Women's Swimming & Diving Collects Eight GNAC All-Conference Honorees
WINTHROP, Mass. – Sophomore Charlotte Poltronieri (Enfield, Conn.) and freshman Sara Omar (Simsbury, Conn.) headlined a group of eight student-athletes of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's swimming and diving team who were recognized by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in its 2026 year-end awards announcement Tuesday afternoon.
For the complete list of all-conference honorees, major award winners, and all-sportsmanship selections, please see below.
Major Awards
Women's Swimmer/Rookie Of The Year: Delaney Allen, Norwich
Women's Diver Of The Year: Reilly Laitala, Norwich
Women's Coach Of The Year: Michael Prout Jr, Simmons
Women's Institutional Sportsmanship: Elms College
All-Sportsmanship
Alyssa DeFeo, Albertus Magnus
Joni McGillis, Elms
Deanna Parot, Norwich
Vera Rivard, Regis
Elise Soucy, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Bee Eckels, Simmons
Julianna Violette, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (Top Three Finishers in each Event)
200 Yard Medley Relay – Simmons (Laura Luthi, Julia Long, Carli Quinlan, Bee Eckels); Norwich (Burgan Danger, Delaney Allen, Maria Piekarczyk, Alannah Kelliher); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Charlotte Poltronieri, Julia Wysocka, Alina Niemczyk, Sara Omar)
400 Yard IM - Mia Cortes, Albertus Magnus; Sara Omar, USJ (Conn.); Ashley Morin, Norwich
200 Yard Freestyle - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Sophia Caruso, Regis, Anna Gosselin, Norwich
50 Yard Butterfly - Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Alina Niemczyk, USJ (Conn.); Maria Piekarczyk, Norwich
100 Yard Breaststroke - Delaney Allen, Norwich; Mia Cortes, Albertus Magnus; Bee Eckels, Simmons
200 Yard Backstroke - Ashley Morin, Norwich; Laura Luthi, Simmons; Kylie Farris, Norwich
1000 Yard Freestyle - Sara Omar, USJ (Conn.); Anna Gosselin, Norwich; Ava Hubster, Regis
400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Norwich (Delaney Allen, Katelyn Daly, Deanna Parot, Alannah Kelliher); Simmons (Bee Eckels, Charlotte Doherty, Ainsley Horan, Carli Quinlan); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Julia Wysocka, Charlotte Poltronieri, Delaney Towey, Sara Omar)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay - Norwich (Delaney Allen, Deanna Parot, Maria Piekarczyk, Alannah Kelliher); Elms (Rachel McNally, Sasha Plotniak, Alissa Schettini, Joni McGillis); Regis (Kaylee King, Sophia Nylin, Jenna Silva, Sophia Caruso)
100 Yard Butterfly - Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Maria Piekarczyk, Norwich; Ava Hubster, Regis
500 Yard Freestyle - Sara Omar, USJ (Conn.); Anna Gosselin, Norwich; Charlotte Poltronieri, USJ (Conn.)
50 Yard Backstroke - Burgan Danger, Norwich; Charlotte Poltronieri, USJ (Conn.), Laura Luthi (Simmons)
50 Yard Freestyle - Sophia Caruso, Regis; Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Joni McGillis, Elms
200 Yard Breaststroke - Mia Cortes, Albertus Magnus; Alina Niemczyk, USJ (Conn.); Julia Long, Simmons
100 Yard IM - Delaney Allen, Norwich; Bee Eckels, Simmons; Julia Wysocka, USJ (Conn.)
800 Freestyle Relay - Simmons (Carli Quinlan, Ainsley Horan, Laura Luthi, Bee Eckels); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Sara Omar, Alina Niemczyk, Julia Wysocka, Charlotte Poltronieri); Elms (Alissa Schettini, Rachel McNally, Sasha Plotniak, Joni McGillis)
1M Diving - Reilly Laitala, Norwich; Kira Geiger, USJ (Conn.); Ava LePage, Norwich
100 Yard Freestyle - Sophia Caruso, Regis; Carli Quinlan, Simmons; Alannah Kelliher, Norwich
50 Yard Breaststroke - Delaney Allen, Norwich; Bee Eckels, Simmons; Sophia Nylin, Regis
1650 Yard Freestyle - Mia Cortes, Albertus Magnus; Laura Luthi, Simmons; Anna Gosselin, Norwich
100 Yard Backstroke - Sophia Caruso, Regis; Alannah Kelliher, Norwich; Laura Luthi, Simmons
200 Yard Butterfly - Alina Niemczyk, USJ (Conn.); Ava Hubster, Regis; Jenna Silva, Regis
200 Yard IM - Delaney Allen, Norwich; Sara Omar, USJ (Conn.); Bee Eckels, Simmons
3M Diving - Reilly Laitala, Norwich; Kira Geiger, USJ (Conn.); Sophia Simoes, USJ (Conn.)
400 Yard Medley Relay - Simmons (Laura Luthi, Julia Long, Carli Quinlan, Bee Eckels); Norwich (Burgan Danger, Delaney Allen, Maria Piekarczyk, Alannah Kelliher); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Charlotte Poltronieri, Julia Wysocka, Alina Niemczyk, Sara Omar)
About the GNAC
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 4000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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