Wells Swim Team

Open House Dates

2011-09-20T12:06:00.000-07:00

If you are interested in visiting and are unsure about when...here are some OPEN HOUSE dates.

Saturday, October 29th (Swim Team will be competing at Bard @ Simon's Rock)
Sunday, November 13th

During your visit, you will be able to go on a campus tour, talk with an admission's counselor, meet me and the team and possibly stay overnight with a swimmer.

Email/call me if you would like to visit one of those dates or another time.

We all look forward to meeting YOU!

A Familiar Face

2011-09-20T11:52:00.000-07:00

I would like to officially announce the Wells College Swim Team Assistant Swim Coach, Kelsey Stafford. Kelsey is a Wells graduate of 2010. She is originally from Colorado and we are all excited to have her back in New York!

Kelsey started her swimming career as a distance freestyler however towards the end of her college years she decided to switch gears and focus her attention towards the breaststroke and IM events. During her 4 years she earned Rookie of the Year Award, the Express Award (leadership and sportsmanship) twice and was voted as captain for two years. Kelsey was also part of the team who earned 2nd place at the first NEAC Championships.

Visit Wells College

2011-07-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

The Wells College Admission's department is holding Information Sessions throughout the summer. You will be able to go on a campus tour, meet with an admission's counselor and meet me for breakfast or lunch. Below are the dates:

July 22nd and 23rd*
*I will not be available on the 23rd

August 5th, 6th, 19th and 20th

If you are interested in visiting during one of the dates above please email me at pgeorge@wells.edu If you are not able to visit during one of those date, that is okay too. Just send me a date when you are free and I can set up the rest.

We are excited to meet you!

2011 Commencement

2011-06-12T12:43:00.000-07:00

For the past 5 years, Commencement has been held on the lawn of the Aurora Inn with the beautiful Cayuga Lake in the background. And this year's Commencement was no different.

Hunter Harris graduated with a degree in Economics. Hunter only swam for the team for one season however he was able to put his name on the All Wells Top Ten Times in 5 individual (50 FR, 100/200 BA, 100 BR and 200 IM) and 3 relays (2oo/400/800 FR Relay).

Emily Northrup earned Cum Laude with a degree in Mathematics. She also graduated in just 3 years! Emily only swam for one season, her senior year, but she made such a positive impact on the team. Her specialty was backstroke and sprint freestyle.

Mike Scharvella earned his degree in Mathematical and Physical Sciences with a focus on Mathematics. Mike has swam on the team for all four years. He was one of the first swimmers to join the men's team and has always been on the All Wells Top Ten Times. He currently holds the 200 BA, 400/800 FR relay and 200/400 Medley relay. He is also on the list for 7 other individual events.

Congratulations to the Class of 2011!

Athletic Ceremony

2011-06-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

Congratulation to all the award recipients...

Gabby Spencer - Most Valuable Swimmer
Drew Teter - Most Valuable Swimmer
Britta Kilbourn - Rookie of the Year
Matt Sleezer - Rookie of the Year
Idolyn Villiotti - Express Award
Chris Guard - Express Award
Taylor Dunn - Most Valuable Player for Golf

NEAC CONFERENCE RUNNER UP!!!

2011-03-15T13:28:00.000-07:00

Women's Scores
Gallaudet University 565
Cazenovia College 372
Wells College 347
SUNY Coblskill 301
College of Saint Elizabeth 197
SUNY IT 48

Men's Scores
Gallaudet University 502
Wells College 428
SUNY IT 348
Cazenovia College 274
SUNY Cobleskill 162

Day 3 NEAC Championships

2011-03-11T12:57:00.000-08:00

Day 3 of championships is probably the hardest day of all 3 days, the swimmers are physically and emotionally tired. With that said, the entire team had many PB and a few more broken records!The first event was the women's 200 BA where Idolyn Villiotti (JR) earned 2nd place (2:34.68). Mike Scharvella (SR) broke his own record by 2 seconds and earned 3rd place (2:23.06). Hunter Harris (SR) also had a PB placing 5th (2:37.81).

Gabby Spencer (FR) became conference champion in the 100 FR (1:01.82) while her team-mate Molly Heslin (FR) earned 8th with a PB (1:12.30).

Matt Sleezer (FR) was also a conference champion in the 100 FR (50.84) as well as breaking his own Wells record by almost a full second. His team-mates Taylor Dunn (FR) came in 6th (54.27) and Elvis Okumu (FR) came in 11th (1:00.82).

In the 200 BR Erika Bareiss (SO) earned 4th place (3:10.71). Drew Teter (JR) who normally swims fly earned 2nd place and a PB (2:36.34).

Caitlin Farris (JR) swim the 200 butterfly for the first time every at championships. Farris was even able to drop 8 seconds from Prelims earning 3rd place. Dan Schilling (SO) became a conference champion in the 200 Fly with a PB (2:24.24).

The final event for the 3 day championship was the 400 FR Relay. Swimmers, fans and coaches were all on the feet to cheer in the excitment of the final event. The women's A relay included Idolyn Villiotti (JR), Britta Kilbourn (FR), Erika Bareiss (SO) and Gabby Spencer (FR) earned 2nd place with a PB (4:15.16). The women's B Relay included Emily Northrup (SR), Molly Heslin (FR), Caitlin Farris (JR) and Gwenn Lillie (SO) earned 9th place.

The men's A relay including Drew Teter (JR), Mike Scharvella (SR), Taylor Dunn (FR) and Matt Sleezer (FR) earned 2nd place and only .19 away from 1st place. This relay also broke the Wells record (3:30.87). The men's B relay including Elvis Okumu (FR), Chris Guard (JR), Hunter Harris (SR) and Dan Schilling (SO) earned 7th place!

Day 2 NEAC Championships

2011-03-03T17:13:00.000-08:00

The Wells swimming teams had a great first day with four 1st place finishes, one 2nd place finish, two 3rd place finishes and 3 Wells records broken! On to day TWO where the PB and broken records continue.

Idolyn Villiotti (JR), Erika Bareiss (SO), Gabby Spencer (FR) and Britta Kilbourn (FR) started out the day with a win in the 200 Medley relay (2:09.21) for the ladies. The men's team followed with a 2nd place win (1:49.73) with Mike Scharvella (SR), Drew Teter (JR), Dan Schilling (SO) and Matt Sleezer (FR).

Chris Guard (JR) continued the success in the 400 IM where he earned 1st place by 9 seconds, earned a PB by 36 seconds and broke the Wells record by 15 seconds earning a time of 4:55.68.

The men's team grabbed some more points in the 100 fly where Drew Teter (JR) took 1st (57.70), Dan Schilling (SO) took 2nd (59.30) and Taylor Dunn (FR) took 3rd place (1:01.55).

Britta Kilbourn (FR) earned 2nd place in the 200 FR with a PB (2:21.18) and her team-mate Gwenn Lillie (SO) earned 6th place (2:29.96).

Erika Bareiss earned 3rd place in the 100 BR (1:26.45) while her team-mate earned 9th place and a PB (1:33.10). Hunter Harris (SR) also earned 3rd place with a PB (1:16.71).

The Wells team did very well in the 100 BA event with Gabby Spencer (FR) placing 1st (1:07.73), Idolyn Villiotti (JR) placing 2nd (1:09.63), Sarah Sherboneau (SO) placing 9th (1:26.95) and Emily Northrup placing 11th (1:31.74). On the men's side, Matt Sleezer (FR) earned a PB, a Wells record and earning 2nd place (1:01.64). His team-mate, Mike Scharvella (SR) earned 3rd place (1:03.71).]

Day 1 NEAC Championship

2011-03-02T10:17:00.000-08:00

The Swim Team had a great season and an even better taper and it shows through their performances in Day 1 of the 3 day NEAC Championships.

The men's team started off the day with a very exciting race in the 200 FR relay. They earned 2nd place and was only behind the winning team by .70. This race also earned the men's team's first broken record of the meet.

Next event was the 500 FR where Britta Kilbourn (FR) had a PB by 8 seconds (6:26.31) and placed 4th while her team-mate placed 5th. Chris Guard (JR) had an amazing swim where he took off 8 seconds in Prelims and then another 12 seconds at Finals (5:37.03) to earn 3rd place as well as breaking the Wells record by 3 seconds.

Idolyn Villiotti (JR) had her best swim of the season in the 200 IM (2:37.23) placing her 3rd at the meet while her team-mate Caitlin Farris (JR) placed 11th. Drew Teter earned a PB by 4 seconds (2:12.29) earning 1st place at championships and 2nd on the top ten times at Wells. His team-mates Dan Schilling (SO) place 3rd with a PB (2:17.95) and Hunter Harris (SR) place 5th with a PB (2:32.82).

The final individual event for the day was the 50 FR. Gabby Spencer (FR) was seated first in the meet and held her spot both in Prelims and Finals with a time of 26.97. Gabby already broke our 20 year old record back in the Fall. Her team-mate Erika Bareiss (SO) also swam this event and earned 2nd and Sarah Sherboneau (JR) placed 12th. Matt Sleezer (FR) was also fighting for 1st in the 50 FR and place 2nd in finals only .03 behind. Sleezer earned a PB and broke the Wells record.

