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The Northeastern swimming and diving team earned a sixth-place finish at the 2012 CAA Swimming and Diving Championship, which conclude Saturday in Fairfax, Va. The Huskies accumulated 276 team points during the four-day event hosted by George Mason University.

In the final day of competition, Northeastern swimmers set three new school records and posted seven season-best times. In the morning preliminaries, Anna Schegoleva set a new Northeastern standard in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:00.10. In the 200-yard breaststroke, Keary McClernan finished in 2:17.64 to set a new school record. McClernan later broke her own record with a time of 2:16.39 in the championship final.

Over the course of the four-day championship, Northeastern set 11 school records and recorded 20 season-best event times.

James Madison won the team title by collecting 771 points, followed by Towson (625), UNCW (494) and William & Mary (476.5). Old Dominion was fifth (327.5) and Northeastern was sixth (276). George Mason (253), Delaware (238) and Drexel (134) rounded out the nine-team field.

In the day's finals, Jill Shields finished 21st in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:29.29. Jenny Doolin finished just behind Shields in 22nd at 17:30.56.

Anna Schegoleva finished eighth in the championship final of the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 2:01.73. Dana Schleif finished 14th at 2:04.35.

In the 200-yard breaststroke, Keary McClernan posted a time of 2:16.39 to break the school record that she had set earlier in the day during the preliminaries. The time earned her a fifth-place finish. Julia Alvarez finished 12th with a time of 2:21.11.

Jill Kearns improved on the season-best time she posted in the prelims by clocking in at 2:01.23 in the championship final of the 200-yard butterfly. Kearns finished in fifth place, while teammate Julia Sepulveda was 13th at 2:03.40.

In the final event of the championship meet, Northeastern finished eighth in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Julia Sepulveda, Chelsea Lim, Kelley Becherer and Adriana Sepulveda completed the event with a season-best time of 3:29.69.

In the morning preliminaries, Anna Schegoleva set the tone for the Huskies, establishing a new Northeastern record in the 200-yard backstroke. Schegoleva finished fifth with a time of 2:00.10. Dana Schleif finished 16th at 2:03.80 and Cassandra Cesaro was 18th at 2:03.86.

Adriana Sepulveda swam to a season-best time of 52.57 in the 100-yard freestyle to finish 23rd. Megan Foran (52.94, 28th) and Kelley Becherer (52.98, 29th) joined Sepulveda with sub-53-second times. Nicole Colucci finished 30th at 53.02, while Chelsea Lim (53.38) was 33rd, Alli Gielowski (53.84) was 34th, and Jessica Colucci (54.26) was 39th.

In the 200-yard breaststroke, Keary McClernan set a school record by touching the wall in 2:17.64 to finish seventh. She later improved on that time in the event finals. Teammate Julia Alvarez finished 16th at 2:23.91.

Jill Kearns finished the 200-yard butterfly in a season-best time of 2:01.68 to finish fifth. Julia Sepulveda finished 12th with a time of 2:03.70 and Erica DeMunbrun was 21st at 2:06.43.

The Huskies' sixth-place finish in the conference championship meet was its highest since finishing fifth in 2008.

Northeastern finished the season with a 9-4 (4-2 CAA) mark. Two Northeastern swimmers collected NCAA "B" cut times, as teammates Julia Sepulveda and Jill Kearns did so in the 400-yard IM. Northeastern divers Rachael Peterson and Candace Young, earlier in the year, qualified to compete in the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Zone A Diving Meet, to be held March 9-11 in Buffalo, N.Y.


SCHOOL-RECORD PERFORMANCES (FULL MEET)
200-yard backstroke - Anna Schegoleva (2:00.10, prelims)
200-yard breaststroke - Keary McClernan (2:17.64, prelims)
200-yard breaststroke - Keary McClernan (2:16.39, finals)
400-yard IM - Jill Kearns (4:20.59, prelims)
400-yard IM - Julia Sepulveda (4:18.68, finals)
100-yard backstroke - Anna Schegoleva (56.31, prelims)
800-yard freestyle relay - Anna Schegoleva, Julia Sepulveda, Megan Foran, Adriana Sepulveda (7:28.26, finals)
200-yard IM - Jill Kearns (2:03.06, prelims)
200-yard IM - Anna Schegoleva (2:02.69, finals)
500-yard freestyle - Adriana Sepulveda (4:56.34, finals)
400-yard medley relay - Anna Schegoleva, Julia Alvarez, Jill Kearns, Adriana Sepulveda (3:46.86, finals

SEASON-BEST PERFORMANCES (FULL MEET)
200-yard backstroke - Anna Schegoleva (2:00.10, prelims) *
100-yard freestyle - Adriana Sepulveda (52.57, prelims)
200-yard breaststroke - Keary McClernan (2:17.64, prelims) *
200-yard breaststroke - Keary McClernan (2:16.39, finals) *
200-yard butterfly - Jill Kearns (2:01.68, prelims)
200-yard butterfly - Jill Kearns (2:01.23, finals)
400-yard freestyle relay - Julia Sepulveda, Chelsea Lim, Kelley Becherer, Adriana Sepulveda (3:29.69, finals)
200-yard medley relay - Anna Schegoleva, Julia Alvarez, Erica DeMunbrun, Kelley Becherer (1:45.51, finals)
400-yard IM - Jill Kearns (4:20.59, prelims) *
400-yard IM - Julia Sepulveda (4:18.68, finals) *
100-yard butterfly - Erica DeMunbrun (56.10, finals)
200-yard freestyle - Megan Foran (1:52.26, prelims)
100-yard breaststroke - Keary McClernan (1:03.79, prelims)
100-yard backstroke - Anna Schegoleva (56.31, prelims) *
800-yard freestyle relay - Anna Schegoleva, Julia Sepulveda, Megan Foran, Adriana Sepulveda (7:28.26, finals) *
200-yard IM - Jill Kearns (2:03.06, prelims) *
200-yard IM - Anna Schegoleva (2:02.69, finals) *
200-yard freestyle relay - Chelsea Lim, Erica DeMunbrun, Kelley Becherer, Nicole Colucci (1:36.11, finals)
500-yard freestyle - Adriana Sepulveda (4:56.34, finals) *
400-yard medley relay - Anna Schegoleva, Julia Alvarez, Jill Kearns, Adriana Sepulveda (3:46.86, finals) *
* - school record

TEAM RESULTS
1. James Madison - 771 points
2. Towson - 625
3. UNCW - 494
4. William & Mary - 476.5
5. Old Dominion - 327.5
6. Northeastern - 276
7. George Mason - 253
8. Delaware - 238
9. Drexel - 134