FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 31, 2020 Contact: Terry Small, NJAC Commissioner 856 582-3679 or 609 221-1342 TCNJ’S CHAN & MSU’S FRANKE NAMED 2019-20 NJAC WOMEN’S CO-SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR Pi
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March 31, 2020
Contact: Terry Small, NJAC Commissioner
(856) 582-3679 or (609) 221-1342
TCNJ’S CHAN & MSU’S FRANKE NAMED 2019-20 NJAC WOMEN’S CO-SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR
Pitman, NJ—The College of New Jersey’s sophomore Zoe Chan (Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock)
and Montclair State University senior Madison Franke (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) have been
named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women’s Co-Swimmers of the Year for the 2019-20 season Their selections highlighted the 44-member NJAC women’s swimming & diving all-conference team which was announced on March 31 All NJAC special awards were determined by a vote of the league’s six head coaches, while the NJAC all-conference honors were based on performances during the Metropolitan Conference Championships which were conducted at Rutgers University on February 21-23
A seven-time NJAC Swimmer of the Week selection during the 2019-20 season, Chan was an NCAA national qualifier in the 100 butterfly after claiming the Met Conference title in the same event (56.14) She also claimed Met titles in both the 200 butterfly (2:05.91), and the 200 individual medley (2:07.48), while also competing as a member of the Lions’ Met Champion 400 freestyle relay TCNJ’s program record-holder in both the 100 butterfly and the 200 butterfly events, Chan finished with NJAC conference-best times in the 100 fly, the 200 fly, and the 200 individual medley
A two-time NJAC Swimmer of the Week selection, Franke claimed Met Conference titles in the 50 freestyle (23.90), the 100 freestyle (52.30), and the 200 freestyle (1:54.66) events The MSU school record-holder in both the 50 free and the 200 free, Franke was named the 2020 Met Conference Female Swimmer of the Meet while finishing the season with NJAC conference-best times in the 50 freestyle, the
100 freestyle, and the 200 freestyle events
Rowan University senior Corinne Finkbinder (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) was selected as
the NJAC Diver of the Year An eight-time NJAC Diver of the Week honoree during her senior season, Finkbinder was named the Met Conference Diver of the Meet after claiming Met titles in both the one-meter (446.64) and the three-one-meter (440.43) competitions A 16-time NJAC Diver of the Week honoree over the course of her four-year career, Finkbinder also placed 15th in the one-meter diving competition at the 2020 NCAA Northeast/South Diving Regional
Rowan freshman Jordan McChesney (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) was selected as the
NJAC Rookie of the Year A seven-time NJAC Rookie of the Week honoree during her first collegiate season, she finished as the Met Conference runner-up in the 100 freestyle (52.58) The Met third-place finisher in the 50 freestyle (24.24), McChesney was also a member of Rowan’s NJAC Champion 200 freestyle, 200 medley, and 400 medley relays
Rowan University head coach Elise Blaschke was selected as the NJAC Women’s Swimming &
Diving Coach of the Year by her peers In her rookie season of 2019-20, she guided the Profs to a 7-3 overall record and the NJAC championship via a perfect 5-0 mark in league competition Blaschke was also named the Met Conference Coach of the Meet after leading Rowan to its third consecutive Met Conference title
Please find attached a list of the 2019-20 NJAC Women’s Swimming & Diving All-Conference Honors
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Co-Swimmers of the Year: Zoe Chan, TCNJ & Madison Franke, Montclair State
Diver of the Year: Corinne Finkbinder, Rowan
Rookie of the Year: Jordan McChesney, Rowan
Coach of the Year: Elise Blaschke, Rowan
2019-20 NJAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
50 Freestyle Madison FrankeMontclair State Abigail BrousRowan Jordan McChesneyRowan
100 Freestyle Madison FrankeMontclair State Jordan McChesneyRowan Rachel HannahTCNJ
200 Freestyle Madison FrankeMontclair State Carlee TimminsRowan Emily LaBenskiRowan
500 Freestyle Veronica AlferezRowan Carlee TimminsRowan Annie MenningerTCNJ
1650 Freestyle Carlee TimminsRowan Faith CortrightTCNJ Brianna GutierrezRowan
100 Backstroke Abigail BrousRowan Emily RothamelMontclair State Kylie SalernoRowan
200 Backstroke Emily RothamelMontclair State Brianna GutierrezRowan Alex BambrickRowan
100 Butterfly Zoe ChanTCNJ Kori JelinekTCNJ Daria MnichRowan
200 Butterfly Zoe ChanTCNJ Kori JelinekTCNJ Veronica AlferezRowan
100 Breaststroke Emily KopchickRowan Nicole HarmsRowan Annie MenningerTCNJ
200 Breaststroke Annie MenningerTCNJ Emily KopchickRowan Emily LaBenskiRowan
200 Individual Medley Zoe ChanTCNJ Emily LaBenskiRowan Elizabeth O’BrienRowan
400 Individual Medley Veronica AlferezRowan Alex BambrickRowan Nicki MeskinTCNJ
1 meter Diving Corinne FinkbinderRowan Gabi ValladaresTCNJ Klaudia RzotkiewiczRowan
3 meter Diving Corinne FinkbinderRowan Gabi ValladaresTCNJ Klaudia RzotkiewiczRowan
200 Free Relay Abigail Brous, Nicole Harms,Rowan
Elizabeth O’Brien, Jordan McChesney
TCNJ Cameron Carrazza, Rachel Hannah, Kazia Moore, Shannon Hesse
Montclair State Margaux Winchock, Sophia Ciaravino, Claire Luigard, Madison Franke
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Rachel Hannah, Zoe Chan
Rowan Abigail Brous, Elizabeth O’Brien Veronica Alferez, Jordan McChesney
Montclair State, Margaux Winchock, Sophia Ciaravino, Dani Zimmerman, Madison Franke
800 Free Relay Veronica Alferez, Elizabeth O’BrienRowan
Emily LaBenski, Carlee Timmins
TCNJ Rachel Hannah, Cameron Carrazza, Zoe Chan, Melanie Fosko
Montclair State Dani Zimmerman, Madison Franke, Emily Rothamel, Claire Luigard
200 Medley Relay Abigail Brous, Emily Kopchick,Rowan
Daria Mnich, Jordan McChesney
TCNJ Zoe Chan, Annie Menninger, Kori Jelinek, Shannon Hesse
Montclair State Emily Rothamel, Claire Luigard, Margaux Winchock, Sophia Ciaravino
400 Medley Relay Abigail Brous, Emily Kopchick,Rowan
Daria Mnich, Jordan McChesney
TCNJ Rachel Hannah, Annie Menninger, Zoe Chan, Melanie Fosko
Montclair State Emily Rothamel, Claire Luigard, Margaux Winchock, Madison Franke