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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Ipswich, Great Britain
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- High School:
- Lakenheath American High School
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- Position:
- Back
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- Events:
- Back
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Event(s):
- Back/Free
Bio
As a junior (2018-19)
Won two individual gold medals and three relay gold medals at the NEC Championships ... Finished the championships with seven total medals ... Competed in the CSCAAA National Invitational Championships ... Broke Casey Ostrander's six-year old program record in the 200 back with a time of 1:58.81 ... Part of school record relay teams in the 400 free, 800 free and 200 medley ... Won gold in the 200 back and the 500 free at the NEC Championships ... Posted top times of 2:01.10 in the 200 back, 55.43 in the 100 back and 4:52.35 in the 500 free ... Only second female swimmer in program history to swim sub-2:00 200 back.
As a sophomore (2017-18)
Swam second-best time in Bryant history in both the 100 back (55.32) and 200 back (2:00.90) during 2017-18 campaign ... also owns third-fastest time in 200 free (1:49.97) ... part of four of five relays that won at NECs in February ... earned 42 individual points at the conference championships.
As a freshman (2016-17)
Put together a stellar rookie season for the Bulldogs in 2016-17 ... Earned 11 first-place finishes and 23 top-three finishes on the year ... Helped the 800 free relay win its first gold medal and set a school record at the NEC Championships ... Also a part of 200 medley relay that finished fourth and set a school record ... Finished 10th in the 200 IM, fifth in the 100 back and 12th in the 200 back ... NEC Rookie of the Week once.
Before Bryant
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Lakenheath American High School … Two-time team captain … Four-time European Forces Overall/Pentathlon champion … GBR National Semi-Finalist 100/200 backstroke ... National Honor Society ... Honors graduate.
Personal
The daughter of Anthony and Debra Scifo ... Has two brothers, Dominic and Nicholas.
News Mentions
Swimming and Diving celebrates 2018-19 season
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s and men’s swimming and diving programs celebrated the 2018-19 season with their...
May 2, 2019
Women's Swim & Dive wraps up 2018-19
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up its competition season with a strong showing at...
March 18, 2019
Three represent swim & dive in postseason
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Kelci Abernethy (Chandler, Ariz.), junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) and sophomore Elin Svard (Falun,...
March 7, 2019
BACK-TO-BACK; Women's Swim and Dive top Dogs again
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Headlined by Northeast Conference Swimmer of the Meet Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.), the Bryant University swimming and...
February 17, 2019
Bulldogs take lead into final day of NECs
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Sophomore Heather Wong (Ramsey, N.J.) won her first-career gold medal as the Bryant University women’s swimming...
February 15, 2019
Bulldogs win 4 more gold medals at NECs
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team won four more gold medals, set two new school records, set...
February 14, 2019
Three golds, meet record highlight night one of NECs
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team won three gold medals and set a meet record on day one of...
February 13, 2019
Bulldogs look to defend NEC title this week
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team heads to the Nassau County Aquatics Center this week to...
February 12, 2019
Bulldogs close dual meet season with dominant win over URI
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team closed the dual meet season in dominating fashion on...
January 31, 2019
Bulldogs fall to Cornell on Friday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) won a pair of events as the Bryant University women’s swimming and...
January 26, 2019
Bulldogs cruise to Senior Day victory over Marist
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team picked up a 191-109 victory over Marist on Senior Day at the...
January 26, 2019
Rice, Abernethy pick up NEC weekly honors
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving seniors Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) and Kelci Abernethy (Chandler,...
January 22, 2019
Trio leads Bulldogs to victory over Rider
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team rode a trio of strong performances to a 158-142 victory over...
January 19, 2019
Rice wins two events Wednesday at BU
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) won a pair of events on Wednesday night but the Bryant University women’s...
January 16, 2019
Bulldogs fall to UMass on Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team fell to UMass, 189-109, on Saturday afternoon in Amherst.
January 13, 2019
Rice, Abernethy take home weekly NEC honors
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving seniors Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) and Kelci Abernethy (Chandler,...
December 4, 2018
Bulldogs sweep relays on day two of Gompei
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team swept both relays to highlight an outstanding second day at...
December 2, 2018
Bulldogs finish strong weekend with Gompei title
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team took home four individual victories and another relay...
December 2, 2018
Abernethy qualifies for Zones on day 1 of Gompei
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Kelci Abernethy (Chandler, Ariz.) qualified for the NCAA Zones for the second time in her career to highlight the...
December 1, 2018
Scifo picks up third-straight NEC Swimmer of the Week
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) was named the Northeast...
November 20, 2018
Scifo enjoys strong weekend at Harold Anderson Invite
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) won two individual events to lead the way for the Bryant University...
November 18, 2018
Scifo wins second-straight NEC weekly honor
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) was named the Northeast...
November 13, 2018
Bryant posts first-ever win over Vermont on Sunday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Buoyed by dominant efforts from Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.), Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) and Kelci Abernethy...
November 11, 2018
Bryant takes two NEC weekly honors
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team swept the Northeast Conference Swimmer and Diver of the Week...
November 6, 2018
Bryant sweeps Wagner, Central in weekend meet
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) finished off a four-win weekend after sweeping the sprint freestyle events and the...
November 3, 2018
Bryant hosts NEC rivals in two-day meet at Chace
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – For the first time in the 2018-19 season, the Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team will be hosting a...
November 1, 2018
Balanced effort gives Bryant second consecutive win
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) and sophomores Elin Svard (Falun, Dalarna, Sweden) and Heather Wong (Ramsey,...
October 27, 2018
Bryant rounds out three-meet road swing Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Fresh off of a win against an in-state rival, the Bryant University women’s swimming team looks to finish off a...
October 26, 2018
Scifo shines in Bryant's first win of 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Powered by wins in the first five races, the Bryant University women’s swimming team earned its first victory of...
October 19, 2018
Bryant falls at Boston College to open season
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team dropped its season-opener on Friday night, ending up on the...
October 13, 2018