Nolan, Elofson Earn All-NEISDA Honors, BSU Men's Team Garners Sportsmanship Award

KINGSTON, R.I. –Senior Chelsea Nolan (Lowell, Mass.) and junior David Elofson (Mansfield, Mass.) each garnered their second All-NEISDA honor as the Bridgewater State University swimming and diving teams competed at day three of the 2014 New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association (NEISDA) Division II/III Championships held at the University of Rhode Island on Sunday.

The BSU men's team was honored with the prestigious Steve Looke Team Sportsmanship Award for the second straight season during the closing ceremonies of the championships.  The honor, named for long-time Norwich University Head Coach Steve Looke, and selected by a vote of the participating institutions, is annually bestowed upon the program that best exhibits the tenets of sportsmanship throughout the three-day event.

Nolan placed sixth in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 19:00.42.  The top eight finishers in individual events and the top four in the relays earn All-NEISDA honors.  Nolan also captured All-NEISDA status on Saturday as she placed fourth in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 11:15.41.

Elofson recorded a score of 249.60 points to finish in seventh place on the three-meter diving board.  He had also earned All-NEISDA honors by placing eighth on the one-meter plank on Friday with a score of 263.55 points.

The BSU women's team tied for ninth place at the three-day championship meet with a score of 441 points.  On the men's side, the Bears finished in 11th place with 99 points.

Keene State (1,664.5 pts.) captured top honors in the women's standings followed by Roger Williams University (1,130 pts.) and Simmons College (908 pts.).  Keene State (1,121 pts.) also won the men's meet followed in the team standings by Roger Williams (616 pts.) and Norwich University (453 pts.).