AMHERST, MA- The Williams College women's swimming and
diving team (2-2) won five events in a losing effort against Little
3 rival Amherst, 152.5-147.5. The loss marks the second
Eph defeat of the season.
The Ephs were led by seniors Crissy Haley and Michelle
Kurkul. Haley swam the fastest in the 200 yard butterfly
(2:09.33), while Kurkul posted a victory in the 200 yard
breaststroke (2:27.35).
Rounding out the event victories for the Ephs were junior Mary
Wilson Molen in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:33.46), junior Amanda
Nicholson in the 50 yard freestyle (5:07.60), and first year Ellen
Ramsey in the 200 yard freestyle (2:09.33).
The Ephs next see action January 19th with a tri-meet
against Tufts and Wesleyan hosted by Wesleyan.
Amherst / Williams --Women
Amherst, MA -- 1/12/08
Results
Event 1 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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Pool Record: # 1:48.20 2000 Williams College
Sutton, Anderson, Stokes, Warren
NCAA "A": ! 1:47.19
NCAA "B": * 1:49.36
School Finals
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1 Amherst College 'A' 1:50.05
1) Sasser, Brittany SR 2) Fitzgerald, Ellen SO
3) Haring, Anna SO 4) Stern, Meaghan JR
26.92 57.88 (30.96) 1:25.15 (27.27) 1:50.05 (24.90)
2 Williams College 'B' 1:50.45
1) Nicholson, Amanda JR 2) Barbary, Jenna SR
3) Cucolo, Lisa SO 4) Hancock, Jillian FR
28.01 59.37 (31.36) 1:25.65 (26.28) 1:50.45 (24.80)
3 Williams College 'A' 1:50.66
1) Ramsey, Ellen FR 2) Asher, Courtney JR
3) McInerney, Nancy FR 4) Card-Childers, Olivia FR
28.45 59.54 (31.09) 1:26.17 (26.63) 1:50.66 (24.49)
4 Amherst College 'B' 1:52.36
1) Pritchard, Lisa SR 2) Luft, Suzie SR
3) Bennett, Brooke FR 4) Morrison, Erin JR
27.90 1:00.49 (32.59) 1:27.43 (26.94) 1:52.36 (24.93)
5 Williams College 'C' x1:57.35
1) Kropp, Julia SR 2) Upton, Elizabeth SR
3) Hoffman, Joanna SO 4) McIntosh, Kristan JR
31.12 1:03.69 (32.57) 1:31.24 (27.55) 1:57.35 (26.11)
6 Amherst College 'C' x2:08.22
1) Toy, Morgan FR 2) Wojnar, Kaitlin SO
3) Szulborski, Kira SO 4) De La Fuente, Jackie JR
31.45 1:07.27 (35.82) 1:37.85 (30.58) 2:08.22 (30.37)
Event 2 Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
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Pool Record: # 10:18.28 2000 Brennan
Name Year School Finals
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1 Molen, Mary Wilson JR Williams 10:33.46
29.37 1:00.83 (31.46) 1:32.61 (31.78) 2:04.63 (32.02)
2:36.43 (31.80) 3:08.37 (31.94) 3:40.44 (32.07) 4:12.47 (32.03)
4:44.23 (31.76) 5:16.27 (32.04) 5:48.19 (31.92) 6:20.29 (32.10)
6:52.15 (31.86) 7:24.22 (32.07) 7:56.21 (31.99) 8:28.09 (31.88)
8:59.65 (31.56) 9:31.17 (31.52) 10:02.64 (31.47) 10:33.46 (30.82)
2 MacLaverty, Kara JR Amherst 10:36.78
29.56 1:01.63 (32.07) 1:33.72 (32.09) 2:06.20 (32.48)
2:37.98 (31.78) 3:09.97 (31.99) 3:42.20 (32.23) 4:14.24 (32.04)
