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direction of second-year head coach Doreen Belkowski, Albion posted 15 victories, finished fourth in the league’s regular season standings, and advanced to the semifinal round of the league tournament for the second consecutive year. Belkowski has led the Britons to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since the 1983-84 and 1984-85 campaigns. The Britons’ success was tempered by the realization that things could have been even better had injuries not sidelined seniors Becky Campbell and Stacey Supanich. With two of the top players on the shelf, most of the pressure fell on the shoulders of Sarah Caskey. The sophomore guard delivered, ranking among the league leaders in steals (tie-second, 2.21 per game), assists (tie-third, 4.0 per game), three-point field goal percentage (fourth, .370, 20 of 54), scoring (sixth, 14.4 points per contest), field goal percentage (ninth, .465, 66 of 142), free throw percentage (12th, .758, 50 of 66), blocked shots (tie-13th, 0.5 per game), and rebounding (tie-18th, 4.6 per game) for league games only. She scored 20 or more points in four league games, with a high of 25 in the Britons’ MIAA Tournament first-round victory over Calvin College. Forward Angie Spain and guard Jocelyn Zappala, both juniors, were added to the list of honorable mention players by the league coaches.
diver who competed at the NCAA Division III Championships and a first-year swimmer who lowered the school record in two events were among Albion’s highlights this season. Rachel Maloney advanced to the national meet after topping the field on the 1-meter board at the league championship meet in February. She posted an 11-dive total score of 389.85 at the league meet. Maloney also placed second on the 3-meter board at the league meet, finishing with an 11-dive score of 383.20. John Fodell lowered the school marks in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events at the league meet. He finished third in the 100 final, touching the wall in 59.90 seconds. In the 200 Fodell posted a fourth-place time of 2:14.50. Britt Johnson previously held both records with times of 1:00.25 in the 100 and 2:14.80 in the 200. Sophomore Will Green advanced to the league championship final in all three of his events. He finished third in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:45.50), and sixth in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles. His time in the 200 was 1:46.50, and 4:51.85 in the 500. Advancing to the championship finals in two events were senior Liz Groth and firstyear sprinter Lauren Sisson. Groth finished third in the 200-yard backstroke (2:15.31) and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.23). Sisson placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (54.44 seconds) and fifth in the 50-yard freestyle D. TRUMPIE PHOTO (25.01 seconds). Reaching championship final events for the Briton men were senior Matt Gruber with a fourth-place performance in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.47), firstyear swimmer Kevin Capehart with a sixthplace finish in the 200yard butterfly (2:08.65), first-year swimmer A.J. Dancho with a fifth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:49.84), and first-year swimmer Andy Davidson with a fifthplace finish in the 400yard individual medley (4:21.41).
Senior diver Rachel Maloney won the MIAA individual championship on the 1-meter board and competed at the NCAA Division III championships. In women’s championship final action, sophomore Kristin Brubaker placed third in the 1,650-yard freestyle (18:03.75), and firstyear student-athlete Jessie Longhurst placed fifth in the 400-yard individual medley (4:55.63). The Briton men finished fourth in the final team standings, scoring 236.5 points. Albion’s women compiled 233 points, good for a fifthplace finish in the final team standings. Keith Havens is head coach for both squads.
In March, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America recognized both the Albion College men’s and women’s swimming teams with the Academic All-America team award for the fall semester. The Briton women posted a 3.492 grade-point average, the third-highest among NCAA Division III squads and the eighth-highest among all three NCAA divisions. With a 3.291 GPA, the Briton men turned in the fourth-highest average among Division III teams.
Find it on the Web! Did you know that you can find all of the following (and much more) on the Albion College sports Web site? Sophomore guard Sarah Caskey achieved All-MIAA first-team status after leading Albion in scoring.
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