WORCESTER, Mass. – First year
Ella Church had a Sunday to remember for the Catamounts on the final day of the 2022 America East Swimming and Diving Championships from WPI. She became the second Catamount in program history to win the 1650 free in a first-year record time of 16:55.56. Vermont finished the competition in third place with 677 points, New Hampshire won its third straight title with 814.5 points. The 677 points are the most-ever by Vermont, topping the previous best of 668 set in 2017.
RELATED LINKS
Final Results (.pdf)
Day 4 Photo Gallery
COACH'S QUOTE
"I cannot begin to put into words how special this group of people I had the opportunity to work with was this season," said Head Coach
Gerry Cournoyer. "This was a magical weekend for this program. One that I will never forget, Go Cats!"
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Church crushed the field in the 1650 free winning the event by 15.08 seconds. In the midst of the 1650 event she set a new program record in the 1000. Her split of 10:09.48 is a new first year and varsity record.
- Kira Parker earned her third individual All-Conference honor of the meet finishing second overall in the 100 free with a time of 51.49. Mina Poppas placed fourth, earning 15 team points with a mark of 51.73.
- In the 200 back Beth Hartog and Charlie Ramey earned 19 team points for Vermont placing fourth and fifth overall. Hartog swam a 2:02.75 and Ramey was .30 seconds behind her.
- The Catamounts closed out the 2022 championship with a win in the 400 free relay. Just like the 200 free relay Parker, Jackie House, Cailin Campbell and Poppas claimed the title and all-conference honors with a winning time of 3:24.72.
- With the 200 free relay win UVM became just the eighth team in America East history to sweep all three freestyle relays. The 200, 400 and 800 free have been contested in the same championship meet 31 times.
ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES
800 Free Relay –
Cailin Campbell,
Ella Church,
Jackie House,
Mina Poppas
200 Free Relay –
Kira Parker,
Jackie House,
Cailin Campbell,
Mina Poppas
400 Free Relay –
Kira Parker,
Jackie House,
Cailin Campbell,
Mina Poppas
Jackie House (500 free, 200 free)
Mina Poppas (500 free, 200 free)
Kara Campbell (200 IM)
Kira Parker (50 free, 100 back, 100 free)
Ella Church (1650 free)
WHO'S NEXT
Select student-athletes will compete at the ECAC Swimming and Diving Championships February 25-27 in Annapolis, Maryland at the Naval Academy's Lejeune Hall.
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