4:46.68 (32.44) 5:19.09 (32.41) 5:51.44 (32.35) 6:23.64 (32.20)
6:55.54 (31.90) 7:27.73 (32.19) 7:59.66 (31.93) 8:31.07 (31.41)
9:02.82 (31.75) 9:34.49 (31.67) 10:06.09 (31.60) 10:36.78 (30.69)
3 McChesney, Ryan FR Williams 10:42.66
29.69 1:00.92 (31.23) 1:32.77 (31.85) 2:04.94 (32.17)
2:37.06 (32.12) 3:09.17 (32.11) 3:41.25 (32.08) 4:13.39 (32.14)
4:45.55 (32.16) 5:17.57 (32.02) 5:49.90 (32.33) 6:22.19 (32.29)
6:54.68 (32.49) 7:27.20 (32.52) 8:00.04 (32.84) 8:32.62 (32.58)
9:05.21 (32.59) 9:37.86 (32.65) 10:10.65 (32.79) 10:42.66 (32.01)
4 Ferguson, Annie SR Williams 10:53.79
30.38 1:02.49 (32.11) 1:34.93 (32.44) 2:07.54 (32.61)
2:40.55 (33.01) 3:13.36 (32.81) 3:46.55 (33.19) 4:19.40 (32.85)
4:52.48 (33.08) 5:25.53 (33.05) 5:58.23 (32.70) 6:31.37 (33.14)
7:04.71 (33.34) 7:37.85 (33.14) 8:10.48 (32.63) 8:43.53 (33.05)
9:16.45 (32.92) 9:49.34 (32.89) 10:21.86 (32.52) 10:53.79 (31.93)
5 Hewitt, Ellie JR Amherst 11:19.01
30.44 1:02.89 (32.45) 1:36.21 (33.32) 2:09.58 (33.37)
2:43.42 (33.84) 3:17.02 (33.60) 3:50.67 (33.65) 4:24.42 (33.75)
4:58.10 (33.68) 5:32.00 (33.90) 6:05.95 (33.95) 6:40.66 (34.71)
7:15.15 (34.49) 7:50.22 (35.07) 8:25.14 (34.92) 9:00.17 (35.03)
9:35.00 (34.83) 10:10.15 (35.15) 10:45.23 (35.08) 11:19.01 (33.78)
Event 3 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Pool Record: # 1:55.16 2006 Stern
NCAA "A": ! 1:53.38
NCAA "B": * 1:55.99
Name Year School Finals
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1 Ramsey, Ellen FR Williams 1:54.05#
27.33 56.18 (28.85) 1:24.87 (28.69) 1:54.05 (29.18)
2 Metcalf, Christina SO Williams 1:57.01
26.97 55.82 (28.85) 1:25.79 (29.97) 1:57.01 (31.22)
3 Stern, Meaghan JR Amherst 1:57.49
27.09 56.35 (29.26) 1:26.51 (30.16) 1:57.49 (30.98)
4 Hancock, Jillian FR Williams 1:59.39
28.22 58.55 (30.33) 1:29.45 (30.90) 1:59.39 (29.94)
5 Lee, Alex JR Amherst 1:59.45
28.09 58.09 (30.00) 1:28.97 (30.88) 1:59.45 (30.48)
6 Kennedy, Erin FR Amherst 2:02.52
28.08 58.73 (30.65) 1:30.05 (31.32) 2:02.52 (32.47)
Event 4 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Pool Record: # 57.53 2006 Sasser
NCAA "A": ! 58.31
NCAA "B": * 59.98
Name Year School Finals
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1 Sasser, Brittany SR Amherst 56.28#
27.53 56.28 (28.75)
2 Nicholson, Amanda JR Williams 59.16*
28.97 59.16 (30.19)
3 Pritchard, Lisa SR Amherst 59.76*
29.82 59.76 (29.94)
4 Zuo, Louisa FR Amherst 1:00.42
29.30 1:00.42 (31.12)
5 Sequeira, Sophia SO Williams 1:02.17
29.92 1:02.17 (32.25)
6 Card-Childers, Olivia FR Williams 1:04.06
30.96 1:04.06 (33.10)
Event 5 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Pool Record: # 1:03.30 2006 Payne
NCAA "A": ! 1:05.25
NCAA "B": * 1:07.59
Name Year School Finals
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1 Fitzgerald, Ellen SO Amherst 1:08.26
32.28 1:08.26 (35.98)
2 Asher, Courtney JR Williams 1:08.58
32.65 1:08.58 (35.93)
