Morris, Conard, Bolstad and Finn Honored With Weekly Swimming & Diving Awards

Morris, Conard, Bolstad and Finn Honored With Weekly Swimming & Diving Awards

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Edison, NJ- Brennan Morris of Loyola University Maryland was selected as the MAAC Men's Swimmer of the Week, while the women's award went to Kate Conard of Marist College. MAAC Diver of the Week honors went to Brian Bolstad and Jenna Finn, both of Marist

Morris won three individual and two relay events last weekend at the H2Ounds Invitational, helping the Greyhounds defeat Iona, Marist and Saint Peter's. He opened with a time of 4:30.49 to claim victory in the 500-yard freestyle, and he followed that with a first-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle. He clocked a time of 15:33.36 in that event, winning by more than a minute. Morris later touched the wall in 1:50.41 to win the 200-yard backstroke by more than two seconds. He was a part of two victorious relay teams, as well, making it a 5-for-5 weekend in the pool. Morris swam the third leg of the Greyhounds' 800-yard freestyle relay in 1:42.03, helping the Greyhounds win in 6:56.86. He wrapped up the meet by swimming the third leg in the 400-yard freestyle relay to help Loyola cruise to a win.

Conard won three individual events and also participated on three winning relay teams at the H2Ounds Invitational last weekend. The Red Foxes went 3-0 at the event and defeated Loyola, Iona and Saint Peter's. Individually she took the 200-yd. IM with a time of 2:08.57 and the 400-yd. IM with a time of 4:31.98. She also won the 1,650-yd. freestyle with a time of 17:21.99. In her relay events, she opened the 400-yd. medley relay that won with a time of 3:56.17, anchored the 800- and 400-yd. freestyle relays that placed first with a times of 7:48.51 and 3:34.10 respectively.

Bolstad led the Marist men's diving corps to the top two spots in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at the H2Ounds Invitational. On the lower board he totaled 311.34 points and finished nearly 83.5 points ahead of the second place finisher. In the 3-meter event he won the event with a score of 266.50.

Finn was the top finisher in the women's 3-meter dive as the Marist swimming and diving team finished 3-0 at the H2Ounds Invitational hosted by Loyola University Maryland last weekend. She totaled 213.70 points on Friday as the Red Foxes claimed the top three spots in the event. In the women's 1-meter dive she claimed third place with a score of 206.70.

The 2011 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships will be held February 17-19 at Erie Community College in Buffalo, NY, hosted by Canisius College and Niagara University.