Coach John Westkott, whose Coast Guard team won the NEWMAC championship, was named Swimming Coach of the Year. Peter Avdoulos of Springfield was named Diving Coach of the Year. Springfield also earned the NEWMAC Sportsmanship award.

Brown earned first team All-Conference in two events, 200 Free and 1650 Free, and second team honors in the 500 Free. He was also a part of Coast Guard's second place 800 Freestyle Relay team. His times in the finals of the 200 Free and 1650 Free, as well as his preliminary time in the 500 Free, all set Conference championship records. Casavant claimed victories on both the one-meter and three-meter boards at the NEWMAC championship.

2007-08 Men's Swimming & Diving All-Conference Team and Award Winners

NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year

Bobby Brown, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

NEWMAC Diver of the Year

Ben Casavant, Springfield College

NEWMAC Swimming Coach of the Year

John Westkott, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

NEWMAC Diving Coach of the Year

Peter Avdoulos, Springfield College

Event First Team All-Conference

200 Free Relay Springfield (Matt Manoni, Roy Burch, Andrew Blakesley, Greg Pearsall)

500 Free Michael Dobson, MIT

200 IM Doug Fallon, Coast Guard

50 Free Roy Burch, Springfield

1mtr Diving Ben Casavant, Springfield

400 Medley Relay Coast Guard (Timmy Berry, Jack Sauve, Nick Forni, Jim Okorn)

200 Medley Relay MIT (Jeff Zhou, Rastislav Racz, Laurent Charpentier, Luke Cummings)

400 IM Doug Fallon, Coast Guard

100 Fly Nick Forni, Coast Guard

200 Free Bobby Brown, Coast Guard

100 Breast Rastislav Racz, MIT

100 Back Roy Burch, Springfield

800 Free Relay MIT (Michael Dobson, Kalvin Kao, Peter Wellings, Laurent Charpentier)

1650 Free Bobby Brown, Coast Guard

200 Back Timmy Berry, Coast Guard

100 Free Roy Burch, Springfield

200 Breast Rastislav Racz, MIT

200 Fly Mason Ruffining, WPI

3mtr Diving Ben Casavant, Springfield

400 Free Relay Springfield (Matt Manoni, Greg Pearsall, Anthony Bruno, Roy Burch)

Event Second Team All-Conference

200 Free Relay MIT (Jeff Zhou, Luke Cummings, Peter Wellings, Laurent Charpentier)

500 Free Bobby Brown, Coast Guard

200 IM Timmy Berry, Coast Guard

50 Free Greg Pearsall, Springfield

1mtr Diving Brian Sobol, Springfield

400 Medley Relay Springfield (Roy Burch, Ryan Mackstutis, Anthony Bruno, Greg Pearsall)

200 Medley Relay Coast Guard (Timmy Berry, Jack Sauve, Nick Forni, Jim Okorn)

400 IM Jeff Meyer, WPI

100 Fly Jeff Zhou, MIT

200 Free Laurent Charpentier, MIT

100 Breast Jack Sauve, Coast Guard

100 Back Timmy Berry, Coast Guard

800 Free Relay Coast Guard (Jack Shadwick, Doug Fallon, Dale Cressman, Bobby Brown)

1650 Free Michael Dobson, MIT

200 Back Justin Zook, Springfield

100 Free Laurent Charpentier, MIT

200 Breast Ryan Mackstutis, Springfield

200 Fly Doug Fallon, Coast Guard

3mtr Diving Brian Sobol, Springfield

400 Free Relay MIT (Luke Cummings, Peter Wellings, Jeff Zhou, Laurent Charpentier)

NEWMAC Announces 2007-08 Men's Swimming & Diving Post-season Award Winners