Cards Set Four Team Records During NESCACs, Amanda Shapiro '08 Repeats as All-American
Hosting the NESCAC Championships Feb. 22-24, Wesleyan had 12 top-eight individual finishes during the meet and three team records were set. Establishing a team mark in the 50 backstroke was Cara Madden '11 (photo insert lower left) with a time of :28.35. The 200 medley relay, during a time trial, cranked out a national "B" cut 1:48.48 for a team standard while also coming up with a 3:58.36 in the 400 medley relay, also good for a national "B" cut. The relay squad included Madden, Amanda Shapiro '08 (photo insert lower middle), Kate Krems '08 (main photo) and Janine Zaltsman '11 (photo insert lower right). These four combined for nine of the 12 individual top-eight placings as Shapiro was second in the 100 breast and fourth in the 50 breast ; Krems grabbed second in the 50 fly in team-record time (:26.11) and third in the 100 fly ; Madden was sixth in both the 50 and 100 back and seventh in the 200 back ; Zaltsman picked up a sixth in the 50 free and an eighth in the 100 free. Both Krems and Shapiro had national "B" cuts in their respective 100-yard swims with Shapiro's 1:06.00 good enough to get her back into the NCAA Championships where she finished fifth in the 100 breast for All-America honors in 2007 and sixth in 2006. Competing in the NCAA Div. III meet at Miami (Ohio) March 13-15, Shapiro made it three straight swims for All-America distinction in the 100 breast as her 1:05.46 clocking in the championship race (she had a 1:05.32 in the prelims) gave her sixth place once again. Shapiro also participated in the 200 breast, placing 18th of 31. Caitlin Bethlahmy '09 was good for two distance free top-eight efforts the the NESCACs with a sixth in the 1000 free and an eighth in the 1650 free. Amelia Lupinetti '11 rounded out the top performances at NESCACs with her eighth place in the 400 IM.
