Stephens Welcomes 18 Newcomers for 2018-2019
July 30, 2018 | Swimming
The swimming and diving program adds 10 men and eight women for upcoming season
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College swimming and diving team will add 10 men and eight women to the program for the 2018-2019 season.
"Throughout the recruiting process this year we have stressed the importance of team goals and passion," stated head coach Mike Stephens, who is entering his second year at the helm of the program and is eager to build off of last seasons' successes. "This exceptionally talented group of incoming swimmers and divers is buying into the program we are building and is excited to work together toward team success."
Isabel Blaze – Darien High School – Darien, Conn.
Lettered all four years ... team captain in 2017... All-State in 2015, 2016, and 2017... recipient of the Hold the Rope and Warrior Awards ... 6 year senior group member of the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club Swim team ... sectional team qualifier 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
Oliver Brown – Conestoga High School – Wayne, Pa.
Lettered all four years … team captain as a senior … received Coaches' Award in 2018 … All-League in 2016, 2017, and 2018 … All-Mainline in 2017 and 2018 … All-American in 2017 and 2018 … holds school records in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, and 400-yard freestyle relay.
Mackenna Buchanan – George Walton Comprehensive High School – Marietta, Ga.
Lettered all four years … earned Outstanding Academic Achievement awards all four years … qualified for State meet all four years … County Champion 2018 … 7A State Champion 2018 … All-American qualifier 2017 and 2018 … Academic All-American 2018 … MDJ Scholar Athlete 2018 … Diver of the Year 2018.
Talmage Corey – Olympus High School – Holladay, Ut.
Lettered all four years … two-time High School Champion in 100 yard backstroke … also High School Champion in 200 yard individual medley … broke the Olympus High School 100 yard backstroke record three times … Olympus High School Male Athletic Performance of the Year … captain of club team, Wasatch Front Fish Market.
Haley Dolan – Seaholm High School – Bingham Farms, Mich.
Lettered all four years … All-State in 2015, 2016, and 2017 … All-American in 2015 and 2016 … State Champion in the 50-yard freestyle in 2016 … holds school record as part of the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay … YMCA National Qualifier 2016-2018 … Scholar-Athlete Award 2015-2017.
Grace Edwards – Freeman High School – Richmond, Va.
Member of the Freeman High School team for all four years while the program transitioned from club to varsity … achieved All-State in 2017 and 2018 … holds a school record in the 100 yard backstroke and multiple relays … holds multiple records for club team, Three Chopt Recreation … Senior Athlete Rep for Virginia Swimming … athlete member of USA Swimming's National Club Development Committee.
Jack Fenton – Haddonfield Memorial High School – Haddonfield, N.J.
Lettered all four years … senior year team captain … Rookie of the Year as a freshman … Most Valuable Swimmer award as a senior … NCSA Qualifier … helped lead team to New Jersey Public C title as a freshman … member of the National Honor Society.
Tyler Gruwell – Cathedral Catholic High School – San Diego, Calif.
Lettered all four years … team captain and MVP in 2018 … All-State swimmer in 2018 … All-American in 2017 and 2018 … holds school team records in the 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke, 400-yard freestyle relay, and 200-yard medley relay … holds club team record in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay, and 100-yard backstroke … National Champion in 2017 in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the Junior Nationals.
Cole Gvozdas – Godwin High School – Richmond, Va.
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2017 and 2018 … lettered all four years … captain as a senior … held multiple Virginia state relay records.
Alexa Lantin – School of the Holy Child Rye – Harrison, N.Y.
Broke school record in the 500-yard freestyle as a freshman … team MVP as a freshman … qualified for Futures Championship in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke … qualified for NCSA Junior Nationals in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke.
Anna Milia – Ardrey Kell High School – Charlotte, N.C.
Lettered all four years … four-year conference team, regional competitor, and state competitor … holds school record in 100 yard breaststroke and 200 yard medley relay … 2018 100 yard breaststroke conference champion  … won bronze medal in 2018 Regional … recipient of 2017 Coaches' Award … 2018 Team MVP … 2018 Best All-Around Female Athlete Award.
Ryan Price – Archbishop Murphy High School – Edmonds, Wa.
High school team captain in 2018 … team MVP 2017 and 2018 … Washington State Finalist 2015, 2017, and 2018 … Washington state 2A Championships fourth all-time fastest 200 yard individual medley.
Andrew Revers – St. Stephen's and St. Agnes High School – Alexandria, Va.
Lettered all four years … team captain as a senior … All-State in 2017 and 2018 … All-American in 2017 and 2018 … holds high school records in the 200 yard freestyle relay and 200 yard medley relay.
Damion Ribeiro – Beacon School – New York, N.Y.
Qualified for Futures in the 50-yard freestyle and Sectionals in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly … swam to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Sam Roche – Pittsford Mendon High School – Fairport, N.Y
Five varsity letters … team captain and team MVP … 11-time Section V Champion … five-time First-Team All-County selection … three-time All-Greater Rochester selection … two-time All-State selection … 2018 Monroe County overall Swimmer of the Year, Section V Swimmer of the Meet, and All-Greater Rochester Swimmer of the Year … school record holder in the 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, and 200-yard freestyle relay … holds 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay Section V Class A meet records … numerous pool records across the Section in the 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, ad 500-yard freestyle … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … Academic and Athletic All-American … 2018 Futures and Junior National qualifier … ISCA Junior National seven-time finalist.
Ashleigh Scott – Loomis Chaffee School – Oakville, Ontario
Team captain as a senior … received Coaches' Awards as a junior and senior … holds school records in the 100-yard freestyle relay, 50-yard freestyle relay, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, and 50-yard freestyle … New England record-holder in the 100-yard freestyle … New England Prep School Division I Champion in the 100-yard freestyle and silver medalist in the 200-yard freestyle.
Alex Shehab – Dexter High School – Dexter, Mich.
Lettered all four years … captain as a senior … Michigan All-State in 2016, 2017, and 2018 … All-American in 2017 for the 200-yard medley relay and in 2018 for the 100-yard backstroke and 400-yard freestyle relay … holds school varsity record in the 200-yard medley relay … Dexter High School Athlete of the Year in 2018 … competes for Club Wolverine in Ann Arbor.
Laney Thomas – Lafayette High School – Wildwood, Mo.
Lettered all four years … two-year captain as a junior and senior … All-State in 2016, 2017, and 2018 … All-American in 2016 and 2017 … Most Improved junior year … top-three point earner all four years … Missouri State Champion 2016-2017 … 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay state champion in 2016, 2017, and 2018 … holds school records in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays … Rockwood Athletic Board of Education Award for 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 … ranked eighth in the state of Missouri as of 2018.
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