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he Adelphi Panthers Men & Women’s Swimming Team
holds a 1-2 record thus far in their season. Adelphi
recently competed at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Memorial Invite along with five other teams including the host
Kings Point. Maritime College, Queens College, the University
of Bridgeport and Southern Connecticut University also took
part in the meet.
Gabrielle Terzano, Kate Harney, Heather Miller and Laura
Vanella also placed for the three remaining top-5 finishes.
The women had an exceptional day with eight top-five
finishes. Freshman Danielle Dreiss determination was displayed
once again. She swam two top-five finishes, including a win
in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:26.17. Later, she
finished with another top-five in the 200-yard freestyle in
2:04.17. Danielle Dreiss, the rookie, comes from Holy Trinity
High School. She swam for the varsity team all four years of
her high school career. She received the coaches award as a
sophomore and was named most valuable player her junior and
senior year. As a senior she was named captain of the swimming
team. Danielle also plays lacrosse.
Graduate Student, Kate Harney finished 5th place in her 50yard freestyle in 26.56. Henry was a four-year member of the
varsity swi m team at Stony Brook University. She graduated
from Hunterdon Central Regional High School and is from
Flemington, New Jersey.
Terzano finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time
of 2:30.08. The senior from West Hempstead was a four-year
member of the varsity swim team at Sacred Heart Academy.
She holds the school record for the 200 butterfly with a time
of 2:20.2.
Heather Miller from Lake Ronkonkoma swam the 200-yard
backstroke in 2:23.27, finishing in 5th place. The sophomore
is from Lake Ronkonkoma and graduated from Sachem High
School. She swam on the varsity team for her four years in
high school. She was named most valuable player, was all
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league and a state qualifier all four years.
Freshman, Laura Vanella made a time of 2:46.79 in
the 200-yard breaststroke. The rookie from Merrick
graduated from John F. Kennedy High School last year.
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