WORCESTER, Mass. - Mia Cortes of the Albertus Magnus College women's swimming and diving team won her third event of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championships on Sunday, capturing the women's 1650 yard freestyle.
Cortes finished with a time of 19:18.38, earning the Falcons 20 points. She won by 32.11 seconds over second place.
Earlier in the championshpis, Cortes took home both the 200 yard breaststroke and the 400 yard individual medley. She also finished second in the 100 yard breaststroke on Friday. For finishing in the top three in those events, she earned GNAC All-Conference honors.
The Falcons finished with 91 points during the three-day event, taking home seventh place in the GNAC Championships. Norwich University took home the team title for the fourth straight yea.
Alyssa Defeo of Albertus was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team. On the men's side, Alexander Wynn was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team
2026 GNAC Championship Results
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)
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Major Awards
Men's Swimmer Of The Year: Drew Bylow, Norwich
Men's Diver Of The Year: Henry Pennell, USJ
Men's Rookie of the Year: Gabe Wettig, Norwich
Men's Coach Of The Year: Alexandra Albert, USJ
Men's Institutional Sportsmanship: Elms College
All-Sportsmanship
Alexander Wynn, Albertus Magnus
Jose Avila, Elms
Noah Lowe, Norwich
Michael Zammuto, Regis
Nate Brasky, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (Top Three Finishers in each Event In Order Of Finish)
200 Yard Medley Relay - Norwich (Drew Bylow, Max Ansell, Andrew Clark, Adrian Riendeau); USJ (Conn.) (Chris Capen, Nate Brasky, Josh Desyr, Viktor Orzolek); Regis (Gavin Olsen, Ryan Kim, Andy Martin, Aryaman Nagaraj)
400 Yard IM - Adrian Riendeau, Norwich; Anthony Helmer, Norwich; Henry Villanueva, Norwich
200 Yard Freestyle - Drew Bylow, Norwich; Alex Sulyma, Norwich; Chris Capen, USJ (Conn.)
50 Yard Butterfly - Andrew Clark, Norwich; Kyle Januszewski, USJ (Conn.); Daniel Hneen, Elms
100 Yard Breaststroke - Kristian Adlianitski, Norwich; Aiden Hebb, USJ (Conn.); Ryan Kim, Regis
200 Yard Backstroke - Drew Bylow, Norwich; Chris Capen, USJ (Conn.); Aryaman Nagaraj, Regis
1000 Yard Freestyle - Alex Sulyma, Norwich; Connor Hallstrom, Norwich; Anthony Helmer, Norwich
400 Yard Freestyle Relay - Norwich (Kristian Adlianitski, Andrew Clark, Adrian Riendeau, Drew Bylow); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Nate Brasky, Chris Capen, Kyle Januszewski, Aiden Hebb); Regis (Ryan Kim, Josh Dion, Gavin Olsen, Aryaman Nagaraj)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay - Norwich (Drew Bylow, Gabe Wettig, Adrian Riendeau, Kristian Adlianitski); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Aiden Hebb, Kyle Januszewski, Viktor Orzolek, Josh Desyr); Regis (Michael Zammuto, Andy Martin, Ryan Kim, Josh Dion)
1M Diving - Henry Pennell, USJ (Conn.); Michael Zammuto, Regis; Josh Dion, Regis
100 Yard Butterfly - Andrew Clark, Norwich; Gabe Wettig, Norwich; Kyle Januszewski, USJ (Conn.)
500 Yard Freestyle - Andrew Clark, Norwich; Connor Hallstrom, Norwich; Alex Sulyma, Norwich
50 Yard Backstroke - Adrian Riendeau, Norwich; Chris Capen, USJ (Conn.); Aryaman Nagaraj, Regis
50 Yard Freestyle - Kristian Adlianitski, Norwich; Gabe Wettig, Norwich, Max Ansell, Norwich; Nate Brasky, USJ (Conn.)
200 Yard Breaststroke - Aiden Hebb, USJ (Conn.); Ryan Kim, Regis; Max Ansell, Norwich
100 Yard IM - Kristian Adlianitski, Norwich; Adrian Riendeau, Norwich; Aiden Hebb, USJ (Conn.)
800 Freestyle Relay - Norwich (Kristian Adlianitski, Alex Sulyma, Andrew Clark, Drew Bylow); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Aiden Hebb, Nate Brasky, Kyle Januszewski, Chris Capen); Regis (Aryaman Nagaraj, Josh Dion, Gavin Olsen, Andy Martin)
100 Yard Freestyle - Adrian Riendeau, Norwich; Gabe Wettig, Norwich; Noah Lowe, Norwich
50 Yard Breaststroke - Kristian Adlianitski, Norwich; Nate Brasky, USJ (Conn.); Ryan Kim, Regis
1650 Yard Freestyle - Connor Hallstrom, Norwich; Alex Sulyma, Norwich; Gavin Olsen, Regis
100 Yard Backstroke - Drew Bylow, Norwich; Chris Capen, USJ (Conn.); Aryaman Nagaraj, Regis
200 Yard Butterfly - Andrew Clark, Norwich; Connor Hallstrom, Norwich; Anthony Helmer, Norwich
200 Yard IM - Drew Bylow, Norwich; Aiden Hebb, USJ (Conn.); Gabe Wettig, Norwich
3M Diving - Henry Pennell, USJ (Conn.); Michael Zammuto, Regis; Josh Dion, Regis
400 Yard Medley Relay - Norwich (Kristian Adlianitski, Andrew Clark, Adrian Riendeau, Noah Lowe); University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Aiden Hebb, Nate Brasky, Kyle Januszewski, Chris Capen); Regis (Michael Zammuto, Andy Martin, Ryan Kim, Gavin Olsen)
