Meili and Dunn Earn All-Ivy League Honors
3/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
NEW YORK – The 2010 Ivy League first and second teams were announced by the Ivy League office this week, and two of Columbia women's swimmers received honors.
First-year Katie Meili earned the first Ivy League honors of her career, as she came in second in the 100 breaststroke, in an NCAA 'B' cut and new school record time of 1:02.31. The first-year also competed in the championship finals of the 50 free and the 200 breast, along with multiple relay events.
Junior Mariele Dunn earned her honors in the 200 breaststroke, as she took second place with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 2:14.13. She also scored points for the Lions in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 100 breast.
FIRST TEAM
50-yard freestyle — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
100-yard freestyle — Megan Waters, Princeton / Jr., Derwood, Md.
200-yard freestyle — Jillian Altenburger, Princeton / So., Morristown, N.J.
500-yard freestyle — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
1000-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1650-yard freestyle — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
100-yard butterfly — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
200-yard butterfly — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
100-yard breaststroke — Susan Kim, Yale / Sr., Rockville, Md.
200-yard breaststroke — Susan Kim, Yale / Sr., Rockville, Md.
100-yard backstroke — Chiara Spinnazola, Cornell / So., Narragansett, R.I.
200-yard backstroke — Meredith Monroe, Princeton / So., Dallas, Texas
200-yard individual medley — Courtney Kilkuts, Princeton / Sr., Corona, Calif.
400-yard individual medley — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
One-meter diving — Erica Serpico, Dartmouth / So., Moorestown, N.J.
Three-meter diving — Rachael Rosenberg, Yale / So., Strongsville, Ohio
200-yard freestyle relay — Yale - Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr., Sacramento, Calif.), Andrea Clifford (Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.)
400-yard freestyle relay — Yale - Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr., Sacramento, Calif.), Joan Weaver (Fr., Sayville, N.Y.)
800-yard freestyle relay — Princeton - Jillian Altenburger (So., Morristown, N.J.), Aislinn Smalling (So., Westlake, California), Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.)
200-yard medley relay — Yale - Molly Albrecht (Fr., Lawrence, Kan.), Susan Kim (Sr., Rockville, Md.), Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.)
400-yard medley relay — Princeton - Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.), Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.)
Swimmer of the Meet — Susan Kim, Yale
Diver of the Meet — Rachael Rosenberg, Yale
Career High Point Swimmer — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton
Career High Point Diver — Katie Olko, Brown
SECOND TEAM
50-yard freestyle — Megan Waters, Princeton / Jr., Derwood, Md.
100-yard freestyle — Emily Dominski, Yale / So., Winnetka, Ill.
200-yard freestyle — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
500-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1000-yard freestyle — Christine Kaufman, Harvard / Jr., Belmont, Mass.
1650-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
100-yard butterfly — Chiara Spinazzola, Cornell / So., Narragansett, R.I.
200-yard butterfly — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
100-yard breaststroke — Katie Meili, Columbia / Fr., Colleyville, Texas
200-yard breaststroke — Mariele Dunn, Columbia / Jr., Weston, Mass.
100-yard backstroke — Emily Dominski, Yale / So., Winnetka, Ill.
200-yard backstroke — Molly Albrecht, Yale / Fr., Lawrence, Kan.
200-yard individual medley — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
400-yard individual medley — Katherine Pickard, Harvard / Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz.
One-meter diving — Paige Meneses, Yale / Fr., St. Louis, Mo.
Three-meter diving — Melissa Gardel, Penn / Sr., Wayland, Mass.
200-yard freestyle relay — Harvard - Kelly Robinson (Fr., Hong Kong), Katy Hinkle (Jr., Alexandria, Va.), Katherine Pickard (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Ali Slack (Jr., Duluth, Ga.)
400-yard freestyle relay — Princeton - Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Meredith Monroe (So, Dallas, Texas), Alicia Aemisegger (Jr., Oreland, Pa.)
800-yard freestyle relay — Harvard - Alexandra Clarke (Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Katherine Pickard (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Catherine Zagroba (So., Ridgewood, N.J.), Kate Mills (Jr., Sacramento, Calif.)
200-yard medley relay — Princeton - Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.), Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.)
