University of New Hampshire Athletics
11/17/2020 4:24:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
DURHAM, N.H. - Six future Wildcats have signed National Letters of Intent to join the eight-time America East champion UNH women's swimming and diving team in the fall of 2021.
"We are really excited to announce this first group of members in our incoming Class of '25!" said head coach Josh Willman. "Our assistant coach Mike Jolly has done a great job this year in identifying student-athletes with the talent, work ethic and character that we look for during the recruitment process. Kiersten, Maddie, Megumi, Kiki and Grace all come from excellent clubs around the country and bring with them versatility that will cover many events for us. We are also pleased to include another experienced diver to our roster in Ana O'Neil. With a few more additions upcoming, this class will be one of our strongest with potential that will keep our program poised for more conference championship titles in the future."
KIERSTEN DONNELLY
Donnelly is from from Pottstown, Pa. and her club team is Upper Main Line where her specialty is the back and fly events. Donnelly attends Mercersburg Academy and is planning on being a Biomedical Science major at UNH.
MADDIE FRITZ
Fritz is from Lansdale, Pa. and has excelled in the breast and IM events at the North Penn Aquatic Club. After she graduates from North Penn High School this spring she is excited to be an Exercise Science major at UNH.
MEGUMI KOMOTO
Komoto is from Schaumburg, Ill. and is a member of the Academy Bullets Swim Club where her specialty is the fly. She attends James B. Conant High School and is looking forward to being a Business major at UNH.
KIKI LINDSAY
Lindsay is a native of Beaverton, Ore. and competes for the Lake Oswego Swim Club in the free, breast and IM. Lindsay studies at Sunset High School and is excited to attend UNH as a Biomedical Sciences: Medical and Veterinary Sciences major.
ANA O'NEIL
O'Neil is a diver from Maplewood, Minn. She attends Roseville Area High School and will be a double major in Spanish and Health Sciences.
GRACE SALA
Sala hails from Sun Praire, Wis. and competes for the Madison Aquatic Club in the fly and IM. She attends Sun Prairie High School and is preparing to be a Biochemistry major at UNH.
The UNH swimming and diving program won its eighth America East Championship in program history in 2020 which are the most in conference history (1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2020). The Wildcats won 15 of the 20 events and captured the championship by 116.5 points.
"We are really excited to announce this first group of members in our incoming Class of '25!" said head coach Josh Willman. "Our assistant coach Mike Jolly has done a great job this year in identifying student-athletes with the talent, work ethic and character that we look for during the recruitment process. Kiersten, Maddie, Megumi, Kiki and Grace all come from excellent clubs around the country and bring with them versatility that will cover many events for us. We are also pleased to include another experienced diver to our roster in Ana O'Neil. With a few more additions upcoming, this class will be one of our strongest with potential that will keep our program poised for more conference championship titles in the future."
KIERSTEN DONNELLY
Donnelly is from from Pottstown, Pa. and her club team is Upper Main Line where her specialty is the back and fly events. Donnelly attends Mercersburg Academy and is planning on being a Biomedical Science major at UNH.
MADDIE FRITZ
Fritz is from Lansdale, Pa. and has excelled in the breast and IM events at the North Penn Aquatic Club. After she graduates from North Penn High School this spring she is excited to be an Exercise Science major at UNH.
MEGUMI KOMOTO
Komoto is from Schaumburg, Ill. and is a member of the Academy Bullets Swim Club where her specialty is the fly. She attends James B. Conant High School and is looking forward to being a Business major at UNH.
KIKI LINDSAY
Lindsay is a native of Beaverton, Ore. and competes for the Lake Oswego Swim Club in the free, breast and IM. Lindsay studies at Sunset High School and is excited to attend UNH as a Biomedical Sciences: Medical and Veterinary Sciences major.
ANA O'NEIL
O'Neil is a diver from Maplewood, Minn. She attends Roseville Area High School and will be a double major in Spanish and Health Sciences.
GRACE SALA
Sala hails from Sun Praire, Wis. and competes for the Madison Aquatic Club in the fly and IM. She attends Sun Prairie High School and is preparing to be a Biochemistry major at UNH.
The UNH swimming and diving program won its eighth America East Championship in program history in 2020 which are the most in conference history (1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2020). The Wildcats won 15 of the 20 events and captured the championship by 116.5 points.
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