Defending champion Ursinus is the preseason favorite to win the 2016 Centennial championship in a poll of Conference coaches.
The Bears picked up five of a possible eight first-place ballots (teams not permitted to vote for themselves) to finish with 47 points. Franklin & Marshall picked up two first-place votes and 42 points to narrowly edge out Gettysburg for the 2nd spot. The Bulletes earned one first-place vote and 40 points. Dickinson and Swarthmore tied for the 4th spot with 27 points.
Teams get underway this Saturday, October 31st.
Preseason Coaches Poll
|
Team (1st place votes) |
2014 dual rec, CC place |
Pts |
|
1-Ursinus (5) |
11-0, 2nd |
47 |
|
2-Franklin & Marshall (2) |
6-3, 1st |
42 |
|
3-Gettysburg (1) |
8-2, 3rd |
40 |
|
T4-Dickinson |
8-5, 4th |
27 |
|
T4-Swarthmore |
5-4, 5th |
27 |
|
6-Washington College |
5-6, 6th |
20 |
|
7-McDaniel |
1-9, 7th |
14 |
|
8-Bryn Mawr |
0-7, 8th |
7 |
Returning 1st Team All-Conference Swimmers
Bridget Dromerick*, Franklin & Marshall / Soph / 500 Free, 200 Back / Potomac, Md. / Winston Churchill
Melissa Mullin, Franklin & Marshall / Soph / 400 IM / Medford, N.J. / Holy Cross
Savannah Llewellyn, Gettysburg / Soph / 100 Back / Plainfield, N.J. / Plainfield
Caroline Moyer, Gettysburg / Jr / 100 Breast / Malvern, Pa. / Great Valley
Maggie Eberts, Swarthmore / Sr / 200/400 MR / West Chester, Pa. / W.C. B Reed Henderson
Erica Flor, Swarthmore / Jr / 200/400 MR / Huntington, N.Y. / Huntington
Corinne Capodanno, Ursinus / Sr / 200/400/800 FR, 200 Free / Claymont, Del. / Padua Academy
Sydney Gundersen, Ursinus / Soph / 200/400/800 FR / Reading, Pa. / Exeter
Alli Hemp, Ursinus / Jr / 200 FR / Smithtown, N.Y. / Hauuppague
Michaela Lyons, Ursinus / Sr / 200/400 FR / Plainfield, N.J. / Wardlaw-Hartridge
Katie Pielmeier, Ursinus / Jr / 200 IM / Sayre, Pa. / Sayre
Olivia Tierney, Ursinus / Soph / 200 Breast / Broomall, Pa. / Villa Maria
*Bridget Dromerick was the 2015 Most Oustanding and Rookie Performer of the Year