Women's 400 Medley Relay earning 2nd place - Idolyn Villiotti (JR), Erika Bareiss (SO), Gabby Spencer (JR) and Britta Kilbourn (FR).

Men's 400 Medley Relay earning 2nd place - Mike Scharvella (SR), Drew Teter (JR), Dan Schilling (SO) and Matt Sleezer (FR).

NEAC Athlete of the Week!

2011-02-02T12:39:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Drew Teter (JR) for earning NEAC Athlete of the Week for his winning performance against Cazenovia College.

"Drew Teter (Campbell, N.Y.) was selected as the NEAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Student-Athlete of the Week for his three first place finishes in their 50-49 victory over Cazenovia College. Teter, a Junior for the Wells College Express, finished first in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:23.33, first in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:14.67, and helped lead his medley relay team to first with a time of 1:56.55".

Time to Celebrate...

2011-02-01T18:41:00.000-08:00

The entire team came over my house to celebrate a great meet against Cazenovia and the conclusion of J-term and doubles!

The team will leave on Thursday, February 17th for our 3 day championships at SUNY Cobleskill where the men's team will defend their conference champion title from last season and the women's team is looking to avenge their 2nd place finish.

Wells WINS

2011-01-30T18:22:00.000-08:00

On Saturday the Wells Swim Team drove a short distance over to Gevena to swim against William Smith and Cazenovia College. Last year, the women's Cazenovia team won NEAC Championships but they were not victorious at this meet. Wells went into this meet with a disadvantage, not having any divers to aid in points but we prevailed!

Both teams started out the meet with a good foot by winning the first event, 200 medley relay. The women continued to win 6 other events. Britta Kilbourn (FR) won all 3 of her events, including the 200 medley relay, 1000 FR and 500 FR. Kilbourn had a PB in the 1000 by almost 30 seconds. Gabby Spencer (FR) also won all 3 of her events including the 200 medley relay, 200 IM and 100 FR. Spencer also earned the title of being the 4th fastest swimmer ever at Wells in the 200 IM with a time of 2:29.68. She is now only 4 seconds away from taking down ANOTHER 20 YEAR OLD RECORD!

On the men's side, Chris Guard (JR) won 2 events including the 100 FLY and 500 FR. Mike Scharvella (SR) and Hunter Harris (SR) earned 1st and 2nd place respectively in the 100 BA. Matt Sleezer (FR) won the 50 FR by a close .3 seconds!

TENSE MOMENT OF THE MEET

3 meter diving was complete and both our teams NEEDED to win the 100 BR in order to win the meet. I spoke to all 4 swimmers, putting the pressure on their shoulders. The women's team was up first and Erika Bareiss (SO) was up for the challenge. She not only won the event but earned a PB. Bareiss was also a part of the wining 200 medley relay.

Now, it was time for the men's team to do their part. Drew Teter (JR) is mostly a fly/IMER but today he was swimming the 100 BR. He earned a PB, 4th place on the top ten times and won the event! Teter was also part of the winning 200 Medley relay team as well as winning the 200 IM.

FINAL SCORE
Women
Wells 51 CAZ 48
Men
Wells 50 CAZ 49

The team had an exciting final meet of the season. Next stop is NEAC CHAMPIONSHIPS!

NEAC Swimmer of the Week

2011-01-18T09:13:00.000-08:00

"Erika Bareiss (Clinton, NY) was selected as the NEAC Women’s Swimming and Diving Student-Athlete of the Week for her three first place finishes while adding three second place finishes and a fourth place finish for her Wells College Express in their dual meets against Marywood and Buffalo State. Bareiss, a sophomore, finished first in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 1:07.93, first in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:29.36, and first in the 200 yard freestyle relay in a time of 2:00.09 in the dual meet against Marywood. In the meet agains Buffalo State, she finished second in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 3:13.38, second in the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 2:11.13, second in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:57.46, and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 30.81."

Congratulations Erika!

Senior Meet

2011-01-13T08:45:00.000-08:00

All the swimmers have been back in the pool since January 3rd. They have been working hard with doubles and dryland. Yesterday, January 14th was our first meet of the new year. It was also our Senior Meet.

Hunter Harris joined this team in the beginning of this season. Hunter is an Economics major and plans to go on to graduate school. He has made a great impression on this team as well as putting his name up on the All Wells Top Ten Times. He is 8th in the 50 FR, 5th in the 100 BA and 10th in the 100 BR. At today's meet he took off 2 seconds in his 100 BA.

Mike Scharvella has been on this team since his freshmen year. Mike is majoring in Math Education and plans to go to graduate school and become a Math teacher. He has been our backstroker ever since his first meet. He holds the 500 FR, 100/200 BA records and is part of the 400/800 FR relays and 200/400 Medley Relays. He is also on the top ten list in 5 other individual events.

Congratulations to both our Seniors and GOOD LUCK!!!

The Aurora Polar Bear Plunge

2011-01-01T10:32:00.000-08:00

Every year on the first of the year everyone from the town of Aurora and neighboring towns go to the church on the lake in Aurora, NY. Today, at 11am sharp about 50 people joined Carolyn (class of '74, Aurora homeowner and assistant swim coach) and Kelsey (class of 2010, from Colorado and previous swim team captain) to take the plunge into the chilly Cayuga Lake. T.J. a Wells alums has been sponsoring this event for almost 20 years.

Below are some of the pictures..

Carolyn coming out of the lake... VERY COLD!

Carolyn and Kelsey

Delhi Meet

2010-12-08T06:40:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, December 4th we drove to SUNY Delhi for the Invitational meet with 13 other colleges. It was a very long meet (9 hours) however we were still able to perform.

In the 200 medley relay, Dan Schilling (SO) was able to break the 26 second marker in his 50 fly (25.79.) and Matt Sleezer (FR) broke earned a 22.85 which is the 2nd time he has earned a 22 in the 50 FR. Schilling also placed 5th in the 100 FLY (1:03.77). Sleezer also place 4th in both of his events 50 FR (23.) and 100 FR (53.25).

Chris Guard (JR) took off 2 minutes in his 1650 (21:52.02) and placed 5th out of 11 swimmers.

Gabby Spencer (FR) had a very successful meet by winning both of her individual events, the 50 (26.82) and 100 FR (1:01.47).

Our newest member, Hunter Harris (SR) earned a higher spot on the Top Ten List in the 50 FR with a time of 25.85. Harris also bettered is 100 BR by 5 seconds (1:24.49) and swam the 100 BA (1:14.05) for the first time this season.

Drew Teter (JR) placed first in the 200 IM (2:19.37) and 5th in the 500 FR (5:51.61).

Molly Heslin (FR) took off 2 seconds in her 100 FR bringing it down to a 1:15.53 and placing 18th. Chris Mahar (FR) also took off 3 seconds in his 100 FR (1:07.43).

Taylor Dunn (FR) swam the 500 FR for the first time and earned 7th place with a time of 6:08.88.

In a dramatic finish, the women place 3rd in the 200 FR relay (1:58.03) - Villiotti (JR), Lillie (SO), Kilbourn (FR), and Spencer (FR).

Swim Ceremony

2010-12-01T11:37:00.000-08:00

50FR Record Video

2010-12-01T11:32:00.000-08:00

NEAC Athletes of the Week!

2010-11-23T08:40:00.000-08:00

The Wells EXPRESS

The Express Swimming Teams have been fortunate enough to have not 1 but 2 swimmers earning NEAC Athlete of the Week.

Both swimmers earned this honor from their performances at our last meet against SUNY Cobleskill (11/18/10). Gabby Spencer placed first in the 50 FR (and broke the 20 year record), 100 BA and was part of the 400 FR relay team. Dan Schilling placed first in the 400 IM (broke his own record) and was part of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams.

Congratulations to both swimmers!

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

Upcoming post:
Delhi Meet

20 YEAR RECORD BROKEN

2010-11-19T10:39:00.000-08:00

From Left to Right: Gwenn Lillie (SO), Emily Northrup (SR), Caitlin Farris (JR), Molly Heslin (FR), Britta Kilbourn (FR), Gina Laungani (SO), Gabby Spencer (FR) and Idolyn Villiotti (JR)

Gabby Spencer (FR) broke the 20 year old 50 FR record with style. Spencer came in first in the 50 FR (26.35), 100 BA (1:09.57) and with Idolyn Villiotti (JR), (SO) and Gwenn LillieBritta Kilbourn (FR) earned 1st in the 200 FR Relay. Spencer also led this relay and broke the 1:00 marker and is the 7th fastest Wells female swimmer to ever swim at Wells!

The team called Kilbourn's last stroke a "Phelps Finish" to touch out the competition by a mere .05! Kilbourn also place 2nd in the 500 FR.

The men's team had a great meet as well with their first win of the season against SUNY Cobleskill! Dan Schilling (SO) and Chris Guard (JR) dominated the 400 IM. Schilling broke his own record from championship last season by a second (5:10.86).

Drew Teter (JR) is normally a sprinter and flyer tried the 500 freestyle and came within 5 seconds of breaking the record from his team-mate.

