CSC Academic All-District® Women's Swimming & Diving Team Announced

EASTON, Mass. (March 23, 2023) –Sydney Stockwell and Maddie Conley of the Stonehill College women's swimming team were named 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® team honorees as announced by the organization.

Both Skyhawks have earned this award for the first time, and are the first Skyhawk swimmers to earn this award for the program as well.

To be eligible, nominated student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average in their second year at the current institution and must have played in at least 50 percent of the team's games.

"The 2022‐23 Academic All‐District® Women's Swimming & Diving Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student‐athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All‐America® program separately recognizes women's swimming and diving honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA." 

Stockwell is one of the junior captains and a neuroscience major, who has earned NE10 Academic Honor Roll, Dean's list, the Moreau Honors Program, and the Student Leadership award during her time at Stonehill so far. The Hopkinton, New Hampshire native has excelled throughout her swim career, earning multiple PRs and Northeast Conference time rankings. At the Northeast Conference Championships in February, Stockwell made a splash in the pool, ranking high in a few events. 

NEC Championship Highlights:

Junior captain Sydney Stockwell competed in the 100-yard butterfly at the NEC Championships, grabbing a preliminary time of 59.39, a personal season best, and qualifying her for the final 100-yard butterfly event tonight. Stockwell then competed in the final round of the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 22^nd with a time of 59.86. In the final 200-yard backstroke, where she shined in the event, placing tenth in the preliminary round with a time of 2:07.36, qualifying in the final time trials. She then swam in the final time trials, placing tenth overall with a time of 2:06.59, earning seven points for the team, and a new team record. She also competed in the 100-yard freestyle event, earning a new team record of 53.58.

In the 200-yard medley relay, the Skyhawks had one team competing, consisting of junior captain Sydney Stockwell, freshman Taylor Belanger, sophomore Sharlotte Lundell, and sophomore Jami Hepburn competed and finished in 1:48.51, placing eighth overall, and grabbing the best season time for the 200-yard medley relay for the Skyhawks.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, sophomore Jami Hepburn, freshman Taylor Belanger, freshman Kristy Barry, and captain Sydney Stockwell competed and finished in 1:40.74, placing ninth overall, and grabbing the best season time for the 200-yard medley relay for the Skyhawks.

In the 400-meter medley relay, Stonehill's team of Sydney Stockwell, Jami Hepburn, Katie Keating, and Kristy Barry topped a previous program record with an impressive time of 3:57.65. With their new record-setting time, the Skyhawks grabbed eighth place in the event. 

Season Meet Highlights:

In the 50-yard freestyle event at the ECAC Winter Championships, Stockwell finished with a time of 25.29. At the NEISDA Championships, Stockwell had a personal best of 2:03.29 in the 200-yard freestyle event.

Conley is one of the junior captains and a health science major and healthcare administration minor, who has earned NE10 Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's list award during her time at Stonehill so far. The North Providence, Rhode Island native has excelled throughout her swim career, earning multiple PRs and Northeast Conference time rankings. 

NEC Championship Highlights:

In the 50-yard freestyle timed trials, Conley earned a time of 26.98 with a second-place finish. Then, Conley swam in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.45 with a fourth-place finish.

In the 800-yard freestyle relay, the Skyhawks relay team consisted of freshman Azia Koser, junior Katie Keating, freshman Julie Mastroianni, and junior Maddie Conley, earning a time of 8:21.78.

Season Meet Highlights:

In a meet against Siena College, junior captain Conley swam in the 50-yard backstroke, earning a time of 33.47. She also competed against Brandeis University, where she swam in the 50-yard butterfly event, earning a time of 31.02. She also competed in the 100-yard IM event, finishing with a time of 1:06.94.

About College Sports Communicators

College Sports Communicators (CSC) was founded in 1957 and is a 3,200+ member national association for strategic, creative and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. The current name of the organization was adopted following a membership-wide vote on Aug. 31, 2022.

From its founding in 1957 until the 2022 name change, the organization was known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The name change signaled a major step in a larger strategic plan to highlight the association's evolution and expansion. The move better aligns with the association's membership makeup and further positions the organization to support and advocate for its members who serve in the communications, digital, and creative college sports industry, regardless of position or title.

The organization, which celebrated its 65th year during the 2021-22 academic year, is the second oldest management association in all of intercollegiate athletics. College Sports Communicators became an affiliated partner with NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) in December of 2008. 

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