Season Wrap-up!!

April 3^rd we wrapped up our season with a team banquet held on campus – with of course GREAT food!!

Family and friends joined us in the celebration of our AMAZING season. We looked at our goals we had made at the beginning and found that with hard work we could reach them! A big goal being that we placed another spot up in the MIAC!! 5^th – beating St. Ben’s and growing closer to those top four teams!! This accomplishment showed the strength of our team – leaving much to be anticipated for next season!!

Here were some other highlights from the season and the awards given:

• Both Sarah Moody and Stephanie Jurusik provisionally qualified for the NCAA national meet.

• Our coaches were both named MIAC Swimming & Diving Female Coaches of the Year!

• We lost two seniors this year, Kelley and Marissa, who will be greatly missed!! Thanks for a great four years ladies!

• [Let it also be noted]…every year after the conference meet one of the medley relays races a group of master’s swimmers (old men) who come in and swim every morning at St. Kate’s in a 200 medley relay. Each year we usually lose – till now!! This year we beat the “Morning Manglers” (as they’re called) and even have the splits, as we used touch pads to prove it!! [The fact that we wore the old – and somewhat illegal - LZR suits isn’t important!]
  

• The MOST VALUBLE SWIMMER and DIVER for their exceptional performances throughout the year and at the MIAC conference meet: Stephanie Jurusik and Sarah Moody

• The MOST DEDICATED for her commitment to the team (morning practices 4 of the 5 days a week), and love of the sport (swimming and doing P90X last summer): Mary Walters

• The MOST IMPROVED for dropping so much time in her events and making it back to finals for the first time: Reba Bisciglia

• The MOST INSPIRATIONAL for her outstanding swims at the conference meet and for always having that pump-up music during practice: Alli Witt

Thank you to all who supported us this season!! We wouldn’t be who we are without you and hope you’ll be with us again next year!!

The captains leading us into the new season are:

Sophomore Lauren Kraing

Junior Melanie Maas

Seniors Mary Walters and Sarah Vrudny