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Go Hawks!
-Coach Scott
NP Swim Alums… Here is a list of who has RSVP’d for the alumni meet so far. I will be updating this as I hear from people. Please let me know if you’ll be in attendance!
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NP Swimmers and Alums:
The link below is a list of our individual and relay conference champions of all time. Enjoy.
The 2012 New Paltz Swimming Varsity vs. Alumni meet will take place on Saturday,October 6th. Alumni introductions starting at 11:30am and the swim meet starting at 12:00 noon. Alums– I hope to see you all back at the event! I will follow up later in the summer with more details about the weekend.
The official announcement of the weekend can be found here: http://nphawks.com/news/2012/6/26/BB_0626123256.aspx
In addition, on Sunday, September 16th, the department will be inducting Joanna Masterson (’06) into the New Paltz Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2006, Joanna became the 2nd New Paltz women’s swimmer to earn All-American status when she finished 3rd at the NCAA Championships in the 50 Freestyle, and 7th in the 100 Freestyle. At the SUNYAC Championships, Joanna won the 50 Freestyle twice (2005, 2006), 100 Freestyle three times (2004, 2005, 2006), and the 200 Freestyle twice (2005, 2006). She earned SUNYAC MVP Honors in 2005 and 2006 and was the recipient of the Grace Mowatt Award for four year achievement in 2006. She was honored by the department as the Carol Eckman award winner (MVP of the department) in 2005 and 2006.
Mark your calendars! Hope you’re all having a great summer.
–Coach Scott Whitbeck
Here is the spring edition of the Hawks Nest Newsletter.
In this edition:
-Team Captains for 12-13
-End of Season Awards 2012
-Borrelli wins Chancelor’s Award
-Seasons Best Swims 2012
Yuka Suzuka, a junior from Yorktown Heights, NY (Yorktown HS) has qualified for the 2012 NCAA Championships next week at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI (Indianapolis, Indiana). This venue hosted the US Olympic Swimming Trials in 84, 92, 96, and 2000. It is Yuka’s second trip the NCAA Championships. Last year she competed individually in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, and as a member of the 200 Medley, 400 Medley, and 400 Freestyle relays.
She has already had an impressive career as New Paltz Hawk. At the conference level, she has won both the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke in all 3 seasons of her career. This year, she also won the 200 IM and was named SUNYAC Oustanding Female Swimmer of the Meet . At the varsity level, she has set school records in the 200 IM (2:08.62), 100 Backstroke (55.53) and 200 Backstroke (2:01.60), and as a member of the 200 Medley Relay (1:46.44) and 400 Medley Relay (3:54.67). She seeks her first All-America citation in Indianapolis, and is seeded 5th in the 100 back and 7th in the 200 back.
10 Questions with “TEAM YUKA”
1. This year has been your best year so far in the pool. Did you change something from last season that really helped you drop time and succeed as you have?
I did a lot of lifting over the summer (crossfit) and gained a lot of strength. I also really made sure to swim hard at home and then especially in the pre-season. I came into the season in great shape and it helped a lot.
2. Is there something you learned from last year’s NCAA meet that you’ll take into this year’s meet?
When you first qualify for NCAA’s, its pretty amazing how many fast swimmers there are in division 3 in the nation. In a duel or sunyac meet, I’m used to being either out in front, or right up there in the race. At Nationals, the entire field is as fast as you. I’ll have a lot better idea of what to expect this year.
3. The 2012 SUNYAC Championships has to be considered the best meet of your career, winning 3 individual events and taking home SUNYAC Swimmer of the Year Honors. Which race really stood out for you at this meet?
Definitely the 100 back. It was my best time by almost 3 seconds. I swam in finals the night before and went 56.4 and I was really happy with that, but I was so pumped to go 55.5!
4. You have a unique way of preparing for your races. Describe your pre-race routine. How do you get focused?
I drink coffee in the morning and then I drink apple vinegar prior to the race. Behind the blocks I slap my muscles to ‘wake them up’ and I think about nothing and I try to relax. My attitude is that “no matter what happens I’m just going to give it my best here”. I do think about my race and my strategy a lot and I think that helps.
5. What music do you listen to to get pumped up before a race?
Avenged Sevenfold, Winds of Plague, other death metal music. I really like Japanese death metal.
6. You’re the only swimmer that qualified for NCAA’s from New Paltz this year, how have you stayed motivated during the 6 weeks of additional training?
