Swimming coaches honored by NESCAC, Somridhivej named Men’s Swimmer of the Year

HADLEY, Mass. — The Bates males’s swimming teaching employees has been acknowledged as the very best within the NESCAC this season, senior captain Marrich Somridhivej is the convention’s Swimmer of the Year, and senior captain Max Cory wrapped up his 4 years as the very best profession point-scorer on the NESCAC Championships, as introduced Tuesday by the New England Small College Athletic Conference. 

As voted upon by their friends, Bates coaches Peter Casares, Boomer Druchniak, and Ellen Varley earned the NESCAC Men’s Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year Award for main the No. 24 nationally ranked Bobcats to their highest point-total ever on the NESCAC Championships as Bates gained a school-record 9 occasions over the weekend. The Bobcats totaled 1,041.5 factors to complete fifth total and turned in 13 All-NESCAC performances. Casares has twice gained the NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach of the Year award however that is the primary time he is earned an honor on the lads’s swimming aspect of the ledger in his 19 years at Bates. This is Druchniak’s second yr on the teaching employees and it is Varley’s first season as a Bobcat.

Somridhivej (South Windsor, Conn.) is the primary Bobcat to win the NESCAC Men’s Swimmer of the Year award. He gained two particular person occasions and was a part of three profitable relays on the NESCAC Championships. Somridhivej set NESCAC and NESCAC Meet Records within the 50 and 100-yard breaststroke occasions. His 50 breaststroke time (23.87 seconds) is the quickest in NCAA Division III historical past. Somridhivej additionally contributed to the Bates 200-yard freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay, every of which broke the NESCAC and NESCAC Meet Records. The Bates 200-yard medley relay additionally set a brand new NCAA Division III report with a time of 1:25.57 on Saturday. 

Cory (Dublin, Calif.) is the primary Bobcat to earn the NESCAC Men’s Career High-Point Swimmer Award. He gained the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle, whereas inserting fifth within the 100 butterfly this season. He additionally contributed to all 4 Bates relay victories. Cory was a part of three relays that established new NESCAC and NESCAC Meet Records (200 freestyle, 200 medley, and 400 medley) and his time within the 100 freestyle (42.92 seconds) is a NESCAC Meet Record. Cory completed this yr’s convention championships with 89 factors and tallied 321.5 factors in his profession, probably the most amongst graduating seniors within the convention.

Next up for Bates is the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, taking place March 18-21 in Indianapolis on the IU Natatorium. Cory is the defending nationwide champion and present Division III record-holder within the 100-yard freestyle.