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4/30/08
- 2008 Swim Team Awards Announced
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Bates |
Zecher |
DeCola |
STANDISH, ME - St. Joe's Swim Team Head Coach Rebecca
Biggs has released her team award recipients for the 2007-08 season.
Sophomore Lindsay D'Ascanio (Kennebunk,
ME), this season's GNAC Rookie of the Year winner, has been named
as the Women's Swimming Most Valuable Player.
D'Ascanio was named as the GNAC Rookie of the Week five times during
the season, won both of her individual events at the GNAC Championships
and set a meet record in the 50-meter butterfly event with a time
of 28.96. The rookie swimmer earned 17 individual first place finishes
and 9 relay top finishes for the first-year varsity program. D'Ascanio
participated in the New England Championship Finals in the six different
events, three individual and three relay, and finished in thirteenth
place in the 50-fly with a time of 29.77.
Sophomore Lindsay Bates (Waterville,
ME) has been tabbed the Women's Swimming Most Improved Player after
earning two individual top finishes, both in the 100-free, and two
relay first place finishes for the Royal Blue swim program this season.
Bates participated in the New England Championship Finals as a member
of the 200-free, 200-medley, 800-free and 400-free relay teams.
Women's team captains for the 2008-09 season will be Bates,
JR Ashton Piers (Falmouth, ME) and
SO Danielle Harmon (Poland, ME).
Junior Nick Zecher (Mansfield, MA)
is the 2007-08 Men's Swimming Most Valuable Player. Zecher earned
a first place finish in the 400-free at Elms College on December 8th
and finished in second five times this year for Coach Biggs.
Junior Pat Decola (Methuen, MA)
receives the 2007-08 Men's Swimming Most Improved honor. DeCola took
home first place finishes in the 50-back and 50-fly events at Elms
College and finished in second twice during the season.
Zecher and DeCola will share the
2008-09 Men's team captain duties.
2/29/08 – Lindsay D’Ascanio Named
GNAC Rookie Swimmer of the Year
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STANDISH, ME – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference
has announced their 2008 Swimming individual awards and St. Joe’s
Swim Team member FY Lindsay D’Ascanio (Kennebunk,
ME) has been named the GNAC Swimming Rookie of the Year.
D’Ascanio posted an impressive rookie campaign with seventeen
individual first place finishes and nine relay top finishes. The freshman
competed in the butterfly events for St. Joe’s and earned six
victories in the 100-fly and four in the 50-fly in the eight swim
meets in which Saint Joseph's College participated this season. D’Ascanio
also earned first place finishes in the 200-IM, 500-freestyle and
100-back events this during the year.
For her efforts, D’Ascanio was recognized as the GNAC Rookie
Swimmer of the Week five times during the 2007-08 season.
2/18/08 - New England Championships
DARTMOUTH,
MA - The Saint Joseph's College Women's Swim team participated in the
New England Championships, hosted by U. Mass-Dartmouth Friday 2/15-Sunday
2/17. The
top 18 finishers in the preliminary rounds advanced to the finals. The
first-year SJC program finished 20th overall as the team returned to
the finals in nine events.
Friday's
events:
The 200 freestyle relay team of SO Lindsay Bates
(Waterville, ME), SO Danielle Harmon
(Poland, ME), FY Lindsay D'Ascanio
(Kennebunk, ME) and JR Ashton Piers
(Falmouth, ME) earned a trip to the finals with a preliminary time of
1:53.98. The group finished in 17th place (1:54.84) in the finals on
Friday evening.
Lindsay D'Ascanio qualified for the evening event,
the 100-yard fly, with a 1:07.25 time in the prelims and finished in
15 place in the finals (1:06.81).
The 400 medley relay team of FY Katie Brooks
(North Kingstown, RI), Piers, D'Ascanio
and Harmon earned a trip to the finals with a preliminary
round time of 4:43.56 and finished in 17th place (4:46.91).
Saturday's events:
The 200 medley relay team of Brooks, Piers,
D'Ascanio and Bates finished in 18th
place (2:09.61) after posting a 2:10.01 time in the qualifying round.
