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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jim Pierce

Taylor Ellis

  • Position Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hanson, Mass.
  • Highschool Notre Dame Academy (Virginia Tech)

Biography

Career Highlights:
-Record holder, 200 Medley Relay, 2017 CAA Championships (Richmond, Va.)
-Record holder, 400 Medley Relay, 2016 CAA Championships (Richmond, Va.)
-Record holder, 100 Breaststroke, 2015 CAA Championships (Richmond, Va.)
-Record holder, 400 Freestyle Relay, 2015 CAA Championships (Richmond, Va.)


Awards/Honors:
-2017 All-CAA Selection (200 Medley Relay)
-CAA Women's Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 26, 2016)
-Corvias ECAC Women's Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 27, 2016)

2016-17: Earned first place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:44.55) and 100 breaststroke (1:05.46) and a fourth place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.81) at Boston University (Oct. 1)…Against James Madison and New Hampshire, grabbed a first place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:44.06) and second in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.62) (Oct. 22)… Won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.88) at George Mason with Towson… Raced to a season best in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.14) and 200 IM (2:05.77) at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20)… Finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.36) and 200 breaststroke (2:24.65) at Drexel with Delaware (Jan. 7)… On senior day, took first in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.31) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (54.46) against Vermont (Jan. 14)… Claimed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.50) at Central Connecticut State (Jan. 21)… Placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.54), ninth in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.03), 13th in the 200 IM (2:05.98) and was a member of the program record setting 200 medley relay team (1:40.31) at the 2017 CAA Championships (Feb. 22-25)

2015-16: Took first in the 100 backstroke (1:05.53) and the 200 medley relay (1:46.55) against Wagner (Sept. 26) ... Snagged first place in the 50 breaststroke (30.23) vs. Harvard (Oct. 17) Finished first in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.53), second in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.04), and first in the 200 medley relay (1:45.41) against New Hampshire (Oct. 24) ... Set a new team season record in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.00) at the Delaware Tri-Meet (Jan. 9) ... Took first place and set a new pool record in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.35), won the 500 freestyle (5:08.13), and won the 200 medley relay (1:45.46) against Vermont (Jan. 18) ... Set a new pool and meet record in the 400 medley relay (3:52.35) and took fifth place in the 500 freestyle (5:06.63) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Jan. 22) ... Won the 200 medley relay (1:46.51) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Jan. 23) ... Won the 200 freestyle (1:54.31) and the 100 breaststroke (1:04.43) vs. LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 30) ... Took first place in the 50 breaststroke with a new season record of 29.32 and won the 100 breaststroke with 1:04.09 against Connecticut (Feb. 6) ... Snagged second place and new school record with a leg in the 200 medley relay (1:40.70) and fourth with a leg in the 800 freestyle relay (7:22.86) at the 2016 CAA Championships (Feb. 24) ... Tied for third in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.19) at the 2016 CAA Championships (Feb. 26) ... Finished third and set a new school record with a leg in the 400 medley relay at the 2016 CAA Championships with 3:41.44 (Feb. 26) ... Took seventh place in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.01) at the 2016 CAA Championships (Feb. 27).

2014-15: Won the 100 breaststroke (1:03.22) and placed second in the 100 freestyle (53.43), the 200 breaststroke (2:20.85), and the 500 freestyle (5:06.25) against George Mason (Nov. 1) ... Placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.53) at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 22) ... Took third place in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.61), third place in the 200 IM (2:10.81), and fourth place in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.22) against Drexel (Jan. 10) ... Won the 200 freestyle (1:54.40) and the 500 freestyle (5:09.61) vs. Vermont (Jan. 17) ... Won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.63) and the 200 breaststroke (2:22.57), placed second in the 100 freestyle (53.32), and took third place in the 500 freestyle (5:07.44) at the Darmouth Invitational (Jan. 24) ... Placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.96) at the 2015 CAA Championships (Feb. 27).

2013-14: Racked up 28 individual points at Virginia Tech in the ACC Championships, scoring in the 500 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke … Took second place in the 500 freestyle at a dual meet with UNC Wilmington … Earned top-10 finishes in the 200 breaststroke (seventh), 100 breaststroke (fourth) and 200 IM (eighth) at a dual meet with Miami, No. 9 Virginia and Wisconsin … Tallied 35 individual points across the 200 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke and 200 IM to wrap up the fall season at the H2Okie Fall Invite … Started her collegiate career at the Virginia Tech Swimming Challenge with a second-place finish in the 50 breaststroke and a sixth-place finish in the 100 IM.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Notre Dame Academy ... State champion in 100m breast as a sophomore and junior ... State champion in 500m free as a junior ... Olympic trials and world trials qualifier in 100m breast ... Finished fifth in the 100m breast at 2012 Junior Nationals.

Personal: Daughter of Michelle and Donnie ... two younger brothers, Bret (13) and Sean (16).
 

Progression Chart
Event Time before NU Time at NU
500 Freestyle 4:54.66 4:53.34
200 Freestyle 1:51.35 1:49.57 (R)
100 Breaststroke 1:00.87 1:01.28 (R)

(R) - Relay





 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
    5'10"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
    5'10"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
    5'10"