2024 Little East Championships
- February 15-18, 2024
- Wellesley, Mass.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Championship Central
- Full Results (PDF)
Courtesy: Little East Conference
Women’s Recap
WELLESLEY, Mass. – Eastern Connecticut State University won its first-ever Little East Conference (LEC) women’s swimming & diving championship Sunday, having totaled 805 points over four days of competition at the Boston Sports Institute and Babson College. The Warriors’ victory ended a 16-year title reign for Keene State College, which finished third with 780 points.
Bridgewater State University was the team runner-up with 786 points, while the University of New England (533 points) and Westfield State University (324 points. ) rounded out the top-five of the team standings.
Warriors’ head coach Sarit Gluz was named the 2024 LEC Coach of the Year after leading Eastern Connecticut to its best-ever LEC championship finish. Eastern’s Tasha Frisch took the top of the podium in the 100 IM with her time of 1:04.05, while the Warriors’ 400 freestyle relay comprised of Mya Brody, Camille Attle, Allison Ronan and Ava Wheeler placed second in the final event of the women’s meet to secure the team title.
Rhode Island College’s Anna Vygoder was voted the 2024 LEC Swimmer of the Year, making her the first in program history to receive the LEC’s top honor. She won the 200 breaststroke Sunday night with a time of 2:35.99. That win completed a sweep of the breaststroke events for Vygoder.
University of New England freshman Mic Hujus was voted the 2024 Rookie Swimmer of the Year. She opened the final night’s competition with a winning time of 53.77 seconds in the 100 freestyle, and later claimed the gold medal in the 50 backstroke with a LEC-recod time of 27.84 seconds. Her UNE teammate, Adria Horton claimed the top of the podium in the 1,650 freestyle, posting a first-place time of 18:57.96.
Western Connecticut’s Emily Kiernan won the gold medal in the 200 butterfly in 2:19.50, which was just ahead of BSU’s Hannah Geoffrion’s second-place time of 2:20.01.
Men’s Recap
WELLESLEY, Mass. – For the third time in as many seasons, Bridgewater State University is the Little East Conference (LEC) men’s swimming & diving champion, having totaled 955 points over four days of competition at the Boston Sports Institute and Babson College.
Eastern Connecticut State University edged out Keene State College for second place by just two points; the Warriors racked up 836 points to the Owls’ 834 points. Plymouth State University placed fourth with 424 points, while Western Connecticut State University was fifth with 282 points.
BSU’s Aaron Fowler was voted the 2024 LEC Swimmer of the Year and Rookie Swimmer of the Year. Bears’ head coach Mike Caruso repeated as the LEC Coach of the Year. Fowler won his third individual title of the meet Sunday night by capturing the 200 butterfly championship in a LEC record time of 1:56.20
BSU’s Jirat Saengthong opened the final night’s competition with a LEC-record performance in the 100 freestyle, winning with a time of 47.64 seconds. Fellow Bear Connor Young followed with a winning time of 17:19.06 in the mile. The Bears’ 400 freestyle relay capped the night with a LEC-record and gold medal time of 3:11.03.
Plymouth State’s Lyden Fogg was victorious in the 50 backstroke with his time of 25.56 seconds. Eastern Connecticut’s Sam Hurlburt won the 200 breaststroke in 2:11.27. Keene State’s Aaron Turgeon was the victor in the final individual event of the meet, taking the 100 IM title in a LEC-record time of 53.39 seconds.