February 22, 2009

Springfield College Collects Ninth Straight NEWMAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Paced by Swimmer of the Year Moira Price and Rookie of the Year Kaitlin Reilly, Springfield College raced to its ninth consecutive New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's swimming and diving championship on Sunday at MIT's Zesiger Pool. Wellesley senior Kate Sorenson was victorious on both boards during the weekend and was named NEWMAC Diver of the Year.

During the last session, Megan Cooney and Price each secured NCAA "A" cuts while winning their respective individual events in meet record time. Conney split 2:04.37 to win the 200 back, while Price also set a NEWMAC open record with a clip of 2:16.42 in the 200 breast.

Coast Guard authored a pair of First Team All-Conference performances as Kimberly Shadwick won for the third time on the weekend with a victory in the 1650 free. Heidi Gayman took top honors in the 100 free, while both competitors earned NCAA "B" cuts. MIT's Jen Chao set a meet record en route to a four-second victory in the 200 fly.

In the final race of the night, Springfield capped its historic run with a victory in the 400 free relay. The team of Kaitlin Reilly, Aimee Doe, Kallie Pottle, and Price split 3:32.56 in setting a new NEWMAC open and meet record.

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Team Standings
1. Springfield                         872.5
2. MIT                                    660
3. Wheaton                           640.5
4. Coast Guard                      461
5. Clark                                  281
6. Wellesley                           259
7. Babson                              207
8. WPI                                   202.5
9. Smith                                 175.5
10. Mount Holyoke                 88

NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year
Moira Price, Springfield

NEWMAC Diver of the Year
Kate Sorenson, Wellesley

NEWMAC Swimming and Diving Rookie of the Year
Kaitlin Reilly, Springfield

Event Winners/First Team All-Conference
1650 Yard Freestyle                             Kimberly Shadwick, Coast Guard      17:19.89 B
200 Yard Backstroke                            Megan Cooney, Springfield               2:04.37 A*
100 Yard Freestyle                               Heidi Gayman, Coast Guard              52.56 B
200 Yard Breaststroke                         Moira Price, Springfield                      2:16.42 A+*
200 Yard Butterfly                                Jen Chao, MIT                                   2:08.58 B*
3-Meter Diving                                     Kate Soreson, Wellesley                   518.90 A
400 Yard Freestyle Relay                    Springfield                                          3:32.56 B+*
                (Kaitlin Reilly, Aimee Doe, Kallie Pottle, Moira Price)

Second Team All-Conference
1650 Yard Freestyle                             Nicole O'Keeffe, MIT                          17:26.56 B
200 Yard Backstroke                            Kallie Pottle, Springfield                    2:05.43 B
100 Yard Freestyle                               Dania Piscetta, Wheaton                  52.63 B
200 Yard Breaststroke                         Nicole Zais, Wheaton                        2:21.51 B
200 Yard Butterfly                                Taryn Brosnan, Wheaton                  2:12.06 B
3-Meter Diving                                     Michelle Reggio, Springfield               483.95 A
400 Yard Freestyle Relay                    Coast Guard                                       3:33.16 B
                (Sarah-Jane Otey, Heidi Gayman, Emily Zalewski, Kimberly Shadwick)

A - NCAA "A" Standard
B - NCAA "B" Standard
+ - NEWMAC Open Record
* - NEWMAC Meet Record
# - Pool Record