Men's NESCACS Day 3: Bantams Shine In 200 Stroke Events

Sophomore, Mark Yanagisawa establishes a new record in the 200 Fly

The Bantam men finished their three day NESCAC Championship meet on a high note with some incredible performances in the pool and on the board. Leading the way for the men's team was Junior, Mac McCarthy who scored a 240.70 on the 3 Meter Board and made his way onto the podium for the first time in his career with an 8th place finish.  First Year, Sam Ruddock finished 22nd in the 100 free with a time 48.27. Sophomore, Max Ma finished 15th in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:11.33 while fellow Sophomore, Mark Yanagisawa finished 13th with a time of 1:57.23. The Bantams closed out the meet with over two dozen personal best performances and a lot to look forward to for next year.

Men's NESCACS: Day 2

First Year 200 Free Record Holder, Sam Ruddock

The Bantam distance and IM swimmers led the way on Day 2 of the 2012 Championship meet. Senior Adam Eramo finished 11th in the 1000 Free with a time of 9:58.74 while Sophomore, Sean Greer finished 15th with a time of 10:04.76. Senior Tripp Gavin was the top finisher for the Bantams in the 400 IM, finishing 16th with a time of 4:21.30. He was followed by Sophomores Mark Yanagisawa and Lucas Knight who finished 18th and 19th with times of 4:21.13 and 4:21.31. Fellow Sophomore Max Ma finished 19th in the 100 Breast after going a lifetime best time of 1:00.98. First Year, Sam Ruddock, finished 20th in the 200 Free and rebroke his own First Year Record in the event with a time of 1:45.57. Ending the night, Senior, Adam Eramo swam a 1:45.89 leading off the 800 Free dropping almost three seconds from his previous lifetime best. The team will look to end the meet with some more incredible swims tomorrow.

Men's NESCACS: Day 1

Junior Mac McCarthy

The Bantams finished up the first day of the Men's 2012 NESCAC Championships with some amazing performances. Diver Mac McCarthy '14 led the way for the Bantams finishing 9th on the 1-Meter Board with a personal best score of 232.40. Max Ma '14 finished 19th in the 50 Breast with a 27.80. Senior, Adam Eramo led the way for our distance group placing 20th in the 500 Free with a lifetime best of 4:45.43 and also had a personal best in his 200 Free inside of his 500. First Year, Ryan McConnell also swam a lifetime best in his 500 with a 5:00.35 in the morning. In the 50 Fly First Year, Alex Kurose swam a lifetime best with a time of 24.80 as well as a lifetime best in the 50 Free going a 22.39. In the 200 IM Mark Yanagisawa dropped two seconds from his lifetime best and finished with a 2:02.65. Rounding out the scorers in the evening finals was Ryan McCann who went a 26.67 and finished 24th in the evening finals. The Bantams look to continue their fast swimming on Day 2. Keep it up Bants!

NESCACS Day 3: Bantams End Champs On A High Note

The Bantams started and ended the last day with more team records and amazing performances all around. To kick off the morning session, Sophomore, Charlotte Wilson went a lifetime best in the 200 back with a 2:22.85. In the 100 Free, Freshmen, Lexi Moroney established a new First Year Record and broke 55 for the first time in her career going a 54.00 and earning  a spot in the consolation final in which she finished 16th that night. In the 200 Breaststroke, Sophomore, Joanna Wycech established a new team record, which she broke again in finals that night with a 2:29.40, better the previous record set by Jennie Bartlett of 2:29.70 in 2004. Wycech's time earned 14th in finals that night. Junior, Daisy Letendre continued her tear of impressive perfomances with a 9 second drop in her 200 Breast going a 2:31.02 which placed her 20th in that night's consolation finals. Rounding out the Breaststroke swims for Trinity was Audrey Butler who also dropped 9 seconds from her personal best going a 2:33.13. In the 200 Fly, Freshmen, Danielle Carp went a 2:15.74 dropping 6 seconds from her lifetime best. Later that day Carp would continue her impressive time drops cutting over a minute off her lifetime best 1650 Free time with an 18:27.47. Sophomore Chloe Miller also swam the 1650 Free and dropped over 40 seconds from her lifetime best going a 18:26.18. On the 3 Meter boards Junior, Emily Johnson went a 351.60 and placed 10th and Freshmen, Megan Darnley scored a lifetime best 329.30 and placed 11th.

At the end of the three day NESCAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Trinity had swum one of their best championship meets in school history.The team had earned one NCAA Provision Qualifying Diving Score, had broken 10 School Records, had 25 Top 24 Individual Finishes, had 43 Personal Best Times or Diving Scores, and established over three dozen new Top 10 Times in program history. Way to go Bants!

