NJAC NEWS ARCHIVE

 2002-03

March 16, 2003


NJAC WOMEN'S SWIMMERS & DIVERS EARN
19 ALL-AMERICAN  AWARDS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS


STRONG CONFERENCE PERFORMANCES HIGHLIGHT 2003 NCAA DIVISION III SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY EMORY UNIVERSITY


ATLANTA, GA
New Jersey Athletic Conference swimmers and divers picked up 19 All-American Awards at the 2003 NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Emory University, March 13-15, 2003. The following are summaries of the conference’s All-American performances:

Kristin Clegg, William Paterson
In the 100 Backstroke, Clegg finished 16th with a time of 59.99 to become only the third women's swimmer in William Paterson history to earn All-American Honorable Mention honors and the first since 1994.

Aubrey Horvath, TCNJ
In the 50 Freestyle, Horvath finished as an All-American by virtue of her sixth place showing in a time of 24.15. In the 100 Freestyle, she earned All-America Honorable Mention honors after posting a time of 52.73 in the finals for a 14th place finish.

Jennifer Sebastian, TCNJ
In the 200 Freestyle, Sebastian earned All-American Honorable Mention honors after posting a time of 1:54.60 to finish in 13th place.

Kristen Simms, TCNJ
In the one-meter diving event, Simms picked up the fifth All-American award of her career as she finished in eighth place with a score of 337.05. She then posted a score of 456.50 in the three-meter event to take third place and sew up her sixth All-American citation. With six All-American awards, Simms is the most decorated female diver in TCNJ history.

Erin Stutz, TCNJ
In the 400 Individual Medley, Stutz finished in 12th place to earn All-America Honorable Mention honors.

TCNJ 200 Meter Relay Team

(Jessica Naumann, Lauren O’Donnell, Jennifer Sebastian, Aubrey Horvath)

The Lions finished in third place with a time of 1:36.21 to earn All-American status. TCNJ also posted a school record time of 1:35.94 in the trials. In addition, Horvath recorded the fastest split of any swimmer in the competition with her time of 22.94.

TCNJ 400 Medley Relay Team
(Jessica Naumann, Erin Stutz, Lauren O’Donnell, Aubrey Horvath)

The Lions posted a time of 4:05.32 to take 16th place and earn All-American Honorable Mention honors.

TCNJ 800 Freestyle Relay

(Erin Stutz, Jessica Naumann, Aubrey Horvath, Jennifer Sebastian)

The Lions posted a time of 7:51.16 to take 13th place in the timed trials and earned All-American Honorable Mention honors while establishing a school record in the process.