GNAC Women’s Swimming Weekly Honors: February 21, 2011
Tessa Dudunake (Elms) and Ashley Kirchner (Elms) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Swimming Weekly Honors.
Tessa Dudunake (Elms) and Ashley Kirchner (Elms) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Swimming Weekly Honors.
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Tessa Dudunake, Elms, So., Northampton, MA
Elms’ Tess Dudunake notched three top 10 finishes in individual events at the NEISDA championships. This included a fourth place mark in the 100-yard individual medley (1:03.41), ninth place finishes in the 50-yard breaststroke (32.70) and the 50-yard freestyle (25.95). Dudunake also set school records in the 100-yard IM and the 50-yard freestyle in addition to being a part of four top 10 and school-record setting relay squads.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Ashley Kirchner, Elms, Fr., Dalton, MA
Elms’ rookie, Ashley Kirchner, earned three top 10 finishes at the NEISDA Championships, highlighted by a seventh place mark in the 100-yard individual medley (1:05.02). Kirchner also set new Elms records in the 200-yard individual medley (2:22.03) and the 50-yard butterfly (28:50) en route to ninth place finishes in both races. Additionally, Kirchner was part of four record-setting relay squads.