Williams Claims Seventh NESCAC Swimming and Diving Championship
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- Meet Records WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The depth of the Williams College women's swimming and diving team proved too much for the rest of the New England Small College Athletic Conference as the Ephs wrapped up their seventh consecutive NESCAC championship at the Muir-Samuelson Pool on the campus of Williams College Sunday.
The Ephs had one winner on the third and final day of the championship meet, senior Laura McCarthy, who took home the gold in the 100-yard freestyle. But Williams compiled 1,757 total points, defeating rival Amherst by 156.5 points. Middlebury placed third with 1,553.5 points, Connecticut College fourth with 1,044.5, and Tufts fifth with 888.5.
Amherst junior Brittany Sasser set a new meet, conference and pool record Sunday with a time of 1:58.79 in the 200 backstroke while winning that event. Tufts junior Kendall Swett won both the 1- and 3-meter diving over the weekend. Sunday, Sweet earned first off the 3-meter board with 482.25 points.
Williams led the meet by 49.5 points after the first day and 119.5 after the second despite winning just one event each day. That formula held true Sunday as well. The Ephs were the only team at the meet to have all 24 swimmers and divers on their roster collect at least one point.
"This is a great victory," Kuster said. "I think it was pretty obvious, given what we lost to graduation, that this was a 24-person victory this weekend. It's nice to know you can lose a few dual meets and still be the best team in the NESCAC. We swam much better the second half of the meet than we did the first - especially on Saturday night. It's very satisfying."
Some of Sunday's other winners included Middlebury's Sara Cowie in the 1,650 free with a national "A" cut time of 17:17.37, Colby's Kelly Norsworthy in the 200 breaststroke with a national "B" cut time of 2:22.40 and Middlebury's Marika Ross with an "A" cut time of 2:01.25 in the 200 butterfly.
In addition, the Amherst 400 free relay of Mary Marvel, Erin Morrison, Sasser and Meaghan Stern took home a first in 3:30.10.
Williams Leads After Second Day of Women's Swimming and Diving Championship
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - After day two of the 2007 NESCAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Williams College sits in first place overall. The Ephs won one title and extended its lead to 119 ½ points over Amherst College. The Lord Jeffs, however, took home four titles for the second consecutive day and lead all schools with eight overall.
The lone Eph win was thanks to sophomore Amanda Nicholson. Her time of 4:27.23 in the 400 yard IM not only won her the NESCAC title but also set the championship meet record for that event.
Amherst began the day just as it ended the previous day, by taking home a relay title. Seniors Margaret Ramsey and Piper Pettersen, junior Brittany Sasser, and sophomore Meaghan Stern swam to a time of 1:47.89 in the 200 yard medley relay to grab the title. Stern and Sasser, building on the relay win and success on Day 1, combined to help collect the other three Lord Jeff titles. In the 200 yard freestyle, Stern bested the field with a time of 1:53.32, while Sasser swam to a NESCAC championship meet record time of 55.61 in the 100 yard backstroke.
The combo teamed up with Ramsey and sophomore Alex Lee to finish off Day 2 with another relay win in 800 yard freestyle relay. Their time of 7:37.11 set a championship meet record and won the Lord Jeffs their eighth title in two days.
Middlebury, who dropped to third place overall after Day 2, claimed two titles of their own on the day. In the 1000 yard freestyle, junior Sara Cowie posted a time of 10:21.95 to claim the title. In the 100 yard butterfly, junior Marika Ross claimed her third title of the meet with a time of 56.47.
Colby claimed the only other title on the day. Junior Kelly Norsworthy swam the top time of 1:05.21 in the 100 yard breaststroke to claim her second title of the meet.
The NESCAC championships continue tomorrow with preliminary trials at 10 AM and the finals at 5:30 PM followed by the award presentations
Williams Leads After Day One of Women's Swimming and Diving Championship
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - After day one of the 2007 NESCAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Williams College has the overall points lead over Middlebury College and Amherst College. The Ephs grabbed one title on the day en route to a 46.5 lead after nine events. Amherst College won four NESCAC titles, the most of any school, and sits in third place- 109 points out of first.
The lone Williams title came from senior Laura McCarthy. In the 50 yard freestyle, McCarthy swam to the top time of 24.02.
One of the most exciting events of the day happened to be the last- the 400 yard medley relay. The Amherst squad of senior Piper Pettersen, junior Brittney Sasser, and sophomores Mary Marvel and Meaghan Stern swam to a time of 3:52.94 and a NESCAC title.
The tandem of Stern and Sasser not only claimed a relay title but each also captured an individual title earlier in the meet. In the 500 yard freestyle, Stern bested the competition with a time of 5:03.04, while in the 200 yard IM Sasser swam to a time of 2:05.87. Junior Lisa Pritchard rounded out the Amherst titles when her time of 27.24 gave her the top spot in the 50 yard backstroke.
Middlebury College, who sits in second place after Day 1, also claimed multiple titles on the day. In the 200 yard freestyle relay, senior Barbara van deer Meer, junior Marika Ross, sophomore Lindsey Dattels, and first year Katie Remington bested the field with a time of 1:37:07. Ross followed that victory up with an individual title in the 50 yard butterfly with a time of 25.85.
Colby and Tufts claimed the other two titles on the day. In the 50 yard breaststroke, Mule junior Kelly Norsworthy posted the top time of 29:55. In the 1 meter dive, Jumbos junior Kendall Sweet bested the field with a score of 475.20.
The NESCAC championships continue tomorrow at Muir-Samuelson Pool with Day 2 action at 10 AM and 5:50 PM.
