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Coleman and Bransfield Take Home BIG EAST Accolades on Final Day of Swimming
and Diving Championships
Final Results
Day Four Results
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (February 18, 2006) –
Sophomore Allison
Coleman (New Canaan, Conn.) and diving head coach John Bransfield
were recognized for their achievements this season by being named Co-Outstanding
Diver of the Year and Women’s Diving Coach of the Year, respectively. This
announcement came on the final day of competition at the 2006 BIG EAST
Championships.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams wrapped up competition Saturday
evening at the Nassau Aquatics Center with the men finishing the meet in seventh
place with 272.5 points and the women capturing sixth place with a total of 315
points.
Lisa Shelps (Quakertown, Pa.) opened the night for
the Huskies placing 13th in the finals of the women’s 100 freestyle
(52.19). Danielle Sanders (Mississauga, Ontario) and Sarah Kearns
(Milford, Mass.) had a back-to-back finish in the 1650 freestyle with Sanders
securing fourth place (16:54.98) and Kearns fifth place (16:57.70). Ryan
Smith (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) posted a second place finish and an NCAA B cut
time of 2:00.62 in the 200 backstroke. Audrey Prior (Lutz, Fla.) also
competed in the event finishing 13th (2:05.87). Kristalynn
Kempton’s (Glen Head, N.Y.) time of 2:19.46 in the 200 breaststroke was good
for a ninth place finish. In the 200 butterfly, UConn had two representatives in
Katie DeVinney (Avondale, Ariz.) and Bridget Regan (Bensalem,
Pa.). DeVinney would finish the event in fifth place (2:02.38) while Regan would
place 14th (2:06.36). The 400 freestyle relay team captured sixth
place for UConn with a time of 3:28.08.
Mike McNulty (Hartland, Wis.) would finish his final event of the meet,
the 200 backstroke, in 15th place (1:52.56). Three Huskies posted
ninth place finishes in their finals with Tristan Jones (Wanniassa,
Australia) in the 100 freestyle (45.64), Nick Acquavito (Freeport, N.Y.)
in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.92) and Adrian Astiz (Bethesda, Md.) in the
200 butterfly (1:50.92). The 400 freestyle relay team touched the wall in
3:01.84 good for fifth place. The divers tallied strong performances again this
time in the three meter event. T.J. Ferguson (Plainville, Conn.) finished
in seventh place (450.95) while teammates Kevin Thompson (Stamford,
Conn.) finished in eighth place (416) and Michael Clifford (West Islip,
N.Y.) in 16th place.
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Head diving coach John Bransfield
Sophomore diver Allison Coleman
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