MIDDLEBURY, VT - Hoping to win their 10th straight NESCAC Championship this weekend, the Williams College women's swimming and diving team smoked their competitors on day one with a n overall score of 663.5 points. Tomorrow the action will continue against rivals Amherst (518.5 points today), Tufts (443.5), and Middlebury (432) with trials beginning at 10AM.
First year Caoline Wilaon set a Williams record in the 500
ffree, placing second in 4:52.57 and that is also a "A" qualifying
time for the NCAAs.
"As for today, there were some stand out swims, in particular
Joanna Hoffman had a great morning 500 and relay split," stated
head coach Steve Kuster. "Becca Maher and Caroline Wilson (new
school record in 500) had very good swims tonight in the 500.
Ellen Ramsey, Kate O'Leary and Kelsey Roggensack all had very good
200 IM's. KC Ha and Abby Islan also had some very good swims
today. Both divers, Kera McClelland and Hannah Wilson were top 8
contributing in a big way to the effort."
"Especially impressive was the B 400 MR team of Ramsey,
Metcalf, Roggensack and Hancock who won the B final and would have
been 2nd in the A final to the Williams A team. B teams cannot move
up and beat A teams however. That relay is also ranked 8th in
the country, unfortunately only one each team can only take one
relay NCAA's. The A relay team of Ha, Cucolo, Todhunter and
Wilson is presently ranked 3rd or 4th in the country."
"Tomorrow is "moving day," especially in the morning. I am
looking for us to come out very strong tomorrow and hopefully
extend our lead and get a few more people to NCAAs."
Also notable efforts were turned in by ophomore Logan Todhunter,
who came in first during the 50 yard butterfly and set a pool
record with a time of 25.27. Along with teammates Bryn Dunbar,
Sophia Sequeira, and Katharine O'Leary, Todhunter also picked up a
victory in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:41.27), earning the
NESCAC title. Ellen Ramsey, who won the 200 individual medley
(2:05.98), as well as the 400 medley relay with teammates, Dunbar,
Lisa Cucolo, and Kelsey Roggensack.
