Simmons Swimming and Diving swam to a 13th place team points finish at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center. Out of 32 individual Simmons entries, 27 athletes had season-best times, culminating in a new school record of 56.15 in the 100 Free by freshman Jen Collins (Trumbull, Conn.). Simmons also took home the Steve Looke Sportsmanship Award, which is awarded after a vote by all NEISDA coaches.
"The athletes worked so hard this season and it showed at our championship. They looked strong, they were competitive and they swam with confidence," said Head Coach Mindy Williams. "I am so proud that the team was recognized for outstanding sportsmanship. This is a great honor and it is well deserved."
Both the 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay (both of Amy Davis, Virginia Bette, Marissa Soucy and Collins) qualified for finals and finished in 8th place. "Individually, people swam well, but I was particularly pleased with how competitive our relays were, said Williams. "There were some really fast teams at this meet, and Simmons hung with them. We came very close to school records in all three freestyle relays and the athlete's splits were impressive."
Final Women's Points Standings:
1 Bentley University BENT 1467
2 Keene State KEEN 1142.5
3 Assumption College AC 926
4 Roger Williams University RWU 866
5 Eastern Conn. State U. ECSU 805
6 Western Connecticut State Univ WCSU 637
7 University of New England UNE 570
8 Saint Michael's College SMC 488
9 Elms College ELMS 446
10 Westfield State University WSU 439
11 Univ. of Mass. Dartmouth UMD 399
12 Plymouth State University PSU 380
13 Simmons College SC 373.5
14 Western New England College WNEC 223
15 Regis College REGIS 210
16 Gordon College Swim Team GCST 182
18 Norwich University WICK 131
19 Colby-Sawyer College Chargers CSC 128.5
20 Saint Joseph's College of ME SJCM 106
21 Husson University HUSSN 48