Swimming
Swimmers of the Year
Division 1
Erica Belcher, Reading
Belcher added two more jewels to her
crown at the Division 1 state championships.
The 2007 winner of the 100
backstroke and 100 freestyle won the
200 individual medley (2 minutes
7.04 seconds) and 100 backstroke
(57.98 seconds) this season.
Division 2
Cara Vogel, Notre Dame (Hingham)
At the Division 2 state championship,
the senior won the 100-yard backstroke
and was a member of the 200
medley relay and 400 freestyle relay
teams, both of which were victorious.
The All-American will attend Duke
next year and study engineering.
Coach of the Year
Division 1
Harriett Kinnett, Chelmsford
Kinnett has been at the helm at
Chelmsford for 13 seasons and has
a 141-16-1 record. This season, her
team won the Division 1 state
championship and she was named
Merrimack Valley Conference
Coach of the Year.
All-Scholastics
200 fly / 200 IM
Kendra Cheng, Bishop Feehan
In addition to her two Division 2
state championships, Cheng set four
school records this season in the 100
freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly,
and 200 freestyle relay. A Southern
Conference All-Star, She is a member
of the National Honor Society.
Caitlin Cronin, Notre Dame (Hingham)
The Hingham resident took two titles
at the Division 2 state championships:
the 50-yard freestyle (24.19
seconds) and the 100 freestyle
(52.22). Cronin also helped set South
sectional marks in the 200 medley
and 400 free relay.
500 freestyle
Amy Fay, Haverhill
Haverhill captain Fay had an impressive
day at the Division 1 state championships,
winning the 500-yard
freestyle in 5 minutes 5.22 seconds
and finishing fourth in the 100-yard
backstroke. Fay was an All-Merrimack
Valley selection.
50/100 free
Alexandria Frasier, New Bedford
At the Division 1 state championship
meet, Frasier won the 50-yard freestyle
(24.27 seconds) and the 100-
yard freestyle (51.88). The honors
student hopes to become an environmental
engineer and hopes to attend
Florida State or Florida.
500 free
Meaghan Grimes, Dracut
Grimes showed her versatility by
winning the 500-yard freestyle (5
minutes 2.66 seconds) and finishing
second in the 100 backstroke at the
Division 2 state championship.
Grimes was the state titleholder in
both events.
100 breaststroke
Ellesse Lunde, Notre Dame (Hingham)
Lunde finished the Division 2 state
championships with three golds:
100-yard breaststroke, 200 medley
relay, and 400 freestyle relay. She has
been a member of four consecutive
state championship teams and is a
Southern Conference All-Star.
100 butterfly
Rachel Moore, Andover
The rookie proved to be a titan in the
water when she won the 100-yard
butterfly (56.49) and was runner-up
in the 100 freestyle (52.78) at the
Division 1 state championship. She
broke Merrimack Valley Conference
records in those events.
Diving
Katie O'Connell, Andover
O’Connell won the Merrimack Valley
Conference and Division 1 North
Sectional championship before finishing
just behind Framingham’s
Jacqui Snell at the state championship.
This is her third consecutive
All-Scholastic selection.
200 freestyle
Monica Patterson, Andover
Patterson was at her best at the state
championship. She won the 200-yard
freestyle and was a member of the
second-place 400 freestyle relay team
and third-place 200 medley relay
team. Patterson, a high honors student,
wants to swim in college.
100 breaststroke
Emma Santoro, Durfee
Santoro paired her 100-yard backstroke
state championship with a
third-place finish in the 100 freestyle.
In her career, she broke school
records in the 50 free, 100 free, 500
free, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly,
and 200 IM.
Diving
Jacqui Snell, Framingham
Snell swept all competitions this
season, winning the Bay State Conference
title, the South Sectional title,
and the Division 1 state championship
(445.25 points). She also
broke school records at the 6-meter
and 11-meter heights.
200 freestyle
Suzi Stein, Winchester
The Middlesex League All-Star
claimed the Division 2 state title in
the 200-yard freestyle for the second
time in three years, winning in 1
minute 55.06 seconds. As a freshman
in 2006, she was also an All-Scholastic
selection.
The Relays
4x200 medley & 4x400 freestyle
Notre Dame Academy
Five girls from a school in Hingham dominated the
water this fall. Ellesse Lunde, Caitlin Cronin, and
Cara Vogel swam on the 200 medley and 400 freestyle
teams, which were victorious at the Division 2 state
championships. Erica Hasson, a sophomore, was the
extra leg on the 200 team, and Katie Radin pitched in
on the 400 team. Their efforts helped Notre Dame
Academy win its fourth straight state championship.
Seniors Radin and Vogel will attend Boston University
and Duke, respectively. Lunde, also a senior, is
deciding between Cornell and Purdue. Cronin, a
junior, will return with Hasson next year.
Above: ND’s ace trio (from left, Ellesse Lunde, Caitlin Cronin, and Cara Vogel) was ably assisted by Katie Radin and Erica Hasson (right).
Above: ND’s ace trio (from left, Ellesse Lunde, Caitlin Cronin, and Cara Vogel) was ably assisted by Katie Radin and Erica Hasson (right).