Lindsay D'Ascanio posted an impressive
time of 29.77 in 50 yard butterfly finals, good for 13th place, after
earning a 29.94 time in the preliminary round.
The 800 freestyle relay team of SO Erin Brady
(Quincy, MA), Bates, Piers and
D'Ascanio finished 16th (9:11.24) in the finals.
Sunday's Events:
The final day of the New England Championships Finals began for St.
Joe's with Lindsay D'Ascanio competing
in the 200 yard butterfly event. D'Ascanio bettered
her preliminary
round time of 2:29.05
and
finished
in 15th place (2:27.22).
Ashton Piers was next for the SJC
swim team as she qualified for the finals in the 100 yard individual
medley event with a 1:09.69 time in the prelims. Piers turned in a 16th
place finish in the final round with a 1:09.78 time.
The 400 free relay team of Harmon, FY Melissa
Wiggins (Washington, DC), Brooks and Bates
wrapped up the New England's for Saint Joseph's with an 18th
place finish (4:30.70) in the finals after earning a 4:24.77 time in
the preliminary round.
New
England Championships Complete Results
1/29/08
– SJC Swimmers Sweep Weekly Conference Awards
STANDISH,
ME – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has named FY Lindsay
D’Ascanio (Kennebunk, ME) Rookie Swimmer of the
Week and JR Ashton Piers (Falmouth, ME/Deering HS)
Swimmer of the Week for the 1/20-1/27 reporting period.
The St. Joe's Swimmers earned wins over both Husson College and host
team Wheelock College, 82-31 and 64-59, respectively, in a double dual
meet on Saturday, 1/26.
D'Ascanio won the 100-yard butterfly (1:06.17), 100-yard
backstroke (1:06.87) and 50-yard butterfly (30.03) events and was a
member of the winning 200-yard medley relay race in the Wheelock double
dual meet.
Piers posted two first place finishes and one relay
first place finish. Piers took first in the 50-yard breaststroke (36.27)
and 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.87) events and was part of the top finishing
200-yard medley relay event. Piers also earned a second place finish
in the 200-yard individual medley (2:37.96).
Both swimmers posted tremendous seasons as the duo helped guide the
St. Joe’s Swim team to a 5-2 record in its first year as a varsity
program. D’Ascanio has received the weekly conference rookie honors
an incredible 5 times this season while Piers has been named as the
top swimmer of the week three times.
The Wheelock double dual meet was St. Joseph's last before the individual
New England Championships, which take place February 15-17 at UMass-Dartmouth.
1/26/08
- St. Joe's Swim Team Earns Two Victories
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BOSTON,
MA - The St. Joe's Swimmers earned wins over both Husson College and
host team Wheelock College, 82-31 and 64-59, respectively, in a double
dual meet on Saturday. FY Lindsay D'Ascanio
(Kennebunk, ME) earned three individual first place finishes and one
relay first place finish in the meet. The
meet was St. Joseph's last before the individual New England Championships,
which takes place February 15-17 at UMass-Dartmouth. The Swim Program
finishes it's first-ever varsity season with an impressive 5-2 record.
D'Ascanio won the 100-yard butterfly (1:06.17), 100-yard
backstroke (1:06.87) and 50-yard butterfly (30.03) events and was a
member of the winning 200-yard medley relay race.
JR Ashton Piers (Falmouth, ME) posted
two first place finishes and one relay first place finish. Piers took
first in the 50-yard breaststroke (36.27) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.87)
events and was also part of the top finishing 200-yard medley relay event.
Piers also earned a second place finish in the 200-yard individual medley
(2:37.96).
FY Katie Brooks (North Kingstown, RI)
took first in the 50-yard backstroke (33.62) and teammate SO Erin
Brady (Quincy, MA) finished in second place in the 50-yard
freestyle (29.15), 100-yard freestyle (1:04.62) and 500-yard freestyle
(6:23.28) events. Both Brooks and Brady were members of the winning 200-yard
medley relay team.
SO Danielle Harmon (Poland, ME) finished
in second place behind Katie Brooks in the 50-yard backstroke with a time
of 34.54.
