De Pree Named MAAC Swimmer & Rookie Of The Week

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Natasha De Pree earned the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) ladies’s swimmer and rookie of the week awards following her efficiency in opposition to Bryant University final Saturday. The freshman picked up wins in three occasions plus a further victory as a member of the 400 free relay staff.

De Pree paced the Stags in opposition to the Bulldogs by profitable three freestyle occasions. She opened with a victory within the 800 free by finishing the space in 9:10.05. She adopted up with the highest time within the 200 free, clocking in at 2:04.80. In the 400 free, De Pree touched the wall with a time of 4:25.78.

She capped her day by main off Fairfield’s 400 free relay staff which took the highest spot by clocking in at 3:59.19, becoming a member of teammates Ayva Christie, Holly Rahurahu, and Lauren Patalano for the win.

The efficiency in opposition to Bryant follows a record-setting day on the Fairfield Invitational one week earlier as De Pree set the college normal within the 800 free (9:06.91) along with profitable the 100 free (59.28).

The Fairfield University males’s and girls’s swimming and diving packages, below Head Coach Jake Lichter, will proceed their season with a twin meet at Providence College on Saturday, October 18. Diving is scheduled for 11 am with swimming occasions following at 1 pm.