Swimming & Diving

Three #AESD Programs Garner Weekly Honors

BOSTON – A handful of #AESD teams hit the pool last weekend. New Hampshire topped Maine on senior day 170-11 in Durham.
 
Elswhere, Stony Brook and NJIT competed at La Salle while the VMI men topped Mount St. Mary’s.
 
#AESD Weekly Awards – Mar. 10
Female Swimmer of the Week
Olivia Stille, New Hampshire – So., Freestyle/Backstroke, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Helped UNH to a 170-111 win over Maine.
  • Stille won the 50 free in 24.47 and the 100 free in 52.48.
  • She was also part of the winning 200 medley relay team.
  • This is her first career #AESD honor and second for a Wildcat this season.
 
Male Swimmer of the Week
Zach Emerson, VMI – Jr., Freestyle/Backstroke, Sewell, N.J.
  • Won a pair of individual events to help the Keydets to a win over Mount St. Mary’s
  • Emerson won the 100 free in 48.04.
  • His winning time of 52.73 highlighted the 100 back.
  • This is Emerson’s first Swimmer of the Week award of the season.
 
Female Diver of the Week
PhilAnn Dixon, Maine – Jr., Diver, Wallingford, Pa.
  • Swept the diving events in Maine’s first meet of the season.
  • The junior won the 1-meter dive with a score of 249.90.
  • Dixon scored 236.32 in the three-meter to win by 31 points.
  • This is her first Diver of the Week award this season.
 
Male Diver of the Week
Bridger Thurston, VMI – So., Diver, Richmond, Va.
  • Swept the diving events against Mount St. Mary’s, to help VMI to victory.
  • Thurston eclipsed 200 points in his 1-meter dives.
  • He totaled 150.45 points in the 3-meter to win.
 
Spring 2021 Weekly Awards
Feb. 24 – Female Swimmer of the Week: Anna Metzler, New Hampshire; Female Diver of the Week: Megan Carroll, New Hampshire; No Male Swimmer or Diver awards
Mar. 3 – No awards
Mar. 10 – Female Swimmer of the Week: Olivia Stille, New Hampshire; Male Swimmer of the Week: Zach Emerson, VMI; Female Diver of the Week: PhilAnn Dixon, Maine; Male Diver of the Week: Bridger Thurston, VMI
 
 
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