American East Conference

Maine & Binghamton Capture Final #AESD Awards of 2018-19

1/29/2019 1:00:00 PM

BOSTON – The 2018-19 regular season comes to a close as #AESD programs prepare for the 2019 America East Swimming and Diving Championships. New Hampshire, Maine, Binghamton and VMI were the only AE programs that competed last weekend. Both Binghamton programs picked up wins while Maine and New Hampshire’s women’s team did as well.
 
The 2019 America East Swimming and Diving Championship, which will be held again at WPI in Worcester, Mass from February 14-17.

Women's #AESD Results – Friday, Jan. 25
UNH 186, Maine 112
 
Men's #AESD Results – Saturday, Jan. 26
Binghamton 155, St. Bonaventure 145
Maine 108, Providence 180
VMI 66, William & Mary 193
 
Women's #AESD Schedule – Saturday, Jan. 26
Binghamton 159, St. Bonaventure 141
Maine 152, Providence 147
VMI 46, William & Mary 204
  
Here are the weekly awards:

Female Swimmer of the Week
Juliana McDonald, Maine - Sr., Freestyle, Bangor, Maine

• Won two individual events, 50 free (23.55) and 100 free (52.00) while also being a part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:47.72) as well as the 400 free relay (3:36.90) against UNH on Friday.
• She also took first place in both the 50 free (23.68) and the 100 free (51.78) against Providence on Saturday while also being a part of the winning 200 medley with a time of 1:49.04 and the 200 free relay with a time of 1:37.69.
• This is McDonald's second #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season.

Male Swimmer of the Week
Alex Brion, Binghamton - Sr., Freestyle, Canandaigua, N.Y.

• Won both the 50 free (21.04) and the 100 free (47.33) in Binghamton’s 155-145 win over St. Bonaventure.
• Also was a part of the winning 200 medley relay and was instrumental in sealing the relay win in the 400 free relay team.
• This is Brion's first #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season.

Female Diver of the Week
PhilAnn Dixon, Maine - Fr., Diver, Wallingford, PA

• Set a new school-record in the 1-meter event while sweeping both the 1-meter and 3-meter with a score of 265.88 and 227.93, respectively against Providence.
• Also took first place in the 1-meter event with a score of 261.75 and took third place in the 3-meter event with a score of 201.00 against UNH.
• This is Dixon's first #AESD Swimmer of the Week award this season.

Male Diver of the Week
Ben Sturgis, Maine - Soph., Diver, Mendon, MA

• Won both the 1-meter and 3-meter events against Providence with a score of 208.35 and 223.13, respectively.
• This is Sturgis’ 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
Jan.  22 – Female Swimmer: Anna Metzler, New Hampshire; Male Swimmer: Stephen Hopta, VMI; Female Diver: Erin Cullather, New Hampshire
Jan. 29 – Female Swimmer: Juliana McDonald, Maine; Male Swimmer: Alex Brion, Binghamton; Female Diver: PhilAnn Dixon, Maine; Male Diver: Ben Sturgis, Maine

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