Defending champion Ursinus is the preseason favorite to win the 2018 Centennial championship in a poll of Conference coaches.
The Bears earned the top spot with seven first-place votes, which is the maximum they could have earned, for a total of 49 points. Gettysburg gathered the remaining first-place vote to earn the 2nd place spot with 40 points. Swarthmore was selected to finish 3rd with 37 points, while Franklin & Marshall (31) and Dickinson (25) rounded out the top five, respectively.
Teams get underway this Saturday, October 21st.
Preseason Coaches Poll
Returning 1st Team All-Conference Swimmers
Olivia Lyman, Dickinson, Jr, 200/500/1650 Free, Mount Kisco, N.Y. / Horace Greeley *
Katie Schmidt, Dickinson, Jr, 200 Back, Orono, Minn. / Breck School
Emily Bley, Swarthmore, Jr, 400 IM, Tempe, Ariz. / McClintock
Liz Staton, Swarthmore, Jr, 200 Breast, San Carlos, Ca. / Carlmont
Clara Baker, Ursinus, Jr, 200/400 FR, 200/400 MR, 100 Fly, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Arlington
Grace Emig, Ursinus, Soph, 200 FR, Horsham, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham
Sydney Gundersen, Ursinus, Sr, 200/400/800 FR, 400 MR, 100 Free, Reading, Pa. / Exeter
Meggie Leitz, Ursinus, Sr, 200 Fly, 400/800 FR, Upper Darby, Pa. / Upper Darby
Kathryn Longenecker, Ursinus, Jr, 800 FR, Reading, Pa. / Muhlenberg
Peyten Lyons, Ursinus, Jr, 200/400 FR, 200 IM, 200/400 MR, 100 Back, Palmyra, Pa. / Palmyra
Haley Sturla, Ursinus, Soph, 800 FR, Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township
Olivia Tierney, Ursinus, Sr, 200/400 MR, Broomall, Pa. / Villa Maria
Jenni Clune, Washington College, Sr, 100 Breast, Bowie, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt
*Olivia Lyman was the 2017 Most Oustanding Performer of the Year