Murphy Wins New England Title as Pride Earn Best NEISDA Finish
KINGSTON, R.I. – Cashman Murphy (Westwood, Mass.) picked up an individual title to lead the Regis College women's swimming and diving team to its best team finish in program history as the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships concluded Sunday at the URI Tootell Aquatic Center.
Murphy won the NEISDA three meter diving title with an 11-dive score of 377.05, improving upon the school record mark she first established three weeks ago at the GNAC Swimming and Diving Championships by 42.4. She once again finished ahead of Brielle Bergeron of University of Saint Joseph, who finished with a score of 336.05.
Kyleigh Boatwright (Roseville, Calif.) earned her third individual podium finish of the weekend, ending up in a tie for second place in the 100 individual medley with a time of 1:03.21. Boatwright also finished seventh in the 50 backstroke with a time of 28.93 seconds and anchored the 400 freestyle relay, teaming with Laylan Harris (McKinney, Texas), Thalia Bowie (Lexington, Mass.), and Olivia Luhnau (Denver, Colo.) for a fifth place finish in an overall time of 3:49.85.
Bowie also finished seventh in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:40.68, just ahead of Julia Burke (Barrington, N.H.) in eighth place in 2:41.50, and in 11th place overall (third in the B-final) of the 100 individual medley in 1:06.66. Luhnau qualified for the A-final in the 100 individual medley and touched the wall fifth with a time of 1:04.31.
Riley Aptt (Woburn, Mass.) finished sixth in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 19:45.93, improving upon her previous season-best time by almost 40 seconds.
The Pride totaled 807 points over the weekend to finish second among Division III programs and in third place overall in the team standings, the highest placement ever for the Regis women at the NEISDA Championships, surpassing the previous standard of fifth place accomplished two years ago at the 2020 meet.
The 2021-22 season for the Regis College women's swimming and diving team featured a 7-3 dual meet record along with several All-GNAC and All-New England performances.