Swim And Dive Opens The Season At Dwelling In opposition to Vermont

BOSTON — The Northeastern girls’s swimming and diving crew begins its season Saturday, Oct. 4 at residence towards Vermont. The occasion will start at 10 a.m. in Barletta Natatorium and shall be accessible on FloCollege. 

The meet is is free admission for all spectators. The crew has devoted this meet to Breast Cancer Awareness month, the ladies shall be honoring family members and celebrating survivors. 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW:

1. CAPTAINING THE SHIP: Senior Kotoko Blair, senior Mary Nordmann and senior Teagan Osga have been named captains of the 2025-26 squad by head coach Roy Coates. The trio will lead a squad that completed fourth on the 2025 CAA Championships. The captains and the remainder of the Huskies can have three alternatives to compete at residence this yr, beginning with Vermont, then New Hampshire (Dec. 6) and at last Stony Brook (Jan. 24). This meet marks the fifth consecutive assembly between Vermont and Northeastern, with the Huskies securing the win within the final 4. 
2. COACHES CORNER: Diving coach Lauren Colby returns for her twelfth season with the Huskies. Colby introduced residence the 2025 CAA Diving Coach of the Year for the third straight season, changing into the fifth coach in CAA historical past to win three yearly diving awards. In this primary meet of the season, Colby and the Huskies face her Alma mater, Vermont. During her time at Vermont, she was a two-time crew captain (2010-12) and earned probably the most improved diver award in 2012. Colby additionally earned the Vermont Diver of the Year award in 2009 and was a four-time America East Conference Diver of the Week throughout her profession. Head coach, Roy Coates, returns for his thirty third season teaching the Huskies. In 2023-24, Roy recorded his 2 hundredth profession win.
3. NEW DAWGS: Northeastern enters the 2025-26 season with nearly half of a brand new roster. The Huskies welcome eleven new faces to the crew this season. Two of those newcomers are divers, Kailyn Aquino and Tyler Ostrom. They arrive to campus from seven totally different states and three international locations. 

After this weekend, the Huskies will compete on the University of Rhode Island on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 12 p.m.