NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has made a financial contribution to the Southern Connecticut State University athletic department in conjunction with the selection of Owls' sophomore #Kristen Frost# (Madison, Conn.) as the NCAA Division II Collegiate Woman Swimmer of the Year. In all, Frost was among 12 finalists nationally for the prestigious Division II Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year award.

Frost enjoyed a remarkable 2007-08 season in the pool for the Owls. At the 2008 NCAA Championships, she won four national championships in as many days and set three NCAA Division II records at in the process. Of the three records she broke, one was her own – in the 1,000 yard freestyle – as she finished at 9:50.49 and shattered her original record by over three seconds.

In addition to setting the NCAA Division II record in the 1,000 yard freestyle, Frost also won the 200-yard freestyle the next day and then went on to break two more national records on March 14 and 15. On March 14, Frost beat the 500-yard freestyle record by less than two seconds with a time of 4:45.69. The following day, she crushed an 11-year-old national record in the 1650-yard freestyle by nearly 11 seconds, with a time of 16:17.66.

For her efforts, Frost was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the NCAA Championships, and also went on to earn Northeast-10 Swimming Athlete of the Week honors.

Finally, the sophomore was also named the Doc McInerney Female Athlete of the Year, as selected by the Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance (CSWA).

Also the 2008 Northeast-10 Conference Swimmer of the Year, Frost also earned Most Oustanding Performer honors at the league championships after finishing first in the 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley.