Swimming Wraps Up 2024-2025 Season at the GNAC Championships

WORCESTER, Mass. - The Elms College Swimming team traveled to Worcester Polytechnic Institute for the 2025 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Swimming & Diving Championships from Friday morning until Sunday evening.

2025 GNAC Swimming & Diving Championships Releases
February 7, 2025 | February 8, 2025 | February 9, 2025

Friday Preliminary Results | Saturday Preliminary Results
Friday Final Results | Saturday Final Results | Sunday Final Results

PRIOR TO THE ACTION

On Saturday, the GNAC recognized each of their graduating seniors from each of the competing programs, with Auxana Newell (West Springfield, Mass.) representing Elms College.

FINAL TEAM SCORES
Women's

1. Norwich University - 917 pts.

2. Simmons University - 810 pts.

3. Regis College - 500 pts.

4. Saint Joseph's College of Maine - 471 pts.

5. University of Saint Joseph, Conn. - 463 pts.

6. Elms College - 297 pts.

7. Albertus Magnus College - 233 pts.

Men's

1. Norwich University - 472 pts.

2. Regis College - 186 pts.

3. University of Saint Joseph, Conn. - 180 pts.

TEAM RESULTS
Friday

• Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay - 7th Place, 2:12.95

  • Newell, Sorenson, McGillis, and Plotniak

• Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay - 6th Place, 4:04.02

  • Plotniak, Schettini, Sorenson, and McGillis

Saturday

• Women's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay - 4th Place, 1:48.29

  • McGillis, Sorenson, Plotniak, and Schettini

Sunday

• Women's 400-Yard Medley Relay - 6th Place, 4:44.41

  • Plotniak, Sorenson, McGillis, and Schettini

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Junior Joni McGillis (Katy, Texas)
Friday Results
Preliminary Round

• Women's 200-Yard Freestyle - 2:06.19

• Women's 50-Yard Butterfly - 29.49

Final Results

• Women's 200-Yard Freestyle - 2nd Place, 2:03.72

• Women's 50-Yard Butterfly - 7th Place, 29.52

Sunday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 100-Yard Freestyle - 56.64

• Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley - 2:28.11

Final Results

• Women's 100-Yard Freestyle - 3rd Place, 56.44

• Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley - 5th Place, 2:28.88

Senior Auxana Newell (West Springfield, Mass.)
Friday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 200-Yard Backstroke - 3:20.60

Final Results

• Women's 200-Yard Backstroke - 12th Place, 3:17.02 (Personal Best)

Saturday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke - 3:29.74

• Women's 100-Yard Individual Medley - 1:32.22

Final Results

• Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke - 13th Place, 3:24.64 (Personal Best)

• Women's 100-Yard Individual Medley - 14th Place, 1:24.81 (Personal Best)

First year Sasha Plotniak (South Hadley, Mass.)
Friday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 1,000-Yard Freestyle - 12:57.15

Final Results

• Women's 1,000-Yard Freestyle - 11th Place, 12:57.15

Saturday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 500-Yard Freestyle - 6:10.57

Final Results

• Women's 500-Yard Freestyle - 11th Place, 6:07.05

Sunday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 100-Yard Backstroke - 1:14.89

Final Results

• Women's 1,650-Yard Freestyle - 8th Place, 21:37.12

• Women's 100-Yard Backstroke - 11th Place, 1:14.44 (Personal Best)

First year Alissa Schettini (Pittsfield, Mass.)
Friday Results
Final Results

• Women's 1,000-Yard Freestyle - 8th Place, 12:28.35 (Personal Best)

Saturday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 100-Yard Butterfly - 1:07.36

Final Results

• Women's 100-Yard Butterfly - 5th Place, 1:06.59 (Personal Best)

Sunday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 200-Yard Butterfly - 2:35.46 (Personal Best)

Finals Results

• Women's 1,650-Yard Freestyle - 5th Place, 20:38.97 (Personal Best)

• Women's 200-Yard Butterfly - 6th Place, 2:41.97

Sophomore Rayne Sorenson (Big Piney, Wyo.)
Friday Results
Preliminary Round

• Women's 400-Yard Individual Medley - 5:50.36

• Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke - 1:23.44

Final Results

• Women's 400-Yard Individual Medley - 6th Place, 5:44.04 (Personal Best)

• Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke - 11th Place, 1:21.22

Saturday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke - 3:01.11

Final Results

• Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke - 9th Place, 2:59.28 (Personal Best)

Sunday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 50-Yard Breaststroke - 36.81

Final Results

• Women's 50-Yard Breaststroke - 8th Place, 36.57 (Personal Best)

First year Aria Willey (Southwick, Mass.)
Friday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 200-Yard Backstroke - 3:56.59 (Personal Best)

Saturday Results
Preliminary Results

• Women's 50-Yard Backstroke - 49.55 (Personal Best)

• Women's 50-Yard Freestyle - 42.80 (Personal Best)

UP NEXT: The Elms Swimming team have concluded the 2024-2025 season, as they look forward to building upon what they have achieved this season going into next season.

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