Full Meet Results
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STANDISH, ME
- The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has named JR Ashton
Piers (Falmouth, ME/Deering HS) Swimmer of the Week
and FY Lindsay D'Ascanio (Kennebunk,
ME) Rookie Swimmer of the Week for the 12/17-1/13 reporting period.
Piers
had three first place finishes in both of her team's meets over break.
In the University of New England meet, Piers accounted for all three
of St. Joe's first place finishes (50 breast, 100 breast, 100 IM) with
New England qualifying times in each event. In the Husson meet, Piers
took firsts in all three of her events again and was also a member of
the top-finishing 200-yard medley relay team.
This is the second time that Piers has been honored by the conference
this season as she was named the Swimmer of the week on 11/19.
D'Ascanio was the top finisher in the 200-yard freestyle,
100-yard butterfly and 50-yard butterfly events at the Husson meet and
was also a member of the first place 200-yard medley relay team. In
the University of New England meet, the freshman swimmer earned second
place finishes in both the 50 and 100-yard butterfly events with New
England qualifying times in both.
D'Ascanio has been named the GNAC Rookie Swimmer of the Week all four
reporting periods so far this season.
BANGOR, ME - The St. Joe's Swim team traveled north to Husson College
to compete in a GNAC meet against the Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
The Royal Blue won 13 of 14 events to cruise to victory and scored
a season-high 151 team points in the meet. JR Ashton
Piers (Falmouth, ME), SO Erin Brady
(Quincy, MA) and FY Lindsay D'Ascanio
(Kennebunk, ME) all earned three individual first place finishes in
the competition. The three swimmers tallied 38 points apiece for their
efforts. FY Katie Brooks (North
Kingstown, RI) had two top finishes and 33 points.
Ashton Piers took first place in the 100-yard breaststroke
(1:22.69), 50-yard breaststroke (38.40) and 100-yard individual medley
(1:11.24) events. Erin Brady was the top finisher in
the 50-yard freestyle (29.35), 100-yard freestyle (1:04.37) and 500-yard
freestyle (6:30.77) events.
Lindsay D'Ascanio took home first place in the 200-yard
freestyle (2:11.75), 100-yard butterfly (1:09.66) and 50-yard butterfly
(30.81) events. Katie Brooks won the 50-yard backstroke
(33.97) and 100-yard backstroke (1:13.04) events as well and finished
second to teammate Ashton Piers in the 100-yard individual medley (1:13.86).
Brooks, Piers, D'Ascanio
and Brady all were members of the winning 200-yard
medley relay team with a time of 2:11.70 in the competition.
St. Joe's finished in first and second place in five events overall
as SO Danielle Harmon (Poland, ME) had three second-place
finishes in the event and SO Lindsay Bates (Waterville,
ME) had one second-place finish.
Full
Meet Results
1/8/08
- St. Joe's Defeated by Nor'easters
 BIDDEFORD,
ME - The Saint Joseph's College Swim Team faced off against the University
of New England Nor'easters in non-conference action on Monday night and
lost, 147-81.
St. Joe's was led by JR Ashton Piers (Falmouth, ME),
who earned all three of the team's first place finishes in the contest.
Piers won the 50-yard breaststroke (37:09), 100-yard breaststroke (1:20.34)
and the 100-yard individual medley (1:10.85) and achieved New England
qualifying times in all three events.
The SJC Swim Team next travels to Bangor, ME on Saturday, 1/12 to compete
at Husson College. The competition begins at 12:00 PM. Full
Meet Results
2007 Swimming Archive
12/11/07
- Threepeat for D’Ascanio!
12/8/07
- Swimmers Swept at Elms College
12/4/07 - D'Ascanio
Honored by GNAC
12/1/07
- Women Swimmers 5th in GNAC Championships
11/19/07 - Piers &
D'Ascanio Honored by GNAC
11/18/07 - St.
Joe's Women Win Swim Meet @ Regis College, 134-117
11/6/07- Swim Team Participates in Charity Event
10/27/07 - Monks
Swimmers Sink Husson
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