WORCESTER, Mass. – The Southern Connecticut State University Women's Swimming & Diving team repeated as Northeast 10 Conference Champions with a convincing win against the conference field. The Owls, who won in 2022 as well, have now five of the last five NE10 titles (2023,2022, 2020, 2018, 2017) and 15 since the Owls joined the conference in 2003. Southern has never finished lower than second place at the NE10 Championships.
For the weekend, the Owls accounted for 30 total medals – 9 Gold, 13 Silver and 8 Bronze. Olivia Strelevitz captured a team-high six medals including Gold in the 400 and 800 Yard Freestyle Relays. Sophomore Justice Glasgow won three Gold medals, one Silver medal in the 200 Freestyle Relay and one Bronze medal in 200 Butterfly. Maddie Dean competing in her final conference championship, also had four medals, including Gold in the 400 Medley Relay, Silver in 400 Medley Relay and Bronze in 400 Medley Relay and 200 Breaststroke. Hailey Nyquist took home four medals, three Gold and one Silver.
To start the final day of the four-day event, freshman Paola Castillo finished second in the 1,650 Yard Freestyle with a time of 17:34.11. Faith Littleton and Natalia Weier finished third and fourth, respectively.
In the 200 Yard Backstroke, Olivia Strelevitz won her fifth medal of the weekend with a first-place finish for Gold with a time of 2:04.69. Brooke Keeney was close-behind in second place at 2:05.17. Marzec, Nyquist and Celmer finished fifth, sixth and eighth, respectively. Arturi then won her third medal with a second-place finish in the 100 Yard Freestyle event with a time of 53.05. Darroch in sixth at 53.78.
Lindsay McCawley won the 200 Yard Breaststroke Championship with a time of 2:23.29, finishing alongside senior Maddie Dean, who captured Bronze, with a time of 2:26.80. Jasmine Uricchio, Paola Castillo, and Justice Glasgow swept the three spots. Uricchio posted a time of 2:06.28- followed by Castillo at 2:07.27. Glasgow was close-behind at 2:10.21. In the final race of the weekend, Olivia Strelevitz, Emily Darroch, Brooke Keeney, and Ariana Arturi finished second with a time of 3:32.03
Southern Connecticut State University Medal Count
Gold (9)
Jasmine Uricchio, Brooke Keeney, Olivia Strelevitz, and Paola Castillo (800 Freestyle Relay)
Hailey Nyquist, Maddie Dean, Justice Glasgow, Olivia Strelevitz (400 Medley Relay)
Justice Glasgow (100 Butterfly)
Lindsay McCawley (400 Individual Medley, 200 Breaststroke)
Hailey Nyquist (100 Backstroke)
Hayley Nyquist, Arianna Arturi, Justice Glasgow, and Olivia Strelevitz (200 Medley Relay)
Olivia Strelevitz (200 Backstroke)
Jasmine Uricchio (200 Butterfly)
Silver (13)
Faith Littleton (1,000 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle)
Ella Marzec, Justice Glasgow, Kali Dominguez, Arianna Arturi (200 Freestyle Relay)
Brooke Keeney (200 Individual Medley, 200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke)
Maddie Dean.( 400 Individual Medley)
Hailey Nyquist (100 Butterfly)
Ella Marzec (100 Backstroke)
Paola Castillo (1,650 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly)
Arianna Arturi (100 Freestyle)
Olivia Strelevitz, Emily Darroch, Brooke Keeney, and Ariana Arturi (400 Freestyle Relay)
Bronze (8)
Jasmine Uricchio (1,000 Freestyle)
Maddie Dean (200 Individual Medley, 200 Breaststroke)
Kali Domínguez (100 Butterfly)
Olivia Strelevitz (200 Freestyle)
Lindsay McCawley (100 Breaststroke)
Faith Littleton (1,650 Freestyle)
Justice Glasgow (200 Butterfly)
By athlete
Olivia Strelevitz (6 medals)
- 800 Freestyle Relay (G)
- 400 Medley Relay (G)
- 200 Medley Relay (G)
- 200 Backstroke (G)
- 400 Freestyle Relay (S)
- 200 Freestyle (B)
Justice Glasgow (5 medals)
- 400 Medley Relay (G)
- 100 Butterfly (G)
- 200 Medley Relay (G)
- 200 Freestyle Relay (S)
- 200 Butterfly (B)
Brooke Keeney (5 medals)
- 800 Freestyle Relay (G)
- 400 Freestyle Relay (S)
- 200 Individual Medley (S)
- 200 Freestyle (S)
- 200 Backstroke (S)
Hailey Nyquist (4 medals)
- 400 Medley Relay (G)
- 100 Backstroke (G)
- 200 Medley Relay (G)
- 100 Butterfly (S)
Lindsay McCawley (3 medals)
- 400 Individual Medley (G)
- 200 Breaststroke (G)
- 100 Breaststroke (B)
Jasmine Uricchio (3 medals)
- 800 Freestyle Relay (G)
- 200 Butterfly (G)
- 1,000 Freestyle (B)
Arianna Arturi (4 medals)
- 200 Medley Relay (G)
- 400 Freestyle Relay (S)
- 100 Freestyle (S)
- 200 Freestyle Relay (S)
Maddie Dean (4 medals)
- 400 Medley Relay (G)
- 400 Individual Medley (S)
- 200 Individual Medley (B)
- 200 Breaststroke (B)
Paola Castillo (3 medals)
- 800 Freestyle Relay (G)
- 1,650 Freestyle (S)
- 200 Butterfly (S)
Faith Littleton (3 medals)
- 1,000 Freestyle (S)
- 500 Freestyle (S)
- 1,650 Freestyle (B)
Ella Marzec (2 medals)
- 200 Freestyle Relay (S)
- 100 Backstroke (S)
Kali Domínguez (2 medals)
- 200 Freestyle Relay (S)
- 100 Butterfly (B)
Emily Darroch (1 medal)