3 Kurkul, Michelle SR Williams 1:09.01
33.23 1:09.01 (35.78)
4 Campo, Gigi SO Williams 1:10.47
33.47 1:10.47 (37.00)
5 Jensen, Andrea FR Amherst 1:11.52
34.10 1:11.52 (37.42)
6 Luft, Suzie SR Amherst 1:13.18
34.63 1:13.18 (38.55)
Event 6 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Pool Record: # 2:06.45 2002 Bayer
NCAA "A": ! 2:06.39
NCAA "B": * 2:09.99
Name Year School Finals
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1 Haley, Crissy SR Williams 2:09.33*
28.90 1:00.87 (31.97) 1:34.35 (33.48) 2:09.33 (34.98)
2 Haring, Anna SO Amherst 2:10.32
29.71 1:02.79 (33.08) 1:36.52 (33.73) 2:10.32 (33.80)
3 Zollo, Ann Marie JR Williams 2:12.19
29.55 1:02.38 (32.83) 1:36.49 (34.11) 2:12.19 (35.70)
4 Lewkowitz, Jen SR Amherst 2:15.96
30.58 1:04.32 (33.74) 1:39.54 (35.22) 2:15.96 (36.42)
5 Hoffman, Joanna SO Williams 2:16.62
31.39 1:05.71 (34.32) 1:40.60 (34.89) 2:16.62 (36.02)
6 Tato, Margaret JR Amherst 2:19.65
29.78 1:03.67 (33.89) 1:40.07 (36.40) 2:19.65 (39.58)
Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Pool Record: # 24.42 2004 Stein
NCAA "A": ! 23.71
NCAA "B": * 24.46
Name Year School Finals
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1 Stern, Kendra FR Amherst 23.67!
2 Cucolo, Lisa SO Williams 25.22
3 Bennett, Brooke FR Amherst 25.45
4 Sequeira, Sophia SO Williams 25.46
5 McInerney, Nancy FR Williams 25.55
5 Morrison, Erin JR Amherst 25.55
Event 8 Women 1 mtr Diving
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Pool Record: # 276.29 2002 Loeb
NCAA "B": * 245.00
Name Year School Finals
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1 Meisinger, Meggie FR Amherst 2.00
2 Van Deuson, Julie SR Williams 1.95
3 Dorman, Sabrina JR Amherst 1.90
4 McClelland, Kera SO Williams 1.80
5 Johnson, Daniella SR Williams 1.70
Event 9 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Pool Record: # 51.85 2006 Payne
NCAA "A": ! 51.59
NCAA "B": * 53.25
Name Year School Finals
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1 Stern, Kendra FR Amherst 51.41!
25.30 51.41 (26.11)
2 Metcalf, Christina SO Williams 54.07
26.27 54.07 (27.80)
3 Sequeira, Sophia SO Williams 54.26
26.46 54.26 (27.80)
4 Morrison, Erin JR Amherst 54.92
26.37 54.92 (28.55)
5 Card-Childers, Olivia FR Williams 54.98
26.68 54.98 (28.30)
6 Bennett, Brooke FR Amherst 55.47
26.64 55.47 (28.83)
Event 10 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Pool Record: # 2:04.26 2006 Sasser
NCAA "A": ! 2:05.30
NCAA "B": * 2:09.47
Name Year School Finals
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1 Sasser, Brittany SR Amherst 2:01.18#
28.05 58.12 (30.07) 1:29.57 (31.45) 2:01.18 (31.61)
2 Ramsey, Ellen FR Williams 2:08.46*
30.34 1:02.67 (32.33) 1:35.56 (32.89) 2:08.46 (32.90)
3 MacLaverty, Kara JR Amherst 2:10.34
32.03 1:05.45 (33.42) 1:38.82 (33.37) 2:10.34 (31.52)
4 Pritchard, Lisa SR Amherst 2:11.77
32.09 1:05.79 (33.70) 1:39.25 (33.46) 2:11.77 (32.52)
