Mar 6, 2008

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

Babson Park, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2007-08 Women's Swimming & Diving Post-season awards on Thursday. Springfield junior Moria Price (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) was named NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year, while MIT senior Doria Holbrook (Yakima, Wash.) was named NEWMAC Diver of the Year. John Taffe, whose Springfield Pride won the NEWMAC championship, was named Swimming Coach of the Year. Brad Snodgrass of MIT was named Diving Coach of the Year. Mount Holyoke took home the NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award for the second year in a row.

Price captured first team All-Conference in three individual events at the NEWMAC championship, the 50 Free, 100 Breast and 200 Breast, breaking NEWMAC championship records in all three events. She was also a member of two first team All-Conference relay squads, the 400 Free and 800 Free teams. Holbrook, a two time NCAA national champion, won both the one-meter and three-meter board events, breaking NEWMAC championship records with her scores in each.

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

NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year

Moira Price, Springfield College

NEWMAC Diver of the Year

Doria Holbrook, MIT

NEWMAC Swimming Coach of the Year

John Taffe, Springfield College

NEWMAC Diving Coach of the Year

Brad Snodgrass, MIT

Event                          First Team All-Conference             

200 Free Relay            Wheaton (Abby Pratt, Meg Miller, Dania Piscetta, Nicole Zais)

500 Free                     Sasha Brophy, MIT

200 IM                        Meg Lynch, Babson

50 Free                       Moira Price, Springfield

1mtr Diving                 Doria Holbrook, MIT

400 Medley Relay       Wheaton (Iris Meehan, Emily Sweatt, Dania Piscetta, Abby Pratt)

200 Medley Relay       Wheaton (Abby Pratt, Emily Sweatt, Dania, Piscetta, Nicole Zais)

400 IM                        Nicole O'Keeffe, MIT

100 Fly                        Amy Jacobi, MIT

200 Free                     Kimberly Shadwick, Coast Guard

100 Breast                  Moira Price, Springfield

100 Back                     Kallie Pottle, Springfield

800 Free Relay            Springfield (Aimee Doe, Emily Sheahan, Kallie Pottle, Moira Price)

1650 Free                   Nicole O'Keeffe, MIT

200 Back                     Kallie Pottle, Springfield

100 Free                     Amy Jacobi, MIT

200 Breast                  Moira Price, Springfield

200 Fly                        Marly Pineda, Smith

3mtr Diving                  Doria Holbrook

400 Free Relay            Springfield (Aimee Doe, Lianne Nihan, Kallie Pottle, Moira Price) 

Event                          Second Team All-Conference                     

200 Free Relay            MIT (Amy Jacobi, Nicole O'Keeffe, Sarah King, Sasha Brophy)

500 Free                     Nicole O'Keeffe, MIT

200 IM                        Dania Piscetta, Wheaton

50 Free                       Abby Pratt, Wheaton

1mtr Diving                 Shanti Freitas, Smith

400 Medley Relay       Springfield (Kallie Pottle, Moira Price, Meredith Trumbull, Aimee Doe)

200 Medley Relay       Springfield (Kallie Pottle, Moira Price, Meredith Trumbull, Aimee Doe)

400 IM                        Jenny Wu, Wellesley

100 Fly                        Meg Lynch, Babson

200 Free                     Sasha Brophy, MIT

100 Breast                  Meg Lynch, Babson

100 Back                     Iris Meehan, Wheaton

800 Free Relay            MIT (Sasha Brophy, Nicole O'Keeffe, Sarah King, Amy Jacobi)

1650 Free                   Kimberly Shadwick, Coast Guard

200 Back                     Megan Cooney, Springfield

100 Free                     Joan Hunter, Coast Guard

200 Breast                  Emily Sweatt, Wheaton

200 Fly                        Lily Seidman, Smith

3mtr Diving                 Shanti Freitas, Smith

400 Free Relay            MIT (Amy Jacobi, Katie Creasey, Sarah King, Sasha Brophy)