Norwich Repeats as GNAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Champions
GNAC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
RESULTS
WORCESTER, Mass. – Norwich finished up the 2024 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship on Sunday (Feb. 4) with 894.5 points to repeat as GNAC Champions.
Sunday’s final day of the three-day championship featured the final seven events of this year’s title chase.
The Cadets secured three more individual titles on the final day of the event, starting with Brandy Lewis’ victory in the 1650 freestyle. She finished with a time of 18:33.74. Freshman Kylie Farris also earned an individual championship as she won the 100 backstroke title with a time of 1:03.67. Hannah Shaner won the last individual title for the Cadets, winning the 200 IM, clocking in at 2:21.34.
This year’s GNAC Championship runner-up, Simmons also won two events on Sunday. Carli Quinlan was involved in both, winning the 100 freestyle at 53.50 and as part of the 400 medley relay. She teamed up with Camelia Hannah, Katelyn Quinlan, and Kenzie Lowry for a time of 4:15.64.
The final two individual champions on the final day of the event were Berkley Hutchins from Saint Joseph’s (Maine), who won the 50 breaststroke with a time of 31.84 and DeAngela Fobbs from Elms, who captured the 200 butterfly title, clocking in at 2:23.36.
The Sharks collected 781 points for their second place finish with Saint Joseph’s (Maine) taking third with 553. Regis and Elms closed out the top-five with 509.5 and 440 points, respectively. Closing out the standings were the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) with 402.5 points, Albertus Magnus with 173.5, and Colby-Sawyer with 172.
The 2024 GNAC Women’s Swimming & Diving major award winners were also recognized at the end of the meet. Simmons’ Carli Quinlan was voted Swimmer of the Year, while Norwich diver Reilly Laitala took home Diver of the Year honors. Two first-year student-athletes were recognized as Rookies of the Year with Saint Joseph’s (Maine) Hutchins and Colby-Sawyer’s Rebecca Radonovich both being honored.
Meanwhile, Regis head coach Diana Matthews was voted the Coach of the Year and her team also won the Institutional Sportsmanship award.
The top three finishers in each event were also recognized as the 2024 All-Conference honorees. The full list is included below.
MAJOR AWARDS
Swimmer of the Year - Carli Quinlan, Simmons
Diver of the Year - Reilly Laitala, Norwich
Co-Rookie of the Year - Berkley Hutchins, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
Co-Rookie of the Year - Rebecca Radonovich, Colby-Sawyer
Coach of the Year - Diana Matthews, Regis
Institutional Sportsmanship – Regis
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (Top Three Finishers in each Event)
200 Medley Relay – Simmons (Camelia Hannah, Katelyn Quinlan, Carli Quinlan, Kenzie Lowry); Saint Joseph’s (Maine) (Brooke Podsiadlo, Berkley Hutchins, Bri Letourneau, Kiley Matthews); Norwich (Kylie Farris, Abbey Houghton, Maria Piekarczyk, Alannah Kelliher)
400 IM - Rebecca Radonovich, Colby-Sawyer; Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Katelyn Quinlan, Simmons
200 Freestyle - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Anna Gosselin, Norwich; Kiley Matthews, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
50 Butterfly - DeAngela Fobbs, Elms; Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Camelia Hannah, Simmons
100 Breaststroke - Berkley Hutchins, Saint Joseph’s (Maine); Bee Eckels, Simmons; Tiffany Twombly, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
200 Backstroke - Kylie Farris, Norwich; Isabel Barry-Ruiz, Simmons; Megan Miller, Regis
1000 Freestyle - Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Brooke Podsiadlo, Saint Joseph’s (Maine); Anna Gosselin, Norwich
400 Freestyle Relay – Simmons (Katelyn Quinlan, Bee Eckels, Kenzie Lowry, Carli Quinlan); Norwich (Hannah Shaner, Anna Gosselin, Brandy Lewis, Jenna Tschida); Saint Joseph’s (Maine) (Berkley Hutchins, Brooke Podsiadlo, Tiffany Twombly, Kiley Matthews)
3-Meter Diving - Reilly Laitala, Norwich; Heather Ansley, Norwich
200 Freestyle Relay - Norwich (Alannah Kelliher, Hannah Shaner, Brandy Lewis, Jenna Tschida); Simmons (Hailey Stuck, Camelia Hannah, Bee Eckels, Isabel Barry-Ruiz); Saint Joseph’s (Maine) (Berkley Hutchins, Brooke Podsiadlo, Tiffany Twombly, Kiley Matthews)
100 Butterfly - DeAngela Fobbs, Elms; Maria Piekarczyk, Norwich; Amy Mamica, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
500 Freestyle - Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Katelyn Quinlan, Simmons; Brooke Podsiadlo, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
50 Backstroke - Camelia Hannah, Simmons; Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Megan Miller, Regis
50 Freestyle - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Jenna Tschida, Norwich; Hailey Stuck, Simmons
200 Breaststroke - Berkley Hutchins, Saint Joseph’s (Maine); Bee Eckels, Simmons; Abbey Houghton, Norwich
100 IM - Olivia Luhnau, Regis; Katelyn Quinlan, Simmons; Kaia Michaud, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
800 Freestyle Relay - Simmons (Isabel Barry-Ruiz, Katelyn Quinlan, Kenzie Lowry, Carli Quinlan); Norwich (Jenna Tschida, Hannah Shaner, Anna Gosselin, Brandy Lewis); Saint Joseph’s (Maine) (Gracie Parker, Berkley Hutchins, Brooke Podsiadlo, Kiley Matthews)
1-Meter Diving - Reilly Laitala, Norwich; Heather Ansley, Norwich; Tess Kjoller, Colby-Sawyer
100 Freestyle - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; DeAngela Fobbs, Elms; Kiley Matthews, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
50 Breaststroke - Berkley Hutchins, Saint Joseph’s (Maine); Olivia Luhnau, Regis; Tiffany Twombly, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
1650 Freestyle - Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Brooke Podsiadlo, Saint Joseph’s (Maine); Ava Hubster, Regis
100 Backstroke - Kylie Farris, Norwich; Megan Miller, Regis; Riley Aptt, Regis
200 Butterfly - DeAngela Fobbs, Elms; Rebecca Radonovich, Colby-Sawyer; Anna Kelly, Simmons
200 IM - Hannah Shaner, Norwich; Brooke Podsiadlo, Saint Joseph’s (Maine); Katelyn Quinlan, Simmons
400 Medley Relay - Simmons (Camelia Hannah, Katelyn Quinlan, Carli Quinlan, Kenzie Lowry); Norwich (Kylie Farris, Brandy Lewis, Maria Piekarczyk, Jenna Tschida); Regis (Megan Miller, Abby Parker, Ava Hubster, Olivia Luhnau)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP
Chloe Oliver, Albertus Magnus
Julianna DeGray, Colby-Sawyer
Joni McGillis, Elms
Jenna Tschida, Norwich
Riley Aptt, Regis
Ashley Thompson, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
Camelia Hannah, Simmons
Amy Mamica, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
ABOUT THE GREAT NORTHEAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 16 member institutions and over 4000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
Stay up to date with all the latest news from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)!
'Follow' us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, and 'Like' us on Facebook!
-#TheGNAC-