2009-10 Swimming & Diving News
July 13, 2010Landmark Swimmers Collect Academic Honors
Seven Landmark swimming & diving teams along with three individual performers have earned All-Academic distinction from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
April 15, 2010
Landmark Honors Six Winter Sport Senior Scholar Athletes
The Landmark Conference has selected six athletes as Landmark Senior Scholar Athletes for their respective winter sports. The honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and are selected based on their accomplishments in all areas of college life including athletics, academics and other extracurricular activities.
April 6, 2010
Landmark Announces Winter All-Academic Team
The Landmark Conference has announced the selection of 32 student-athletes to the 2010 Winter Landmark All-Academic Team. Two male and two female athletes from each of the eight Landmark institutions were selected for the team which honors athletes who have excelled athletically and academically.
March 30, 2010
Landmark Releases Winter Academic Honor Roll
The Landmark Conference has recognized 264 student-athletes by selecting them for the 2010 Winter Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll. The honorees were selected from all eight Landmark Conference institutions.
March 20, 2010
Landmark Concludes Competition At NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships
The two Landmark competitors at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships concluded competition on Saturday with one athlete earning All-America honors for the second time at the meet.
March 19, 2010
USMMA's Halbach Earns All-America Honors Again
For the third time in as many seasons United States Merchant Marine Academy diver Nicholas Halbach has earned All-America honors for his performance at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships.
March 5, 2010
Landmark Sending Two Athletes To NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships
A pair of Landmark Conference student-athletes will represent their institutions at the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center in Minneapolis, Minn. March 17-20.
March 4, 2010
Susquehanna's Christie Savard Featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces In The Crowd
Susquehanna University’s junior swimmer Christie Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) will appear in the March 8, 2010, issue of Sports Illustrated, expected to hit newsstands on either Wednesday or Thursday, March 3 or 4.
February 21, 2010
USMMA Men's Swimming Finishes Second At Metropolitan Championships
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men’s swimming and diving team finished second overall in team points with 1,121.5 on Sunday, which concluded the three-day Metropolitan Championships this weekend at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center at Rutgers University. The College of New Jersey finished atop the men’s scoreboard with 1,528 points.
February 15, 2010
Landmark Honors Eight Player of the Week Selection
After a week in which the Landmark crowned two team champions and the remaining winter sports were all in action a total of eight student-athletes have been selected Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
February 14, 2010
Two Days Of Competition Complete At Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships
The same two teams which have captured the first two Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships remain in position to claim the titles again as The University of Scranton women’s team and the United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s team both maintained their leads after eight more events on day two of the 2010 Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships.
February 14, 2010
USMMA Men, Scranton Win Claim Third Straight Landmark Swimming & Diving Titles
After three days of competition the results from the 2010 Landmark Swimming & Diving Championship looked a lot like those of the previous two editions of the meet as the United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s team and The University of Scranton women’s team each earned their third consecutive Landmark Swimming & Diving Championship.
February 12, 2010
First Day Complete At Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships
The first of three days of competition at the 2010 Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships are complete and the reigning champions have moved to the front of the pack with the University of Scranton women’s team and the United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s squad holding leads through six events.
February 8, 2010
Swimmers & Divers Ready To Compete At Third Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships
The University of Scranton women’s team and the United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s team will look to continue the success of the first two seasons while six other women’s teams and five men’s teams will try and unseat them as champions when competition begins at the the three-day Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championships Friday Feb. 12. The three-day event will be held in O’Hara Hall on the campus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.
February 1, 2010
Eight Athletes Chosen As Landmark Players of the Week
Another full week of winter sports action has earned eight student-athletes Landmark Player of the Week recognition. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 30, 2010
Juniata Splits Tri-Meet To Give O'Donnell Her First Win
The Juniata College womens' swim team defeated Hood College 46 to 42, Saturday at Penn State Altoona's Tri-meet against Hood College and Penn State Altoona, giving Head Coach Lauren O'Donnell her first win of her career.
January 29, 2010
USMMA Men's Swimming Ties Nationally-Ranked Foe
The United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s swimming and diving team tied #17 ranked Stevens Institute of Technology this evening, 147-147. The Mariners record goes to 6-2-1 while the Ducks go to 6-0-1.