From Left to Right: Mike Scharvella (SR), Chris Guard (JR), Drew Teter (JR), Hunter Harris (SR), Taylor Dunn (FR), Elvis Okumu (FR), Chris Mahar (FR), Matt Sleezer (FR) and Dan Schilling (SO)

*more pictures to follow

Happy Birthday Emily!!!

2010-11-15T06:42:00.000-08:00

Hour of Power Relay

2010-11-15T06:35:00.000-08:00

On Thursday, November 11th the Wells Swim Team joined over 130 college, HS and club swim teams in this powerful event. It is called the Hour of Power Relay. A Carleton College swimmer past away from Sarcoma Cancer. This is cancer is a rare soft tissue disease that affect people in their early 20's. His team-mates did not want to ever forget his memory so they have created this event.

It is an hour of relays. Everyone must sprint each time they enter the water but at the same time making sure that each lane is on the same lap. Carleton's swim team's quote is "Leave it in the Pool". And that is what the Wells swim team did! We raised over $100 and we were even able to get some non-swim team students to participate even me!

The swim team was excited to be a part of such a great event and to raise money and awareness to this great cause.

Hopefully next year YOU will be able to join us!

Happy Birthday Chris!

2010-11-14T17:48:00.000-08:00

We have a fun tradition for birthdays. First you swim through big waves made from team-mates and kickboards then you jump into a stretched out cap!

Below is the video and picture!

MORE Broken Records!

2010-11-11T10:42:00.001-08:00

On Wednesday, November 10th The Wells Express went against the Utica Pioneers.

The men's team attacked the record board once again! Matt Sleezer (FR) broke the 100 FR record (51.90) and with Drew Teter (JR), Taylor Dunn (FR) and Dan Schilling (SO) broke the 200 FR record by a whole second (1:36.50)!

On the women's side, a 20 year old record was almost broke by Gabby Spencer (FR). She was only off .02. This was a best time for Spencer and I am positive she will break this record! Spencer also came in 1st place in the 50 FR, 100 Fly and she was part of the 200 FR relay team with Idolyn Villiotti (JR), Britta Kilbourn (FR) and Gwenn Lillie (SO).

Britta Kilbourn is a freshmen here at Wells and has had a great season with her freestyle events. Each time she swims she has taken off time. She has already taken off 9 seconds in the 200 FR and 3 seconds in the 100 FR. I am sure you will be hearing a lot more about Kilbourn in the upcoming posts.

Pictures will be uploaded shortly.

Upcoming posts:
Hour of Power Relay
Delhi Invite results

200 Fly Record Shattered!

2010-11-11T10:28:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, November 6th the Wells Express went against the Golden Eagles of SUNY Brockport. We put up a good fight however in the end the Eagles prevailed over the Express.

Drew Teter (JR) broke the Wells College Record in the 200 Fly by 6 seconds (2:21.20) placing him first in that event. The previous record holder Dan Schilling (SO) earned 3rd place and only a second off his PB. Teter also placed first in the 100 Fly (59.33) later on in the meet.

Mike Scharvella (SR) was able to place 2nd in the 100 BA (1:04.63) with team-mate Matt Sleezer (FR) on his heals placing 3rd (1:05.31).

Idolyn Villiotti (JR) placed 2nd in the 100 BA (1:13.42). Gabby Spencer (FR) placed 3rd in the 200 IM (2:34.68).

Upcoming posts:
Utica update
Hour of Power Relay

NEAC Athlete of the Week!

2010-11-05T12:42:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to our very own Idolyn Villiotti who earned NEAC Athlete of the Week for her performance at SUNY IT.

She won all 3 of her events including the 50 FR (28.95), 100 BA (1:12.57) and she lead off the winning 200 FR relay (2:00.32).

Congratulations Idolyn!

Wells College Record Broken!

2010-11-04T09:59:00.000-07:00

We had a fantastic meet on Friday, October 29th against SUNY IT. The women had a dominating performances by wining all events and ended with a score of 102 to 13.

The men's team also had a great meet. We did not have our full roster of 8 men and only showed up with 6 against 9 SUNY IT swimmers. Throughout the whole meet Wells was up in points but we didn't have enough swimmers to complete the meet with a relay and IT won the meet. With that said we had some excellent races.

Matt Sleezer (FR) from Gloversville, NY broke the 50 FR record by .6 seconds and brought the time down to 23.25. Below is the video of the race.

Taylor Dunn (FR) had an excellent meet earning his place on the All Wells Top Ten Time List. He is now on there for 3 events, 200 FR (3rd), 100 FLY (4th) and 200 Medley Relay (4th). Drew Teter (JR) and Dan Schilling (SO) held there spots on the top ten list but with faster times.

Thank-You to all the Family who showed up to cheer on the EXPRESS!!!!

Upcoming Blog Posts:
Birthday Swim
SUNY Brockport Results

Red vs. White

2010-10-31T10:28:00.000-07:00

We had our first intersquad swim meet on Saturday, October 23rd. In the beginning of the week I divide the team in half and the rest is up to the swimmers. They choose the captain, line-up, mascot, cheers and anything else you can think of.

Here are a couple of videos from the meet

The White Yetties!

The Red Cat Entrance

Even though the Red Cats won in the water with a high score of 62 to 32. The White Yetties won the points for their creative cheer. Below is another one of their cheers...

It was great first meet of the year!

Upcoming Blog posts:
SUNY IT meet

Swim Season Has Begin

2010-09-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the first day of practice for the 2010-2011 season!

This year we have 11 women and 10 men with 5 new female and 6 new male swimmers. Last year we finished the season with a 1st place win by the men and a 2nd place win by the women at our conference championships. The team is stronger, faster and smarter and I believe we will be as successful if not better than last year!

The team already did a team event before season began with our annual Car Wash to raise money for our Florida 2012 trip and to buy technical suit for our championship meets. Below are a few pictures.

This is Britta Kilbourn she is one of our recruits from Scotia, NY. She will be a studying Pre-Med.

This is Courtney Cummings from Monrovia, MD. She will be a Sociology Major.

From Left to Right: Coach Trish, Women's Co-Captain Gwenn (SO), Molly (FR) and Chelsea (FR)

2010 Commencement

2010-06-10T11:00:00.000-07:00

It was another beautiful day for all the graduating senior on the lawn of the Aurora Inn. Below are some of the pictures for this event.

President Ryerson speaks to the class of 2010

Class of 2010
Beverly Bauman

Court Carnahan

Colleen Keegan

Tiffany Raymond

Kelsey Stafford

Congrats to all the Seniors!

Honors Convocation

2010-05-13T08:36:00.000-07:00

It is a tradition at Wells to have 3 convocations - Opening Convocation celebrates the beginning of the academic year and is the seniors’ first chance to wear their academic gowns. The Collegiate Cabinet plans the Convocation that opens the spring semester and welcomes students, faculty and staff back to campus after the intersession. And finally last night's Honors Convocation is where most annual academic award presentations for student’s achievements are made.

This year we had two Senior swimmer's earn recognition.

Tiffany has been an outstanding student and has earned the Kathryn S. Maloney Scholar Athlete Award for having the highest cumulative GPA over the past 3 years that she has been on the swim team over all the other student-athletes. Tiffany was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society which is an honor typically conferred upon fewer than 10% of each graduating class. Students do not apply, they must be selected by the Phi Beta Kappa chapter as a whole.

Kelsey was nominated by the Dean of Students and was selected into Who's Who Among Students in American College and Universities which is a nationally recognized organization.

Congratulation to both our seniors!

T-16 days until graduation

Athletic Field Day

2010-05-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

Today is the day that all the athletic teams get together and play some fun carnival games. Here are some pictures and even a video!

Tug - O - War

Drew & Sarah in Doughnut eating contest

YUM!

I got it!!

Gwenn & Chelsea

Almost there!

Mmmmm....

Women vs. Men's Swim Team
Result: Men's team Wins!

Idolyn & Evando "hanging around"

Next Event:
May 29th - Commencement

Athletic Ceremony

2010-05-10T10:19:00.000-07:00

On Monday, May 3rd all 13 athletic teams came together to celebrate each team's success. This season was one of the most successful seasons for all sports with many records broken and trophies brought home.

There were a total of 55 individual athletes that earned All-Conference Honors including 20 earning 1st team All Conference. Three teams came home with 2nd place trophies including women's swimming, men's basketball and women's lacrosse. Men's swimming won the conference championship.

Individual Honors
Jeff - MVS & Express Award
Dan - Rookie of the Year Award
Idolyn - MVS Award
Erika - Rookie of the Year
Kelsey - Express Award
Evando - Express Award from the Cross Country team

Team Awards
Women's Team earned the 3rd highest team GPA over all 13 teams
Women's Team earned 3rd place in the SAAC Incentive Program - earning $50 towards our fundraising account

Overall, a great finale for all teams.

Upcoming Event:
Athletic Field Day

Dinner with the President

2010-04-14T06:28:00.000-07:00

After winning the first NEAC Championship from Wells College Athletics Lisa Ryerson, President of the College invited the men's team over to her home for a celebration dinner. As a token of our appreciation we gave her a winning medal that she is wearing in this picture.

