Impact of Class of 2009 at NCAA Division 1 Level: Women

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 20. A few days ago, we presented a statistical look at the impact of the Class of 2009 at the NCAA Division 1 level. Today, we are back with an analysis of the women's Class of 2009 as created by a pair of Swimming World superfans that wished to remained anonymous.

The study looked at how members of the Class of 2009 scored in this year's NCAA Division I Championships, as well as what Swimming World College Recruit Ranking each swimmer earned heading into the season.

In the end, 56 members of the Class of 2009 made the NCAA Division I Championships, while 38 of them scored either individually or as part of relays. A member of the Class of 2009 is defined as either a 2009 high school grad, first-year international swimmer, or a junior college transfer. Four-year college transfers are not counted as part of the Class of 2009.

Meg Romano of Georgia was rated the top freshman this year in the study, while Georgia and North Carolina had the top impact classes.

Here are some of the numbers for the women:

The most valuable first-year swimmers with points scored:
1 GA 48 Meg Romano
2 Va 46 Lauren Perdue
3 Ga 35 Jana Mangimelli
4 Cal 33 Caitlin Leverenz
5 USC 26 Haley Anderson
6. Minn 21 pts. Haley Spencer
7. TX 18.5 pts. Laura Sogar
8. FL 16 pts. Jamie Bohunicky
9. TA&M 13.5 pts. Maureen McLaine
10. UNC 11.5 pts. Carly Smith

Which 2009 Recruiting Classes scored the most for their teams in points and had most impact:
Rank by # of Points, 2010 Team Finish/Points, Team, First-Points/Percentage of Total Points

1 #5/342.5 GA 83 /24.2%
2 #9/151 VA 46 /31.8%
3 #7/251 USC 36 / 14.3%
4 #5/311 A&M 33 / 10.6%
5 #3/363 CAL 33 / 9%
6. #11 /106.5 TX 21.5 / 20.2%
7. #12 / 102 Minn 21 / 20.5%
8. #20 / 42 UNC 16 / 38%
9. #4 / 359.5 Ariz 16 / 4.5%
10. #1 / 382 FL 16 / 4.2%

Rank by % impact
#1 UNC 38%
#2 VA 31.80%
#3 GA 24.20%
#4 TX 21.50%
#5 MN 20.5%
#6 USC 14.30%
#7 A&M 10.60%
#8 CAL 9%
#9 AZ 4.50%
#10 FL 4.20%

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