Swimming and Diving

SCSU Leads Following Thursday Session of NE10 Championship

Owls Dominate in Freestyle Races

WORCESTER, Mass. - Southern Connecticut, the reigning league champion on both the men's and women's sides, got off to a good start at the 2025 Northeast-10 Conference Swimming & Diving Championship on Thursday night at the WPI Sports & Recreation Center.

SCSU won three of the four 'A' final races on the opening night of the Championship - led by a program-record swim from its 800 Women's Free Relay - to take an early lead in both standings. 

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING

On the men's side, SCSU has 96 points, while Adelphi has 82 points and Bentley has 77 points. The Owls won gold in the 800 Free Relay, with Drew Ladner, Benjamin Frazer, McAllistar Milne and Franklin Kuhn swimming to a time of 6:45.00.

Adelphi finished second in the 800 Free Relay, as Cooper Rivers, Tyler Thompson, Valerii Pidhoretskyy and Tristan Weingarten swam a time of 6:49.50. In the 1000 Free, Gus UpChurch won gold with a time of 9:38.97, just three seconds faster than Bentley's Leighton Wielgoszinski. 

1. SCSU - 96 points
2. Adelphi - 82 points
3. Bentley - 77 points
4. Saint Michael's - 53 points
5. Staten Island - 28 points
6. Assumption - 25 points
7. Pace - 22 points

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING

SCSU swept the women's races on Thursday night, highlighted by a record performance from the 800 Free Relay of Molly Kennedy, Arianna Arturi, Paola Castillo and Brooke Keeney - which recorded a time of 7:36.90, just two seconds short of a Championship record. 

Bentley took second in the 800 Free Relay with a time of 7:43.89 behind a strong performance from Taylor White, Grace Motisi, Skyla Lang and Jordan Nuzback. Felician, the newest associate member for the NE10, took third place in the relay. 

SCSU had the top two swimmers in the 1000 Free, as Lindsay McCawley (10:25.72) and Castillo (10:27.30) finished first and second, respectively. Bentley's White placed third. 

1. SCSU - 137 points
2. Bentley - 86 points
3. Felician - 69 points
4. Adelphi - 39 points
5. Assumption - 38 points
5. Saint Michael's - 38 points
7. Staten Island - 24 points
8. Pace - 10 points

UP NEXT

The NE10 Swimming & Diving Championship continues on Friday morning with preliminary races. All sessions of the Championship will be live streamed on NE10 NOW on FloSports. 

ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 11 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.

Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.

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