Northeast 10: Day Three

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, December 7. THE Southern Connecticut State University women's swimming and diving team finished first in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships this past weekend at Hutchinson Natatorium. SCSU won the competition with a final score of 958 for their sixth Northeast-10 Conference Championship in a row. The Owls were followed by Le Moyne (839.5), Saint Rose (563), Bentley (495.5), St. Michael's (308), Pace (254) and Assumption (251).

Kristen Frost (Madison, Conn.) began the night with a first place finish in the 100 Yard Freestyle event. She completed the race in 52.38 setting new Northeast-10 Championship and Southern Connecticut State University records. Frost was named Northeast-10 Conference Championship Most Valuable Athlete for her performances throughout the weekend.

In the second event of the evening, Emily Sundel (West Hartford, Conn.) gave the Owls their second victory in the final round by winning the 500 Yard Freestyle event. She swam the race in 5:12.41 and was closely followed by fellow teammate Nicole Huerta (Santo Domingo, D.R.) who completed the event in 5:18.92.

In the 200 Yard IM event, junior Cody Hall (Parker, Colo.) led the way taking home yet another first place finish for the Owls. Hall swam the race in 2:08.45 and set a new Northeast-10 Conference record.

In the fourth event of the night, Frost would prevail for the Owls as she has so many times this season. In the 200 Yard Butterfly event, she set a new Northeast-10 Conference record and qualified for the NCAA "A" Cut with a time of 2:01.91. Fellow junior Hall finished in third place for the event, also qualifying the NCAA "A" Cut with a time of 2:05.15. Maria Zenoni (Santo Domingo, D.R.) would add a third place finish in the 100 Yard Breaststroke event with a time of 1:10.50.

Amanda Burden (Orange, Conn.) finished on top in the championship diving events for the Owls as well. Burden won the one-meter diving event with a score of 345.05 and was followed by teammate Emily Rapuano (Seymour, Conn.) with a score of 287.90.

For the men, the Southern Connecticut State University men's swimming and diving team took home first place in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships this past weekend at Hutchinson Natatorium. The Owls compiled 692 points over the three-day tournament winning their sixth NE-10 Championship in a row. Southern was followed by Bentley (441), Le Moyne (400), Saint Rose (346), St. Michael's (190) and Pace (89).

Miguel Nesrala (Santo Domingo, D.R.) gave the Owls their first victory of the night when he completed the 100 Yard Freestyle event in 45.33. With this time, Nesrala qualified for the NCAA standard "A" Cut and set a new Northeast-10 Conference record. Nesrala would also later add a third place finish in the 100 Yard Backstroke.

In the next event, the 500 Yard Freestyle, sophomore Aaron Rocheleau (Newington, Conn.) prevailed with a time of 4:40.93, shattering the Northeast-10 record by nearly eight seconds. Rocheleau was named Northeast-10 Conference Championship Most Valuable Athlete for his performances throughout the weekend. Freshman Matthew Sorena (Brookfield, Conn.) continued his successes throughout the tournament finishing in third place with a time of 4:44.69 in the 500 Yard Freestyle.

In the 200 Yard IM event, Rocheleau was triumphant once again for the Owls. He completed the race with a time of 1:57.56 and was followed by freshman teammate, Jeremy Frey (Pipersville, Pa.) who took third place with a time of 1:59.85.

In the following men's swimming event, senior Benjamin Prue (Alpharetta, Ga.) took home another gold for the Owls, completing the heat with a time of 1:54.14. Sorena finished in fourth place with a time of 2:05.11.

Austin Mizzell (Bristol, Conn.) captured the 100 Yard Breaststroke event for the Owls with a time of 57.89. With his time, he reset the Northeast-10 Conference record that he had previously set in the preliminary round.

Ryan Cutler (Mystic, Conn.) would tack on a second place finish in the one-meter diving events for the Owls. He registered a score of 322.50 in the one-meter diving event.

Special thanks to Southern Connecticut State for contributing this report.

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