BOSTON, Mass. – The Saint Joseph's College swim teams opened the 2015 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Swimming Championships at Simmons College with a preliminary round on Saturday morning.

Junior Ben Johnson (Belmont, Mass.) highlighted the opening session for the Monks by breaking a pair of team records with a runner-up finish in the 200-IM (2:09.89) and a third-place effort in the 50-Fly (25:30).

Overall, the Saint Joseph's men and women combined to post times worthy of advancement into the finals in 20 events; 14 by the women and six by the men. The finals begin at the Holmes Sports Center Natatorium at 6:00 PM.

Day One Preliminaries: (RESULTS)

WOMEN:

• Senior Brooke Huberdeau (North Andover, Mass.) placed third in the 500-Free (5:53.32), 11th in the 50-Free (29.12)
• Senior Annie Fougere (Warner, N.H.) finished 12th in the 50-Free (29.50)
• Junior Lauren Halvorsen (South Portland, Maine) was sixth in the 500-Free (6:02.00), 12th in the 200-Free (2:20.96)
• Junior Lauren Prue (Glenburn, Maine) finished sixth in the 200-IM (2:32.14), seventh in the 100-Fly (1:11.61) and eighth in the 100-Breast (1:18.72)
• Senior Allie Krasco (Melrose, Mass.) was third in the 200-Back (2:30.84) and seventh in the 50-Fly (33.32)
• Freshman Julia Rowlett (Saco, Maine) placed fourth in the 200-Back (2:30.99) and sixth in the 100-Fly (1:11.22)
• Sophomore Leia Berube (Brewer, Maine) was eighth in the 200-Back (2:45.55) and 11th in the 200-IM (2:49.24)
• Junior Brittany Dalphonse (Coventry, R.I.) placed 18th in the 100-Breast (1:33.73) and 26th in the 50-Free (33.59)

• Junior Ben Johnson (Belmont, Mass.) was the runner-up in the 200-IM (2:09.89) and finished third in the 50-Fly (25:30)
• Senior Alexander Gilvey (Windham, Maine) finished third in the 200-IM (2:14.46) and 200-Back (2:15.28) events
• Senior Andrew Merlino (Natick, Mass.) was fifth in the 500-Free (5:32.09) and 50-Fly (25.64) events

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.