Bronson, Little, Watson And Waresmith Earn Male And Female Swimmer and Diver of the Week Accolades

Bronson, Little, Watson And Waresmith Earn Male And Female Swimmer and Diver of the Week Accolades

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- UMBC’s Justin Bronson (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada/Msgr. Paul Dwyer) and New Hampshire’s Jessica Little (Barrie, Ontario, Canada/Barrie Central Collegiate Inst.) earn male and female Swimmer of the Week, while the Boston University duo of Andre Watson (Hempstead, N.Y./Holy Trinity) and Tess Waresmith (Dover, Mass./Dover Sherborn) earn male and female Diver of the Week awards for the second week in as many opportunities.

Bronson, a senior, earned gold in all four of his events on Saturday, when the Retrievers defeated Rider, 161-137. Earning three individual golds in the 100 free (47.52), the 200 free (1:42.58) and the 500 free (4:43.49), Bronson also swam as the anchor of the first-place 400 free relay team. With the victories, the senior has now won four of the five individual events he has competed in this season.

Little, a freshman, blew away the competition in her collegiate debut earning two first-place finishes on Saturday against Siena, and four more Sunday against Wagner. On her first weekend, Little totaled an impressive 68 points, 45 of which were individually earned. On Saturday, Little won the 200-yard individual medley (2:08.85) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:01.09). On Sunday she added the 200-yard backstroke (2:22.25), the 200-yard IM (2:11.70), the 100-yard backstroke (1:05.93), and the backstroke leg of the top-finishing 200-yard medley relay to her list of victories.

Watson, the reigning male America East Diver of the Year, won the one-meter diving competition with 321.83 points in Boston University’s meet against UMass. The senior went on to take second in the three-meter event with 333.83 points, and help the Terriers defeat the Minutemen 134-109.

Waresmith, a senior, won both the one- and three-meter diving events with 288.90 and 314.40 points, respectively, at Boston University’s meet against the UMass Minutemen. Waresmith has won all four diving events of her season so far, and looks to continue her streak during conference competition against Binghamton and Vermont on Saturday, October 25.


Binghamton- The Bearcats did not compete this week, but will head to Boston to kick off conference competition on Saturday, against the Terriers and the Catamounts.

Boston- Boston University swept the University of Massachusetts this past weekend, with the women winning 148-93, and the men 134-109. The women earned first-place in ten events, including senior Eve Kinsella’s victories in the 100 free (52.82) and the 200 IM (2:07.41) and senior Tess Waresmith’s sweep of the one- and there-meter diving events. The men won five events on the day, sweeping two. Junior Arik Seiler swam a lifetime best in the 200IM (1:55.36), earning first in that event, as well second in the 500 free (4:45.33) and a leg in the first-place 400 free relay.

Boston's Story

Maine- The Black Bears will have their first meet on Saturday, October 25 when they host Central Connecticut State and Northeastern at 1 pm.

UMBC- The Retrievers swept Rider on Saturday, with both teams picking up their first wins in 161-137 victories. Senior Justin Bronson, this week’s male Swimmer of the Week, won three events for the men, including the 100-, 200-, and 500-free, while classmate Evan Roseberry won two in the 200 fly (1:56.58) and the 1,000 free (9:43.79). For the women, junior Tereza Kaplanova swept both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events with times of 1:07.94 and 2:23.02, respectively. Sophomore Rebecca Godwin also took home both distance freestyle events, winning the 500 (5:12.75) and the 1,000 (10:22.47).

UMBC's Story

New Hampshire- The Wildcats started of the season with back-to-back wins against Siena on Saturday, and Wagner on Sunday, by 161-81, and 167-94, respectively. Sophomore Amy Perrault took first in the 200 freestyle (1:58.65), the 200-yard backstroke (2:10.86) and had a leg in the first-place 400 freestyle relay (3:41.64) in Sunday’s meet. The weekend was highlighted by the strong performances by the freshman class, who earned 50 points on Saturday alone, and was led by this weeks female Swimmer of the Week, freshman Jessica Little.

New Hampshire vs. Siena Story

New Hampshire vs. Wagner Story

Stony Brook- After a week’s rest Seawolves will continue to train until they return to action on November 1, against UMass.

Vermont- The Catamounts did not compete this week, but will return to action on Saturday, when they head to Boston University to take on the Terriers and the Bearcats.