Landmark Conference

Swimming and Diving Awards Announced

2/9/2013 12:00:00 AM

TOWSON, Md. – At the conclusion of the 2013 Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Kevin Lindgren and Susquehanna's Devin Lessard were named the Men's and Women's Swimmers of the Year. USMMA's William Porter and Scranton's Colleen Barry were chosen as the Men's and Women's Divers of the Year. The awards along with Rookies of the Year and Coaching Staffs of the Year were selected by the conference coaches.

USMMA swept the individual awards on the men's side including head coach Sean Tedesco and his staff earning Coach of the Year honors. Tedesco was recognized by the Landmark for the fourth time in his career and the first since 2010. The Mariners set a new conference record by earning 924 points at the championship and more than half of Tedesco's team competing at the event earned All-Landmark recognition.

Kevin Lindgren helped lead the Mariners to their 15th consecutive league championship and sixth straight Landmark Conference title over the weekend.  The sophomore recorded the second fastest time in the country this season in the 200 back as his mark of 1:46.70 set pool, meet, Academy, and conference records as well as easily making a NCAA 'A' cut.  Overall, Lindgren captured seven first-place finishes at the 2013 Landmark Conference Championships.  He was a member of the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, and 400 medley relay teams that all captured gold.  Lindgren also took first-place in three individual events, including the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back.

William Porter earned Diver of the Year honors in his rookie campaign. The freshman won the 3-meter dive with a pool record score of 430.15. Porter finished second in the 1-meter dive, just 8.4 points out of first.

USMMA's Jordan Cripe earned Rookie of the Year honors after winning the 1650 freestyle and finishing second in the 500 freestyle and 400 IM. He set a new meet and pool record in the 1650 finishing the race in 16:22.45, less than two seconds off the Landmark record.

Devin Lessard earned Landmark Swimmer of the Year honors for the second consecutive year. She set a meet and NCAA B-cut time in the 200 butterfly prelims after touching the wall in 2:06.98 and in the evening's finals, she set another B-cut mark with her first-place time of 2:05.19. She competed as part of the 200 medley relay team capturing first place with a mark of 1:52.06 as well as the 800 free relay that finished first in 8:05.28. Lessard also took first in the 400 IM with a pool record and a NCAA Division-III B cut time of 4:36.50 and won the 200 IM with time of 2:08.95 which marked a championship and conference record as well as a personal record.

In women's diving, Colleen Barry finished second in the 1-meter dive, just 9.6 points out of first before breaking her own pool record in the 3-meter dive. She finished with a score of 365.85 to win the event for the second consecutive year.

Susquehanna's Kelsey Lessard combined with teammates to win four relays and finished runner-up in the 200 IM to earn Rookie of the Year honors. She also finished third in the 200 breaststroke and sixth in the 100 breaststroke.

Catholic head coach Paul Waas and his staff were honored with Women's Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The Cardinals finished third in the meet while earning 32.5 points more than they did a year ago. Waas also had three women recognized with All-Landmark honors.

First Team All-Landmark honors are awarded to everyone who finishes first at the Landmark Championships while second place finishers earn Second Team All-Landmark recognition. USMMA led the seven men's teams with nine student-athletes named to the First Team while winning eight individual events and four relays. The women's First Team features seven Susquehanna Crusaders who combined to win six individual events and all five relays.

2013 Landmark Men's Swimming & Diving Awards
Men's Swimmer of the Year	Men's Diver of the Year	Men's Rookie of the Year	Men's Coach of the Year
Kevin Lindgren, USMMA	William Porter, USMMA	Jordan Cripe, USMMA	Sean Tedesco, USMMA
2013 Landmark Women's Swimming & Diving Awards
Women's Swimmer of the Year	Women's Diver of the Year	Women's Rookie of the Year	Women's Coach of the Year
Devin Lessard, Susquehanna	Colleen Barry, Scranton	Kelsey Lessard, Susquehanna	Paul Waas, Catholic

 

