NEWARK, N.J. – Senior
Katie Rivers became the first Catamount in program history to win the 400 IM headlining another strong day in the pool for UVM at the 2021 America East Championships at NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. After the second day of competition UVM remains in second place with 452.5 points. UNH leads with 536 points and the Catamounts hold a 50.5-point edge over UMBC in third place.
RELATED LINKS
Day Two Results (.pdf)
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We posted another spectacular morning, really super impressed with our finishes," said Head Coach
Gerry Cournoyer. "Congratulations to
Katie Rivers for winning the 400 IM the first title in the event for UVM. Really happy with our backstrokers and especially
Kira Parker who was named All-Conference today. Also, really pleased with another standout performance from
Mina Poppas. I'm looking forward to tomorrow, it's going to be a big battle for second place between us and UMBC and I'm excited to see the final results.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Catamounts started Saturday morning with a second-place finish in the 200 Free Relay. UVM's relay team of Kira Parker, Mina Poppas, Isabelle Magbie and Cailin Campbell finished in a time of 1:34:83. UNH won the relay in a time of 1:34.28.
- In the second event of the day Rivers claimed the first individual America East title of her career in the 400 IM. Her time of 4:28.14 was 1.08 seconds faster than anyone else in the field. Rivers is the first Catamount to ever win the event.
- First year Ellie Martin earned her first career America East top-10 placing ninth overall with a time of 4:38.05 in the 400 IM.
- Three Catamounts finished in the top-10 of the 100 Fly. Vivian Nguyen placed sixth in a time of 57.67, Jenny O'Neil finished in seventh .08 seconds behind Nguyen and Kara Campbell placed eighth with a time of 57.81.
- In the 200 Free Poppas earned her earned her second All-Conference citation of the meet with a third-place finish. Her time of 1:51.38 was a career-best. Cailin Campbell placed fifth for the Catamounts with a time of 1:52.02, also a career-best.
- O'Neil was the Catamounts top-finisher in the 100 Breast. She placed 17th overall with a time of 1:07.81.
- Parker led a very strong UVM contingent in the 100 Back. She finished third overall and earned All-Conference honors with a time of 55.98. Beth Hartog (5th, 57.94) and Peyton McNulty (9th, 58.26) earned top-10 finishes in the event as well. First year Juliana Ward and sophomore Sarah Doherty also finished in the top-15 earning team points for UVM.
- The Catamounts combination of Parker, O'Neil, Nguyen and Cailin Campbell finished 4th overall in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:54.10
WHAT'S NEXT
The final day of the championships is set to begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Once again, the action will be available on ESPN+. Sunday's schedule includes the 1000 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly and 400 Free Relay.