5 Kropp, Julia SR Williams 2:14.75
31.85 1:05.70 (33.85) 1:40.28 (34.58) 2:14.75 (34.47)
6 McChesney, Ryan FR Williams 2:15.46
32.50 1:06.51 (34.01) 1:41.21 (34.70) 2:15.46 (34.25)
Event 11 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Pool Record: # 2:24.79 1998 Anderson
NCAA "A": ! 2:22.03
NCAA "B": * 2:27.11
Name Year School Finals
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1 Kurkul, Michelle SR Williams 2:27.35
34.03 1:10.65 (36.62) 1:48.25 (37.60) 2:27.35 (39.10)
2 Asher, Courtney JR Williams 2:29.22
34.24 1:12.27 (38.03) 1:50.92 (38.65) 2:29.22 (38.30)
3 Fitzgerald, Ellen SO Amherst 2:29.53
34.47 1:12.29 (37.82) 1:50.90 (38.61) 2:29.53 (38.63)
4 Jensen, Andrea FR Amherst 2:31.01
34.68 1:12.41 (37.73) 1:51.13 (38.72) 2:31.01 (39.88)
5 Barbary, Jenna SR Williams 2:31.61
33.87 1:11.96 (38.09) 1:51.26 (39.30) 2:31.61 (40.35)
6 Tato, Margaret JR Amherst 2:34.27
35.58 1:14.41 (38.83) 1:54.46 (40.05) 2:34.27 (39.81)
Event 12 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Pool Record: # 5:03.55 2000 Brennan
NCAA "A": ! 5:01.56
NCAA "B": * 5:08.62
Name Year School Finals
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1 Nicholson, Amanda JR Williams 5:07.60*
28.48 58.92 (30.44) 1:30.36 (31.44) 2:01.95 (31.59)
2:33.56 (31.61) 3:04.68 (31.12) 3:36.02 (31.34) 4:07.07 (31.05)
4:37.83 (30.76) 5:07.60 (29.77)
2 Metcalf, Christina SO Williams 5:10.23
29.19 1:00.15 (30.96) 1:31.46 (31.31) 2:02.75 (31.29)
2:34.26 (31.51) 3:05.86 (31.60) 3:37.65 (31.79) 4:08.77 (31.12)
4:39.64 (30.87) 5:10.23 (30.59)
3 Stern, Meaghan JR Amherst 5:12.08
28.52 59.58 (31.06) 1:31.16 (31.58) 2:02.98 (31.82)
2:34.67 (31.69) 3:06.32 (31.65) 3:38.00 (31.68) 4:09.59 (31.59)
4:41.17 (31.58) 5:12.08 (30.91)
4 Molen, Mary Wilson JR Williams 5:13.83
28.91 1:00.22 (31.31) 1:31.67 (31.45) 2:03.26 (31.59)
2:35.12 (31.86) 3:07.16 (32.04) 3:39.28 (32.12) 4:11.49 (32.21)
4:43.23 (31.74) 5:13.83 (30.60)
5 Haring, Anna SO Amherst 5:14.66
28.94 1:00.70 (31.76) 1:32.51 (31.81) 2:04.60 (32.09)
2:37.09 (32.49) 3:09.24 (32.15) 3:40.86 (31.62) 4:12.80 (31.94)
4:44.43 (31.63) 5:14.66 (30.23)
6 Lewkowitz, Jen SR Amherst 5:29.95
30.02 1:01.90 (31.88) 1:34.49 (32.59) 2:07.46 (32.97)
2:40.89 (33.43) 3:14.46 (33.57) 3:48.44 (33.98) 4:22.49 (34.05)
4:56.42 (33.93) 5:29.95 (33.53)
Event 13 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Pool Record: # 57.57 2000 Stokes
NCAA "A": ! 57.01
NCAA "B": * 58.79
Name Year School Finals
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1 Stern, Kendra FR Amherst 57.77*
27.07 57.77 (30.70)
2 Haley, Crissy SR Williams 59.22
28.08 59.22 (31.14)
3 Cucolo, Lisa SO Williams 59.97
27.80 59.97 (32.17)
4 McInerney, Nancy FR Williams 1:00.60
27.78 1:00.60 (32.82)
5 Dacey, Kendall SO Amherst 1:00.87
28.02 1:00.87 (32.85)
6 Zuo, Louisa FR Amherst 1:01.44
28.59 1:01.44 (32.85)
Event 14 Women 3 mtr Diving