4x200 freestyle
Bishop Feehan
The quartet set a school record at the South sectionals,
which they won in 1 minute 41.36 seconds.
But just a few days later, they beat their record and
won the Division 2 state title with a time of 1:41.18.
Julie Magyar, Samantha Jankowski, Kendra Cheng,
and Erin Foley and are all honors students. Foley,
Jankowski and Cheng train with Magnus Aquatic
Group in the offseason; Magyar trains with Seacoast
Swimming Association. Magyar is graduating,
but Foley (freshman), Jankowski (junior), and
Cheng (junior) will be back and will try to retain
their title next year.
Above: Bishop Feehan’s (from left) Julie Magyar, Samantha Jankowski, Kendra Cheng, and Erin Foley set school marks in marquee meets.
Above: Bishop Feehan’s (from left) Julie Magyar, Samantha Jankowski, Kendra Cheng, and Erin Foley set school marks in marquee meets.
4x200 medley
Chelmsford
The team of Erin Phinney, Kelsey Sheridan, Kaila
Umbarger, and Mary Kate Cohen was a perfect
mix of youth and experience. Cohen, a freshman,
was the lone underclassman. Sheridan and Umbarger,
a junior and senior, respectively, were All-
Scholastic choices for this event last year. Phinney,
the team captain, helped guide Chelmsford to an
undefeated Merrimack Valley Conference campaign
and a Division 1 state championship. At the
state championship meet, they edged out Reading
for the gold and set a school record with a time of 1
minute 51.21 seconds.
Above: Great performances by (from left) Mary Kate Cohen, Kelsey Sheridan, Erin Phinney, and Kaila Umbarger resulted in a state title.
Above: Great performances by (from left) Mary Kate Cohen, Kelsey Sheridan, Erin Phinney, and Kaila Umbarger resulted in a state title.
All-Stars
Big Three -- Rose Buckley, Naomi Woodcock, and Greta Zukauskaite, Brittany Jackson, Brockton; Emma Santoro, Nelia Bordon, Great Bordon, Jessica Loeung, Ariel Hallisey, and Courtney Mello, Durfee; Alex Frasier, Sara Rivard, and Mara Honahan, New Bedford.
Merrimack Valley All-Conference -- Rachel Moore, Brittany Ross, Katie O’Connell, and Monica Patterson, Andover; Kaila Umbarger, Kasey Chilton, Kelsay Sheridan, Kristina Martin, and Mary Kate Cohen, Chelmsford; Amy Fay, Nikki Mazurenko, and Stephanie Murray, Haverhill; Brittany Gauthier, Lowell; Katie Oskar, Methuen; Meghan Grimes, Dracut.
Merrimack Valley Division 1 -- Colleen Hespeoler, Andover; Hannah Mitchell, Jenn Samaro, Jillian Burke, Marissa Botting, Central Catholic; Abbey Matthews, Anna Otto, Erin Phinney, Ilana Strauss, and Selene Chilton, Chelmsford; Caroline Papachristan, Emily Opolski, Maggie Opolski, and Molly Potter, Haverhill; Angela Regan, Lowell.
Merrimack Valley Division 2 -- Caitlin Barbas, Caitlin Hill, Kali Playter, Sarah Quatieri, and Stephanie Cloutier, Billerica; John O’Shea, Leah Goddard, and Tierney Dalphond, Dracut; Abbey Carbonneau, Chanelle Arsenault, Erica Grasso, Hannah Fairback, Maggie Conlon, and Meaghan Arsenault, Methuen
Middlesex -- Molly Smith and Sara Speilman, Belmont; Amina Meho, Burlington; Amy O’Brien, Scarlet Hao, Priscilla Briggs, Eve Lowen, and Allison Scott, Lexington; Erica Belcher, Julie Trodden, Alex Hunter, Jenn Trodden, Brenna Melanson, and Gillian Walsh, Reading; Suzi Steirn, Anna Senko, Alanna Santini, and Grace Senko, Winchester; Victoria Lee and Becca Quirk, Wakefield.
Southern Conference Division 1 -- Kendra Cheng, Erin Foley, Julie Magyar, and Samantha Jankowski, Bishop Feehan; Caroline Vogel, Ellesse Lunde, Erica Hasson, Caitlin Cronin, Katherine Radin, and Collen Barry, Notre Dame of Hingham; Cate Gwynn, Katherine Mederios, Bridget Jarvis, and Andrea Gauvin, Bishop Stang; Caroline Silva and Kerry Silva, Seekonk; Katie Marathas and Demi Marathas, Ursuline; Alex Hipolito and Dana Auger, Milford.
Southern Conference Division 2 -- Vicky Gavin and Amanda Guy, Apponequet; Ashley Balerna, Attleboro; Rose Buckley, Brittany Jackson, Naomi Woodcock, and Greta Zukauskaite, Brockton; Neely Borden, Ariel Hallisey, Lindsey Mello, and Emma Santoro, Durfee; Alex Frasier, Mara Honohan, Sara Rivard, and Alicia Sousa, New Bedford; Maddie Craig, Maddy McDonald, Erin Nanna, Anne Shea, and Kate Vanasse, Westwood.