2010-11 Vermont Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS:
• 2011 America East Academic Honor Roll
• Team Captain (2011-12)
• Les Leggett Award (2011)
2011-12: Came in third in the 200 (2:29.68) and fourth in the 100 (1:09.73) breaststroke events in the season opener at Army … Placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:31.43) at the Husky Invitational … Won the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:30.35 against Siena … Placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.77) at Niagara … Finished second in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.69) against Maine … Came in second in the 200 breaststroke (2:30.99) against Bryant … Placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:30.18) against Dartmouth … Came in 14th in both the 100 (1:06.46) and 200 (2:23.84) breaststroke events at the America East Championship … Her time in the 200 breaststroke broke the Vermont school record in the event.
2010-11: Led Vermont in the breaststroke events on the year … Won the 200 breaststroke five times … Earned a pair of second place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.60) and 200 (2:28.63) against Siena … Swept the 100 (1:09.22) and 200 (2:29.66) against Maine and Keene State … Also swept the 100 (1:09.28) and 200 (2.28.21) vs. Bryant … Won the 200 vs. Yale in a time of 2:26.62 … Finished first in both the 100 (1:08.32) and 200 (2:26.30) against Central Connecticut State … Took first in the 200 (2:28.98) vs. Rhode Island … At the America East Championships she finished 13th in the 200 in a school record time of 2:24.05 and also placed 14th in the 100 (1:06.60).
2009-10: Proved to be the team’s top swimmer in the breaststroke events as a sophomore … Finished in the top four in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events nine times apiece … Picked up a pair of wins against Maine, finishing first in the 100 (1:09.23) and 200 (2:29.81) breaststroke events … Earned two second-place finishes against Yale in the 100/200 breaststroke … Won the 200 breaststroke (2:30.15) and finished second in the 100 (1:10.69) against Dartmouth … At the America East Championships she finished 10th in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.33) and 13th in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.03).
2008-09: Started her Catamount career with a pair of second place showings in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes in a meet at Army … Earned her first career wins at Boston College, taking first in the 100 (1:09.35) and 200 (2:30.15) breaststroke events … Won the 100 breaststroke (1:09.00) and finished second in the 200 vs. Maine … Took first in the 100 breaststroke in a meet at Holy Cross … Had seven top three finishes in the 100 breaststroke on the season … Placed ninth in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.82) and 10th in the 100 (1:06.76) at the America East Championship … Both of her times at the league championship broke UVM freshmen and varsity records, while she was also part of two school record-setting relay teams (200 free and 400 medley).
Before UVM: Comes to Vermont from Setauket, N.Y. where she attended Ward Melville High School … As a senior she was all-state in the 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay as a team captain … During her junior year she was all-state in all three and set the school record in the 100 breaststroke.
Personal: Is the daughter of Thomas and Patricia Dowd … Has three siblings, Colleen, Cory and Laura … Undecided on a major.
