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NCAA Division II Champions\u00a0Dion Dreesens<\/strong> and\u00a0Patricia Castro-Ortega<\/strong> have been named Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmers of the Year after their impressive performances at the conference championships last February. Castro-Ortega set a string of NCAA DII records to become a six-time national champion, while Dreesens nabbed first in four individual events. Both Dreesens and Castro-Ortega were named InterCon Student Athletes of the Month <\/a>last month.<\/p>\n

Official Press Release:<\/p>\n

Charlotte, NC\u2014Dion Dreesens<\/strong> and Patricia Castro-Ortega<\/strong> were announced as the Bluegrass\u00a0Mountain Conference Swimmers of the Year after securing a string of accolades throughout their\u00a0year\u2019s performance including Swimmer of the Meet for the conference championships in\u00a0February. Dreesens was recognized as the Co-Swimmer of the Year along with Joel Ax from\u00a0Savannah College of Art &amp; Design (SCAD) while Castro-Ortega earned the honor for the second\u00a0year in a row.<\/p>\n

Castro-Ortega\u2019s performance at the conference meet landed six national records and one\u00a0additional first place finish. With momentum built, she swam a similar performance on the\u00a0national stage with four NCAA records coming off individual events in the 200 yard individual\u00a0medley, 400 yard individual medley, 500 yard freestyle, and the 100 yard freestyle. Additionally\u00a0she claimed two first place finishes with two separate relay teams, 800 freestyle relay and the\u00a0400 freestyle relay, to finish the year as a six-time national champion.<\/p>\n

Castro-Ortega was also the women\u2019s swimming winner for the Honda Women\u2019s Athlete of the\u00a0Year Award and will compete for the overall award to be announced later this summer.<\/p>\n

Dreesens tabbed the award in his first year competition within the conference. He landed six\u00a0first-place finish at the conference championship in February with the 400 freestyle relay team\u00a0claiming a national record. On the national stage, Dreesens placed first in four different events to\u00a0claim the national title. His 500 yard freestyle swim would break the national record in addition\u00a0to him claiming a record with the men\u2019s 800 yard freestyle relay team. At the conclusion of the\u00a0meet, he would claim the Swimmer of the Meet award for the NCAA championship site.<\/p>\n

Dreesens shares the conference honor with SCAD\u2019s Ax who earned his third straight 500 yard\u00a0freestyle national title and helped set an NAIA national record with a 4:21.49 in the prelims. At\u00a0conference, he finished in the top heat of competition in six swims. Helping to lead his team, Ax\u00a0never placed below sixth place throughout the entirety of the meet.<\/p>\n

Both Castro-Ortega and Dreesens were named Male and Female InterCon Student-Athletes of\u00a0the Month.\u00a0 They are currently preparing for the European championships to be held mid-May\u00a0before heading to the Olympics to compete for their respective countries.<\/p>\n

Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-ed, Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university, with a\u00a0commitment to both liberal arts and professional studies. Located in the heart of historic Charlotte, Queens serves\u00a0approximately 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students through its College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl\u00a0School of Business, the Knight School of Communication, the Presbyterian School of Nursing, the Cato School of\u00a0Education, the Blair College of Health, and Hayworth College for Adult Studies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Press release courtesy of Queens University of Charlotte\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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