WORCESTER, Mass. - The Southern Connecticut women's swimming and diving team are the undoubted Northeast-10 Champions scoring a 1081 - the second consecutive year scoring over one thousand points and the fifth consecutive championship. Bentley was the runner-up with 719, then Felician (514), Pace (367), Assumption (363), Adelphi (318), Saint Michael's (291), and College of Staten Island (213). With the men's team also winning the 2025 championship, this marked the 14
th year that Southern Connecticut has swept the NE10 Championships.
Molly Kennedy was named the Northeast-10 Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after capturing all seven of her events - her second consecutive year doing so - and smashing records in four of them. The Owls grabbed a medal in every swimming event to and ended up totaling 33 medals - 13 gold, 11 silver, and nine bronze coming from 13 different athletes. Along with Kennedy,
Justice Glasgow won seven medals - five gold and two bronze. Kennedy,
Julia Pitchell,
Paola Castillo, and the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team all won gold during the final day.
With the men's team also winning the 2025 championship, this marked the 14
th year since 2003 in which Southern Connecticut has swept the NE10 Championships.
200 Yard Backstroke
Brooke Keeney placed second in the 200 Back with a time of 2:04.61 - she has medaled in this event for the past three years.
Abby Lyons came in fifth place with a time of 2:08.26 and
Zoe McNeill finished at 2:09.30.
100 Yard Freestyle
The Owls swept the podium in the 100 Free. Kennedy won the event for the second year while smashing the NE10 and Southern Connecticut record finishing with a time of 50.93, but broke the record during the preliminaries with a time of 50.92. The previous NE10 and school record was set in 2016 by Southern Connecticut swimmer Katie Crochet with a time of 51.19.
Ella Marzec came in second place with a time of 51.76 and
Justice Glasgow grabbed third with a time of 52.20.
Arianna Arturi came in fifth with a time of 53.21.
200 Yard Breaststroke
Emma St. Hilaire came in second place in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:24.90 and
Lindsay McCawley came in third with a time of 2:25.19. McCawley has finished third the past two years and won the event in 2022.
200 Yard Butterfly
The Owls also swept the podium in the 200 Fly.
Julia Pitchell won the event with a time of 2:07.61.
Jasmine Uricchio came in second place with a time of 2:07.92 and
Paola Castillo finished third with a time of 2:08.97.
1650 Yard Freestyle
The Owls took the top two spots in the 1650 Free.
Paola Castillo won the event with a time of 17:35.43 - she has won the silver medal the past two years. First-year
Sierra DuCharme placed second in the event with a time of 17:54.54.
Natalie Weier finished fourth with a time of 18:07.10
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
The Owls 400 Free Relay "A" team of
Molly Kennedy,
Ella Marzec,
Justice Glasgow, and
Arianna Arturi won the event with a record-breaking time of 3:27.69. They broke both the NE10 record which was set in 2020 by Assumption with a time of 3:29.31. The Southern Connecticut record was set in 2018 by Megan Garner, Alina Tucker, Sydney Fromkin, and Katie Crochet with a time of 3:30.40.
Medal Count:
Gold
Lindsay McCawley, 1000 Yard Freestyle
Molly Kennedy,
Arianna Arturi,
Paola Castillo and
Brooke Keeney, 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Molly Kennedy,
Ella Marzec,
Justice Glasgow, and
Arianna Arturi, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Molly Kennedy, 50 Freestyle, 200 Yard Freestyle
Julia Pitchell,
Ally Quitos,
Justice Glasgow, and
Ella Marzec, 400 Medley Relay
Brooke Keeney, 400 Yard Individual Medley
Justice Glasgow, 100 Yard Butterfly
Julia Pitchell,
Ally Quitos,
Justice Glasgow, and
Molly Kennedy, 200 Yard Medley Relay
Molly Kennedy, 100 Yard Freestyle
Julia Pitchell, 200 Yard Butterfly
Paola Castillo, 1650 Yard Freestyle
Molly Kennedy,
Ella Marzec,
Justice Glasgow, and
Arianna Arturi, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Silver
Paola Castillo, 1000 Yard Freestyle
Jasmine Uricchio, 500 Yard Freestyle
Brooke Keeney, 200 Yard Individual Medley
Ella Marzec, 50 Yard Freestyle
Julia Pitchell, 100 Yard Butterfly,100 Yard Backstroke
Brooke Keeney, 200 Yard Backstroke
Ella Marzec, 100 Yard Freestyle
Emma St.Hilaire, 200 Yard Breaststroke
Jasmine Uricchio, 200 Yard Butterfly
Sierra DuCharme, 1650 Yard Freestyle
Bronze
Kali Dominguez, 500 Yard Freestyle
Justice Glasgow, 50 Yard Freestyle
Lindsay McCawley, 400 Yard Individual Medley
Ella Marzec, 100 Yard Butterfly
Ally Quitos, 100 Yard Breaststroke
Abby Lyons, 100 Yard Backstroke
Justice Glasgow, 100 Yard Freestyle
Lindsay McCawley, 200 Yard Breaststroke
Paola Castillo, 200 Yard Butterfly
Medal Count by Individual Athlete:
Paola Castillo (4): 800 Freestyle Relay (G), 1650 Freestyle (G), 1000 Freestyle (S), 200 Butterfly (B)
Lindsay McCawley: (3) 1000 Freestyle (G), 400 IM (B), 200 Breaststroke (B)
Arianna Arturi (3): 800 Freestyle Relay (G), 200 Freestyle Relay (G), 400 Freestyle Relay (G)
Molly Kennedy (7): 800 Freestyle Relay (G), 200 Freestyle Relay (G), 50 Freestyle (G), 200 Freestyle (G), 200 Yard Medley Relay (G), 100 Freestyle (G), 400 Freestyle Relay (G)
Brooke Keeney (4): 800 Freestyle Relay (G), 200 IM (S), 200 Backstroke (S), 400 Individual Medley (B)
Justice Glasgow (7): 200 Freestyle Relay (G), 400 Medley Relay (G), 100 Butterfly (G), 200 Medley Relay (G), 400 Freestyle Relay (G), 50 Freestyle (B), 100 Freestyle (B)
Ella Marzec (6): 200 Freestyle Relay (G), 400 Medley Relay (G), 400 Freestyle Relay (G), 50 Freestyle (S), 100 Freestyle (S), 100 Butterfly (B)
Kali Dominguez: 500 Freestyle (B)
Jasmine Uricchio (2): 500 Freestyle (S), 200 Butterfly (S)
Julia Pitchell: (5) 400 Medley Relay (G), 200 Yard Medley Relay (G), 200 Butterfly (G), 100 Yard Butterfly (S), 100 Yard Backstroke (S),
Ally Quitos: (3) 400 Medley Relay (G), 100 Breaststroke (B), 200 Medley Relay (G)
Abby Lyons: 100 Yard Backstroke (B)
Emma St. Hilaire: 200 Breaststroke (S)