Simmons Swimming & Diving:
Congratulations on winning the GNAC Championships for the sixth season in a row! The weekend was a blast. It was so fun to see everyone swim fast and dive well. I am so proud of everyone for rising to the occasion and responding to (and perhaps creating) the atmosphere and energy of the meet. Thank you for swimming and diving with such passion. Once again, you defended your title as GNAC Champs! The team finished with a commanding 305 points, more points than the second and third place teams combined! The list of accomplishments from the weekend is extensive: 6 athletes named All-GNAC, 8 first place finishes, 13 second place finishes, 42 "top-8" finishes (including at least one finalist in every event!), 3 GNAC Records, 1 Pool Record, 1 School Record. And finally... 45 season-best performances (...a list which includes EVERY SINGLE Simmons athlete that competed!). Needless to say, your coaches are pleased. We am equally as proud of the sportsmanship and camaraderie that we saw from our team as we are of the athletic achievement. Congratulations to all. I hope you can feel your hard work paying off.
Here are some impressive stats from the weekend:
ALL-CONFERENCE (AS NAMED BY THE GNAC)
Alyssa Musket
Brittany Torelli
Virginia Bette
Nellie Jackson
Heather O'Connell
Kaira King
FIRST PLACE FINISHES
200 Free Relay (Nellie, Virginia, Alyssa, Brittany)
Alyssa Musket - 50 Free
Nellie Jackson - 100 Fly
400 Medley Relay (Virginia, Brittany, Nellie, Alyssa)
Kaira King - 1 Meter Diving
Virginia Bette - 100 Back
Alyssa Musket - 50 Back
Heather O'Connell - 3 Meter Diving
SECOND PLACE FINISHES
Caitlin - 500 Free
Brittany - 200 IM (beating the GNAC record!)
Molly - 100 Fly
Brittany - 100 Breast
Alyssa - 50 Fly (beating the GNAC record!)
Steph - 200 Back
Heather - 1 Meter
200 Medley Relay (Anastasia, Liz, Nellie, Alyssa)
Caitlin - 1000 Free
Brittany - 100 Free
Brittany - 200 Breast
Caitlin - 200 Fly
Meredith - 3 Meter
TOP EIGHT FINALISTS
500 Free - Caitlin (2nd), Anne (5th)
200 IM - Brittany (2nd), Molly (5th)
50 Free - Alyssa (1st), Virginia (4th)
100 Fly - Nellie (1st), Molly (2nd)
200 Free - Caitlin (4th), Anne (8th)
100 Breast - Brittany (2nd), Liz (4th)
50 Fly - Alyssa (2nd), Nellie (4th)
200 Back - Steph (2nd), Anastasia (4th)
1-Meter Diving - Kaira(1st), Heather(2nd), Amanda(3rd), Alyssa(4th), Meredith(5th), Michaela(6th) - typical Simmons Diving Fashion!
1000 Free - Caitlin (2nd), Anne (5th)
50 Breast - Liz (6th)
100 Back - Virginia (1st), Steph (5th), Anastasia (7th)
100 Free - Brittany (2nd), Virginia (4th)
100 IM - Nellie (7th)
200 Breast - Brittany (2nd), Liz (3rd)
200 Fly - Caitlin (2nd), Molly (3rd)
50 Back - Alyssa (1st), Virginia (3rd), Anastasia (4th), Steph (5th)
3-Meter Diving - Heather (1st), Meredith (2nd), Kaira (3rd)
TOP 5 POINT SCORERS (Individual Events):
Brittany Torelli - 28 Points
Caitlin Urciuoli - 26 Points
Alyssa Musket - 25 Points
Virginia Bette - 25 Points
Molly Bohannon - 17 Points
GNAC RECORDS
200 Free Relay (Nellie, Virginia, Alyssa, Brittany)
Virginia Bette - 100 Back
Alyssa Musket - 50 Free
SCHOOL RECORDS
200 Free Relay (Nellie, Virginia, Alyssa, Brittany)
POOL RECORDS:
200 Free Relay (Nellie, Virginia, Alyssa, Brittany)
