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February 2, 2009

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Northeast-10 Men’ s Swimming Athlete and Freshman of the Week

Ryan Brauer, Saint Rose (Fr., Clifton Park, N.Y.) - Registered a combined five first place finishes throughout a double dual at Southern Connecticut and a home dual versus Bentley. Met a pair of NCAA Championship B cuts with a first place time of 2:08.09 in the 200 breaststroke and a 1:56.58 clocking in the 200 IM. Was also a part of the winning 200-yard free relay team that hit the wall in 1:29.50. Versus Bentley, touched first in the 200 free, the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. Swam the 200 free in 1:45.49, finished the 100 fly in 52.93 and the 100 breast in 59.89.

Northeast-10 Women’s Swimming Athlete and Freshman of the Week

Katie O’Donnell, Le Moyne (Fr., Delmar, N.Y.) - Won three individual events and teamed for a relay win in the 162-138 loss to Ithaca. Placed first in the 100-yard backstroke in 59.87 seconds, won the 200-yard backstroke in 2:09.64 and topped the field in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.09. Swam the anchor leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay team's victory in 3:44.80.

Northeast-10 Men’s Diving Athlete of the Week

Jon Andrews, Bentley (So., Southbury, Conn.) - Captured both one-meter diving events during a dual meet at Saint Rose, with scores of 171.00 and 255.05. In a triangular against Wheaton and Bridgewater State, only competed in the one meter, finishing second (229.75).

Northeast-10 Women’s Diving Athlete of the Week

Emily Travers, Bentley (So., Brentwood, N.H.) - Had two firsts and two seconds during the week. Against Wheaton and Bridgewater State, was first on the one-meter board (223.05) and second on the three-meter (223.90). Also had a first and second at Saint Rose, both in the one-meter, with scores of 148.00 and 222.70.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Jill Capadanno, Assumption (Fr., Dracut, Mass.) - Placed 5th in the 200-yard freestyle (2:09.20); placed 4th in the 200-yard butterfly (2:25.90); finished 5th in the 500 yard freestyle (5:43.46); finished 8th in the 400-yard medley relay (4:36.54); finished 5th in the 400-yard freestyle relay (4:05.30); finished 7th in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:52.29); finished 8th in the 200-yard medley relay (2:07.94) in a tri-meet with Norwich and Saint Michael’s.

Willie Connolly, Bentley (Jr., Washington, Conn.) - Won four of five individual races during the week and participated in two winning relays. Against Wheaton and Bridgewater State, helped the Falcons prevail by finishing first in the 50 backstroke (25.09), 200 back (1:59.76) and 200 individual medley (2:04.57). Also swam on Bentley’s winning 4400 medley relay team (3:45.56). At Saint Rose, was first in the 50 back (54.04), second in the 200 individual medley (2:04.39) and a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:42.15).

Anne Kaduboski, Bentley (So., Dedham, Mass.) - Won her first five races of the week before having her dual winning streak halted at 46 with a second-place finish in the 500 yard freestyle (5:24.49) at Saint Rose. Touched first in the 200 free (2:00.07), 200 backstroke (2:14.07) and 200 individual medley (2:15.99) during a triangular with Wheaton and Bridgewater State. Captured the 200 free (1:59.87) and 100 butterfly (1:00.69) at Saint Rose.

Sam Laden, Bentley (Jr., Cheshire, Conn.) - Was a triple-winner against Bridgewater and Wheaton in a triangular, touching first in the 50 backstroke (28.59), 50 freestyle (23.02) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.04), and also participated on the winning 400 medley relay team (3:45.56). Was the runner-up in both the 100 free (50.35) and 100 breast (1:02.24) at Saint Rose after helping Bentley win the 200 medley relay (1:42.15).

Drew Acquaviva, Le Moyne (Fr., Delmar, N.Y.) - Won two individual events and teamed for two relay victories in the 160-138 loss to Ithaca. Won the 100-yard backstroke in 54.79 seconds and the 200-yard backstroke in 2:00.35. Swam the first leg for the pool-record setting 400-yard freestyle relay team that finished in 3:14.51 and led off for the first-place 200-yard medley relay team (1:38.66).

Ricky Chidsey, Le Moyne (Sr., Liverpool, N.Y.) - Won two individual events and teamed for a relay victory in the 160-138 loss to Ithaca. Won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:44.32 and the 100-yard freestyle in 47.39 seconds. Swam the anchor leg for the pool-record setting 400-yard freestyle relay team that finished in 3:14.51.

Tierney Carey, Saint Michael's (Sr., Newtown, Conn.) - Won both one-meter diving competitions in a tri-meet victory versus Assumption and Norwich. Totaled 324.4 points in the two event.

Katie Kelley, Saint Michael's (Fr., Jefferson, Mass.) - Won three individual events in a tri-meet victory versus Assumption and Norwich. Took the 50-yard backstroke (30.64), the 100-yard backstroke (1:06.36), and the 100-yard individual medley (1:08.91).

Eileen Mullowney, Saint Michael's (Fr., Burlington, Vt.) - Won two individual races - breaking her own program record in one event - in a tri-meet victory versus Assumption and Norwich. Took the 500-yard freestyle in 5:17.01 (winning by more than 27 seconds, and besting her program record by more than six seconds), and won the 50-yard freestyle (25.61).

Caitlin Peterson, Saint Rose (Fr., Sherrill, N.Y.) - Had a first and second place performance and also anchored the 200 free relay quartet that swam a 1:45.48 in a double dual meet at Southern Connecticut. Had a second place time of 10:49.82 in the 1,000 free was nearly 20 seconds swifter than the previous school mark that had stood for 16 years, while her victory came via a 56.23 clocking in the 100 free. In a dual win versus Bentley, swam a winning 500 free time of 5:18.36 and touched second in the 200 free with a 2:00.13 clocking.

Bryan Shaver, Saint Rose (Fr., Burnt Hills, N.Y.) - Contributed three individual first place performances and led the 200 free relay contingent to a winning time of 1:29.50 against Southern Connecticut and Queens. Also touched first in the 200 free in 1:49.21. Against Bentley, won the 500 and 1,000 free in 4:55.17 and 10:10.90.

Kristen Frost, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Madison, Conn.) - Tacked on the second victory in the 1000-yard freestyle event in 9:49.09, beating her previously set national record. Followed with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.36).

Miguel Nesrala, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Santo Domingo, D.R.) - Grabbed a first place finish in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.99. Was also part of the winning 200-yard medley relay team.

Jennifer O’Neil, Southern Connecticut (So., Stratford, Conn.) - Completed the 200-yard IM and 200-yard butterfly events with times of 2:15.69 and 2:15.90. Also contributed in the first place finish of the 200-yard medley relay.

Benjamin Prue, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Alpharetta, Ga.) - Collected a first place finish in the 200-yard backstroke against Queens and Saint Rose. Swam the event in 2:03.10. Contributed in the 200-yard medley relay victory.

Aaron Rocheleau, Southern Connecticut (So., Newington, Conn.) – In a tri-meet versus Saint Rose and Queens, notched a second place finish in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:57.16. Tacked on a victory in the 200-yard butterfly event, finishing the race in 1:59.99. Was also a part of a victory the 200-yard medley relay race.

Matthew Sorena, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Brookfield, Conn.) – In a tri-meet with Saint Rose and Queens, nabbed a first place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle event. Completed the race in 9:35.38. Tacked on another victory in the 100-yard freestyle event, posting a time of 49.49.


Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Sophomore Anne Kaduboski saw her string of individual wins in dual meets halted at 46 when she finished second in the 500 freestyle during Saturday’s meet at Saint Rose.