400-yard medley relay — Yale - Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Susan Kim (Sr., Rockville, Md.), Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr., Sacramento, Calif.)
First-year Katie Meili earned the first Ivy League honors of her career, as she came in second in the 100 breaststroke, in an NCAA 'B' cut and new school record time of 1:02.31. The first-year also competed in the championship finals of the 50 free and the 200 breast, along with multiple relay events.
Junior Mariele Dunn earned her honors in the 200 breaststroke, as she took second place with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 2:14.13. She also scored points for the Lions in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 100 breast.
FIRST TEAM
50-yard freestyle — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
100-yard freestyle — Megan Waters, Princeton / Jr., Derwood, Md.
200-yard freestyle — Jillian Altenburger, Princeton / So., Morristown, N.J.
500-yard freestyle — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
1000-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1650-yard freestyle — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
100-yard butterfly — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
200-yard butterfly — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
100-yard breaststroke — Susan Kim, Yale / Sr., Rockville, Md.
200-yard breaststroke — Susan Kim, Yale / Sr., Rockville, Md.
100-yard backstroke — Chiara Spinnazola, Cornell / So., Narragansett, R.I.
200-yard backstroke — Meredith Monroe, Princeton / So., Dallas, Texas
200-yard individual medley — Courtney Kilkuts, Princeton / Sr., Corona, Calif.
400-yard individual medley — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
One-meter diving — Erica Serpico, Dartmouth / So., Moorestown, N.J.
Three-meter diving — Rachael Rosenberg, Yale / So., Strongsville, Ohio
200-yard freestyle relay — Yale - Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr., Sacramento, Calif.), Andrea Clifford (Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.)
400-yard freestyle relay — Yale - Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr., Sacramento, Calif.), Joan Weaver (Fr., Sayville, N.Y.)
800-yard freestyle relay — Princeton - Jillian Altenburger (So., Morristown, N.J.), Aislinn Smalling (So., Westlake, California), Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.)
200-yard medley relay — Yale - Molly Albrecht (Fr., Lawrence, Kan.), Susan Kim (Sr., Rockville, Md.), Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.)
400-yard medley relay — Princeton - Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.), Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.)
Swimmer of the Meet — Susan Kim, Yale
Diver of the Meet — Rachael Rosenberg, Yale
Career High Point Swimmer — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton
Career High Point Diver — Katie Olko, Brown
SECOND TEAM
50-yard freestyle — Megan Waters, Princeton / Jr., Derwood, Md.
100-yard freestyle — Emily Dominski, Yale / So., Winnetka, Ill.
200-yard freestyle — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
500-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1000-yard freestyle — Christine Kaufman, Harvard / Jr., Belmont, Mass.
1650-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
100-yard butterfly — Chiara Spinazzola, Cornell / So., Narragansett, R.I.
200-yard butterfly — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
100-yard breaststroke — Katie Meili, Columbia / Fr., Colleyville, Texas
200-yard breaststroke — Mariele Dunn, Columbia / Jr., Weston, Mass.
100-yard backstroke — Emily Dominski, Yale / So., Winnetka, Ill.
200-yard backstroke — Molly Albrecht, Yale / Fr., Lawrence, Kan.
200-yard individual medley — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
400-yard individual medley — Katherine Pickard, Harvard / Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz.
One-meter diving — Paige Meneses, Yale / Fr., St. Louis, Mo.
Three-meter diving — Melissa Gardel, Penn / Sr., Wayland, Mass.
200-yard freestyle relay — Harvard - Kelly Robinson (Fr., Hong Kong), Katy Hinkle (Jr., Alexandria, Va.), Katherine Pickard (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Ali Slack (Jr., Duluth, Ga.)
400-yard freestyle relay — Princeton - Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Meredith Monroe (So, Dallas, Texas), Alicia Aemisegger (Jr., Oreland, Pa.)
800-yard freestyle relay — Harvard - Alexandra Clarke (Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Katherine Pickard (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Catherine Zagroba (So., Ridgewood, N.J.), Kate Mills (Jr., Sacramento, Calif.)
200-yard medley relay — Princeton - Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.), Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.)
400-yard medley relay — Yale - Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Susan Kim (Sr., Rockville, Md.), Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr., Sacramento, Calif.)
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