POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 19, 2015) – Sophomore Julia Cunningham (Yardley, PA/Peddie School) and senior Kelly Wilkinson (Oceanside, CA/Vista) of the Vassar women's swimming and diving team were named to ECAC Division III Upstate Team of the Week in a release made by the organization's offices this afternoon. The pair was named to the Liberty League Team of the Week on Monday after record-setting performances at the Seven Sisters Championships January 17-18.

Cunningham was outstanding in the pool for the Brewers the past week, as she was named the ECAC Division III Upstate Swimmer of the Week. She broke the Vassar school record and Mount Holyoke pool record in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:05.06 over the weekend. The career-best mark also stands as a NCAA B-Cut qualifying time, and was good for first place in the event at the Seven Sisters Championships. Cunningham also posted a NCAA B cut mark of 4:33.46 in the 400 yard individual medley at the event, and notched second place finishes in the 200 IM (2:11.39) and 100 yard butterfly (58.88). Earlier in the week, Cunningham tallied individual event victories in the 200 yard butterfly (2:07.94) and the 100 butterfly (59.03) in a tri-meet with Mount Holyoke and Trinity College on January 13.

Wilkinson was named the ECAC Upstate Diver of the Week after breaking both the 3-meter 11 dive and 1-meter 11 dive Vassar records at the Seven Sisters Championships. Wilkinson broke her own school record in the 1-meter 11 dive event, posting a mark of 408.80. The score topped her previous program record of 402.65 set back on October 29, 2014, and will qualify her for the NCAA Region 4 Diving Championships. She broke her second school record of the weekend Saturday, finishing with a program-best 398.70 in the 3-meter 11 dive event. Earlier in the week, Wilkinson notched victories in both the 1 meter and 3 meter dives, posting scores of 196.05 and 199.12 (respectively) in a tri meet with Mount Holyoke and Trinity College on January 13.

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