NEW YORK – Eighty-four swimming & diving student-athletes were named to the All-BIG EAST team on Wednesday after their performances at the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships presented by Jeep at Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y.
The All-BIG EAST squad is comprised of BIG EAST competitors who finished in the top three in any individual or relay event at the championships.
Forty-eight women and 36 men complete the list of honorees. A total of 54 student-athletes – 28 women, 26 men – earned all-conference for multiple events.
Three women received all-conference honors in seven events: Kelly Montesi and Milly Routledge of Villanova and Xavier's Emily Conners. The Villanova women, the 12-time BIG EAST champions, had a conference-best 15 student-athletes on the all-conference team. Runner-up Georgetown had 14 honorees.
Rayann Jaryszak (4), Micaela Grassi (3), Kaitlin Gravell (3), Perri Stahl (3) and Grace Wielar (3) all collected honors in three or more events.
On the men's side, the Wildcats had seven honorees, led by
Justin Cucchi who received all-conference honors in four different events.
Michael Ackert,
Michael Perra and
Stephen Krecsmar all got honors in two events.
Women
Abbey Berloco - 200 free relay, 400 free relay
Bridie Dunn - 1 meter diving, 3 meter diving
Tarryn Els - 200 fly
Micaela Grassi - 200 medley relay, 100 fly, 400 medley relay
Kaitlin Gravell - 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast
Rayann Jaryszak - 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 breast, 400 medley relay
Margaret Kleinsmith - 100 breast, 200 breast
Anastasia Kontrimas - 200 free relay
Brenna McLaughlin - 500 free, 1650 free
Kelly Montesi - 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 medley relay, 200 back, 400 free relay
Millicent Routledge - 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 200 free, 100 free, 50 free, 400 free relay
Perri Stahl - 200 free relay, 100 breast, 400 medley relay
Anna Turner - 1650 free
Nicole Welch - 800 free relay, 500 free
Grace Wielar - 800 free relay, 200 back, 400 free relay
Men
Michael Ackert - 3 meter diving, 1 meter diving
Noah Chernik - 800 free relay
Justin Cucchi - 800 free relay, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 back
Andrew Kelley - 100 back
Stephen Krecsmar - 800 free relay, 50 free
Jake McIntyre - 800 free relay
Michael Perra - 3 meter diving, 1 meter diving
