Geneseo wins its 25th overall and tenth straight State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Swimming and Diving Championship title at the Burt Flickinger Aquatic Center in Buffalo.
Top swimming and diving awards were announced Saturday night. Angelica Ford from Cortland was honored with the Grace Mowatt award given to a female senior for overall academic and athletic excellence throughout their collegiate career. Grace Mowatt was a long time swimming coach at Oswego State, was a pioneer of Women’s Swimming in the SUNYAC.
Geneseo’s Nancy Nasky was named the Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet for winning three individual races; 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 1650 freestyle, and being a part of the winning 800 freestyle relay.
Freonia’s Meghan Bartlett won the Outstanding Diver of the Meet award after winning the SUNYAC title in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives.
Geneseo’s Paul Dotterweich was selected as the women’s Coach of the Year while Genese’s Shawn Austin was named the Diving Coach of the Year. These awards are voted on by the conference coaches.
Saturday’s Individual Champions
| CHAMPION | SCHOOL | EVENT |
| Nancy Nasky | Geneseo | 1650 Free |
| Sydney Ng | Geneseo | 200 Back |
| Mary Jane Leja | Brockport | 100 Free |
| Kelly Carey | Oneonta | 200 Breast |
| Julia Llewellyn | Oneonta | 200 Fly |
| Meghan Bartlett | Fredonia | 1-Meter Dive |
| A. Mlodozeniec, N. Fico, K. Doherty, L. Seelbach | Geneseo | 200 Free Relay |
2017 SUNYAC Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Conference Teams (First, Second and Third Place Finishers)
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| NAME | SCHOOL | EVENT(S) |
| Nancy Shemet | Geneseo | 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay |
| Nicole Fico | Geneseo | 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Kaitlin Doherty | Geneseo | 200 Free Relay, 100 Free, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Leeza Seelbach | Geneseo | 200 Free Relay, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Nancy Nasky | Geneseo | 500 Free, 200 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay |
| Angelica Ford | Cortland | 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Mary Jane Leja | Brockport | 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 100 Free |
| Chelsea Angulas | New Paltz | 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Katie Donlevy | New Paltz | 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 800 Free Relay |
| Jaimie Kaefer | New Paltz | 400 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Nicole Lee | New Paltz | 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 50 Free, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Meghan Bartlett | Fredonia | 3-meter dive |
| Megan Joseph | New Paltz | 200 Medley Relay, 100 Breast, 200 Breast |
| Aimee Delfavero | New Paltz | 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Julia Llewellyn | Oneonta | 100 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Fly |
| Kelly Carey | Oneonta | 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 100 Breast, 200 Breast |
| Emily Smith | Geneseo | 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 100 Back, 200 Back |
| Sydney Ng | Geneseo | 500 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay |
| Alida Mooney | Geneseo | 200 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay |
| Alayna Mlodozeniec | Geneseo | 100 Free, 400 Free Relay |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| NAME | SCHOOL | EVENT(S) |
| Molly McCulloch | New Paltz | 200 Free Relay |
| Julia Caldwell | Geneseo | 400 Medley Relay, 400 IM |
| Claudia Kolakowski | Geneseo | 3-meter dive |
| Sophia Thompson | Geneseo | 200 Medley Relay |
| Riley Synan | Oswego | 100 Fly, 200 Fly |
| Ann Fici | New Paltz | 800 Free Relay |
| THIRD TEAM | ||
| NAME | SCHOOL | EVENT(S) |
| Martha Ruether | Brockport | 200 Free Relay |
| Jenna Gleason | Brockport | 200 Free Relay |
| Holly Jackson | Brockport | 200 Free Relay |
| Sophie deFreitas | Geneseo | 500 Free, 1650 Free |
| Nicole Lapinski | Oneonta | 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay |
| Sarah Greco | Oneonta | 400 Medley Relay |
| Meghann Kilgallon | Brockport | 3-meter dive |
| Kylie Loforte | Oneonta | 200 Medley Relay |
| Emily McGurk | Cortland | 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Sam Coombs | Potsdam | 200 Free |
| Rachel Noach | Cortland | 800 Free Relay |
| Kelly Davey | Cortland | 800 Free Relay, 400 Relay |
| Kalee Walden | Cortland | 400 Free Relay |
Final Women’s Team Standings
| SCHOOL | POINTS |
| Geneseo | 889 |
| New Paltz | 564 |
| Cortland | 504.5 |
| Oneonta | 391 |
| Brockport | 286 |
| Oswego | 285 |
| Potsdam | 230 |
| Fredonia | 181.5 |
| Buffalo State | 59 |
News courtesy of SUNYAC.
