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Cambridge, MA – It came down to the very last event, but Saint Francis (PA) came away with its third consecutive NEC Swimming and Diving Championship thanks to the gold medal performances of Elise Lofgren(Molnlycke, Sweden/Hulebacks), Megan Collins (Monroeville, PA/Oakland Catholic) and Alicia Ford (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point), on the last night of competition as only one-point separated the Flash from the runners up Central Connecticut. The Blue Devils took home second with 747 points, while Wagner finished the four-day event in third with 552 points. The Bulldogs of Bryant (547) finished fourth while Mount St. Mary’s (348) landed in fifth. Sacred Heart (210) and St. Francis (NY) (155) finished in sixth and seventh respectively.
For the third year in a row Casey Ostrander (Yarmouthport, MA/Barnstable) of Bryant took home outstanding NEC Swimmer of the Meet awards after her first place and record breaking performances in the100 backstroke, 200 backstroke as well as her first place finish in the 50 free. Her time in the 100 backstroke was a Division 1B cut qualifier time. After swimming to first place in the 200 fly and second in the 100 fly, Mount St. Mary’s freshman Erin Regan (Ft. Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) collected Rookie of the Meet honors.
After protecting her titles in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events, Central Connecticut senior Madison Vestergaard (Middleton, CT/Middleton) finished out her career by taking home NEC Outstanding Diver of the Meet honors for the second year in a row. Coach Dave Malier of Central Connecticut was named the league’s Diving Coach of the Year, while Pat Gallagher of Saint Francis (PA) garnered NEC Coach of the Year accolades.
It was the final event of the evening that proved to be the most exciting as Central and Saint Francis (PA) were separated by only three points as the swimmers took to the blocks. While Bryant took home top honors in the relay, booking a time of 3:26.95 and one more gold medal to take home to Smithfield, the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut gave it all they had and finished in second (3:27.40). Saint Francis (PA) finished in third with a time of 3:28.08 to solidify their first-place overall finish.
The day started off on the boards as Vestergaard added one more gold medal to her collection bringing her career total to four as she finished with a score of 234.90. Just points behind the NEC Outstanding Diver was Wagner’s Mallory Lee (Newark, CA/) in second with a score of 233.05. Vestergarrd’s teammate Kate Dwyer (Waterbury, CT/Sacred Heart) finished in third with a score of 178.25.
The portion of the events began with Saint Francis’ (PA) Collins pocketing gold in the grueling 1650 freestyle, finishing in first with a time of 16:55.89. Taylor Friedmann (Berlin, CT/Berlin) collected silver with a time of 17:10.66 while Collin’s teammate Kathleen Lyon (King George, VA/King George) took the third place on the podium with a time of 17:20.50.
In the 200 backstroke Ostrander continued her assault on the NEC record books breaking her own best time, touching the wall in 1:59.69. Central’s Alex Czaplicki (North Haven, CT/North Haven) took home second while Becky Peer finished third.
Then in the 100 free Ford successfully defended her title with a time of 51.12 while Central’s Helene Neuhaus (Westport, CT/Staples) and Bryant’s Taylor DeBever (Denver, CO/Regis) notched second and third respectively.
Another Red Flash swimmer found herself at the top of the podium as Lofgren, took first in the 200 breastroke with a time of (2:16.56). Molly Smith (Belmont, MA/Belmont) of Bryant collected second, while Central’s Kristina Gulia (Orange, CT/Amity) finished in third.
In the 200 fly NEC Rookie of the Meet, Regan, booked a first place finish with a time of 2:04.03, while Libby Francis (Dundee, Scotland/Grove Academy)of SFPA swam to a second-place time of 2:05.43 Patricia Yam (Placenta, CA/Rosary) of Mount St. Mary’s pocketed bronze (2:06.64)
After four days of competition and 20 events, seven new league records were posted.
Girls - Team Scores
Place School Points
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1 Saint Francis University SFU 748
2 Central Connecticut State Univ CCSU 747
3 Wagner College WAG 552
4 Bryant University BRYU 547
5 Mount Saint Mary's MSM 348
6 Sacred Heart University SHU 210
7 St. Francis College SFC 155
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Results
Event 1 Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
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School Finals
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1 Saint Francis University 'A' 1:43.81
1) Peer, Becky 18 2) Lofgren, Elise 20
3) Francis, Libby 19 4) Ford, Alicia 20
Event 2 Girls 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Finals
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1 Saint Francis University 'A' 7:25.75
1) Collins, Megan 20 2) Lofgren, Elise 20
3) Ford, Alicia 20 4) Demjanenko, Jenny 19
Event 3 Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Friedmann, Taylor 20 Central 5:00.90 4:53.71
Event 4 Girls 200 Yard IM
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Lofgren, Elise 20 Saint Francis 2:04.69 2:03.19
Event 5 Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Ostrander, Casey 20 Bryant U 23.18 23.41
Event 6 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Finals
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1 Bryant University 'A' 1:34.72
1) D'Olympia, Amy 21 2) Valenzuela, Mara 18
3) DeBever, Taylor 19 4) Ostrander, Casey 20
Event 7 Girls 1 mtr Diving
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Name Age School Finals
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1 Vestergaard, Madison 21 Central 250.10
Event 8 Girls 400 Yard IM
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Czaplicki, Alex 21 Central 4:26.49 4:24.70
Event 9 Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Francis, Libby 19 Saint Francis 57.20 56.58
Event 10 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Friedmann, Taylor 20 Central 1:52.74 1:50.20
Event 11 Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Lofgren, Elise 20 Saint Francis 1:03.18 1:03.01
Event 12 Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Ostrander, Casey 20 Bryant U 55.65 54.92
Event 13 Girls 400 Yard Medley Relay
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School Finals
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1 Saint Francis University 'A' 3:46.64
1) Peer, Becky 18 2) Lofgren, Elise 20
3) Francis, Libby 19 4) Ford, Alicia 20
Event 14 Girls 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Finals
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1 Collins, Megan 20 Saint Francis 16:55.89
Event 15 Girls 200 Yard Backstroke
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Ostrander, Casey 20 Bryant U 2:01.28 1:59.69
Event 16 Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Ford, Alicia 20 Saint Francis 51.12 50.61
Event 17 Girls 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Lofgren, Elise 20 Saint Francis 2:17.51 2:16.56
Event 18 Girls 200 Yard Butterfly
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Name Age School Prelims Finals
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1 Regan, Erin 18 Mt St Mary's 2:06.47 2:04.03
Event 19 Girls 3 mtr Diving
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Name Age School Finals
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1 Vestergaard, Madison 21 Central 234.90
Event 20 Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Finals
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1 Bryant University 'A' 3:26.95
1) Ostrander, Casey 20 2) Buckley, Kaitlin 19
3) DeBever, Taylor 19 4) Valenzuela, Mara 18