WOMEN'S SWIMMING SHATTERS MORE RECORDS WITH GREAT PERFORMANCES AT NEC CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY
February 12, 2010
BRYANT WOMEN'S SWIMMING SITS FOURTH AFTER DAY TWO OF NEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Eight Individuals Have Record Breaking Performances Friday
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| Freshman Casey Ostrander of Yarmouthport, Mass. set an NEC record in winning the 100 backstroke Friday at the NEC Conference Championships in New Haven, Conn. (Bryant Athletic Communications) |
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Thursday's opening day performance at the 2010 Northeast Conference Swimming Championships could have been considered hard to top. But factor in Friday's performance by the Bulldogs, and it could be said that Bryant is making some serious noise at the conference championships.
For starters, eight individuals had school record performances during Day 2 of the Conference Championships at Yale University on Friday, including the fastest time in the history of the league championships by a standout freshman.
A day after capturing the conference title in the 50 freestyle, Bryant freshman Casey Ostrander (Yarmouthport, MA/Barnstable) did it again in the Friday in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.47 to claim gold.
Ostrander took first-place in the 100 backstroke prelims, shattering her school record of 58.87 by more than two seconds with a blazing time of 56.82 seconds which also bettered the NEC record of 57.02 seconds. But in the finals, the Bulldog standout reached even further, winning the title with a time of 56.47 seconds just ahead of runner up Elise Merrill of Saint Francis (PA).
Teammate Jill Squillante (Sayville, N.Y./ Sayville) was eighth in the prelims while Brianne Dwyer (Hicksville, N.Y. / Saint Anthony's) was 10th.
In the 100 breaststroke, Dwyer qualified for the finals with a time of 1:09.85 seconds in the preliminaries and in the finals, the Bulldog finished seventh overall in a new school record time of 1:07.65.
A pair of Bulldogs had great performances in the 200 freestyle Friday. Kim Carballeira (East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville) took eighth in the prelims of the event setting a new school record with a time of 1:58.93 and had an incredible finals where she set the record even higher with a time of 1:56.65 to capture eighth overall.
Amy D'Olympia (Mattapoisett, Mass.) had a fine pair of races in the 200 free. The sophomore placed ninth in the prelims in a time of 1:59.36 that was better than the school record mark and finished 10th in the finals in 1:59.51.
In the 100 butterfly, Abby Whittaker (Salisbury, Mass. / St. Thomas Aquinas) bettered her school record of 1:00.61 with a time of 59.42 in the prelims to finish fifth. She would finish fifth in the finals in 59.75.
In the 400 individual medley, freshman Molly Smith (Belmont, Mass. / Belmont) earned a bronze medal thanks in part to two record breaking performances. In the prelims, Smith, who entered the championships with four school records all her own, placed third in a new school record time of 4:37.59. But in the finals, Smith set the bar even higher with a new school record of 4:36.27 to take home third overall.
Earlier, the Bryant 200 medley relay squad of Ostrander, Dwyer, Whittaker and Squillante set a new school record with a time of 1:49.35 to capture fourth while the 800 freestyle relay team placed fourth in 7:56.32.
Saint Francis (PA) maintains its first-place standing after the
second day of the 2010 NEC Swimming and Diving Championships as the
Red Flash captured another three events to total 362.5 points.
Central Connecticut State also holds their position at No. 2 after
day two with 334 points. Wagner held steady with 222.5 points and
remains in third. Bryant added 115 points to total 193 and
continues to hold strong in fourth. Sacred Heart is currently fifth
(148) followed by Mount St. Mary's (83) in sixth and St. Francis
(NY) (66) in seventh.
The final day of the 2010 NEC Swimming and Diving Championships
will begin Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10:00 a.m. Saturday's schedule
includes:
200 yard backstroke
100 yard freestyle
200 yard breaststroke
200 yard butterfly
400 ard freestyle relay
1,650 yard freestyle (last heat swam at finals)
Three-meter diving
2010 Northeast Conference Swimming Championships - standings after second day
1. Saint Francis (PA), 362.5
2. Central Connecticut, 334
3. Wagner, 222
4. BRYANT, 193
5. Sacred Heart, 148
6. Mount St. Mary's, 83
7. St. Francis (NY), 66