I’m ok with just swimming by myself. I just try to focus on each day’s practice and I stay focused on the NCAA’s coming up soon. I am a bit worried about the re-taper but it worked last year, and I’ve been swimming well so I think I’ll be fine.
7. What are your goals for this year’s NCAA Championships
I’d like to qualify in the top 8 in one of my events.
8. What race are you most excited about for NCAA’s?
Just like at conference, its the 100 back. I really feel like I’m ready to swim fast at that one again, and I hope I can go faster than I went at SUNYACs.
9. Have you ever been to Indianapolis or Indiana?
I believe I had a meet in Indianapolis when I was 16 back in high school at a high school pool. I remember doing well at the meet. I’ve passed through Indiana on my way to Chicago before. I don’t remember much though.
10. What has been your best memory of New Paltz Swimming this season?
I think being in Florida was the best. We have a great hotel and a great pool to swim at. My favorite part was just hanging out on the beach on the nice days between practices.
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Other Notes:
The NCAA Championships begin next Wednesday, March 21st. Yuka will swim the 200 IM on Wednesday, the 100 Back on Friday, and the 200 Back on Saturday.
Live Results, psych sheets, and other information can be found on the NCAA website: http://www.ncaa.com/championships/swimming-women/d3
This marks the 7th time in 8 seasons that New Paltz has had representation at the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Swimming Championships.
Senior Captain Jeremy Borrelli has been named a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. Only 2 students on each campus, which encompasses all students and not just student-athletes, are nominated for this award and even fewer are selected. This honor is well deserved for Jeremy, as he has led the men’s program in his time as a captain, swimmer, and student. Please join me in congratulating Jeremy!
About the award:
The Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence was created 14 years ago to recognize students who have best demonstrated, and been recognized for, the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts or career achievement.
Yuka continued her great meet tonight as she won her first conference title in the 200 IM, clocking 2:08.62. It was her 5th individual event victory in her career as a Hawk. She also led off the 400 medley relay in an eye-opening 56.49, which should clinch her a spot in the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis.
We had a string of other solid finishes on the evening. Jack Spader dropped to 4:53 in the 500, dropping 5 seconds off of his prelims time. Chelsea Allocco finished 2nd in the 500 in 5:04. Carly Marshall had a lifetime best of 2:11 in the IM, good for 5th place. Jeremy Borelli also had a big day, hitting 21.78 in the 50 and splitting 46.19 as the anchor leg of the 400 free relay.
Tomorrow’s a big day for us. Lots of individual events and chances to move up in the standings.
–Coach Scott
The first session of the 2012 SUNYAC Swim Championships are complete and we’ve had some excellent swims. Chelsea Allocco is the 2nd seed in the 500 (5:06), Carly Marshall is the 2nd seed in the 200 IM (2:12), and Christine Rieth broke 24 for the first time ever and hit 23.88 in the 50 free. Lucas Rusinak is also seeded 3rd in the 500 (4:48).
The swimmer of the morning had to be Yuka Suzuka though. She started by swimming to the school record and #1 overall seed in the 200 IM, clocking 2:09.31. She then led off our women’s 400 medley relay in 57.09 for backstroke, her personal best by nearly a second. Last year, the last invited time to the NCAA Championships was 57.23. Hopefully this time will take her to Indianapolis in 6 weeks.
We are back tonight, hopefully your checking for live stats on our NPHawks.com website. Go Hawks!
–Coach Scott
Women finish undefeated in SUNYAC Competition
The duel meet season has concluded and the team is now preparing for the big event- the 2012 SUNYAC Championships, held next week at the Flickinger Aquatic Center in Buffalo. Our women finished 9-3 in duels, the most ever wins in a season in my 4 years as coach, and the men finished 4-8.
I’m especially pleased with our performances in January. After returning from a tough loss to Savannah College (GA), the women defeated Geneseo at home, 182-150, and then Cortland away, 134-128. Our men took Cortland to the final relay before falling 137.5-124.5. Overall, I think we set ourselves up for a good finish to the season; now its time for the hard work to pay off.
The women’s championship looks interesting. Us, Geneseo, Cortland, and Fredonia all have strong teams and should be vying for the title. We return Christine Rieth (50 free), Yuka Suzuka (100 back, 200 back), Carly Marshall (200 fly), and Chelsea Allocco (400 IM, 1650 free) who each won events at last year’s meet.
The men’s championship should be a lot of fun as well. We’ve had closely contested meets against Cortland, Oneonta, Fredonia, and Oswego. This really will come down to the final day.
I’ll be keeping a close blog as we get to Buffalo.
–Coach Scott
