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2009-10
Swimming/Diving
2009-10Outlook
The2008-09seasonwasanothersteppingstoneforthe
Sienaswimminganddivingprogramasitlookstomoveto
BrittanyPavolko
thetopoftheMAAC.Duringtheprogram’slandmarktenth
season,headcoachGregBrownledhisSaintstoan
impressive7-5finishwhilealsoplacingsixthattheMAAC
Championshipsand10thintheECACChampionships.
Additionally,theprogramre-wrotetherecordbooksasthe
Saintssetatotalofeightnewpoolandschoolrecords.
Enteringthisseason,theSaintswilllooktoreplacesix
importantseniorsfromlastyear’ssquad,whilealsolooking
tofillthevoidofsixotherswimmersnolongerwiththe
team.Despitetheturnover,Siena’sbestmaystillbeinfront
multipleaccoladesandrecordsduringthepasttwoyearsandwillonce
ofthemastheyboastaseasonedseniorclasstogoalong
againbethebarometertotheteam’ssuccessesthisyear.
witharguablythebestjuniorclassintheMAAC.Mixina
Headliningtheclassinthehighly-decoratedBrittanyPavolko.The
sophomoreclassthatmadeamajorimpactlastyearand
Pittsfield,Mass.nativeunfathomablycontributedtoatotalofsevennew
withtwotop-tierfreshmenjoiningtheprogramthisfall,the
poolandschoolrecordsin2008-09,whilecapturingateam-high18events.
SaintsarepoisedtomoveuptheMAACladderin2010.
SENIORS
Atenaciouscompetitor,Pavolkowillcontinuetolooktorisetothetopofthe
MAACleaderboard,whilesmashingevenmorerecordsalongtheway.
Threeseniorscomprisethisseason’smostveteranclass.
ClassmateCaitlynBiagiolihasbeentoppedinhersuccessesthepast
SeniorcaptainsMeaghanBrauerandAllisonO’Keefe
twoyearsbyPavolko,andnobodyelse.AnativeofKingsPark,N.Y.,
willlooktoprovideleadershipwhilealsocontinuingto
Biagiolitalliedeightfirst-placefinisheslastyearandwaspartofthreenew
makegreatstridesinthepool.Roundingouttheclassis
schoolrecords.OneofthehardestworkersintheMAAC,itishighlylikely
walk-onKathrynCuffarowhoisexpectedtoprovide
thatshewillcontinuetoelevateherperformancethisseasonandcombine
depthtothedivingcorps.
withPavolkotoprovideoneofthetopone-twopunchesintheNortheast.
AlocalproductfromShenendehowainCliftonPark,Brauer
Stormingontotheteamlastyearwaswalk-onMollyChamberlain.
hascontinuedtoshowimprovementthroughouthertimewith
However,shewasanythingbutawalk-on,risingtothetopofthelist
theSaintsinbothfreestyleandbreaststrokeevents.Last
amongstMAACfreestylerstopostsevenindividualandfiverelayevent
yearsherecordedatriooftop-fourfinishesandisexpected
victories.Atwo-sportstandoutwhoalsocompetesontheSienawater
totopthosetimesinherfinalseasoninLoudonville.
poloteam,ChamberlainisexpectedtoleadthisSienasquadinall
short-andmid-distancefreestyleeventsagainthisseason.
O’Keefehasbeenatirelessworkerduringhertimedonning
theGreenandGold.TheSouthington,Conn.nativenotched
WhileChamberlaindominatedtheshort-distancefreestyleeventslast
fivetop-fivefinishesayearago,includinganimpressive
season,BethanyFriedledtheSaintsinthelong-distancecompetitions,
wininthe500freeinakeylate-seasonvictoryoverMAAC
givingtheteamoneofthestrongestoverallfreestylecorpsintheleague.
rivalCanisius.Anoutstandingstudentwhowasalsonamed
Friedwonfiveindividualevents,spanningthreedifferentcompetitions
totheMAACAll-AcademicTeamlastyear,O’Keefefinished
andislikelytomakeanevenbiggerandmoredominantimpactduring
theseasonstrong,cappedbyaseventh-placeshowingin
herjuniorcampaign.
the200freerelayattheECACChampionships.
CaitlynBiagioli
Cuffaro,whohailsfromBayport,N.Y.hasshownareal
desiretolearnandmakeakeycontributioninherlone
yearofeligibilitywiththeteam.Ahighschoolstandoutin
gymnastics,shehopestousethoseskillsthisseasonto
poststrongscoresmeetinandmeetout.
JUNIORS
Aswasthecasethepasttwoyears,Siena’sclassof2011
–itsjuniorclass–onceagainranksasarguablythebest
singleswimminganddivingclasstoptobottominthe
MAAC.Sevenswimmersstrong,thisgrouphasrecorded
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