From Left to Right: Carolyn (assistant coach), Dan (FR), Mike (JR), Anthony (SO), President Ryerson, Jeff (JR), Court (SR), Chris (SO), Drew(SO), Evando (SO) and Trish (head coach)

2010-2011 Captains

2010-04-06T08:08:00.000-07:00

The Team has voted for next season's captains:

Women's Captain goes to Idolyn and Gwenn!

Idolyn is a Junior and is on the All Wells Top Ten Times in 3 events (100/200 BA & 400IM). She was shocked about being selected but is excited to start! Her first mission is to get the team together for some waterpolo games and maybe even a few laps this semester.

Gwenn is a Freshman who swam the middle distance freestyle events (100/200/500 FR). She is also excited and is going to try to incorporate some of her H.S. cheers into next season.

Men's Captain goes to Jeff!

Jeff is a Junior who holds 3 individual records and is part of all 5 relay records. It wasn't a question in anyone's mind that Jeff would be captains for his Senior year! He is very dedicated to this sport and does everything he can to raise everyone up to their potential.

Congratulations to all the selected Captains!

Alternative Spring Break

2010-03-25T06:52:00.000-07:00

"Students are interested in using their time and talents for more than just partying on the beach, says Tiffany. "Many of us find service work to be a more engaging and rewarding alternative." Including Tiffany there were 10 total volunteers to join forces with Habitat for Humanity including our senior captain, Kelsey. Tiffany, President of the College Community Service and Activism Board stated, “They still need a lot of help (in New Orleans). They’ve lost some of their limelight, because of all the other natural disasters going on".

At Wells, participating students had to chip in $250 each for their airfare and raised some $1,000 selling cookies to cover their food and lodging costs. The college donated $3,000 to rent a van and defray other trip costs, said Becca Cooper, Wells’ Events and Programming Coordinator and one of the chaperons.

“I’ve always been big in volunteering. It’s just something I find very rewarding,” Tiffany said.

New Records

2010-03-18T08:29:00.000-07:00

We have started to put up the new records on the board today. A total of 15 records have been broken in one season! Since there are so many broken records the updating was brought to a quick halt after we realized we didn't have enough numbers/letters.

Hopefully, they will come in soon!

Go Express!

Men's States

2010-03-03T12:38:00.000-08:00

The men's team had an amazing season. By far the best season that I have seen since the men's team was established in 2006. The men's team made it to finals in every relay plus Jeff placed 23nd in prelims to earn the right to swim at finals. This was also a men's team history making moment.

Day 1
500 FR - Mike (JR) broke the school record by 7 seconds and beat his time by 8 seconds! and Chris (SO) took off 18 seconds
200 IM - Jeff (JR) took off another 3 seconds holding on to his record while Dan (FR) took off another 5 seconds for a PR.

Day 2
200 Medley Relay - Mike (JR), Jeff (JR), Drew (SO) and Court (SR) took off an impressive 2 seconds to keep the record (1:47.00)
100 Fly - Dan (FR) took off another second (1:01.29), Anthony (SO) dropped 5 seconds (1:03.11) and Chris (SO) dropped one more second (1:04.22)
100 BR - Jeff placed 22nd at prelims with a time of 1:02.76 earning his place at finals. This was Jeff's first time swimming an individual event at finals!
100 BA - Mike (JR) broke the college record as a freshmen with a time of 1:04.04 but hasn't been able to break again until now. He dropped 2 seconds bring his time and the record to 1:01.65.

Day 3
200 BA - Chris (SO) just started swimming this even this year and was able to drop another 5 seconds off his time.
200 BR - Jeff (JR) took off 5 seconds (2:22.80)
200 Fly - Dan (FR) just started swimming this event this year and was able shave off another 3 seconds to his time and keeping the record (2:27.02)
400 FR Relay - Mike (JR), Court (SO), Jeff (JR) and Drew (SO) was able to take off a total of 2 seconds from their seed time, prelims and finals. The record is now set at 3:35.86 with Mike holding a 54.33, Court posting a 55.47, Jeff posting 52.40 and Drew 51.96.

Upcoming Events:
March 7th - Dinner at Coach's house
March 15th - Dinner at the President of Wells Colleges' House
April 26th - Athletic Ceremony

Pictures from Women's States

2010-03-03T09:43:00.000-08:00

We will miss our Seniors!
From Left to right: Colleen, Bev, Tiffany and Kelsey

Three of our Seniors earned All-Academic Team
From Left to Right: Kelsey, Tiffany and Beverly

Some of the men's team came to support the women. There theme was Golf!

Coach's dancing in the snowy weather!

Silly Girls!
From Left to right: Colleen (SR), Tiffany (SR), Gwenn (FR) and Kelsey (SR)

Idolyn is a SO from New Hampshire and is our main backstroker. 2nd FASTEST 100 BA EVER at Wells College!

The van ride home singing the captains favorite song!

Season Finale

2010-02-23T09:34:00.000-08:00

The women's season ended on Saturday, February 20th. It was a great finish for all the women. Even though we did not make it to finals, we still had 21 best times! Now, that is after all of the best time at NEACs. So the women have taken off a tremendous amount of time.

Highlights:
Day 1
500 FR - All 4 women took off at least 5 seconds off their best time - Meg (FR) took off 6 seconds (6:37.79), Gwenn (FR) took off 3 seconds (6:31.40), Tiffany (SR) took off 11 seconds (6:31.34) and Colleen (SR) took off 9 seconds (6:19.62)
200 IM - Idolyn (SO) took off another 2 seconds (2:34.03)
50 FR - Erika (FR) got a 28.78 and this is her first season ever as a competitive swimmer!

Day 2
200 FR - Meg (FR) took off 5 seconds (2:29.62), Tiffany (SR) took off 3 seconds (2:27.08) and Colleen (SR) took of 6 seconds (2:25.74).
100 BR - Erika (FR) took off 4 seconds (1:26.80) and Kelsey (SR) took off 2 seconds (1:26.23)
100 BA - Bev (SR) took off 1 seconds (1:24.95) and Idolyn (SO) holding her 2nd place spot on the all Wells top ten times brings her time down to 1:08.95. She is inching her way up to becoming the record holder for Wells (1:06.)

Day 3
100 FR - Erika (FR) shaved off another second (1:05.88)
200 BR - Kelsey (SR) shaved off 2 seconds (3:05.78)
400 FR Relay - Tiffany (SR), Kelsey (SR), Idolyn (SO) and Erika (FR) shaved off 6 seconds since NEACs with a time of 4:21.87
1650 FR - Colleen (SR) was only .02 away from breaking 22:00! It is okay because she took off 25 seconds!

*pictures coming soon*

NEAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!!!!!

2010-02-15T06:18:00.001-08:00

1st place - Men's Swim Team
2nd place - Women's Swim Team
NEAC Swimmer of the Year - Jeff Dick

Coaches & Captains
Left to Right: Court, Trish, Carolyn, Kelsey

Seniors
Left to Right: Court, Trish, Kelsey, Colleen, Tiffany, Bev and Carolyn

Event: 500 FR
3rd Place - Colleen
4th Place - Gwenn
5th Place - Tiffany
6th Place - Meg

Event: 100 Fly
1st Place - Drew
4th Place - Dan
5th Place - Chris

Drew actually picked me up to give me a BIG hug!

Event: 1000
1st Place - Court

Event: 400 FR Relay
1st Place - Mike, Jeff, Drew and Court

Event: 500 FR
2nd Place - Colleen
3rd Place - Gwenn

Event: 400 FR Relay
2nd Place - Idie, Kelsey, Erika and Tiffany

Event: 500 FR
2nd Place - Mike
4th Place - Court

Senior Meet

2010-02-12T11:42:00.000-08:00

From Left to Right: Trish (Coach), Tiffany, Kelsey Court, Bev, Colleen and Carolyn (coach)

After "surviving" Florida's 40 degree weather, we thought it was only fitting to give each Senior a scarf with the words, "Florida Training Survivor" embroidered.

The Seniors also poked fun of the unusual cold weather and made shirts that referenced the Titanic!

Powerade Challenge

2010-02-12T09:50:00.000-08:00

During J-term the team (and coaches) get a little "crazy" and we do something out of the ordinary like a Powerade Challenge. The rules are simple.

1. Chug a 20 oz. Powerade
2. Sprint 50 yards
3. Repeat until you can no longer drink another sip or... just look at the pictures!

Setting up. Everyone had to have a bag... just in case

Step #1: CHUG

Step #2: SWIM

Step #3: REPEAT

This challenge was NOT mandatory and everyone who you see drinking the powerade choose to participate. Unfortunately, you can't see the people who did not participate. We all just laughed!

NEAC CONFERENCE RUNNER UP!!!

2010-02-07T18:23:00.000-08:00

The women's team were mentally strong throughout this meet and earned many PB.

First Place: 100 BA
Second Place: 100 BR, 500/1000 FR, 200 FR Relay, 200 Medley Relay
Top Ten Shifts - Idolyn dropped 4 seconds in her 200 BA and went from 7th to 3rd fastest swimmer in Wells history. Idolyn also went from 3rd to 2nd in the 100 BA.
Score
Cazenovia College 508
Wells College 369
CSE 341
SUNY IT 182
SUNY Cobleskill 133

More highlights and pictures coming soon.

NEAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!!!!!

2010-02-07T18:11:00.000-08:00

The men's team were the underdogs going into the meet because we weren't fully shaved and tappered and we had 2 less swimmers than our strongest competitor SUNY IT. The men's team swam as strong as I have ever seen them.

Here are the highlights:

First Places - All 4 relays, 100/200/500/1000 FR, 100/200 BR, 200 BA, and 100 Fly
Broken Records - 100/200 FR, 100/200 BA, 100 BR, 200 Fly, 200/400 IM, 200/400 FR Relay, 200/400 Medley Relay
Scores:
Wells 470.5
SUNY IT 410.5
Cazenovia 295
SUNY Cobleskill 133

Also our very own Jeff Dick earned NEAC Swimmer of the Year for being undefeating in the 100 and 200 breaststroke throughout the season plus during this championship. Jeff was also in all 4 undefeated relays!

Pictures coming soon.

2010-02-03T13:04:00.000-08:00

This weekend is a big weekend for the Express. Both the women and men's teams are seated 2nd going into our NEAC conference championships! We are all very excited!

Court (SR), Idolyn (SO), Jeff (JR), Drew (SO) and Mike (JR) are all seated 1st in their events.

After each session, I will post updates of the team's swims and hopefully a few pictures.

Wells vs. Buffalo State

2010-01-16T08:50:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday the team faced their first meet in the new year against SUNY Buffalo. Unfortunatley, they outnumbered and out scored both the men's and women's team but we were still able to break records and earn personal best times!

Meet Highlights...

We tried a new line up for the 200 medley relay and finished less than a second away from the record.

400 IM event made history at Wells College 4 times! Idolyn (SO) earned the 10th spot on the all Wells Top Ten Times. Dan (FR), Anthony (SO) and Chris (SO) all swam this event and earned a spot on the All Wells Top Ten List. Dan broke the record by 3 seconds. Anthony and Chris place 3rd and 4th on the Top Ten List.

Erika (FR) is swimming competively for the first time this season and has brought her time down another 3 seconds in the 100 FR (1:10.89) and 7 seconds in the 50 BR 40.70.

Colleen (SR) earned a personal best time in the 500 free by 3 seconds!

Our next meet is away at Mansfield University in a tri-meet against Pitt-Bradford.

GO WELLS!!!

Polar Bear Swim Team

2010-01-14T19:32:00.001-08:00

Last day of practice was a bit too cold to swim so instead we pulled back the tarps and did a team "Polar Bear" jump - I believe the air temperature was around 38 degrees not including the wind chill!

1-2-3-JUMP!

We had to cover the pool back with the tarps so that the other teams training could possible hold practice (The next day's temperature was 28 degrees!)

Captain's Practice!

2010-01-14T19:10:00.000-08:00

Our lovely Senior Captains all dressed up for an intense 80's workout!

"Keep marching to keep your heart rate up"

The beginning of the obstacle course that the captain's devised for the rest of the team. It began UNDER the pier!

Captains handed out "awards" for the whole team including the coaches!

After a great day of sunshine the team is happy. Unfortunately, we only saw the sun one day!

One Sunny Day

2010-01-14T18:59:00.000-08:00

The Pool

2010-01-14T18:49:00.000-08:00

Picked up the girls from John's Pass. Coach's car is much faster than the trolley but a little cramped.

Picked up some of the men's team from Treasure Island... long story

A Birthday Swim in Florida

2010-01-14T17:37:00.000-08:00

Florida Sunset

2010-01-14T17:36:00.000-08:00

Training in Florida was great but a bit on the cold side... Here are some pictures of our week of training!

This is the view from the balcony of our condo

Alumnae Dinner

2010-01-06T10:33:00.001-08:00

Deb class of '72 invited the swim team and other alums to her house for dinner last night. The team was able to eat a hot home cooked meal while listening to stories about the "old" Wells. Even our assistant class of '74 got reunited with some old friends from college.

Florida Training Trip

2010-01-06T10:27:00.000-08:00

We have finally arrived for our training to Florida, it was a bit rough getting out of upstate NY with the lake affect snow hitting right near the airports.

Overall, there were 2 cancellations/changed flights and 3 delayed flights. But, everyone arrived safely ready to swim.

Unfortunately, the flights are not the only obstacle the swim team is facing, they are swimming through some cold weather. The high for the week is only 60! They are all pushing through the cold to get a good workout and a few of them are even sun bathing!

We are already half way through our doubles training before we return to the snow in NY and continue with doubles.

Our first meet will be at home on Wednesday, January 13th against SUNY Buffalo.

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-15T13:54:00.000-08:00

Our last gathering until the new year where we will meet in Tampa, Florida for our training trip.

Happy Holidays!!!

5 Records Shattered!

2009-12-07T08:23:00.000-08:00

We have officially completed the 1st semester of swimmer. We ended with a win for the men's team and a lost for the women's team against King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

The men's team shattered 5 Records! Starting off the meet with the 400 Medley Relay (Mike, Jeff, Drew & Dan) shaving off 13 seconds.

Jeff (JR) and Drew (SO) both broke the 200 IM record. Drew besting his PB by 2 seconds and Jeff shattering the record by 5 seconds.

It was the first time that Dan (FR) and Chris (SO) has ever swam the 200 Fly. Dan broke the record by 8 seconds and Chris and Anthony (SO) placed 2nd and 3rd on the Top Ten Times at Wells respectively.

You hear this name a lot, Jeff a JR from Albion, NY bettered his 200 BR time by 11 seconds holding the record.

Mike (JR) has only swam the 200 BA a handful of times but every time he swims he takes more time off his time. He was able to shave off another 3 seconds off keeping his Wells record.

Jackie (JR) earned the first place spot in 2 out of 3 of her events (50 FR & 200 FLY).

Gwenn (1650), Sarah (200 BA), Erika (200 BR) and Kelsey (200 BR) all swam a new event at King's.

Meg (FR) took off 10 seconds off of her 500 FR to earn a PB.

2 Wins!!!

2009-11-20T09:24:00.001-08:00

The Express went to SUNY Cobleskill to swim against the Fighting Tigers and SUNY Delhi Broncos. After the first break the Wells Women were up but the Men were down 8 points to the Fighting Tigers.

Both Express teams were able to bring it together and win the entire meet!
Women - Express 477 - Broncos 290 - Fighting Tigers 253
Men - Express 360 - Broncos 294 - Fighting Tigers 286

Highlights:
Jackie (JR) and Colleen (SR) took 1st and 2nd place in the 500 FR. Jackie earned a PB by 5 seconds and Colleen had a season best.
Sarah (SO) placed 8th in the 50 FR earning a PB by almost 2 seconds!
Gwenn (FR) swam her first 100 BR at a meet and she was surrounded by Delhi Broncos. She was able to keep her lead and win the race by 5 seconds!
Idolyn (SO), Kelsey (SR), Tiffany (SR) and Jackie (JR) swam the 200 Free Relay and are very close to breaking the 2:00 mark with a time of 2:00.79. They earned 1st place.

Drew swam the 500 FR for the 2nd time in his collegiate career and placed 2nd on the All Wells Top Ten Times (AWTTT) .
Court (SR) had PB in the 50 FR placing 3rd at the meet and earning the 6th spot on the AWTTT.
Chris and Anthony swam neck and neck throughout the 100 Fly but Chris had a bit more energy at the end and beat Anthony by .7 seconds. They earned 1st and 2nd place respectively at the meet. Anthony (SO) also had a PB in the 200 IM placing 1st at the meet!
Jeff (JR) normally swims breaststroke but today it was all about the FR events. In the 100 FR he place 2nd behind Drew and earned the 5th spot on the AWTTT. Jeff also earned 1st place in the 200 FR.

Our final meet of the semester will be at King's College - December 5th! Then we are off to FLORIDA on January 3rd!!!

GO EXPRESS!!!

Outside HEAT

2009-11-15T05:12:00.000-08:00

Saturday's meet was against the College of St. Elizabeth from Morristown, NJ. The Wells women put on some "girlie" music for warm-up and proceeded to win every race!

This is the 3rd year that Kelsey and Tiffany have been on the team together. Every year they go back and forth with who has the fastest times. They are always pushing each other in practice and at meets with a friendly rivalry. This year Tiffany has come out on top in the 100 FR event until Saturday. Tiffany was in Lane 3 but Kelsey was all about OUTSIDE HEAT in lane 1. She won the event beating out Tiffany and a swimmer from CSE by only .28. On top of all of that she also earned a personal best time by 2 seconds! Good Job Kels!

Next Meet:
11/19/2009 - SUNY Cobleskill
12/5/2009 - King's College

Go EXPRESS!!

HoP

2009-11-13T18:33:00.000-08:00

Hour of Power Relay in Honor of Carleton University swimmer, Ted Mullin who passed away from Sarcoma Cancer. The official day was on Tuesday but with our schedule, we decided to do the HoP on Thurday. On Tuesday over 62,000 student athletes, 5 different colleges and over 150 swim teams participated in this great event! It was an honor to be a part of the great cause and plus it was a great workout for the team and I was able to get a few 50s in as well!

