American East Conference

Binghamton and VMI Capture #AESD Week 11 Awards

1/15/2019 1:00:00 PM

BOSTON – Binghamton, Stony Brook and VMI all competed in swimming and diving events last week. The Bearcats competed against Marist with the women taking home a victory while VMI held its tri meet against Old Dominion and Howard. All seven #AESD programs will be in action this week with competitions on both Saturday and Sunday.

Women's #AESD Results – Thursday, Jan. 10
Binghamton 151, Marist 149
 
Men's #AESD Results – Thursday, Jan. 10
Binghamton 101, Marist 199
 
Women's #AESD Results – Saturday, Jan. 12
Adelphi 79.5, Stony Brook 200.5
Iona 174, Stony Brook 113
Old Dominion 39, VMI 240
Howard 136, VMI 104

Men's #AESD Results – Saturday, Jan. 12
Howard 113, VMI 171
Old Dominion 160, VMI 128
 
Women's #AESD Schedule - Saturday, Jan. 19
Binghamton vs New Hampshire, 1pm
Bowdoin College vs Maine, 12pm
UMBC vs East Carolina, 1pm
VMI vs Randolph College, 1pm
VMI vs Washington & Lee University, 1pm
Rhode Island vs Vermont, 12pm
 
Women's #AESD Schedule - Sunday, Jan. 20
Stony Brook vs New Hampshire, 12pm
 
Men's #AESD Schedule - Saturday, Jan. 19
Bowdoin College vs Maine, 12pm
UMBC vs East Carolina, 1pm
VMI vs Washington & Lee University, 1pm
VMI vs Randolph College, 1pm

Here are the weekly awards:

Female Swimmer of the Week
Olivia Santos, Binghamton - Jr., Sprint/Free, Forest Hills, N.Y.

• Won the 50 free (25.37) and the 100 fly (54.74) while also anchoring the winning teams in both the 200 medley relay (1:50.41) and 200 free relay (1:41.10).
• Helped Binghamton start 5-0 for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
• This is Santos's first #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season.

Male Swimmer of the Week
Stephen Hopta, VMI - Fr., Free/Back, McMurray, PA

• Took third place in the 200 free (1L43.95) at ODU while breaking a program record.
• Also won the 200 back (1:54.50) and took second in the 500 free (4:47.46).
• Helped guide the 400 free relay to a first place finish (3:12.51).
• This is Hopta's first #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season.

Female Diver of the Week
Calle Biles, VMI - Jr.,  Fly/Free/Diver, Vienna, VA

• Placed fifth in the 1 meter event with a score of 142.35.
• Also competed in the 50 free and 500 free events.
• This is Biles's first #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season.

 
Male Diver of the Week
John Reed, VMI - Sr., Diver, Clifton Forge, VA

• Won both the 1 meter and 3 meter events with a score of 190.2 and 177.8, respectively.
• This is Reed's first #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season.

Weekly Award Winners
Oct. 10 - Female Swimmer: Hania Moro, UMBC; Male Swimmer: Tiago Asakawa, UMBC; Female Diver: Emily Murphy, Vermont; Male Diver: Elijah Wright, UMBC
Oct. 17 - Female Swimmer: Corinne Carbone, New Hampshire; Male Swimmer: Ilia Rattsev, UMBC; Female Diver: Allison Stefanelli, New Hampshire
Oct. 24 - Female Swimmer: Hania Moro, UMBC; Male Swimmer: Ross Bernstein, Binghamton; Female Diver: Devin Gromen, UMBC; Male Diver: Elijah Wright, UMBC
Oct. 30 - Female Swimmer: Kaitlyn Smolar, Binghamton; Male Swimmer: Alexander Gliese, UMBC; Female Diver: Allison Stefanelli, New Hampshire; Male Diver: Elijah Wright, UMBC
Nov. 6 - Female Swimmer: Juliana McDonald, Maine; Female Diver: Allison Stefanelli, New Hampshire
Nov. 13 - Female Swimmer: Julia DeGregorio, Vermont
Nov. 20 – Co-Female Swimmers: Anna Metzler, New Hampshire & Hania Moro, UMBC; Male Swimmer: Illia Rattsev, UMBC; Female Diver: Sophia Howard, Binghamton; Male Diver: David Walters, Binghamton
Dec. 4 – Female Swimmer: Kaitlyn Smolar, Binghamton; Male Swimmer: Alexander Gliese, UMBC; Female Diver: Abby Biddulph, UMBC; Male Diver: Elijah Wright, UMBC
Dec. 11 – Female Swimmer: Corinne Carbone, New Hampshire
Jan. 8 – Female Swimmer: Hania Moro, UMBC; Male Swimmer: Alexander Gliese, UMBC; Female Diver: Devin Gromen, UMBC; Male Diver: Ben Parker, UMBC
Jan. 15 – Female Swimmer: Olivia Santos, Binghamton; Male Swimmer: Stephen Hopta, VMI; Female Diver: Calle Biles, VMI; Male Diver: Josh Reed, VMI

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