Jill Capadanno, Jennifer Ryan lead Greyhound women swimmers past WPI, 135-127, in season opener
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Plourde Recreation Center, Assumption College
Worcester, MA
Friday, October 1, 2009
Assumption 135, WPI 127
WORCESTER, Mass.
--- Sophomore standout JILL CAPADANNO
(Dracut, MA/Dracut) won three events (28 points) and the freshman
class led by JENNIFER RYAN (Weston, FL/St. Thomas
Aquinas) accounted for 87.25 points as Assumption College defeated
crosstown rival WPI, 135-127, to open its 2009-10 women’s
swimming and diving season FRIDAY night at the Plourde Recreation
Center pool.
Capadanno, the Greyhounds’ top swimmer
and leading scorer as a first-year performer, won the 100-yard
butterfly (1:04.91), 100-yard freestyle (1:12.43) and had a
career-best 29.21 winning the 50-yard butterfly. She also
anchored the record-setting 200-yard medley relay team which set a
Greyhound standard of 2:02.73. Freshmen Amanda Guy, Jennifer
Ryan and Kaitlin Owen also swam on that record-setter.
Ryan also won three events (28 points), the
200-yard freestyle (2:06.43), 200-yard breaststroke (2:40.23), and
the 200-yard individual medley (2:22.08). She also was on the
record-setting 200-yard medley relay team.
Freshman KAITLIN OWEN
(Bridgewater, MA/Coyle & Cassidy) won the 1,000-yard freestyle
(11:40.87) in a team-record time as part of her 15-point
performance; freshman AMANDA GUY (Lakeville,
MA/Apponequet) won the 500-yard freestyle (5:39.23) as part of her
16-point effort. Both were on the record-setting 200-yard medley
relay team. Guy set the team mark for the 50-yard backstroke in the
medley relay at 30.94.
The Greyhounds have a busy weekend upcoming as
they swim at Bridgewater State College FRIDAY at 7 p.m. before
competing in the Saint Joseph’s College (Hartford, CT)
Pentathlon SATURDAY at 1 p.m.
Seniors (7 points)
LAURA MICCICHE (5 points) (Sr.,
Framingham, MA/Framingham): 3, 1,000-freestyle
(12:47.64); 4, 500-yard freestyle (6:20.99); 4, 400-yard
freestyle relay (4:36.96)
SHANNON MURTAGH (2 points)
(Sr., Cranston, RI/Cranston): 5, 100-breaststroke
(1:21.54); 6, 50-yard freestyle (29.22); 6, 100-yard
freestyle (1:06.42); 2, 400-yard freestyle relay (4:20.95) (1
point)
CHRISTINA PHILLIPS (Sr.,
Holbrook, MA/Fontbonne Academy): 12, 50-yard freestyle
(31.45) (CAREER BEST); 11, 100-yard freestyle
(1:10.28); 4, 400-yard freestyle relay (4:36.96)
COLLEEN QUINN (Sr., Alameda,
CA/North Reading, MA): 10, 100 breaststroke (1:40.26):
13, 50-yard freestyle (35.28); 12, 100-yard freestyle
(1:15.95); 7, 400-yard freestyle relay (4:44.28)
Juniors (11.75 points)
JILL FOLEY (5.75 points) (Jr.,
Northampton, MA/Northampton): 4, 100-butterfly
(1:12.43); 4, 50-yard butterfly (32.15); 4, 400-yard
freestyle relay (4:36.96); 6, 200-yard medley relay (2:06.12)
JESSICA WOLTER (6 points)
(Jr., Stonington, CT/Stonington): 3, 100-yard butterfly
(1:09.20); 3, 50-yard butterfly (31.01) (CAREER
BEST); 3, 200-yard medley (2:02.75) (0.75 points); 2, 400-yard
freestyle relay (4:20.95) (1 point)
Sophomores (29 points)
JILL CAPADANNO (28 points) (So.,
Dracut, MA/Dracut): 1, 100 butterfly (1:04.91); 1,
