American East Conference

Binghamton, New Hampshire Share #AESD Week 8 Awards

12/5/2017 2:56:38 PM

BOSTON – America East swimming and diving programs have wrapped up competition in 2017 and now look ahead to the holiday break before resuming their seasons in January. Binghamton split their home meet against Canisius last weekend with the women’s team picking up a 168-132 win. The Bearcats head into the break with a 4-1 record overall.
 
Here are this week’s award winners:
 
Female Swimmer of the Week
Melissa Dingle, New Hampshire – Fr., Back/Free, Brighton, Ontario

• Placed first in the 100 back in a time of 57.18
• Also won the 200 back in a time of 2:05.35
• It is her first career #AESD Swimmer of the Week award

 
Male Swimmer of the Week
Alex Brion, Binghamton – Jr., Free, Canandaigua, N.Y.

• Won the 50 free against Canisius in a time of 21.39
• Also won the 100 free, touching the wall in 48.17
• It is his second #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season

 
Female Diver of the Week
Allison Stefanelli, New Hampshire – So., Dives, Loudonville, N.Y.

• Placed third in both diving events against Northeastern
• Scored 237.15 in the 1-meter and 230.09 in the 3-meter
• It is her second #AESD Female Diver award this season

 
Male Diver of the Week
David Walters, Binghamton – Fr., Dives, West Nyack, N.Y.

• Placed third in the 1-meter dive with a score of 281.62
• Scored a 263.77 in the 3-meter dive against Canisius
• It is his first career #AESD Diver of the Week award

 
Weekly Award Winners
Oct. 11 – Female Swimmer: Hania Moro, UMBC; Male Swimmer: Illia Rattsev, UMBC; Female Diver: Abigail Biddulph; Male Diver: Elijah Wright, UMBC
Oct. 18 – Female Swimmer: Liza Baykova, New Hampshire; Male Swimmer: Alexander Gliese, UMBC; Female Diver: Allison Stefanelli, New Hampshire
Oct. 25 – Female Swimmer: Natalija Marin, UMBC; Male Swimmer: Ilia Rattsev, UMBC; Female Diver: Haley Tomlinson, Vermont; Male Diver: Ryan O’Connell, Binghamton
Nov. 1 – Female Swimmer: Liza Baykova, New Hampshire; Male Swimmer: Alex Brion, Binghamton; Female Diver: Hailee Miller, New Hampshire; Male Diver: Ryan O’Connell, Binghamton
Nov. 7 – Female Swimmer: Hania Moro, UMBC; Male Swimmer: Alexander Gliese, UMBC; Female Diver: Emily Murphy, Vermont; Male Diver: Leo Buoye, UMBC
Nov. 14 – Female Swimmer: Shannon Cowley, Vermont; Male Swimmer: John Kim, VMI; Female Diver: Haley Tomlinson, Vermont
Nov. 21 – Female Swimmer: Liza Baykova, New Hampshire; Male Swimmer: Ilia Rattsev, UMBC; Female Diver: Haley Tomlinson, Vermont: Male Diver: Kyle Adams, Maine
Dec. 5 – Female Swimmer: Melissa Dingle, New Hampshire; Male Swimmer: Alex Brion, Binghamton; Female Diver: Allison Stefanelli, New Hampshire; Male Diver: David Walters, Binghamton
 
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