SMITHFIELD, R.I. – For the second straight year sophomore sensation Casey Ostrander (Yarmouthport, Mass.) took home Northeast Conference Swimmer of the Meet honors, as the 2011 NEC Swimming Coach of the Year Katie Cameron led the Bryant University women's swim team to an outstanding finish at the league championships Saturday evening at MIT.

The Bulldogs finished with 423 totals points in the three-day swimming and diving meet, as Saint Francis (PA) repeated as conference champions with 791 tallies. Central Connecticut and Wagner finished with 759 and 570 points, respectively, ahead of Bryant. Sacred Heart, Mount St. Mary's and St. Francis (NY) rounded out the seven-team field with scores of 294, 253 and 147, respectively.

Sixth-year head coach Cameron was tabbed with coach of the year honors after her team registered five first-place finishes and three meet records. During the 2010-11 campaign, Cameron instructed four swimmer of the week selections and in total, Bryant set 17 new school records.

Bryant sophomore Ostrander won gold in the 50 freestyle (23.60), and set new NEC records in the 100-yard backstroke (55.83) and 200-yard backstroke (2:00.76) en route to totaling three first-place finishes. All three of Ostrander's times shattered previous school records as the Massachusetts native recorded one of the most historical performances in the history of Bryant swimming with her three new high marks.

Molly Smith (Belmont, Mass.) had a great run in the 200-yard breastroke on the final day, finishing second with a school-record 2:21.02. Joining Smith with strong Saturday finishes was freshman Taylor DeBever (Denver, Colo.), as the Colorado native finished with a school-record 51.78 time and a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle.

The Bulldogs will complete the season with the ECAC Championships Friday, Feb. 25-27 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

2011 NEC Swimming and Diving Individual Champions
200 FR:                                                   BU                              1:34.56                          
500 Free:        Taylor Friedmann            CCSU    SO      4:50.57
200 IM:          Alex Czaplicki                   CCSU    JR            2:04.21
50 Free:         Casey Ostrander              BU      SO         23.60
1M Dive:         Madison Vestergaard       CCSU     JR       243.95 
400 MR:                                                  SFPA             3:47.94
200 MR:                                                  SFPA             1:44.53
400 IM           Alex Czaplicki                    CCSU    JR       4:26.61
100 Fly:         Libby Francis                     SFPA    FR       55:71
200 Free:                 Taylor DeBever      BU      FR       1:49.98
100 Breast:      Elise Lofgren                 SFPA    FR       1:03.23
100 Back:        Casey Ostrander           BU      SO       55:83
800 FR:                                                     CCSU             7:34.42
1,650 Free:      Megan Collins               SFPA     FR       17:03.39
200 Back:        Casey Ostrander           BU       SO       2:00.76
100 Free:        Alicia Ford                       SFPA     FR       51.03
200 Breast:      Elise Lofgren                  SFPA     FR       2:16.50
200 Fly:                  Katie Marshall            SHU      SR       2:03.87
3M Dive          Madison Vestergaard       CCSU     JR       248.40
400 FR:                                                   SFPA             3:28.20

Team Standings (20 Events Scored)

1. Saint Francis (PA)                    791

2. Central Connecticut State       759

3. Wagner                                   570

4. Bryant                                     423

5. Sacred Heart                           294

6. Mount St. Mary's                     253

7. St. Francis (NY)                       147