The Pride leads MIT by 121 points, as the Engineers have a
two-day total of 447. Wheaton College sits in third with 389
points while Coast Guard held on to fourth place with 304. In
fifth-place is Clark with 259 followed by Wellesley (212), WPI
(154), Mount Holyoke (123), Babson (88) and Smith (77).
Wheaton picked up its first victory of the event with a win in
the 200-medley relay. The team of Iris
Meehan (Bar Harbor, ME), Nicole Zais
(Sudbury, MA), Taryn Brosnan (Westford, MA) and
Dania Piscetta (Belmont, NH) touched the wall in
an NCAA "B" cut of 1:48.68.
In the 400-IM, Springfield's Meredith Trumbull
(Merrimac, MA) notched a time of 4:40.56, taking first place for
the second year in a row.
Chandler Pool then saw two straight NEWMAC records and NCAA "A"
cuts, as MIT freshman phenom, Anna Kokensparger
(Omaha, NE) posted a time of 55.66 in the 100-fly and Coast Guard's
Kimberly Shadwick (Campbell Hall, NY) won the
200-free in 1:51.66. Shadwick's victory made her a three-time
champion in the event.
Wheaton's Zais became the first individual
winner for the Lyons, donning the podium in the 100-breast in NCAA
"B" standard in 1:07.56. Also reaching a "B" cut,
Springfield's Megan Cooney (Hummelstown, PA) won
the 100-back in a time of 59.26.
Wrapping up the evening's action, MIT continued its strong meet
with a victory in the 800-free relay. The tandem of
Sydney Giblin (Williamsburg, VA), Elina
Hu (Oshkosh, WI), Amy Jacobi (Cranbury,
NJ) and Kokensparger combined for a NEWMAC record
and "B" cut time of 7:38.45.
Sunday's prelims begin at 11:00 a.m. Finals will begin at
6:30 p.m.
| Team Standings |
| Springfield |
568 |
| MIT |
447 |
| Wheaton |
389 |
| Coast Guard |
304 |
| Clark |
259 |
| Wellesley |
212 |
| Mount Holyoke |
154 |
| WPI |
123 |
| Babson |
88 |
| Smith |
77 |
Event Winners/First Team All-Conference, Saturday, Feb.
20
200 Medley Relay- Wheaton College (Iris Meehan, Nicole Zais, Taryn
Brosnan, Dania Piscetta), 1:48.68
&
400 IM- Meredith Trumbull (Springfield), 4:40.56
100 Fly- Anna Kokensparger (MIT), 55.66 $!
200 Free- Kimberly Shadwick (Coast Guard), 1:51.66 $!
100 Breast- Nicole Zais (Wheaton), 1:07.56 &
100 Back- Megan Cooney (Springfield), 59.26 &
800 Free Relay- MIT (Sydney Giblin, Elina Hu, Amy Jacobi, Anna
Kokensparger), 7:38.45 &!
! NEWMAC Championship record.
$- NCAA "A" standard.
& - NCAA "B"/provisional standard.
