Swimming and Diving closes 06-07 season at the ECAC Championships

The swimming and diving team wrapped up their season this weekend at the ECAC Championships, hosted by Harvard University.

The men’s team took 15^th out of 18, just behind Boston University, while the women managed 12^th out of 16 following Binghamton. Harvard stole the top spot in team competition for both sexes.

Seniors Brittany Hunter and Jennifer Masi concluded their last meet as Stags on a high note.

Hunter took 7^th in the 500 yd freestyle, 12^th in the 200 yd freestyle, 16^th in the 200 yd butterfly, and was part of the 200 medley relay that took 9^th place overall.

Masi was also a member of that relay, as well as taking 13^th in the 50 freestyle and 30^th in the 100 freestyle.

Liz Lawlor ’08 Kaitlyn Buckeit ’09 also performed well.

Drew Kingman ’09 again took the lead for the men, notching 21^st in the 200 individual medley, 11^th in the 400 individual medley, and 9^th in the 200 breaststroke.

In diving, both male and female Stags shined.

On Friday, Taylor Stecko ’10 earned a 7^th place finish in the 3 meter dive. He continued his run for the top in the 1 meter on Saturday, where he qualified for Sunday’s finals. In the end, Stecko dove his way to a score of 209.75 and 8^th place.

For the women, Katharine Yee ’08 managed an excellent score of 192.35, taking 9^th place in the 1 meter.

-Michelle