Women's Swimming & Diving Announces Incoming Recruits
7/23/2014 11:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
NEW YORK – The defending Ivy League dual-meet champion Columbia women's swimming and diving team, announced its versatile incoming class or the 2014-15 season on Thursday, July 17. The Lions will welcome a total of 10 student-athletes to Morningside Heights, including six swimmers and four divers.
"Caroline [Lukins] and I are very excited about the potential our incoming swimmers bring to Columbia,” said acting head coach Michael Sabala. “We expect them to be bold and to contribute immensely in the classroom, in the community, and at the pool. Gordon [Spencer] has done excellent work to bring in four of the brightest, most talented diving student-athletes in the history of the program. It's going to be an excellent Columbia career for each of these ten young women."
Class of 2018
BROOKE BERNARDIN – (Diver)
Hometown: Arlington, Mass.
High School: Arlington
Club Team: Charles River Diving
CHRISTINA FRIAS – (Swimmer)
Hometown: Riverside, Conn.
High School: Greenwich
Club Team: Greenwich YMCA Marlins
KELCIE GERSON – (Swimmer)
Hometown: Aspen, Colo.
High School: Aspen
Club Team: Aspen Swim Club
CHLOE HACKER – (Diver)
Hometown: Tempe, Ariz.
High School: Corona del Sol
Club Team: Tuscon Diving Team
CHAPMAN HUGHES – (Swimmer)
Hometown: Charlotte Latin School
High School: Charlotte, N.C.
Club Team: Swim Mac Carolina
NICOLE PAPSCO – (Swimmer)
Hometown: Northport, N.Y.
High School: Northport
Club Team: Hauppauge Athletic Association
MADDIE PUJADAS – (Swimmer)
Hometown: Bryn Mawr, Pa.
High School: The Baldwin School
Club Team: Suburban Seahawk Club
KATHLEEN O'ROURKE – (Swimmer)
Hometown: Lawrenceville, N.J.
High School: Lawrence
Club Team: Eastern Express Swim Team
GABBY RAMIL – (Diver)
Hometown: Freemont, Calif.
High School: Saint Francis
Club Team: Santa Clara Diving Club
ISABEL WEISS- (Diver)
Hometown: Hotchkiss, Colo.
High School: Hotchkiss
Club Team: Green Rip Diving
