WORCESTER, Mass. – Norwich claimed the 2025 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Swimming & Diving Championship, three-peating for the Cadets as they scored 917 points to claim the conference crown.
Sunday's final day of the three-day championship featured the final eight events of this year's title chase.
Once again, the Cadets took four first-place victories tonight with two of them coming from Brandy Lewis, who won the 1650 freestyle (18:29.03) and 200 IM (2:20.33). Alannah Kelliher won the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:03.81 while Reilly Laitala claimed victory in the 3-meter diving competition, scoring a 361.65.
These performances led to nine event wins across all three days, helping the Cadets secure the title.
Carli Quinlan took home the first win of the night in the 100 freestyle (52.86) and later teamed up with Camelia Hannah, Julia Long, and Hailey Stuck in the 400 medley relay with 4:12.20. Their teammate Chaelin Humphrey won the 200 yard butterfly, touching the wall with 2:18.65. Berkley Hutchins claimed victory for Saint Joseph's (Maine) in the 50 breaststroke, winning in 31.71.
Simmons finished as this year's runner-up once again for the fourth year in a row. Regis came in third (500), followed by Saint Joseph's (Maine) (471), University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (463), Elms (297), and Albertus Magnus (233) in that order.
In addition to the final events of this year's championship, the conference also honored its major award winners. Carli Quinlan took home Swimmer of the Year honors, while Reilly Laitala was named Diver of the Year. Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada of Albertus Magnus was named this year's Rookie of the Year.
Meanwhile, Simmons head coach Michael Prout Jr. was voted the Coach of the Year this year's head coach and Saint Joseph's (Maine) also won the Institutional Sportsmanship award.
The top three finishers in each event were also recognized as the 2025 All-Conference honorees. The full list is included below.
MAJOR AWARDS
Swimmer of the Year - Carli Quinlan, Simmons
Diver of the Year - Reilly Laitala, Norwich
Rookie of the Year - Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada, Albertus Magnus
Coach of the Year - Michael Prout Jr., Simmons
Institutional Sportsmanship - Saint Joseph's (Maine)
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (Top Three Finishers in each Event)
200 Medley Relay – Simmons (Camelia Hannah, Bee Eckels, Hailey Stuck, Carli Quinlan); Norwich (Kylie Farris, Alannah Kelliher, Maria Piekarczyk, Jenna Tschida); Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Tiffany Twombly, Berkley Hutchins, Bri Letourneau, Kiley Matthews)
400 IM - Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada, Albertus Magnus; Chaelin Humphrey, Simmons; Tiffany Twombly, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
200 Freestyle - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Joni McGillis, Elms; Isabel Barry-Ruiz, Simmons
50 Butterfly - Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Camelia Hannah, Simmons; Hailey Stuck, Simmons
100 Breaststroke - Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada, Albertus Magnus; Berkley Hutchins, Saint Joseph's (Maine); Julia Long, Simmons
200 Backstroke - Kylie Farris, Norwich; Laura Luthi, Simmons; Camelia Hannah, Simmons
1000 Freestyle - Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Kali Taylor, Regis; Anna Kelly, Simmons
400 Freestyle Relay – Simmons (Hailey Stuck, Isabel Barry-Ruiz, Bee Eckels, Carli Quinlan); Norwich (Brandy Lewis, Deanna Parot, Jenna Tschida, Alannah Kelliher); Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Tiffany Twombly, Berkley Hutchins, Bri Letourneau, Kiley Matthews)
200 Freestyle Relay - Norwich (Brandy Lewis, Deanna Parot, Jenna Tschida, Alannah Kelliher); Simmons (Isabel Barry-Ruiz, Camelia Hannah, Bee Eckels, Hailey Stuck); Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Berkley Hutchins, Tiffany Twombly, Bri Letourneau, Kiley Matthews)
100 Butterfly - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Chaelin Humphrey, Simmons; Maria Piekarczyk, Norwich
500 Freestyle - Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Kali Taylor, Regis; Isabel Barry-Ruiz, Simmons
50 Backstroke - Camelia Hannah, Simmons; Kylie Farris, Norwich; Riley Aptt, Regis
50 Freestyle - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Hailey Stuck, Simmons
200 Breaststroke - Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada, Albertus Magnus; Julia Long, Simmons; Bee Eckels, Simmons
100 IM - Olivia Luhnau, Regis; Tiffany Twombly, Saint Joseph's (Maine); Bee Eckels, Simmons
800 Freestyle Relay - Simmons (Carli Quinlan, Anna Kelly, Bee Eckels, Isabel Barry-Ruiz); Norwich (Jenna Tschida, Hannah Shaner, Anna Gosselin, Brandy Lewis); Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Gracie Parker, Berkley Hutchins, Brooke Podsiadlo, Kiley Matthews)
1-Meter Diving - Reilly Laitala, Norwich; Gianna Varady, Norwich; Kira Geiger, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
100 Freestyle - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Silvia Valeria Avila Estrada, Albertus Magnus; Joni McGillis, Elms
50 Breaststroke - Berkley Hutchins, Saint Joseph's (Maine); Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Tiffany Twombly, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
1650 Freestyle - Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Isabel Barry-Ruiz, Simmons; Ava Hubster, Regis
100 Backstroke - Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Kylie Farris, Norwich; Camelia Hannah, Simmon
200 Butterfly - Chaelin Humphrey, Simmons; Anna Kelly, Simmons; Alina Niemczyk, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
200 IM - Brandy Lewis, Norwich; Chaelin Humphrey, Simmons; Tiffany Twombly, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
3-Meter Diving - Reilly Laitala, Norwich; Sophia Simoes, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
400 Medley Relay - Simmons (Camelia Hannah, Julia Long, Carli Quinlan, Hailey Stuck); Norwich (Kylie Farris, Brandy Lewis, Maria Piekarczyk, Alannah Kelliher); Regis (Riley Aptt, Olivia Luhnau, Ava Hubster, Kali Taylor)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP
Nicole Irizarry, Albertus Magnus
Auxana Newell, Elms
Kaylin Creel, Norwich
Riley Aptt, Regis
Elise Soucy, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Camelia Hannah, Simmons
Amy Mamica, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
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