NESCACS Day 2: Bantams Set 5 More School Records

The Bantams carried the momentum they set on the first day right in to Day two of the NESCAC Championship meet. Leading off this morning's 200 Medley Relay First Year, Lexi Moroney established a new First Year and Team Record in the 50 Back with a time of 28.70. Her new record time bettered the previous record established just last night by Junior, Shelby Friel who went a 28.92. The 200 Medley Relay of Moroney, Butler, Friel, and Jensen tied the previous record time of 1:52.39 set just last year.
In the last event of the morning session, Sophomore, Chloe Miller set a new team record in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:58.96 bettering the previous record of 10:59.73 set in 2002 by Julia Kaye. Miller's time was good enough for 22nd in finals.


To start the evening finals the 200 Medley Relay of Moroney (28.84), Butler (30.58), Friel (26.55), and Mullen(24.16) shattered last years record of 1:52.39 with a new record time of 1:50.13. In the next event the 400 IM Sophomore Joanna Wycech finished 24th while Junior Daisy Letendre finished 23rd, and Chloe Miller finished 15th with a personal best time of 4:41.86. Junior, Shelby Friel added another record to her list with a 58.79 in the 100 Fly, improving upon the record she set last year of 59.15. With her time in finals she won her heat and placed 9th, Megan Chiu who went a 59.84 finish 16th in the same heat. Audrey Butler continued her record setting tear with a 1:08.03 in the 100 Breast which placed her 11th in finals and bettered the previous record of 1:08.35 set by Carrie Rorer in 1998. The women closed out day two with some phenomenal swims in the 800 Free Relay. Jenna Carroll led off the B Relay with a lifetime best of 2:00.80 and Friel tied her own record leading off the A Relay with a 1:58.11. The A Relay finished just off record time with a 7:59.64 while the B Relay finished with an 8:12.79. With one day left the Bantam women look to end the 2012 Championships with a bang. Go Bants!

NESCACS Day 1: Bantams Set 4 School Records

The Bantams had very strong day one at the 2012 NESCAC Championship at Wesleyan University. Freshmen, Audrey Butler led the way with a new First Year and School Record time in the 50 Breast of 30.13. She finished 4th in finals and her time broke the previous record of 31.34 set by Sarah Sweatt in 2007 by over a second. Junior, Shelby Friel established a new mark in the 50 Back with a time of 28.92, bettering the previous record of 28.99 set in 2005 by Kate Mortensen.  Emily Johnson broke her own record on the 1-Meter set last year with a score of 397.98 and finished 7th in finals. The fourth record of the day belonged to the women's 200 Free Relay consisting of Emily Jensen, Carleigh Haron, Sara Mullen, and Megan Chiu. Their time of 1:39.76 broke the oldest record on the Trinity board of 1:39.79 set in 1983 by Dea Frederick, Barbara Brennan, Lulu Cass, and Karen Hubbard. Congrats to all our new record holders!


Other highlights of day one included Megan Chiu going a 27.00 in the 50 fly and finishing 14th in finals, Shelby Friel's 26.78 50 Fly and 16th place finish finals, Megan Chiu's 2:13.74 IM and 22nd place finish finals and Daisy Letendre's 2:13.95 IM and 24th place finish. Lexi Moroney also established a new first record in the 50 Free with a time of 24.78. The Bantams will be back in action tomorrow morning and will look to continue the fast times and record setting performances on day two.

Bantam Men and Women End Regular Season Wins Against Roger Williams

The Trinity College Bantam women's swimming and diving team took first place in every event but two in a 189-105 win over the visiting Roger Williams University Hawks.  With the win they close the 2011-12 with a 4-5 record.

Junior Shelby Friel won four events for the Bantams, taking first in the 50-yard backstroke, the 50-yard butterfly, the 100-yard freestyle, and swimming a leg of the 400-yard medley relay.  Trinity senior captain Jenna Carroll earned victories in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:25.06) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:33.05), while rookie Alexandra Moroney posted first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle. 

Sophomore Emily Johnson took a pair of firsts for the Bantams, handily winning both the one- and three-meter diving events.  Johnson's one-meter score of 290.69 both the pool and College-records, moving past her own Trinity mark of 269.76, and qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championships in March.  Bantam sophomore Megan Chiu broke the pool record in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:03.36, although the exhibition event was not part of the team scoring.

Sophomore Max Ma won three events and was part of the winning 400-meter freestyle relay, as Trinity College Bantams defeated the visiting Roger Williams Hawks 156.5-131.5 in men's swimming and diving action this afternoon.  Trinity finishes the dual-meet season with a 2-6-1 record.

Ma won the 50-yard breaststroke, the 50-yard freestyle, the 200-yard breaststroke, as well competing with the winning 400-yard freestyle relay for Trinity. Senior Adam Eramo was also a member of the winning 400-meter freestyle relay, and earned individual victories in the 1,000-yard and 500-yard freestyle races.  Sophomore Mark Yanagisawa was the third Bantam two earn multiple victories with wins in the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.79) and the 400-yard IM (4:28.78).