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South Easton, Mass. – A total of 17 athletes from
the Northeast-10 have qualified for the NCAA Division II Swimming
& Diving championships, which will be held March 10-13 at the
C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.
Southern Connecticut State University leads the NE-10 with 10
swimmers and divers (three men and seven women) that qualified for
the national championship.
Senior Cody Hall (Parker, Colo.)
highlights a list of Southern Connecticut swimmers and will be
competing in four individual events. Hall will compete in the
1,000-yard freestyle, 400-yard IM, 500-yard freestyle, and 100-yard
freestyle. Sophomore Austin Mizzell (Bristol,
Conn.) is leading the men’s side competing in
five individual events, including the 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM,
200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, and 200-yard
breaststroke.
Bentley University junior Anne Kaduboski (Dedham,
Mass.) will be participating in three events,
including the 400-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly, and the 200-yard
backstroke.
The College of Saint Rose will be represented by sophomore
Vadim Yafeyev (Albany, N.Y.) who
qualified for the 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM, and 100-yard backstroke
and freshman Caitlin Brauer (Clifton Park, N.Y.)
who will compete in the 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM, 200-yard
breaststroke, and 1,650-yard freestyle.
Le Moyne College sophomores Katie O’Donnell
(Delmar, N.Y.) and Andrew Aquaviva
(Delmar, N.Y.) will represent the Dolphins.
O’Donnell will swim in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100 and
200-yard backstroke, while Aquaviva will compete in the 100 and
200-yard backstroke.
On the diving side of the championship the Northeast-10 will have
two athletes competing from Southern Connecticut, including the
NE-10 Championships diving MVP, sophomore Amanda Burden
(Orange, Conn.), along with junior Lauren Sasso
(Orange, Conn.). Burden is seeded No. 1 in the 1-meter diving
event.
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.
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Men’s
Qualifiers ( by event)
1,000-yard
Freestyle
Matt Sorena- So. Connecticut
200-yard IM
Vadim Yafayev- St. Rose
Austin Mizzell- So. Connecticut
400-yard IM
Vadim Yafayev- St. Rose
Austin Mizzell- So. Connecticut
Matt Sorena- So. Connecticut
200-yard
Freestyle
Miguel Nesrala- So. Connecticut
Austin Mizzell- So. Connecticut
500-yard
Freestyle
Matt Sorena- So. Connecticut
100-yard
Backstroke
Andrew Aquaviva- Le Moyne
Vadim Yafayev- St. Rose
Miguel Nesrala- So. Connecticut
100-yard
Breaststroke
Austin Mizzell- So. Connecticut
1,650-yard
Freestyle
Matt Sorena- So. Connecticut
200-yard
Backstroke
Andrew Aquaviva- Le Moyne
200-yard
Breaststroke
Austin Mizzell- So. Connecticut
100-yard
Freestyle
Miguel Nesrala- So. Connecticut
Relays
200-yard Medley
Relay
So. Connecticut
200-yard
Freestyle
So. Connecticut
400-yard
Medley
So. Connecticut
800-yard
Freestyle
So. Connecticut
400-yard
Freestyle
So. Connecticut
Women’s Qualifiers (by event)
1,000-yard
Freestyle
Emily Sundel- So. Connecticut
Cody Hall- So. Connecticut
Nicole Muerta- So. Connecticut
200-yard IM
Amanda Thomas- So. Connecticut
Caitlin Brauer- St. Rose
Jennifer O’Neil- So. Connecticut
50-yard
Freestyle
Jennifer O’Neil- So. Connecticut
400-yard IM
Cody Hall- So. Connecticut
Caitlin Brauer- St. Rose
Amanda Thomas- So. Connecticut
Anne Kaduboski- Bentley
100-yard
Butterfly
Katie O’Donnell- Le Moyne
Anne Kaduboski- Bentley
200-yard
Freestyle
Sarah Salanger- Le Moyne
500-yard
Freestyle
Cody Hall- So. Connecticut
Amanda Thomas- So. Connecticut
Nicole Muerta- So. Connecticut
Emily Sundel- So. Connecticut
100-yard
Backstroke
Katie O’Donnell- Le Moyne
100-yard
Breaststroke
Jennifer O’Neil- So. Connecticut
Nicole Murphy- Le Moyne
200-yard
Butterfly
Amanda Thomas- So. Connecticut
1,650-yard
Freestyle
Emily Sundel- So. Connecticut
Caitlin Brauer- St. Rose
Nicole Muerta- So. Connecticut
200-yard
Breaststroke
Jennifer O’Neil- So. Connecticut
Caitlin Brauer- St. Rose
Nicole Murphy- Le Moyne
200-yard
Backstroke
Amanda Thomas- So. Connecticut
Katie O’Donnell- Le Moyne
Anne Kaduboski- Bentley
100-yard
Freestyle
Cody Hall- So. Connecticut
Sarah Salanger- Le Moyne
1-meter
Diving
Amanda Burden- So. Connecticut
Lauren Sasso- So. Connecticut
3-meter
Diving
Amanda Burden- So. Connecticut
Lauren Sasso- So. Connecticut
Relays
200-yard Medley
Relay
Le Moyne
So. Connecticut
200-yard
Freestyle
Le Moyne
So. Connecticut
400-yard
Medley
Le Moyne
So. Connecticut
800-yard
Freestyle
Le Moyne
So. Connecticut
400-yard
Freestyle
Le Moyne
So. Connecticut
