SWIMMING & DIVING

Women's Swimming & Diving: Norwich Finishes 18th At New England Championships

DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Anne-Marie Vayda capped a strong weekend by placing 10th in the 200-yard breaststroke, and leading the Norwich University women's swimming and diving team to an 18th-place finish at the New England Championships Sunday afternoon.

Vayda, who racked up Top 10 finishes in the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke events earlier in the weekend, took 10th in the 200 breaststroke with a clocking of 2 minutes, 36.89 seconds.

The Cadets amassed 62 points to finish 18th out of 22 teams. Keene State accumulated 899 points to win the team title. Bentley placed runner-up with 830 points, while Saint Michael's (514 points) finished a distant third.

Final Standings 
1.  Keene State                             899
2. Bentley                                     830
3.  Saint Michael's                        514
4.  Roger Williams                        512
5.  Western Connecticut State     486
6.  University of New England      481
7.  Eastern Connecticut State      468.5
8.  Westfield State                       434
9.  Gordon                                    316. 5
10.  Bridgewater State                 297
11.  Simmons                               251
12.  UMass-Dartmouth                 202
13.  Plymouth State                     189
14.  Assumption                           141
15.  Saint Joseph's (Conn.)          130
16.  Western New England          102
17.  St. Joseph's (Maine)              99
18.  Norwich                               62
19.  Colby-Sawyer                        54
20.  Elms                                      37
21.  Husson                                  20
22.  Regis                                     9