Bantams Spend Summer Abroad: Lexi Moroney: In Her Own Words

Lexi Moroney '15, At the Fountain of the Naiads in Rome

A few weeks after school got out I went to Rome, Italy with a Trinity summer study away program. While I was in Rome I studied art conservation. The course entailed going to famous museums and meeting with professional art conservators to hear about their experiences with their work. I really enjoyed the course and all the opportunities it provided me. I was only in Rome for three weeks and I felt that the trip flew by. I really tried to take advantage of my location and see all of the monuments, fountains, churches and museums that I could. My favorite site that I visited in Rome was St. Peter’s underground tomb, underneath St. Peter’s Basilica. It was an amazing place to visit and be able to walk through the original structure. The first weekend in Italy a group of us from the program went to Florence. I found it to be a very different city from Rome, in the sense that it was smaller and more centralized. While I was in Florence I went to go see Michelangelo’s David. This was a beautiful statue to see in person and really took over the space with its grandeur. In addition, every restaurant and café we ate at had such delicious food and had a wonderful environment to enjoy it in. Some of my most memorable memories from the trip are the experiences I shared with the other students on the program while in Rome. 

Senior Swimmers Graduate

At the 186th Commencement the Trinity College Swim Team said farewell to this years group of senior swimmers and wished them well as they head into the next exciting chapter of their lives. Pictured right are Senior men's and women's captains Jenna Carroll and Brian Castelluccio. Brian ended his stellar four year swimming and academic career by being recognized as one of 17 Trinity College Optimi, meaning he earned an A- or better in all courses required for his degree. 

Carroll ended her accomplished swimming and academic career by being honored with the Robert R. Bartlett Award for excellence in Athletics and Service to the Community. 

Brian will begin working towards his graduate degree at the University of Connecticut and Jenna has already begun work at a prestigious New York Law Firm. We wish all our Trinity Seniors the best of luck and know they will find success in whatever the future holds from them.

First Year Diver, Megan Darnley, who earlier this year shattered the school's pole vault record by over two feet continued her record setting tear the rest of the season. At the NESCAC Championships, at Bates University Darnley broke her previous record of 9'00" and established a new mark of 9'6.25". Her new record score was good enough for 10th place in the Conference.

Just two weeks later, Darnley would go on to establish a new record for the third time this season. At the New England Open Championship she cleared a height of 9'08". Congratulations again and again, Megan!

Sophomore McCann Excels In Swimming & Rowing

After finishing up his second swim season, Sophomore, Ryan McCann began his first season as a member of the men's crew team here at Trinity. In his first season he competed with the men's Novice 8 Crew. Early on in the season he helped his boat to a first place finish at Knecht Cup on Cooper River. McCann's boat finished with a first-place time of 6:00.62, edging second-place Drexel which came in at 6:02.05.

McCann finished his season at the New England Regatta and helped lead Trinity’s Third Varsity 8 to victory.to The Third Varsity won a four-boat race with a time of 6:28.36, which was nearly four seconds faster than second-place Wesleyan.

Spring Car Wash A Huge Success

The men's and women's swim teams teamed up to for the annual car wash fundraising event this past weekend and while the morning started off a bit brisk, the sun came out strong and they had a line of cars almost the entire day from 10-2. The event was such a success the team is going to hold another car wash when they get back to campus in the Fall.

Another Successful Session of Swim Lessons

Joanna Wycech '14, instructing one of her students.

For the second time this year the Bantams provided swim lessons over a five week period to children of Trinity College staff and faculty. The bantams previously held lessons last September and October. In this Springs' session enrollment was up over 25 percent with 100% of the children who participated in the Fall Lessons signing up again in the Spring, a true testament to the quality of instruction provided by our wonderful team. The Bantams will hold another session of lessons when the team returns to Campus in September. All lesson proceeds help to pay for the team's winter training trip.

Mac McCarthy Stars In Next To Normal



McCarthy '14(Back row, far right), Starred as Dan Goodman

Sophomore diver, Mac McCarthy, starred in Next to Normal, a three time Tony award winning musical. It is a what is considered a rock musical, and its story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disease and the effect that her illness has on her family. The musical also addresses such issues as grieving a loss, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life. McCarthy said, " I enjoyed playing the role and I think it is an important play to perform, but it is also emotionally taxing: the lead actress said she started to spontaneously cry all weekend." Having seen the performance it was incredibly emotional and Mac was amazing in both his vocality and acting. His talents clearly go beyond just his abilities on the board and in the pool.