Head swim coach Scott Felix and his Dutchwomen have one goal and that is, “improve on our sixth-place finish from last season.”
Felix will take his team to Webster High School in Rochester to compete in this weekend's New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association championships. Last year the Dutchwomen finished sixth among the 15 participating teams by scoring 607.5 points. Ithaca won the title with 1,483 points.
Seniors Seana Phillips (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) and Catherine Cahill (Stony Creek, N.Y.) and freshman Sydnie Wells (Bolton Landing, N.Y.) will lead the Dutchwomen.
Last year Phillips finished among the top eight in all three of her freestyle events (placing fifth in the 50, sixth in the 200, and eighth in the 100), while Cahill helped the 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams to seventh-place finishes.
As for Wells, she already has a pair of NCAA “B” cut qualifying times in the 200 butterfly (2:09.39) and the 400 IM (4:40.43).
“I expect Seana and Catherine to have a great meet and end their collegiate careers on top of their game,” said Felix. “As for Sydnie,” continued Felix, “she should have a big impact in her first state championship.”
“I am excited to see how our eight freshmen [who make up the majority of the 11-member roster] step up during the state championship,” said Felix. “This is what we shoot for as a team and individually. I really think that we are going to show the competition that we may be small [in numbers] but we can take on a lot.”
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