Below of some pictures from Thursday...

Bev, Tiffany Anthony and Caitlin
Chris, Erika and Gwenn getting ready

Drew diving to "Leave it in the Pool"

Men's Team - Court, Jeff, Dan and Anthony

Even I joined the team in the fight against Sarcoma and all types of Cancer!

"Swim FAST, Swim HARD, Leave IT in the POOL!"

Utica

2009-11-12T13:04:00.001-08:00

The men's and women's team showed a good fight yesterday at Utica College. At 5:30pm Utica divers hit the board and earned 18 points for the women and 32 points for the men's team. This made it very difficult for us to win this meet. The men's team closed the gap with a loss by 7 points!

Meet Highlights...

Idolyn (SO) and Jackie (JR) won 2 individual races. The men's team was able to win both relays plus 6 other first place wins!

The closest win was in the 100 Fly with sophomore Drew (SO). He won his event by only .02 seconds!!

Gwenn (FR) took off 2 seconds in her 100 FR bringing her down to a 1:07.55. She also took off 7 seconds in her 200 FR (2:26.89)

Anthony (SO) was only able to swim one semester last year because got a bad case of mono. Now that he is back in the water he is swimming very well. This past meet he took off 5 seconds in his 200 FR bringing his time down to a 2:21.31.

Next Event:
Hour of Power Relay - 11/12/09
College of St. Elizabeth - 11/14/09
SUNY Cobleskill - 11/19/09

Birthday Wishes

2009-11-11T18:08:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to both Tiffany and Court. The swim team has a tradition where if your birthday is during season you have to swim through a tunnel of splashing kickboards and then you have to squeeze yourself into a stretched out cap
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3 RECORDS BROKEN

2009-11-07T18:56:00.000-08:00

The team didn't have any easy week of practice before they entered the pool on Saturday. Today was a long event line-up that included both 100s and 200s of strokes. Even though many of the swimmers were tired they were able to push past that feeling to get great times and show SUNY Brockport what we have become!

Last meet Jeff (JR) broke the 100 BR record and now this week he broke the 200 BR record.

Anthony (SO) broke his own record by 3 seconds in the 200 Fly and also bettered his time in the 200 IM by 6 seconds.

Mike (JR) broke his own record by 8 seconds in the 200 BA

Jackie (JR) went from 8th to 5th place on the All Wells Top Ten Times shaving off 5 seconds PLUS she WON her event with a 6 second LEAD!

Next Weeks Events:
11/11/09 - Away meet with Utica College
11/12/09 - Hour of Power Relay - Supporting & Raising awareness for Sarcoma Cancer
11/14/09 - Home meet against College of St. Elizabeth (women only)

1st Home Meet

2009-11-03T09:39:00.001-08:00

This past Saturday we had our first home meet against SUNY IT! The pressure was on for us to show this team and the rest of the NEAC conference what we are all about.

The women's team demolished SUNY IT's women's team by 38 points! Many of the women swam personal best times and earned 1st place. Below are some highlights....

Tiffany (SR) and Kelsey (SR) place 1st and 2nd respectively in the 100 free with Tiffany within .5 of her PB and Kelsey getting a PB by 1 second. Kelsey, a distance swimmer, swam the 100 breaststroke to earn some extra points for the team and ended up winning the race!

Idolyn (SO) was nominated and selected for NEAC Athlete of the Week for her performance. She earned first place in all 3 of her events: 50 FR, 100 FLY and 200 Free Relay. Earning 17 points for the Express.

Broken Record Alert - The men's team started off the meet with a 2 second lead in the 200 Medley Relay swam by Mike (JR), Jeff (JR), Drew (SO) and Dan (FR). \

Jeff (JR) earned 2nd place at the meet and on the All Wells Top Ten Times for his 200 IM swim, broke the record in the 100 BR and earning first place.

Dan (FR) shaved off 3 seconds in the 100 Fly and 2 seconds in his 50 FR to get his closer to his PB.

We also had a special guest, Court (SR) to help the men's team. He is the men's captain but he also plays soccer. After his soccer practice he came to the meet and swam the 100 FR and was the 3rd leg in the 200 FR relay. The very next day he had a soccer game against Penn St. Berks where the Express won 4-0!

I am very PROUD of the accomplishments of the swim team and it's only meet #2! Next meet is against SUNY Brockport on Saturday (7th) starting at 2pm (meet start changed).

GO EXPRESS!!!

Red vs. White

2009-10-24T13:14:00.000-07:00

Today the team was divided into 2 different teams and we had a sprint meet! We even had a certified swim official. The team made up their own team name and team cheers. Below are some pictures and videos throughout the meet. Thank-you to our Team Manager, Chelsea, for taking all the pictures.

Bloody Red Barons (Red Team) and White Tigers (White Team)

White Team Cheer

Red Team's Cheer - you must look very close at the swimmers... they are in drag!

At the end of each meet the team sings the "Congratulations" Cheer.

We have our first conference dual meet against SUNY IT on Friday, October 30th.

GO EXPRESS!!!

Hill Run

2009-10-23T07:27:00.000-07:00

Those of you who have been reading this blog, have read the earlier blog about another team doing a team HILL RUN. Well, yesterday it was a nice enough day that the Wells Swim Team got to enjoy this workout!

The footage is not the best but it is a great view of the lake in the backround!

Hartwick Relays!

2009-10-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday was our first meet of the season!!! The team did very well and we are excited for what the season will hold for us in the upcoming meets.

Highlights
* The Men's team broke the 400 Medley record by 9 seconds.
* Gwenn (FR) got a personal best in the 500 free by 7 seconds
* Kelsey (SR) and Tiffany (SR) both took off 2 seconds in their 50 Free
* Dan (FR) was part of the 400 Medley relay plus he is currently on the top ten list in the 50 free (4th) and 100 Fly (2nd)

This is the first year we are giving out "Swimmer of the Meet" and Biggest Time Drop" after the meet. This meet we had 3 winners.

Jackie (JR) had an unfortunate accident the previous weekend and she had to get 32 stitches in her forearm. With some extra wrapping she still swam at this meet. She even swam the 100 Backstroke for the first time! For her efforts in helping the team she was awarded Swimmer of the meet.

Dan (FR) also earned the Swimmer of the Meet award because in his first collegiate swim meet he earned 3 spots in the Men's All Wells Top Ten List including breaking a record.

It was difficult to decide the biggest time drop because we had a few but Carolyn (assistant coach) and I decided it should go to Tiffany (SR) because she took off 2 seconds in the 50 free!

Congratulations to the Wells College Swim Team for an excellent performance.

Upcoming events:
10/23/09 - Kids' Night Out Fundraiser
10/24/09 - Red vs. White - scrimmage
10/30/09 - Home Meet against SUNY IT

GO EXPRESS

Fundraisers

2009-09-24T18:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the fundraisers that we did the 2 weeks before season started. We raised a lot of money and it all goes to our Florida trip in January 2010!!

CAR WASH!!

We had a line of cars even when it started raining!!

Kids' Night Out!!

Snack Time!

Only 13 more days!!!!

2009-09-09T06:32:00.000-07:00

24 Swimmers showed up to our first team meeting of the season!

24 Days Until...

2009-08-28T09:05:00.000-07:00

...the first day of PRACTICE!

All of the returning and first year students are back on campus and I have had the pleasure I see most if not all of my athletes.

Season Highlights
- 7 female and 3 male first year swimmers to welcome to the swim team.
- We are now in the North Eastern Atlantic Conference (NEAC) where we will go against SUNY Cobleskil, SUNY IT, Cazenovia College and College of St. Elizabeth (women only).
- Florida Training Trip in January 2010!!!

I can't wait to begin another season!

Go Wells!

World's Largest Swimming Pool

2009-08-18T07:21:00.000-07:00

It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.

Guinness Book of Records named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

This took five years to build, cost nearly 1 billion and the annual maintenance bill will be 2million.

Anyone up for doing a lap or two?

2009-07-02T11:58:00.000-07:00

Recruits,

You will notice I added a new feature on the left-hand side called, "Where is Coach?" I want to see you SWIM, so I will put up meets that I plan on attending. If you are swimming at that meet, let me know and I will make sure I watch your events and maybe get a chance to meet you in person.

If you want me to go to one of your meets, email me (pgeorge@wells.edu) and if I can go, I will add you to the list.

I can't wait to see YOU swim!

Sicerely,

Coach Trish

Hill WorkOut

2009-06-30T16:54:00.000-07:00

This gives me an idea - Schwartz Building HILL :-D

Triathlons

2009-06-16T14:07:00.000-07:00

Have you ever done a Triathlon before?

If so, GREAT!

If not, WHY NOT? You are a swimmer, you have an edge!

It is also a great way to stay in shape over the summer! A few of the current Wells swim team members have done triathlons and triathlon relays.

Personally, I am going to do the Finger Lakes Triathlon, on September 20th (the day before our first practice). Click here for more details.

