STANDISH, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College swim teams swept a meet with Husson University at the Harold Alfond Center Pool on Saturday afternoon. The women won 10 of the 14 events and posted a 151-96 victory while the men also won 10 events en route to completing the sweep with a 119-71 triumph.
Prior to the start of the event the Saint Joseph's swim team held a brief ceremony to honor the squad's three seniors: Adam Gaulin (Belfast, Maine), Preston Bowden (Biddeford, Maine) and Kelly Carter(Dedham, Mass.). This trio has played a significant role in the development of the eighth-year program during their time in the pool and will certainly be missed.
On the women's side, junior Brooke Huberdeau (North Andover, Mass.) highlighted the day with top finishes in the 200-Free (2:13.30), 100-Free (1:02.57) and 500-Free (5:56.50) while junior Anne Fougere (Warner, N.H.) won the 50-Breast (36.37) and 100-Breast (1:20.17) events.
Sophomore Lauren Halvorsen (South Portland, Maine) won the 1000-Free (12:46.45) and was the runner-up in the 500-Free (6:13.51) while second-year Danielle Charette (Westfield, Mass.) was the top finisher in the 50-Back (33.04) and finished second in the 50-Fly (32.09).
Sophomore Lauren Prue (Glenburn, Maine) was second in the 50-Breast (37.60) and 100-Breast (1:20.17), sophomore Erin Weir (North Andover, Mass.) was the runner-up in the 100-Fly (1:20.41), and junior Alexandra Krasco (Melrose, Mass.) was placed second in the 200-Back (2:35.74) and 200-IM (2:39) events.
The lone senior on the women's team, Carter swam legs for the Monks' 'C' 200-Medley (2:35.51) and 'B' 200-Free (2:18.29) relay teams and placed fourth in the 100-Free (1:13.30) and fifth in the 50-Free (33.49) individually.
Krasco, Fougere, Prue and Huberdeau swam legs for the Monks' winning 200-Medley relay (2:12.37) team while Fougere, Charette, Weir and Halvorsen combined to help Saint Joseph's win the 200-Free relay (1:58.24)
For the men, Bowden placed first in the 50-Back (28.38) and 200-Back (2:15.83) and junior Andrew Merlino (Natick, Mass.) won the 100-Fly (1:02.80) and 500-Free (5:58.52) and was the runner-up in the 200-IM (2:28.98).
Gaulin won the 100-Breast (1:10.08) and was second in the 200-Free (2:04.92) and 50-Breast (30.96) events, junior Alexander Gilvey (Windham, Maine) won the 200-IM (2:15.66) and was second in the 100-Free (53.06) and 50-Fly (26.39) races, and sophomore Ben Johnson (Belmont, Mass.) topped the field in the 200-Free (2:02.77) and was the runner-up in the 50-Free (24.54).
Gilvey, Johnson, Merlino and Bowden swam legs for the Monks' winning 200-Medley relay (1:50.17) team and sophomore Dakota Dupuis (Dedham, Maine) Gaulin, Johnson and Bowden formed the SJC quartet that topped the field in the 200-Free relay (1:38.31).
Saint Joseph's hosts Gordon College next Saturday at 1:00 PM.
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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 430-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.