January 25, 2010
Full Slate of Winter Sports Athletes Chosen As Players of the Week
With all six Landmark winter sports now in competition a total of eight student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 23, 2010
Susquehanna Seniors Sweep Tri-Meet On Senior Day
On Senior Day the Susquehanna University men's and women's swimming and diving teams improved to 8-1 and 8-2 respectively on the year by earning wins over visiting Drew University and King's College on Saturday.
January 18, 2010
Landmark Honors Four Players of the Week
A full schedule of Landmark basketball and swimming and diving competitions this past week has led to four players to being selected as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 16, 2010
Goucher Women Close Regular Season With Tri-Meet Win
Britt Hogstrom (Killington, Vt./Woodstock Union) and Lindsey Phillipson-Weiner (Merion, Pa./Lower Merion) not only placed first in a pair of individual events apiece, but both were on Goucher's victorious 200-yard free relay, helping the Gophers come away from this afternoon's triangular meet against two other Landmark Conference schools with the two wins they needed to finish at .500.
January 9, 2010
USMMA And Scranton Swimming Each Take Wins In Battle Of Defending Champions
The United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s swimming and diving team defeated Landmark Conference opponent the University of Scranton, 126-76. A variety of Mariners had strong swims on the day along with season best times. On the women's side The University of Scranton returned to action for the first time since November 21 and won 9 of 11 events en route to a 93-71 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy Saturday afternoon at the Byron Center.
December 7, 2009
Eight Student-Athletes Chosen As Players of the Week
The first week with the entire slate of six Landmark winter sports earned eight student-athletes Landmark Player of the Week recognition. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
November 23, 2009
Landmark Selects Four Players of the Week
After the first full week of basketball competition and another busy weekend of swimming & diving action four Landmark student-athletes have been selected as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
November 21, 2009
Scranton Sweeps Susquehanna In Landmark Dual Meet
The University of Scranton downed Susquehanna University, 157-105, Saturday afternoon at the Byron Center. Meanwhile on the men's side Scranton overcame a 3-point deficit after seven events to pull out a 149-113 victory over Susquehanna.
November 16, 2009
Four Winter Sport Student-Athletes Named Players of the Week
With the tip-off for basketball season taking place this past Sunday and the fall sport regular season concluded, a total of four Landmark student-athletes from winter sports have been selected as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
November 11, 2009
Susquehanna Swim Teams Sweep Lycoming
Susquehanna University's freshmen Taylor Cole (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) and Griffin Kearney (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) both won two individual events and partnered to help post a fastest relay time, as visiting Susquehanna (4-0) topped Lycoming College (0-3), 118-85, in a men's swimming meet on Nov. 11.
November 9, 2009
Nine Student-Athletes Honored After Fall Championships
Four Landmark teams earned conference championships this past weekend and a total of nine student-athletes have been selected as Landmark Conference Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
November 2, 2009
Fall Regular Season Concludes With 11 Player of the Week Honorees
With the fall sports regular season came to an end and one winter sport continued early-season play a total of 11 Landmark student-athletes have been picked as Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
October 26, 2009
Eleven Student-Athletes Earn Player of the Week Recognition
With just one week remaining in the fall sports regular season, and one winter sport getting underway, the Landmark Conference has selected 11 student-athletes as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
October 24, 2009
Scranton Swimmers Open Season With Tri-Meet Sweep
The University of Scranton men’s and women’s swim teams opened their 2009-2010 seasons with convincing wins over FDU-Florham and Cabrini College Saturday afternoon.
October 22, 2009
Landmark Women's Swimming Preseason Poll Tabs Scranton To Repeat
The University of Scranton women’s swimming & diving team is favored to claim its third Landmark Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship in as many seasons as selected in the Landmark Preseason Women’s Swimming & Diving Poll. The head women’s swimming & diving coaches and sports information directors at each institution that sponsors the sport were polled for the preseason ballot.
October 21, 2009
USMMA Men Favored In Landmark Swimming & Diving Poll
The United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s swimming & diving team claimed the first two Landmark Conference Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships and they have been favored to earn their third title as voted in the Landmark Men’s Swimming & Diving Preseason Poll. The head men’s swimming & diving coaches and sports information directors at each institution that sponsors the sport were polled for the preseason ballot.
