MIT Swimming and Diving Adds 26 For 2016-17 Campaign

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (August 16) — A combined 26 incoming freshman will be added to the MIT men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams this fall, as announced by Mary Frances Wagley, ’47 Head Coach Dani Korman.

“After my first year at MIT, I am extremely excited to welcome the Class of 2020! Their academic excellence, athletic accomplishments, and outstanding character will only add to the success of the program,” said Korman. “I am confident they will make an immediate impact in the classroom, in the pool, and on the boards not only within the NEWMAC Conference, but nationally as well.”

Both teams capped thier respective seasons by winning the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Swimming and Diving Championship, along with finishing in the top-10 at the NCAA Division III Championship. The men clinched fifth place – the fifth time in the last six years the Engineers have registered a top-5 finish – while the women finished ninth – the fifth straight season in which MIT has taken a spot in the top-10 at nationals.

Men’s Swimming and Diving 2016-17 Freshman Class

Peter Crocker (Huntington Beach, Calif. – Huntington Beach High School):
Top Times:
100 Free – 45.85
200 Free – 1:39.31
500 Free – 4:31.18

Bouke Edskes (Rockville, Md. – Richard Montgomery High School):
Top Times:
100 Fly – 49.07
200 IM – 1:51.16
400 IM – 3:55.17

Hunter Fields (Parkland, Fla. – Pine Crest School):
Top Scores:
1-Meter – 443
3-Meter – 191.65 (6 Dives)

Tim Kralj (Woodinville, Wash. – Woodinville High School):
Top Times:
100 Fly – 49.59
200 Fly – 1:49.60
100 Back – 50.26

Jeffrey Li (Bellevue, Wash. – Interlake High School):
Top Times:
100 Breast – 56.72
200 Breast – 2:05.98
200 IM – 1:54.59

David Morejon (Kingwood, Texas – Kingwood High School):
Top Times:
100 Fly – 49.22
200 Free – 1:38.14
200 IM – 1:51.47

Willem Reerink (Holmdel, N.J. – Holmdel High School):
Top Times:
100 Breast – 1:00.32
200 Breast – 2:13.50
200 IM – 1:58.75

Gabe Schneider (Santa Monica, Calif. – Loyola High School):
Top Times:
100 Back – 51.09
200 Back – 1:48.53
200 Free – 1:42.06

Emilio Sison (Annandale, Va. – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology):
Top Times:
100 Free – 46.34
200 IM – 1:53.50
200 Breast – 2:06.06

Sam Solomon (Rockville, Md. – Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School):
Top Scores:
1-Meter – 411.75
3-Meter – 436.1

Sam Ubellacker (Georgetown, Ky. – Scott County High School):
Top Times:
50 Free – 21.19
100 Fly – 50.92
100 Free – 47.27

Matthew Woicik (Manhattan Beach, Calif. – Mira Costa High School):
Top Times:
500 Free – 4:33.79
1650 Free – 15:46.66
200 Fly – 1:54.18

Women’s Swimming and Diving 2016-17 Freshman Class

Delaney Burns (Scituate, Mass. – Scituate High School):
Top Times:
50 Free – 24.52
100 Free – 53.57
200 Free – 1:55.86

Kelly Craig (Valparaiso, Ind. – Chesterton High School):
Top Times:
50 Free – 24.48
100 Free – 51.86
200 Free – 1:51.39

Riley Ennis (Riverside, Conn. – Greenwich High School):
Top Times:
100 Breast – 1:07.52
200 Breast – 2:27.14
200 IM – 2:12.62

Kayla Holman (Menlo Park, Calif. – Sacred Heart Preparatory):
Top Times:
100 Fly – 57.06
200 Fly – 2:03.80
200 IM – 2:04.38

Hannah Ledford (Bixby, Okla. – Jenks High School):
Top Times:
100 Breast – 1:07.68
200 Breast – 2:27.32
100 Fly – 1:03.85

Alexandrine Obrand (Montreal, Quebec Canada – Lower Canada College):
Top Times:
50 Free – 27.33 (LCM)
100 Free – 58.35 (SCM)
200 Free – 2:07.35 (SCM)

Rachel O’Grady (Sarasota, Fla. – Pine View High School):
Top Times:
200 Free – 1:54.72
500 Free – 5:02.73
1650 Free – 17:15.50

Kathy Pan (Irvine, Calif. – Huron High School):
Top Times:
100 Free – 52.99
200 IM – 2:06.74
400 IM – 4:28.20

Lilia Staszel (Brighton, Mich. – Brighton High School):
Top Times:
50 Free – 24.17
100 Free – 52.56
100 Fly – 58.25

Charleen Wang (Los Altos, Calif. – Mountain View High School):
Top Scores:
1-Meter – 334.05
3-Meter – 336.65

Nanette Wu (Cupertino, Calif. – Monta Vista High School):
Top Times:
50 Free – 24.99
100 Back – 56.46
200 Back – 2:06.35

Priscilla Wu (Cincinnati, Ohio – Sycamore High School):
Top Times:
50 Free – 23.67
100 Free – 53.30
100 Breast – 1:04.66

Emily Zhang (Palo Alto, Calif. – Palo Alto Senior High School):
Top Times:
100 Fly – 1:00.31
200 IM – 2:18.73
100 Breast – 1:13.05

Vivian Zhou (Palo Alto, Calif. – Henry M. Gunn High School):
Top Scores:
1-Meter – 376
3-Meter – 436

This is courtesy of MIT Swimming and Diving.