February 9, 2015
Kate Wiseman, Swarthmore
Senior, Nashville, Tenn.
Kate Wiseman helped Swarthmore defeat Dickinson 105.5-99.5 by factoring into three winning performances on her senior day in a meet that came down to the final event. She won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle in 25.14 seconds and 55.12, respectively, before anchoring the victorious 400-yard freestyle relay that clinched the team victory in the final event of the meet.
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS
February 2, 2015
Haley Weaver, Senior, Gettysburg
Weaver had a hand in three victories in Gettysburg's 173-83 Centennial Conference win over Swarthmore. She started the meet by swimming the freestyle anchor leg of the winning 200-medley relay (1:51.64), then touched first in both the 100-freestyle (54.71) and the 200-IM (2:14.96), helping the Bullets improve to 6-2 and 4-1 in the Centennial Conference.
January 26, 2015
Sydney Gundersen, Ursinus
Freshman
Reading, Pa./Exeter
In the Bears win over Franklin & Marshall on Saturday, Gundersen had her hand in three wins. She won the 200 free with a time of 1:56.14, won the 100 free at 54.26, and the team of Gunderson, Hemp, Lyons and Kozior was first in the 400 free at 3:42.24.
Caroline Moyer, Gettysburg
Sophomore
Malvern, Pa.
Moyer had a hand in four school records, one Centennial Conference record, one pool record, and one NCAA B cut while helping the Bullets win the two-day Gettysburg Invitational this past weekend. In the opening session on Friday night, she registered an outstanding performance in the 200-breaststroke, breaking a 12-year-old school and Centennial Conference record with a winning time of 2:22.42, which was also a pool record and a NCAA B cut. Then in the morning session on Saturday, she swam the breaststroke leg of the winning 200-medley relay that broke the school record (1:48.31) before winning the 100-breaststroke with a school-record time of 1:06.48. Moyer closed out an outstanding weekend by helping break a fourth school record in the final event of the meet, swimming the breaststroke leg of the winning 400-medley relay (3:58.32).
November 24, 2014
Corinne Capodanno, Ursinus
Junior
Claymont, Del.
Corinne Capodanno won three individual events to lead the nationally-ranked Ursinus College women's swimming team to a 155.5 to 106.5 win over Gettysburg on Saturday. Capodanno won the 100 back, 500 free and 50 free, along with the 400 free relay.
November 17, 2014
Caroline Moyer, Gettysburg
Sophomore,
Malvern, Pa.
Moyer finished first in each of her six individual and relay events in a 3-0 week for Gettysburg, which stayed undefeated at 5-0. In a 107-67 Centennial Conference victory over McDaniel College, she swam on the winning 200-medley relay team (1:52.69), and she also placed first (1:07.54) in the 100-breaststroke that was exhibitioned. She then contributed to three victories as Gettysburg swept Messiah College (142-119) and Susquehanna University (147-114). Moyer won both the 100-breaststroke (1:08.05) and the 200-breaststroke (2:29.47) while swimming on the triumphant 200-medley relay team (1:52.15).
November 11, 2014
Haley Weaver, Gettysburg
Senior
Charlotte, N.C.
Weaver contributed to three victories in Gettysburg's 164-98 victory at Washington College. She touched first in both the 100-freestyle (55.46) and the 200-freestyle (2:00.69) while swimming the freestyle anchor leg of the winning 200-medley relay (1:53.30). She has won each of her four individual races to start the season and finished first in both of her relay events.
November 3, 2014
Olivia Tierney, Ursinus
Freshman
Broomall, Pa./Villa Maria
In her collegiate meet, Tierney set a school record in the 200 breast at 2:27.45. She also won the 200 IM and was part of the winning 400 yard medley relay team. Ursinus defeated Dickinson by a score of 111-90.