CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A pair of Boston U. men are joined by a pair of New Hampshire women as America East weekly swimming and diving award winners. Connor Stuewe and teammate Jared Scheck have been named the Male Swimmer of the Week and Male Diver of the Week, respectively. On the women’s side, Katie Mann has earned Female Swimmer of the Week while Ellen Pelletier takes home Female Diver of the Week honors.
Stuewe (Monterey, Calif.) had three victories in a win over Boston College this weekend, two of which were the individual variety. The sophomore won both the 200 free (1:43.21) and the 200 backstroke (1:50.59) as Boston U. completed the dual meet portion of its schedule. Stuewe also swam a leg for the victorious 200 medley relay quartet to round things out.
Scheck (Pittsburgh, Pa.) picked up another diving victory over the weekend. On the one-meter boards, the junior racked up 289.27 points to nail down a victory. Scheck then took third-place in the three-meter dive, scoring a 238.72. Boston U. will next compete in the ECAC Championships.
Mann (Prince George, British Columbia) broke a record in her home pool en route to a pair of victories on the day. The sophomore cruised to a win in the 200 breaststroke in 2:18.17, besting the second-place finisher by just under eight seconds. Mann also helped the Wildcats earn a win in the 200 medley relay and claimed a pair of second-place individual finishes.
Pelletier (West Hartford, Conn.) earned a pair of wins on the boards over the weekend. In the one-meter dive, the senior notched a tally of 277.35 to start things off. That score is tops in the conference for 2012-13. Pelletier followed that up with a dive worth a score of 271.42 in the three-meter competion to complete the sweep. Her score also ranks as the second-best in the conference.
America East Men’s Swimming and Diving News and Notes
- Binghamton rounded out its dual meet season with a win over Marist. Tim Cabasino racked up three individual victories, while Devin Zdanowski posted an NCAA Zone Qualifying score on the three-meter boards. He is the first Bearcat to do so since 2009.
America East Women’s Swimming and Diving News and Notes
- Corinne Zotter swept the breaststroke events versus Marist for Binghamton.
- The Boston U. women won all 16 events in a dual meet win versus Boston College.
- Naja Harvey had a wins in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 free relay for Maine against New Hampshire.
2012-13 America East Performers of the Week
Oct. 16 – Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Pierre De Waal (UMBC); Men’s Diver of the Week: Andrew Eckhoff (UMBC); Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Christa Weaver (Vermont); Women’s Diver of the Week: Ellen Pelletier (New Hampshire)
Oct. 23 – Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Mohamed Hussein (UMBC); Men’s Diver of the Week: Andrew Eckhoff (UMBC); Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Jennifer Roberts (New Hampshire); Women’s Diver of the Week: Corinna Darelius (UMBC)
Oct. 30 – Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Mohamed Hussein (UMBC); Men’s Diver of the Week: Travis Wibby (Maine); Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Jennifer Roberts (New Hampshire); Women’s Diver of the Week: Kara Capossela (Maine)
Nov. 6 – Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Mario Caballero (Boston U.); Men’s Diver of the Week: Jared Schek (Boston U.); Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Kendra Cheng (Boston U.); Women’s Diver of the Wekk: Melinda Matyas (Boston U.)
Nov. 13 – Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Mohamed Hussein (UMBC); Men’s Diver of the Week: Andrew Eckhoff; Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Katie Mann (New Hampshire); Women’s Diver of the Week: Katie Bean (UMBC)
Nov. 20 – Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Pierre De Waal (UMBC); Men’s Diver of the Week: Andrew Eckhoff (UMBC); Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Christa Weaver (Vermont); Women’s Diver of the Week: Katie Bean (UMBC)
Dec. 4 – Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Brian McKenna (Binghamton); Men’s Diver of the Week: Devin Zdanowski (Binghamton); Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Ilsa Feierabend (Vermont); Women’s Diver of the Week: Kara Capossela (Maine)
Dec. 11 – Men's Swimmer of the Week: Robbie Bickford (Maine); Men's Diver of the Week: Travis Wibby (Maine); Women's Swimmer of the Week: Erica Smrcina (Maine); Women's Diver of the Week: Kara Capossela (Maine)
Jan. 15 – Men's Swimmer of the Week: Mohamed Hussein (UMBC); Men's Diver of the Week: Andrew Eckhoff (UMBC); Women's Swimmer of the Week: Claire Barron (UMBC); Women's Diver of the Week: Corinna Darelius (UMBC)
Jan. 22 – Men's Swimmer of the Week: Pierre De Waal (UMBC); Men's Diver of the Week: Andrew Eckhoff (UMBC); Women's Swimmer of the Week: Jennifer Roberts (New Hampshire); Women's Diver of the Week: Kara Capossela (Maine)
Jan. 29 – Men's Swimmer of the Week: Lauri Kaei (UMBC); Men's Diver of the Week: Andrew Eckhoff (UMBC); Women's Swimmer of the Week: Claire Barron (UMBC); Women's Diver of the Week: Katie Bean (UMBC)
Feb. 5 – Men's Swimmer of the Week: Connor Stuewe (Boston U.); Men's Diver of the Week: Jared Scheck (Boston U.); Women's Swimmer of the Week: Katie Mann (New Hampshire); Women's Diver of the Week: Ellen Pelletier (New Hampshire)