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Pool Record: # 284.10 1990 Loeb
NCAA "B": * 255.00
Name Year School Finals
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1 Meisinger, Meggie FR Amherst 1.95
2 Dorman, Sabrina JR Amherst 1.90
3 Van Deuson, Julie SR Williams 1.85
4 McClelland, Kera SO Williams 1.80
5 Johnson, Daniella SR Williams 1.70
Event 15 Women 200 Yard IM
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Pool Record: # 2:05.46 2006 Payne
NCAA "A": ! 2:07.19
NCAA "B": * 2:10.95
Name Year School Finals
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1 Sasser, Brittany SR Amherst 2:05.31#
27.42 57.46 (30.04) 1:35.44 (37.98) 2:05.31 (29.87)
2 Nicholson, Amanda JR Williams 2:07.68*
29.41 1:01.04 (31.63) 1:37.98 (36.94) 2:07.68 (29.70)
3 Ramsey, Ellen FR Williams 2:09.82*
29.03 1:01.67 (32.64) 1:40.35 (38.68) 2:09.82 (29.47)
4 Kurkul, Michelle SR Williams 2:12.67
29.66 1:03.69 (34.03) 1:41.53 (37.84) 2:12.67 (31.14)
5 MacLaverty, Kara JR Amherst 2:14.81
30.00 1:03.52 (33.52) 1:43.87 (40.35) 2:14.81 (30.94)
6 Jensen, Andrea FR Amherst 2:14.97
29.42 1:03.52 (34.10) 1:43.14 (39.62) 2:14.97 (31.83)
Event 16 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Pool Record: # 3:34.46 2006 Amherst College
Marvel, Pritchard, Lee, Stern
NCAA "A": ! 3:30.63
NCAA "B": * 3:35.43
School Finals
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1 Amherst College 'A' 3:33.30#
1) Stern, Kendra FR 2) Pritchard, Lisa SR
3) Morrison, Erin JR 4) Stern, Meaghan JR
25.08 51.76 (51.76) 1:16.93 (25.17) 1:45.21 (53.45)
2:11.05 (25.84) 2:39.64 (54.43) 3:05.45 (25.81) 3:33.30 (53.66)
2 Williams College 'A' 3:37.03
1) Sequeira, Sophia SO 2) Card-Childers, Olivia FR
3) Cucolo, Lisa SO 4) Metcalf, Christina SO
25.96 54.00 (54.00) 1:19.74 (25.74) 1:48.15 (54.15)
2:14.22 (26.07) 2:42.86 (54.71) 3:08.76 (25.90) 3:37.03 (54.17)
3 Williams College 'B' 3:40.04
1) Hancock, Jillian FR 2) McChesney, Ryan FR
3) Haley, Crissy SR 4) McInerney, Nancy FR
26.93 56.10 (56.10) 1:22.19 (26.09) 1:50.53 (54.43)
2:16.34 (25.81) 2:45.18 (54.65) 3:10.89 (25.71) 3:40.04 (54.86)
4 Amherst College 'B' 3:40.58
1) Kennedy, Erin FR 2) Fitzgerald, Ellen SO
3) Bennett, Brooke FR 4) Haring, Anna SO
27.22 56.76 (56.76) 1:22.88 (26.12) 1:51.52 (54.76)
2:17.01 (25.49) 2:45.78 (54.26) 3:11.62 (25.84) 3:40.58 (54.80)
5 Williams College 'C' x3:47.88
1) Hoffman, Joanna SO 2) Islan, Abby SO
3) Upton, Elizabeth SR 4) McIntosh, Kristan JR
27.18 56.26 (56.26) 1:23.27 (27.01) 1:52.87 (56.61)
2:19.71 (26.84) 2:50.33 (57.46) 3:17.27 (26.94) 3:47.88 (57.55)
6 Amherst College 'C' x3:57.28
1) Toy, Morgan FR 2) Szulborski, Kira SO
3) Wojnar, Kaitlin SO 4) Wong, Kiley JR
27.79 57.16 (57.16) 1:25.00 (27.84) 1:56.27 (59.11)
2:24.31 (28.04) 2:55.43 (59.16) 3:24.64 (29.21) 3:57.28 (1:01.85)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 16
1. Amherst College 152.5 2. Williams College 147.5