	Men's First Team All-Landmark				Men's Second Team All-Landmark
50 Free	Josh Heller	Susquehanna	Jr.	Rockville, Md.	Sean Minor	USMMA	Sr.	Fort Myers, Fla.
100 Free	Josh Heller	Susquehanna	Jr.	Rockville, Md.	Sean Minor	USMMA	Sr.	Fort Myers, Fla.
200 Free	Alvaro Brice	USMMA	So.	The Woodlands, Texas	Blake Krell	USMMA	Sr.	Fort Myers, Fla.
500 Free	Josh McCormick	USMMA	Jr.	Granite Bay, Calif.	Jordan Cripe	USMMA	Fr.	Monterey, Calif.
1650 Free	Jordan Cripe	USMMA	Fr.	Monterey, Calif.	Mitchell Colby	Scranton	Fr.	Bernardsville, N.J.
200 IM	Chadd Lee	Susquehanna	Sr.	Bloomsburg, Pa.	Chris Scott	USMMA	Sr.	Andover, Kan.
400 IM	Chris Scott	USMMA	Sr.	Andover, Kan.	Jordan Cripe	USMMA	Fr.	Monterey, Calif.
100 Fly	Kevin Lindgren	USMMA	So.	Palm City, Fla.	Stephen Nicolosi	Scranton	Sr.	Clarks Green, Pa.
200 Fly	Morgan Richter	Goucher	Fr.	Cleburne, Texas	Hunter Rowan	USMMA	So.	Matthews, N.C.
100 Back	Kevin Lindgren	USMMA	So.	Palm City, Fla.	Josh Heller	Susquehanna	Jr.	Rockville, Md.
200 Back	Kevin Lindgren	USMMA	So.	Palm City, Fla.	Blair Roberts	USMMA	Fr.	South Jordan, Utah
100 Breast	Chadd Lee	Susquehanna	Sr.	Bloomsburg, Pa.	John Hughes	Scranton	Jr.	Lancaster, Pa.
200 Breast	Chadd Lee	Susquehanna	Sr.	Bloomsburg, Pa.	Chris Scott	USMMA	Sr.	Andover, Kan.
200 FR	USMMA (Minor/Brice/Lindgren/Masterson)				Susquehanna (Heller/Boster/Entenman/Frazier)
200 MR	Susquehanna (Cole/Lee/Frazier/Heller)				Scranton (Henning/Hughes/Nicolosi/Urban)
400 FR	USMMA (Lindgren/Minor/Brice/Krell)				Susquehanna (Heller/Boster/Boyle/Frazier)
400 MR	USMMA (Lindgren/Scott/Brice/Minor)				Susquehanna (Cole/Lee/Frazier/Heller)
800 FR	USMMA (Lindgren/Brice/Krell/McCormick)				Susquehanna (Csakai/Patrick/Long/Cole)
1-m Dive	Tim McCormick	Scranton	Sr.	Scranton, Pa.	William Porter	USMMA	Fr.	Houston, Texas
3-m Dive	William Porter	USMMA	Fr.	Houston, Texas	Tim McCormick	Scranton	Sr.	Scranton, Pa.
	Women's First Team All-Landmark				Women's Second Team All-Landmark
50 Free	Julia Wisler	Catholic	So.	Phoenixville, Pa.	Sara Franciscovich	Scranton	Jr.	Frederick, Md.
100 Free	Julia Wisler	Catholic	So.	Phoenixville, Pa.	Hillary Palmer	Juniata	Jr.	Fayetteville, Ga.
200 Free	Lexi Cole	Susquehanna	So.	Danville, Pa.	Mariel Schwinger	Drew	Jr.	Los Angeles, Calif.
500 Free	Lexi Cole	Susquehanna	So.	Danville, Pa.	Mariel Schwinger	Drew	Jr.	Los Angeles, Calif.
1650 Free	Katie Paterson	Marywood	Jr.	Clarks Summit, Pa.	Mariel Schwinger	Drew	Jr.	Los Angeles, Calif.
200 IM	Devin Lessard	Susquehanna	Sr.	Chestertown, Md.	Kelsey Lessard	Susquehanna	Fr.	Chestertown, Md.
400 IM	Devin Lessard	Susquehanna	Sr.	Chestertown, Md.	Kaitlyn Maloney	Scranton	So.	Basking Ridge, N.J.
100 Fly	Rachel Berry	Catholic	Sr.	Pasadena, Md.	Julia Wisler	Catholic	So.	Phoenixville, Pa.
200 Fly	Devin Lessard	Susquehanna	Sr.	Chestertown, Md.	Rachel Berry	Catholic	Sr.	Pasadena, Md.
100 Back	Hillary Palmer	Juniata	Jr.	Fayetteville, Ga.	Abby Gernert	Susquehanna	Sr.	Elizabethtown, Pa.
200 Back	Lexi Cole	Susquehanna	So.	Danville, Pa.	Jacqueline White	USMMA	So.	Oradell, N.J.
100 Breast	Paige Agnello	Scranton	So.	Bridgewater, N.J.	Alexis Walsh	Scranton	So.	Hazlet, N.J.
200 Breast	Alexis Walsh	Scranton	So.	Hazlet, N.J.	Paige Agnello	Scranton	So.	Bridgewater, N.J.
200 FR	Susquehanna (Lessard, K./Cole/Banks/Seaman)				Scranton (Franciscovich/Merino/McAnelly/Murphy)
200 MR	Susquehanna (Bruxelles/Lessard/Lessard/Seaman)				Scranton (Franciscovich/Agnello/McAnelly/Murphy)
400 FR	Susquehanna (Bruxelles/Cole/Lessard, D./Seaman)				Catholic (Wisler/Digiacinto/Doyle/Navarro)
400 MR	Susquehanna (Cole/Lessard/Lessard/Seaman)				Catholic (Navarro/Keehn/Berry/Wisler)
800 FR	Susquehanna (Lessard/Lessard/Stearns/Cole)				Catholic (Navarro/Digiacinto/Doyle/Wisler)
1-m Dive	Elizabeth Jackson	USMMA	So.	Albany, Ga.	Colleen Barry	Scranton	So.	Pembroke, Mass.
3-m Dive	Colleen Barry	Scranton	So.	Pembroke, Mass.	Heather Wimmer	Marywood	So.	Brackney, Pa.

