Pirates Announce Annual Team Awards

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina ladies’s swimming and diving staff has introduced its annual end-of-season staff awards after ending the 12 months with a twin meet document of 8-3 and a third-place end on the American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.

Frida Zuniga was named the staff’s Most Outstanding Diver after incomes NCAA Second Team All-American honors, tallying 16 occasion wins and setting program data within the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform dives. She was additionally an American All-Conference performer with three A finalist appearances and led all divers within the American Conference Championship with 96 factors whereas setting a convention championship document within the platform (319.75) and have become the primary diver to win all three particular person occasions on the American Conference Championship. She completed her illustrious Pirate profession undefeated in residence occasions and tallied 160 common season factors that included 20 prime three finishes and was named American Conference Diver of the Week 5 occasions.

Carlie Clements earned Most Outstanding Swimmer after incomes all-conference honors and making two A finalist and one B finalist appearances. She set program data within the 50 free, 100 free, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay. The CSCAA National Invitational qualifier additionally set an ECU Pool Record within the 400 medley relay. In the common season, she totaled 120 factors with 18 prime three finishes and 9 occasion wins. Clements ranks first all-time in program historical past within the 100 and 200 backstroke, first in 50 free, first in 100 free and fifth all-time within the 200 free.

Elena Dinehart was named the staff’s most improved swimmer after scoring 148 factors and securing 21 prime three completed with 12 occasion wins within the common season. Dinehart was a CSCAA National Invitational Qualifier and scored 73 factors on the American Conference Championship with three A finalist appearances. She set program data within the 200 and 400 free relays and is third all-time at ECU within the 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 particular person medley.

Kinsley Baker was tabbed the staff’s most improved diver after scoring 32 factors and securing 5 prime three finishes in the course of the common season. Baker recorded 29 factors with one B finalist and two C finalist appearances on the American Conference Championship and was an NCAA Zone Qualifier. She is second all-time at ECU within the championship format platform, fifth all-time within the platform and seventh all-time within the 1-meter.

Freshman Tanith Mueller earned Most Outstanding Newcomer honors after tallying 154 factors to go along with 21 prime three finishes and 13 occasion wins within the common season. Mueller captured 58 factors with two A finalist and one B finalist look on the American Conference Championship. She set this system document within the 400 medley relay and set this system freshman document within the 100 butterfly whereas attaining ECU Pool data within the 200 butterfly and 400 medley relay. Mueller was named the American Conference Freshman of the Week and likewise certified for the CSCAA National Invitational. She is tied for second all-time at ECU within the 100 butterfly whereas rating third all-time within the 200 butterfly, eighth all-time within the 1650-meter and ninth all-time within the 400 particular person medley.