Saturday's Complete ResultsAs a team, the Pride finished 12th out of 72 teams at the NCAA Championships with a score of 95 points. The 12th place finish was the highest for the Springfield College women at the NCAA's since they finished 9th as a team in 1998-99.
Price, the three-time New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Swimmer of the Year, finished her illustrious career at Springfield with a third place finish in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:17.82. Arguably the finest swimmer in program history, Price qualified with the fourth-fastest time in the prelims with a time of 2:19.57. Heading into the race, Price was seeded first with the then fastest time in the country, a mark of 2:16.42.
For the second-straight day, Meg Cooney broke a school record as she finished 10th in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.20. Cooney broke the old mark set in 2003 by Megan Skinner, who owned the record with a time of 2:03.46. Cooney qualified for the consolation finals as she finished tied for 15th with a time of 2:04.78. Cooney entered the 200 back seeded 14th with a time of 2:04.37.
Springfield's 400 free relay of Kaitlin Reilly, Price, Jaclyn Van Waalwijk, and Caroline Kosciusko also raced and finished with a time 3:37.88. The group had qualified for the event with a time of 3:32.56.
Reilly also swam in the 100 free and recorded a time of 53.10. She had originally swam a time of 52.78 to qualify for the NCAA's.
John Taffe enters his 24th season in 2012-2013 as the head coach of the men's and women's swimming teams at Springfield College. Under Taffe’s leadership, the Pride has returned to its status as one of the best collegiate swimming and diving programs in Division III.Read more.
Peter Avdoulos is regarded as one of the top diving coaches in the nation, and is entering his 28th season as the diving coach for both the men's and women's programs in 2012-2013. The current NEWMAC Men's and Women's Diving Coach of the Year, Avdoulos has coached countless All-New England and All-American divers, as well as several National Champions. Read more.