 

All-Landmark (By Institution)
Men's First Team
Goucher:	Morgan Richter (200 Fly)
Scranton:	Tim McCormick (1-m Dive)
Susquehanna:	Taylor Cole (200 Medley Relay); Duncan Frazier (200 Medley Relay); Josh Heller (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Medley Relay); Chadd Lee (200 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay)
USMMA:	Alvaro Brice (200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Jordan Cripe (1650 Free); Blake Krell (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay); Kevin Lindgren (100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Jamie Masterson (200 Free Relay); Josh McCormick (500 Free, 800 Free Relay); Sean Minor (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay); William Porter (3-m Dive); Chris Scott (400 IM, 400 Medley Relay)
Men's Second Team
Scranton:	Mitchell Colby (1650 Free); Nicholas Henning (200 Medley Relay); John Hughes (100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay); Stephen Nicolosi (100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay); Andrew Urban (200 Medley Relay)
Susquehanna:	Cameron Boster (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay); Nick Boyle (400 Free Relay); Taylor Cole (400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Daniel Csakai (800 Free Relay); Shawn Entenman (200 Free Relay); Duncan Frazier (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Josh Heller (100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Chadd Lee (400 Medley Relay); Tyler Long (800 Free Relay); Tyler Patrick (800 Free Relay)
USMMA:	Jordan Cripe (500 Free, 400 IM); Blake Krell (200 Free); Sean Minor (50 Free, 100 Free); Blair Roberts (200 Back); Hunter Rowan (200 Fly); Chris Scott (200 IM; 200 Breast)
Women's First Team
Catholic:	Rachel Berry (100 Fly); Julia Wisler (50 Free, 100 Free)
Juniata:	Hillary Palmer (100 Back)
Marywood:	Katie Paterson (1650 Free)
Scranton:	Paige Agnello (100 Breast); Colleen Barry (3-m Dive); Alexis Walsh (200 Breast)
Susquehanna:	Avanti Banks (200 Free Relay); Annie Bruxelles (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay); Lexi Cole (200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Devin Lessard (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Kelsey Lessard (200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Kyle Seaman (200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay); Valerie Stearns (800 Free Relay)
USMMA:	Elizabeth Jackson (1-m Dive)
Women's Second Team
Catholic:	Rachel Berry (200 Fly, 400 Medley Relay); Nicole Digiacinto (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay); Chelsea Doyle (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay); Laura Keehn (400 Medley Relay); Michelle Navarro (400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay); Julia Wisler (100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay)
Drew:	Mariel Schwinger (200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free)
Juniata:	Hilary Palmer (100 Free)
Marywood:	Heather Wimmer (3-m Dive)
Scranton:	Paige Agnello (200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay); Colleen Barry (1-m Dive); Sara Franciscovich (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay); Kaitlyn Maloney (400 IM); Kelsy McAnelly (200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay); Jessica Merino (200 Free Relay); Julia Murphy (200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay); Alexis Walsh (100 Breast)
Susquehanna:	Abby Gernert (100 Back); Kelsey Lessard (200 IM)
USMMA:	Jacqueline White (200 Back)