SOMERSET, NJ – St. Francis Brooklyn sophomore
Ana Paula Montes de Oca was named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Co-Swimmer of the Week and Rookie of the Week as announced by the league today.
Montes de Oca earns the NEC weekly honors after taking home the ECAC Winter Championship Swimmer of the Meet award on Saturday. She is the first Terrier to claim both awards in the same week since teammate
Beatriz Gomes Angelo won both on October 24, 2017. Montes de Oca broke six records over the three-day ECAC Winter Championship as the Terriers finished in fourth-place out of 17 teams.
On Friday, she broke a pair of records in the 1,650-yard free. She posted a time of 16:52.97 to take home gold, in doing so she shattered the school record for the 1,000-yard free (10:10.77) and set the record for the 1,650-yard free.
On Saturday, Montes de Oca earned a first-place finish in the 200-yard free with a mark of 1:52.42 to break the school record. On the final day of the Championship, the sophomore recorded a second-place finish in the 200-yard fly and posted a record-breaking time of 2:05.37. She was also a part of the Terriers' 800-yard free relay team that broke the school record with a time of 7:44.12 in a third-place finish. Montes de Oca also registered a second-place finish in the 500-yard free with a time of 4:59.55.
Junior
Raphaelle Gregoire earned an NEC Prime Performer recognition for her efforts this past weekend at ECACs.
