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Women's Swimming and Diving Sweeps LEC Weekly Awards; Kolacz and Knoblock Honored for Track and Field
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. 12/7/09 - The Keene State College women's swimming and diving team swept the four LEC weekly awards for their efforts in their 4th consecutive Little East Conference Championships and seventh overall. Also taking awards, Brian Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.) and Amy Knoblock (Plymouth, Mass.) for field and track athlete of the week respectively.
Women's Swimming and Diving
Swimmer of the
Week
Jackie Foster (Goffstown, N.H.), Senior, Keene State
College
Foster established a new championship meet record in each of her
three individual races this past weekend at the 2009 Little East
Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. The Goffstown, N.H.
product posted an NCAA provisional standard in the 1650-yard
freestyle, touching the wall at 17 minutes, 33.63 seconds. Foster
continued to dominate the freestyle events, capturing the 200
(1:58.08) and 500 (5:13.65) events, respectively. She also swam a
leg in the recording-breaking 400-yard freestyle relay as Keene
State won its fourth consecutive conference championship.
Rookie Swimmer of
the Week
Kaila Umbarger (Chelmsford, Mass.), Freshman, Keene State
College
Umbarger set a new program and meet record this past weekend at the
2009 Little East Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. The
native of Chelmsford, Mass. qualified provisionally for the NCAA
Division III Championships in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of
23.74 seconds. Umbarger also combined with three other teammates to
win the 200-medley relay.
Diver of the
Week
Rachel Battis (Beacon Falls, Conn.), Junior, Keene State
College
Battis won the one-meter diving competition at the 2009 Little East
Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Dec. 5. The Beacon
Falls, Conn. product was the lone athlete in the six-person field
to eclipse the 200 point barrier (201.55). She also placed second
on the three-meter board (171.25).
Rookie Diver of
the Week
Jaclyn Rando (Walpole, Mass.), Freshman, Keene State
College
Rando captured the three-meter diving event at the Little East
Conference Championships on Saturday, recording 181.10 total
points. The Walpole, Mass. product placed second on the
one-meter board with 195.85 points as Keene State placed 1-2 in
both diving events.
Men and Women's Track and Field
Field Athlete
of the Week
Brian Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.), Junior,
Keene State College
Kolacz launched an NCAA provisional throw of 18.06 meters
(59'-3'') on his first throw in the 35-pound weight event at the
Smith College Invitational. The junior also won the shot put with a
throw of 13.51 meters (44'-4'').
Track Athlete
of the Week
Amy Knoblock (Plymouth, Mass.), Junior, Keene State
College
Knoblock qualified provisionally for the New England
Division III Championships in the 800-meter event this past
weekend. She covered the event in a time of two minutes, 27.86
seconds to place second at the Smith College Invitational.