Current Swim Team Members and families if you are doing a Tri this summer let me know! pgeorge@wells.edu

Class of 2009

2009-06-08T13:04:00.001-07:00

Congratulations Class of 2009!!!

For 4 long years you were called Class of '09 but in a couple of months you will be...

Class of 2013!

Enjoy your summers!

Commencement 2009

2009-05-24T09:55:00.000-07:00

Commencement 2009

It was another gorgeous day for the Senior Class!!!

President Lisa Ryerson

The Swim Team had 2 senior graduate, Lydia and Alli.

The school year is officially over!

Good Luck to the Seniors

To everyone else... have a great summer and let me know what you are up to this summer!

Email me - pgeorge@wells.edu

Update...

2009-05-13T13:28:00.000-07:00

Wells Athletics hosted the Athletic Banquete last Monday but unfortunatley I was not able to go since I had to attend to my new lil' one.

Luckily my assistant, Carolyn was able to give out the awards and she also stated that the swim team was the best dressed team there!

Congratulations to:

Jackie and Drew for getting the Most Valuable Swimmer Award
Kris and Idolyn for getting the Rookie of the Year Award
Kris and Tiffany for getting the Express Award (A.K.A. Coach's Award)

The swim team's auction went well - they raised over $150 for the Florida training trip in January 2010!! Great Job!

Upcoming Event: Saturday, May 23rd - Commencement

Baby George

2009-04-26T18:40:00.000-07:00

Lucas Andrew George was born Friday, April 24th at 7:24am. He was born 8 pounds 2 ounces and 20 inches long.

We are home but I am going to take a little break from "work" - So anyone trying to get a hold of me, just sit tight and I will return your emails in about a week or so.

April's Events

2009-04-16T13:31:00.000-07:00

April 11th - I was supposed to have a baby but I am still patiently awaiting his arrival

April 20th - The swim team is hosting an Auction. They will auction off services such as cleaning, laundry, cooking or even a picnic. All proceeds go towards our Florida Training trip in January 2010.

April 27th - Athletic Banquet

Lots to do in April and hopefully, I will be able to send some pictures your way.

Men's Team Gift

2009-02-26T17:48:00.000-08:00

I am back at States in the same Hotel for Men's team. Everything was going smoothly until....

I came back from a coach's meeting and Carolyn (assistant coach) greets me in the lobby and says the "boys" left me a "gift". I must admit I was a bit worried about this "gift". But, first I went to their room for a quick meeting.

On my way to my room, I see this....

I wasn't sure what it was until I got closer....

Can you tell what it is??

It's their HAIR that they shaved off their HEAD!!! How sweet of the Men's team is to give me such a thoughtful gift... :-)

Tomorrow is the first day of States - Go Wells!!!

1st Day at States

2009-02-19T17:22:00.000-08:00

Well, we finished the first day of States with success!

We started off the morning with the 200 Free A-Relay earning the 8th spot on the Wells Top Ten times. The A-Relay included Ashley, Alli, Idie and Jackie. Jackie also swam her fastest 50 EVER (26.80). The B-Relay consisted of Tiffany (whom took off 2 seconds!), Beverly, Kayleen and Sam.

The next 2 events all the swimmers had life-time best times. Colleen took off 4 seconds (6:26.54) and Tiffany took off 6 seconds (6:50.49) in the 500 Free. Idie was seated first in her heat and stayed in the lead throughout the race. She finished with a PB of 2:35.39. Also, Caitlin took off 5 seconds (3:38.36).

We had 8 swimmers swim the 50 free and EVERYONE had a Personal Best TIME!!! Jackie swam a 27.11 which earned her the 4th spot on the Wells Top Ten!

Finally, we ended with the 400 Medley Relay where Colleen was the anchor and had a personal best by 1 second 1:08.08.

Great first day! I can't wait for tomorrow!!!

Go Wells!!!

3 Days Until States!

2009-02-16T13:14:00.000-08:00

Woman's States is just around the corner. Here is the event line-up...

Thursday
200 Free Relay
500 FR
200 IM
50 FR
400 Medley Relay

Friday
200 Medley Relay
400 IM
100 Fly
200 FR
100 BR
100 BA
800 Free Relay

Saturday
200 BA
100 FR
200 BR
200 Fly
400 Free Relay
1650 FR

GO WELLS!!!!

Taper Time is Happy Time

2009-02-10T11:45:00.000-08:00

It's that time of the season when practices get shorter and the swimmers start to get their energy back!

Next week the woman's team leaves for UNYSCSA (states) which is held at Nottingham HS, Syracuse, NY. The following week it will be the men's team's turn.

I will try my best to keep this blog up-to-date during the meet so make sure you return!

Until next week...

Captain's Practice

2009-01-27T07:34:00.000-08:00

The Wells swim team has a tradition of holding a captain's practice sometime during January training but it is always a surprise. In fact, I usually play along and tell the rest of the team what a hard practice today is going to be! Even though we were one captain short, we still had a great time!

Here are some pictures...
The captain split the swim team into two smaller teams. They had to go around campus and find items that represented each swimmer's personality. As you can see the team on the right is holding a mop - one of our swimmers is very into cleaning - EVERYTHING!

Dodgeball - But where's the other team?

ON GUARD!!!

At the very end, our Captain handed out Paper Plate awards that he designed himself. Even the coach's got one.

Mine said, " Would Swim it for you if she could (and would be better than you)" Award

January Training Begins!

2009-01-07T09:48:00.000-08:00

The swimmers are back on campus training twice a day in the pool plus an hour of dryland training 2-3 times a week.

So far, we have had 3 practices (plus dryland) and everyone is getting back in the grove of things. There are still a few swimmers that were not able to make it back to campus yesterday but we will have our whole team by next Monday.

We did loose our female captain, Kelsey because we will be study abroad in Spain for the semester. Her leadership and commitment to the team will be missed.

Secret Santa and a surprise!

2008-12-17T08:22:00.000-08:00

I arrive at the Schwartz building, thinking that Court, Kelsey and myself are going to go over some "captain" details for next year. Next thing I know, we arrive at Carolyn's (assist. coach) house and everyone is there saying, "Surprise"! Because not only did we plan the Secret Santa but they also had planned a baby shower for me.

Carolyn and her husband made breakfast food and we all opened presents. It was a great day!
Below is a picture of one of the things that the team bought for me...

Updates

2008-12-17T07:22:00.000-08:00

I'm Back! Well, I haven't really left. The month of November just flew by and I didn't get a chance to update this blog. Here are some of the highlights...

November 4th - William Smith Away Swim Meet
- Sophmore, Jackie had a personal best and took 1st place in the 200 Fly. She also earned the 7th spot on the top ten times.
- Freshman, Drew broke the 200 IM college record - This was the first time he has swum this race in a very long time and he remembered why after the race when he proceeded to lye on the cold, wet deck to catch his breath.

November 12 - Utica - Home
- We did not win this meet but we have improved so much since last year. There was ONLY a 10 point difference on the women's side. Also, on the men's side last year the men had a hard time getting points and this year they earned 29 points!
- Drew broke is own personal record and earned the Wells record in the 200 Free and place 1st at the meet.
- Women's 200 Freestyle Relay finished 1st with Alli (SR), Ashley (SO), Idie (FR) and Jackie (SO)
- Men's 200 Freestyle Relay won by only .09 seconds! Court (JR), Chris (FR), Anthony (FR), and Drew (FR)

November 15th - Cazenovia - Home
- The Men's team WON!!! 62-12
- Alli (SR) took over 4 seconds off her life-time best in the 200 freestyle
- At EVERY meet Kris takes off time in his 100 BR and he continued this success by taking off another 2 seconds, placing 1st at the meet and inching closer and closer to the Wells Record! He also proceeded to get the 200 BR Wells Record by 5 seconds!
- Anthony became the first male EVER to swim the 200 Butterfly. It was also his first time too and he placed 1st!
- Idie earned the 7th spot on the all Wells top ten list for 200 BA

November 20th - SUNY Cobleskill - Home
- Women's Team WON!!! 55-24
- Colleen (JR) earned a 1st place in both her events - 500/1000 free
- More 1st place winners: Drew (50/500 FR), Jackie (50 FR/100 FLY), Idie (200IM/100 BA) and Court (100 FR).
- Lydia also earned a 1st place in the 100 BR with a personal best time; dropped 3 seconds.

December 6th - Kings - Home
- Final meet for Kelsey (JR-Captain) because she will be studying abroad next semester. She finished off her season very well. Taking off almost a minute in her 1650 since States last year and took off 4 more seconds in her 500 FR. It was bitter sweet because Kelsey was striving to under 7 minutes. We will miss you Kelsey!
- Drew (FR) had a personal best time in the 100 Fly by 2 seconds!

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T17:01:00.000-07:00

Going over all the best times and time drops from the Brockport meet!

Water

Disco Girl and the Swim Princess loving life!

All dressed up for 1985 Prom but no dates!

Here we are!!!!

Happy Halloween

Coaches Warm-Up

2008-10-31T16:48:00.000-07:00

Every once in a while I like to change up practice and in this case warm-up.

Here is the set...

2x (1x200; log rolls; 1x200; forward rolls)

All the "rolls" were done on the deck on the red matts.

