Wildcats Open New Swim Season at Vermont (Oct. 18, 1pm, AE TV)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (topic to alter)
•200 Med Relay
•1000 free
•200 free
•100 Back
•100 Breast
•200 fly
•50 free
•1 meter diving
•100 free
•200 again
•200 breast
•500 free
•100 fly
•3 meter Diving
•200 IM
•400 Free Relay

•UNH was chosen No. 1 within the America East Preseason Coaches Poll, which was launched Sept. 24. With 35 factors (5 first-place votes), the Wildcats have been chosen forward of preseason No. 2 Vermont (28 factors, 1 first-place vote). READ MORE.

•The Wildcats return quite a few standouts from final season’s championship staff. That contains America East Championship Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet and Rookie of the Meet Lydia Hart (Cornwall, Ontario), the primary convention swimmer to earn each honors since 2014, and junior Grace Blume (Dedham, Mass.), the Diver of the Meet who gained the 1-meter competitors and positioned second within the 3-meter.

•Senior Audrey Mahoney (Downers Grove, Ill.) was named the 2024-25 America East Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year, which was the sixth straight season a member of the UNH swimming and diving staff has gained the consideration. A well being administration & coverage main, Mahoney was named to the America East All-Academic staff for the second straight season. She captured AE Championship gold within the 100 free and bronze within the 50 free and 200 free, whereas she was a key member of each free relay wins (400 free, 800 free).

 

•Senior Carolyn Nelson (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) was chosen a staff captain for the second straight season. She is joined by Mahoney and junior Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.).

 

•One 12 months in the past immediately, the Wildcats gained 11 of the 16 occasions and defeated UVM, 183-117, within the season opener at Swasey Pool. Over 140 alumni, together with household, associates, and school, crammed Swasey Pool past seating capability for the house opener towards UVM, the 2024 AE champions. The occasion was a part of the biggest swim and dive reunion, celebrating over 30 years of excellence beneath head coach Josh Willman. Alumni from the courses of ’96 by means of ’23 have been in attendance, together with UNH Hall of Famers like Denise Leckenby, Lauren McCandless, Ian Smith, and different program report holders. 

 

•Willman, who’s the America East Conference’s most extremely embellished coach, gained his twenty second profession Coach of the Year award in 2025. He has been chosen America East Coach of the Year a league-record 18 occasions and ECAC Coach of the Year 4 occasions.

 

•Nicole Benson returned to this system in August. Benson is in her third stint with the ‘Cats; she was a volunteer assistant coach beneath Willman from 2004-11 earlier than returning as a volunteer assistant for the 2018 season. She was a part of three UNH America East Championships: 2013, 2014 and 2018. Benson, a standout swimmer on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, most just lately coached at Phillips Exeter Academy. READ MORE.

 

NEXT UP • FAMILY WEEKEND VS CCSU, OCT. 24 (5PM) & OCT. 25 (11AM)

•The UNH swimming and diving staff opens the house portion of its season when it welcomes Central Connecticut State to Swasey Pool for Family Weekend. The Wildcats and Blue Devils sq. off Friday, Oct. 24, at 5pm and full the two-day meet Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11am. The meet will likely be stay streamed on America East TV.

 

BASIC NEEDS COAT DRIVE – FAMILY WEEKEND VS CCSU

• In partnership with the Basic Needs Support program, UNH Athletics is in search of winter clothes donations from followers throughout Family Weekend. Volunteers will likely be amassing gently used (in good situation) or new coats in addition to new hats, gloves or scarves within the Field House foyer in the course of the UNH/CCSU meet. READ MORE.