100-yard freestyle (58.73); 1, 50-yard butterfly (29.21)
(CAREER BEST); 2, 200-yard medley relay (2:02.73) (1
point)
KENDELL DUNPHY (1 point) (So.,
Wareham, MA/Wareham): 5, 1,000-freestyle (13:57.07); 7,
400-yard freestyle relay (4:44.28); 6, 200-yard medley relay
(2:06.12)
Freshmen (87.25 points)
DANIELLE BESSETTE (9.75 points) (Fr.,
Cumberland, RI/Bishop Feehan): 2, 100-yard breaststroke
(1:17.33); 3, 50-yard freestyle (28.07); 4, 200-yard
breaststroke (2:54.10); 3, 200-yard medley relay (2:02.75) (0.75
points)
CAROLINA CORREA (1.75 points)
(Fr., Pawtucket, RI/Charles Shea): 6, 100 yard backstroke
(1:10.87); 6, 200-yard backstroke (2:36.77); 3, 200-yard
medley (2:02.75) (0.75 points); 2, 400-yard freestyle relay
(4:20.95) (1 point)
HAYLEY GROSSMAN (Fr.,
Barrington, RI/Barrington): 11, 50-yard freestyle
(31.04); 9, 100-yard freestyle (1:08.30); 4, 400-yard
freestyle relay (4:36.96); 6, 200-yard medley relay (2:06.12)
AMANDA GUY (17 points) (Fr.,
Lakeville, MA/Apponequet): 2, 100-yard backstroke
(1:07.28); 3, 200-yard backstroke (2:26.66); 1, 500
yard freestyle (5:39.23); 2, 200-yard medley relay (2:02.73) (1
point) (Guy broke TEAM RECORD for 50-yard backstroke in the
medley relay, 30:94)
KATIE JANKOWSKI (10.75 points)
(Fr., Walpole, MA/Walpole): 2, 200-yard freestyle
(2:11.87); 2, 100-yard freestyle (1:00.69); 4, 200-yard
individual medley (2:33.75); 3, 200-yard medley relay (2:02.75)
(0.75 points)
KASEY LA LIBERTE (3 points)
(Fr., Pawtucket, RI/Bishop Feehan): 4, 100-yard breaststroke
(1:21.32); 5, 50-yard freestyle (29.11); 7, 200 yard
breaststroke (3:01.86); 7, 400-yard freestyle relay (4:44.28); 6,
200-yard medley relay (2:06.12)
KERI LA MONTAGNE (2 points)
(Fr., Manchester, NH/Trinity); 7, 50-yard freestyle
(29.40); 5, 200-yard breaststroke (2:59.41); 6,
200-yard individual medley (2:40.56); 2, 400-yard freestyle relay
(4:20.95) (1 point)
KAITLIN OWEN (16 points) (Fr.,
Bridgewater, MA/Coyle Cassidy): 1, 1,000-freestyle (11:40.87)
(TEAM RECORD); 4, 100-backstroke (1:08.81); 2,
200-yard backstroke (2:25.53); 6, 500-yard freestyle
(6:49.13); 2, 200-yard medley relay (2:02.73) (1 point)
JENNIFER RYAN (28 points)
(Fr., Weston, FL/Saint Thomas Aquinas): 1, 200-yard freestyle
(2:06.43); 1, 200-yard breaststroke (2:40.23); 1,
200-yard individual medley (2:22.08); 2, 200-yard medley relay
(2:02.73) (1 point)
CARLY SURETTE (Fr.,
Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford): 6, 200-yard freestyle
(2:31.70); 10, 50-yard freestyle (30.64); 10, 100-yard
freestyle (1:10.23); 7, 400-yard freestyle relay (4:44.28)
Relays (10 points)
200-yard medley: (6 points)
2, Amanda GUY, Jen RYAN, Kaitlin OWEN,
Jill CAPADANNO (2:02.73) (4 points)
3, Carolina CORREA, Danielle
BESSETTE, Jess WOLTER, Katie JANKOWSKI (2:02.75) (2 points)
6, Kendell DUNPHY, Kasey LA LIBERTE, Jill
FOLEY, Hayley GROSSMANN (2:06.12)
400-yard
freestyle: (4 points)
2, Jess WOLTER, Keriann LAMONTAGNE, Carolina
CORREA, Shannon MURTAGH (4:20.95) (4 points)
4, Jill FOLEY, Christina PHILLIPS, Laura
MICCICHE, Hayley GROSSMAN (4:36.96)
7, Kasey LALIBERTE, Colleen QUINN, Carly
SURETTE, Kendell DUNPHY (4:44.28)