Hartwick Relays!

2008-10-22T05:20:00.000-07:00

The Wells College Swim Team swam their first meet of the season at the Hartwick Relays. We had 8 swimmers whom it was their first meet EVER and 5 swimmers who made their appearance at their first college swim meet.

Overall, the team did very well. The Men's team are already changing the record board! Anthony, a freshman from Macedon, NY was able to get place 3 times on the top ten times (100 fly, 50 free adn 200 free relay). The women's team held their own as well by earning times that are only 2-3 seconds off of their lifetime best times. Beverly a Junior from Rochester was able to earn a LTB in the 200 IM where she dropped almost 10 seconds!

This Saturday (25th) we will have our Red and White meet.

Pictures of the Hartwick Relay Meet are coming soon.

The Wall!

2008-10-07T06:01:00.000-07:00

The past 2 weekends the team didn't do much swimming but instead worked on developing a cohesive team. The first weekend, the weather did not work for us but this past weekend we were able to go to the "Outdoor Adventure Course". Most students didn't even know it existed right on the Wells campus.

Here the team worked on problem solving with the Lava walk, supported eachother on the low ropes course. And finally, the team had to work together and support one another on the wall. Everyone was able to participate whether they helped lifted someone up the wall, climbed the wall or gave extra support on top of the wall.

Here are some more pictures and I think we have a new mascot named Roscoe :-)

Kids' Night Out!

2008-10-07T05:57:00.000-07:00

Friday, September 3rd the swim team hosted their first KNO of the season. It is a fundraiser for when we go to Florida for training in January 2010.

We raised over $300 and plan on having our next KNO Oct. 23rd.

Dara Torres' new career

2008-09-18T15:56:00.000-07:00

I went to a Yankee's game down in NYC Tuesday night. Even though I grew up less than an hour away from Yankee stadium I never went to go to see a game. Now that this is the last season, I figured it would be a good idea.

It was a great night as well. The Yankees did not win BUT I got to see Dara Torres pitch the opening pitch. As you can see the picture below, we were not very close. We were on the upper-level about 5 rows up from the foul pole. I also got to see Derek Jeter pass Lou Gehrig's record of the most hits as a Yankee.

Overall a great time!

Swim Season begins on Monday!!!

Phelps' New Gig!

2008-09-12T10:52:00.000-07:00

Michael Phelps is not just a swimmer, apparently now he is also a TV host. Phelps will be the host of Saturday Night Live on Saturday, September 13th.

Who knows maybe Phelps will become the next Brad Pitt of Hollywood!

Pool is Open!

2008-09-09T13:09:00.000-07:00

Finally, the pool opens up and everyone is taking full advantage! I happen to take a quick peak into the pool and saw many swimmers preparing for the upcoming season!

Less than 2 weeks to go before our very first swim team practice on Monday, September 22nd!

The countdown begins!

Wells is Alive, again!

2008-08-27T13:34:00.000-07:00

All the students are back on campus and classes start tomorrow!

I have met most of the returning swimmers and met all of the new comers to the swim team. It is looking like we are going to have great season with many highlights. During season I will make sure to keep you all updated with comments about each meet, pictures and hopefully some video clips from the current team members.

I am looking at 14 women and 10 men on the team this year! With a total of 24 this will be one of the largest teams we have had in a very long time. Not only is this team bigger but we have better ability and a stronger desire to win.

I am very much looking forward to the upcoming season. Our first practice will be Monday, September 22nd and our first meet is the Hartwick Relay meet on Saturday, Ocotber 18th!

GO WELLS!!!

Day 7 & 8 - Recap

2008-08-18T11:53:00.000-07:00

Women's 200m Backstroke - Margaret Hoelzer earned the silver while her team-mate, Elizabeth Beisel earned the 5th spot.

Men's 100m Butterfly - You wouldn't believe this race even if you saw it. At the finish, I was amazed that Phelps somehow took an extra quick stroke and touched the wall .01 seconds faster than Milorad Cavic from Siberia.

Women's 4x100 Medley Relay - The American team earned the silver medal with Coughlin (BA), Soni (BR), Magnuson (FLY) and Torres (FR).

Men's 4x100 Medley Relay - The American team earned the gold medal with Piersol (BA), Hansen (BR), Phelps (FLY) and Lezak (FR). Does the huddle below look familiar?

Women's 50m Freestyle - Dara Torres earn the Silver in this event and only missed the gold by .01! Another close race.

Great Swims USA!!!

Medal Tally - 12 Gold, 9 Silver and 9 Bronze

Day 6 - Recap

2008-08-15T05:25:00.000-07:00

American Rebecca Soni started the Finals with a dissapointing upset for the Austrailian Leisel Jones in the 200m breaststroke. Soni stayed right next to Jones the whole race and then the last 50m, it was all about who wanted it more and Soni had the drive and came in to win her first gold medal (2:20.22) and a WR.

"I can't believe what just happened," Soni said. "It just kind of flowed. I just tried to stay relaxed."

The USA went 1 - 2 in the men's 200m backstroke. Ryan Lockte is an elite swimmer but many times gets over shadowed by Aaron Piersol and Michael Phelps but in this event Lockte was the person smiling with the gold medal. Piersol was not able to defend his title from 4 years ago. "I'm very proud of what I have done," Peirsol said. "Ryan swam well today, he earned it. A race is a race. You can get beat, no one owns anything."

There was less than 30 minutes from when Lockte won gold in the 200m backstroke and when he had to step up on the blocks to swim the 200m IM with team-mate Michael Phelps in the next lane. Phelps took gold (1:54.23) and broke his own WR while Lockte was not too far behind earning a bronze (1:56.53).

"I knew that was a hard double for Ryan," Phelps said, speaking from firsthand experience. "I knew, in the first half if I got a big enough lead I could hang on. That's all I wanted to do."

The final event was the women's 100m freestyle where American Natalie Couglin earned a bronze. Coughlin swam well but much of the focus was on the World Record holder Lisbeth Trickett from Australia in lane 8 who only made the finals because Jiaying Pang from China disqualified her self by moving on the block too early. Trickett earned the silver and Britta Steffen from Germany earned the gold but did not break Trickett's WR.

GO USA!!!

Medal Tally - 10 Gold, 6 Silver and 9 Bronze

Day 5 - Recap

2008-08-14T13:51:00.000-07:00

To begin the evening the first event was the men's 200m breaststroke final. In most people's discussions about this event Brendan Hansen and Kosuke Kitajima from Japan were the favorites. Unfortunately, Hansen didn't even make it into the Finals. Instead Kitajima earned gold and for the Americans, making his Olympic daybeau is Scott Spann who came in 6th place.

Another upsetting event for the Americans was the women's 200m butterfly where Elaine Breedan and Kathleen Hersey who earned 7th and 8th place respectively. But in China this will be the "talk of the town" for awhile with Zige Liu and Liuyang Jiao taken 1st and 2nd place respectively. Liu earn a WR (2:04.18) breaking Jessicah Shipper's record. Shipper placed 3rd.

There was a bit of tension between Alain Bernard from France and our very own Jason Lezak. And if you remember Lezak took the Gold away from Bernard by a fingertip in the 4x100 free relay. Bernard earned his title back by earning gold in the men's 100m finals. Lezak was not too far behind and earned his first medal in an individual event.

The Final event was the women's 4x200 free relay. The Stephanie Rice from Australia made the lead for her team and her team-mates followed. The race for 2nd and 3rd place was between China and USA. In the end China out touched the American team by .4 seconds. On a personal note, this is one of my favorite races because you never know what is going to happen. China and the US sure kept me on my toes as I watched this event at the edge of my couch!

Go USA!!

Medal Tally - 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 8 Bronze

Day 4 - Recap

2008-08-13T07:27:00.000-07:00

What was difficult to do at the last Olympics is becoming "easy" this Olympics. What has changed? Of course technology comes into play but is that all. The one thing that hasn't changed is that everyone of these athletes are in the water everyday practicing to reach their goals at Beijing.

The women started the events with the 200m freestyle where Federica Pellegrini from Italy defended her title and broke the WR (1:54.82). Sara Isakovi from Slovenia and Jiayng Pang from China took silver and bronze respectively. Katie Hoff was also in this event, she was seated 5th but managed to move up a spot to 4th place (1:55.78), no medal but to be 4th at the Olympics isn't half bad.

Michael Phelps was in the next event, 200m Butterfly, his specialty. He broke is own WR (1:52.03) and now has a collection of 10 gold medals! He is the first individual to receive this many Golds!

Natalie Coughlin and Katie Hoff battled on the finish of the 200m IM. Coughlin finished 3rd (2:10.34) while Hoff was a close 4th (2:10.68).

The final event for the evening was the 4x200m relay with Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Peter Vanderkaay. Phelps lead the relay with a lead and everyone that followed made that lead even bigger. This relay was not only ahead of 2nd place by 5 seconds but they also broke the WR by 5 seconds (6:58.56). Even though this team was so far ahead and it was a guarantee to get the gold, you can still see the enthusiasm in there faces when Vanderkaay finished!

GO USA

Medal Tally - 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze