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America East Championships: Final Results
WORCESTER, Mass. – Vermont swimming and diving wrapped up the final day of competition at the America East Championships on Sunday night from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The Catamounts set a program record with 662 points at the event and tied for their best-ever finish with a third-place showing for the third consecutive year.
 
UMBC took home the America East title with 791 points, edging out last year's champion, New Hampshire (777 pts.). Vermont (662) topped its old record of 640 points, which was set at the 2014 America East Championships. Binghamton (470.5) and Maine (433.5) rounded out the final two spots in the team standings.
 
Junior diver Maggie Preston was named the event's Most Outstanding Diver, as she became the first-ever Catamount to take home the award. Preston claimed the title in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 256.95 on Saturday, and placed fourth in the 1-meter on Thursday.
 
Preston, along with junior Andie Blaser and senior Ilsa Feierabend, earned America East All-Conference honors after posting top-three individual finishes at the championships. Blaser was the champion in the 100 fly and also registered a third-place showing in the 100 free, while Feierabend placed second in the 200 back.

Vermont closed out the final night of competition on Sunday by setting a new varsity school record in the 400 free relay. Blaser, Christa Weaver, Katie Adams and Sarah Mantz clocked in at 3:24.89 to take second place and break the old mark of 3:25.30, which the same four swimmers set at last year's conference championships.
 
In the 200 back, Feierabend paced the Catamounts with a second-place showing in a time of 2:03.14. Elena Melloni took fourth place with a time of 2:04.00, while Estee Dilli (2:08.75) and Jess Gorham (2:10.07) were Vermont's other top finishers.
 
The Catamounts placed five swimmers in the top-12 of the 100 free, led by Blaser (51.16) and Mantz (51.70), who finished third and fourth, respectively. Adams (52.31), Weaver (52.44) and Abby Holmquist (52.93) were the other UVM swimmers to score points in the event.
 
Lauren Punger led the way for Vermont in the 200 fly, registering a fourth-place showing in 2:05.72. Ali McClure took seventh place with a time of 2:09.14, and Alexy Novelli clocked in at 2:08.58 to earn an 11^th-place finish.
 
Freshmen Maddie Blumenfeld (17:29.98) and Kelly Lennon (17:38.01) paced the Catamounts in the 1650 free, taking sixth and eighth place, respectively. McClure also collected points in the event with a time of 18:01.28.
 
In the 200 breast, rookie Shannon Cowley was Vermont's top performer as she touched the wall in 2:22.47 to place eighth overall.
 
Final Team Standings
1. UMBC, 791 points
2. New Hampshire, 777
3. Vermont, 662
4. Binghamton, 470.5
5. Maine, 433.5
 
America East Awards
Most Outstanding Swimmer: Emily Escobedo, UMBC
Most Outstanding Diver: Maggie Preston, Vermont
Most Outstanding Rookie: Elizaveta Baykova, New Hampshire
Coaching Staff of the Year: UMBC
 
UVM's All-Conference Performers
Maggie Preston – 3-meter diving (first place)
Andie Blaser – 100 fly (first place) and 100 free (third place)
Ilsa Feierabend – 200 back (second place)

Related Links
Day one recap
Day two recap
Day three recap