NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (NESCAC) – WOMEN
- Dates: Thursday, February 13-Sunday, February 16, 2020
- Location/Host: Middlebury Natatorium – Middlebury, VT
- Defending Champion: Williams (6x)
- Live Results: Available here
- Live Video: Available here
- Championship Central
Courtesy: New England Small College Athletic Conference
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – A NESAC Championship meet record and Middlebury pool record were set in the 800 freestyle relay to kick off the 2020 NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by the Panthers.
In the only event of the evening on Day 1 of the championship meet, the all-junior Williams squad of Casey Delano, Molly Craig, Gwyneth Maloy, and Laura Westphal combined for a time of 7:20.76 to give the Ephs their first win of the weekend. Williams broke the 800 freestyle mark (7:21.97) for the second year in a row. Delano and Westphal were also members of the Ephs’ record-breaking relay a year ago. With the first-place finish, Williams won its 26th straight relay event at the NESCAC Championships as the streak dates by five years.
Tufts and Amherst finished second and third, respectively in the event and all three teams posted NCAA B-cut times. Senior Grace Goetcheus, first-year Claire Brennan, junior Abby Claus, and sophomore Mary Hufzinger combined for a time of 7:26.17 for the Jumbos. Amherst’s team of first-years Grace Tarantola, Jess Gordon and seniors Sarah McDonald and Natalie Rumpelt posted a time of 7:26.88.
The second day of the NESCAC Championships gets underway with prelim swims at 10 a.m. The diving trials are set for 2 p.m. and Friday’s finals are set to begin at 6 p.m. Every session of the 2020 NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships will be streamed online at NESCAC.com and can also be seen on the various OTT apps – Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android – search for NESCAC Network, download the channel and select the session to watch.
DAY 1 TEAM STANDINGS
1. Williams — 86 points
2. Tufts — 82 points
3. Amherst — 74 points
4. Bates — 70 points
5. Bowdoin — 64 points
5. Connecticut College – 64 points
7. Colby — 58 points
8. Trinity –52 points
8. Hamilton — 52 points
10. Wesleyan — 44 points
11. Middlebury — 6 points
Day 2 – Friday, February 14
10 a.m. – Swimming Prelims
50-yard Breaststroke
50-yard Butterfly
500-yard Freestyle
50-yard Backstroke
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
2:00 p.m. – Diving Prelims
1-meter Diving (5 req. & 6 opt.)
6:00 p.m. – Finals
200-yard Freestyle Relay
50-yard Breaststroke
50-yard Butterfly
500-yard Freestyle
50-yard Backstroke
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
1-meter Diving (Top 8 – 6 opt.)
400-yard Medley Relay
