PITMAN, N.J. – The Salisbury University women's swimming team
earned eight placements on the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Teams, while
Nate Parsley and the Sea Gull coaches were recognized as Co-Coaching Staff of the Year, as revealed on Tuesday morning.
Leah Gude (500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle),
Lily Griffin (200 butterfly), and the 400-yard medley relay team (
Emma Schlutt,
Samantha Watson, Griffin,
Alexa Hilty) were named to the All-NJAC Second Team in their respective events.
Olivia Totaro (1,650 freestyle), Griffin (100 butterfly),
Maddie Powell (200 breaststroke), and the 200-yard medley relay team (Schlutt, Watson,
Sadie Hebert, Griffin) took home honorable mention.
Alongside assistants
Keaton Burke,
Chase McClure,
Jill Stephenson, and
Austin Thielke, Parsley helped orchestrate arguably the greatest season in Sea Gull women's swimming history. SU set a new team record for wins in a season, finishing 9-2 in dual meets. The Sea Gulls then finished second as a team at the NJAC Championships in February, capping their first campaign in the league with a silver medal.
Gude, a sophomore from Sykesville, Md., won a pair of individual silver medals at the NJAC Championships. In the 500-yard freestyle she set a program record with a time of 5:08.91, just three seconds off the top mark. In the 1,650-yard freestyle, Gude took second place in 17:42.63.
Griffin, a freshman from Taneytown, Md., earned her own silver medal in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:06.64. Her 57.16-second time in the 100-yard butterfly was good enough for third place.
Totaro, a junior from Catonsville, Md., finished just behind Gude in the 1,650-yard freestyle, clocking in at 17:44.03 for the bronze medal.
Powell, a freshman from Fairfax, Va., captured the bronze in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:22.18.
In the 400-yard medley relay, Schlutt (Fr. – Maple Valley, Wash.), Watson (So. – Holbrook, N.Y.), Griffin, and Hilty (So. – York, Pa.) established a new program record of 3:55.23 to win the silver medal. Schlutt's 100-yard backstroke time of 58.92 seconds within the medley also set a new school record.
In the 200-yard medley relay, Schlutt, Watson, Hebert (Fr. – Damascus, Md.), and Griffin grabbed a spot on the podium with a third-place finish at 1:46.31. Griffin's 23.83-second split was tops among the quartet.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.
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