MEET THE FRIARS 2014-15 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE SWIMMING & DIVING
Kevin GILLOOLY • FRESHMAN
• NORTH HAVEN, CONN. • FAIRFIELD COLLEGE PREP • FINANCE
Austin MCGOWAN • FRESHMAN • MANSFIELD, MASS. • MANSFIELD • BIOLOGY
Before Providence: Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Fairfield College Preparatory ... Earned Most Improved Award his junior year (2012-13) ... Assisted team in earning four straight Southern Connecticut Conference titles, a class LL championship in 2012, and a state open championship in 2012 ... Earned cum laude honors his freshman, junior, and senior years, and magna cum laude honors his sophomore year ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Before Providence: Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Mansfield High School ... Captained the team his senior year ... Member of the Hockomock Area YMCA club team ... Earned Most Valuable Player award his senior year ... Earned most improved award freshman year for Mansfield High School and junior year for YMCA club team ... Broke six high school records and four club records ... Helped YMCA club team become league All-Stars.
Personal: Born November 5, 1995 ... Son of Dennis and Christine Gillooly ... Has two sisters, Liza, a student at American University, and Grace ... Dennis was a member of the baseball team at Trinity College.
Personal: Born June 14, 1996 ... Son of Janet and Garret McGowan ... Has two sisters, Molly, a graduate of Merrimack College, and Maeve ... Has two brothers, Connor, a student at Merrimack College and Garret.
Charles SABAITIS • FRESHMAN
• SPRING LAKE, N.J. • RANNEY SCHOOL • BUSINESS Before Providence: Member of the swimming and tennis teams at Ranney School ... Named MVP of the swimming team all four years ... Named to Honor Roll. Personal: Born February 25 1996 ... Son of James and Barbara Sabaitis ... Has one brother, Chris, a student at Columbia University, and one sister, Catharine.
George THOMPSON • FRESHMAN
• ISLAND HEIGHTS, N.J. • MONSIGNOR DONOVAN • UNDECLARED Before Providence: Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Monsignor Donovan High School ... Captained the team his senior year ... Earned captain’s award his freshman and sophomore year and coaches award his senior year ... Assisted the team in earning an undefeated record in the regular season his junior and senior years and being named top team in Division B his junior and senior year ... Helped his team win the Ocean County Championships and place second in the Shore Conference Championships his senior year ... Earned honor roll all four years. Personal: Born July 20, 1996 ... Son of George and Susan Thompson.
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Alexander STRAKOSHA • FRESHMAN • PEABODY, MASS. • PEABODY • BIOLOGY
Before Providence: Three-year member of the Peabody High School swimming and diving team ... Earned Most Valuable Player, NEC All-Star, and High Point scorer all three years ... Earned honor roll all four years ... Won the AP Scholastic Award. Personal: Born November 22, 1995 ... Son of Vozma and Marsela Strakosha ... Has one sister, Marik.