SOUTH EASTON, Massachusetts, February 8. THE Bentley University men's swimming & diving team claimed its first ever Northeast-10 Championship, while the Southern Connecticut State University women's team picked up its seventh straight championship at Southern Connecticut's Hutchinson Natatorium.<\/p>\n
On the men's side, Bentley collected 818.5 total points to end Southern Connecticut's six year run as team champion as the Owls finished second with 743 points for a second place showing. The College of Saint Rose earned a third place finish after picking up 526.5 and was followed by Adelphi University with 457 points. Le Moyne College (420) finished fifth, while Saint Michael's College (405) and Pace University (131) round out the field at sixth and seventh respectively.<\/p>\n
Junior Jon Andrews (Southbury, Conn.) led the way for the Falcons as he swept the one-meter and three-meter diving events for the second straight year to earn Diver of the Meet honors. Andrews scored 406.20 points in the one-meter event and 414.35 points in the three-meter diving event. Saint Rose sophomore Vadim Yafayev (Albany, N.Y.) was selected the Swimmer of the Meet after breaking two NE-10 meet records as he finished first in the 200-yard IM (1:53.10) and the 400-yard IM (4:02.04).<\/p>\n
Southern Connecticut's Austin Mizzell (Bristol, Conn.) took first place honors in the 200-yard breaststroke event. He broke the NE-10 meet record after finishing first in the preliminary session with a time of 2:02.94 and would later win the event in the finals with a time of 2:04.33. He also won the 100-yard breaststroke (57.53) and was part of four-winning relay teams for the Owls (400-Freestyle \u2013 3:14.40, 800-Freestyle \u2013 6:53.19, 200-Medley \u2013 1:36.41 and the 400 \u2013 Medley \u2013 3:29.62).<\/p>\n
On the women's side, Southern Connecticut took home their seventh straight championship after collecting 988.50 team points. Saint Rose followed with 732.5 points for a second place showing earning. They were followed by Le Moyne (524), Bentley (483), Pace (387), Assumption College (306), Saint Michael's (271) and Adelphi (164).<\/p>\n
Freshman Amanda Thomas (Oakville, Conn.) earned Swimmer of the Meet as she helped lead the Owls with three individual titles and was part of four winning relay teams. She re-wrote the NE-10 record book with a record time of 2:04.89 in the 200-yard IM and in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.12. Thomas also finished first in the 100-yard backstroke (57.29). Teammate Cody Hall (Parker, Colo.) also earned first place showings in three events, including the 400 IM (4:24.67), 200-yard Freestyle (1:53.74) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.16.). Bentley junior Anne Kaduboski (Dedham, Mass.) was a multiple winner as she took first-place honors in the 100-yard Butterfly (58.84) and the 200-yard Butterfly (2:07.97).<\/p>\n
Southern Connecticut's sophomore Amanda Burden (Orange, Conn.) earned Diver of the Meet honors for the second straight year as she swept the one-meter and three-meter diving events. She scored a NE-10 meet record 400.60 points in the one-meter event and then took first in the three-meter with a score of 396.90.<\/p>\n
With 16 member institutions the Northeast-10 shares the distinction of being the largest Division II conference in the country along with the PSAC and WVIAC. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.<\/p>\n
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