University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, February 21
Lexington, Va.
10 AM
University of New Hampshire
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America East Championship
Sydney Leblic, Teagen Jeffers, Lydia Hart and Audrey Mahoney set an AE record in the 400 free relay
AE Championship Record 400 Relay Leads 'Cats to Second-Place Finish
2/22/2026 12:32:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Senior captain Audrey Mahoney wins David Alexander Coaches Award
LEXINGTON, Va. — The UNH women's swimming & diving team closed the 2026 America East Championships on Saturday night at the VMI Aquatic Center by winning the 400‑yard freestyle relay in record‑setting time to secure an overall second‑place finish in the team standings.
The Wildcats' relay of senior captain Audrey Mahoney (Downers Grove, Ill.), sophomore Lydia Hart (Cornwall, Ontario), sophomore Teagen Jeffers (Bedford, N.H.) and junior Sydney Leblic (Madrid, Spain) powered to a championship‑winning 3:21.08, breaking both the America East meet and conference records. The victory capped a strong final session for UNH and punctuated the program's highest relay finish of the week.
Team Standings – Final
1. Bryant – 775
2. UNH – 660
3. Vermont – 613
4. UMBC – 446
5. Binghamton – 403
6. Maine – 314
7. VMI – 159
Mahoney received the David Alexander Coaches Award for scoring the most career America East Championship points among all championship competitors. The Downers Grove, Ill, native delivered one of the top all‑around meets in the conference, earning silver medals in both the 100‑ and 50‑yard freestyle, and competing on every major UNH relay throughout the week. She led off the Wildcats' record‑breaking 400 free relay with a blistering 50.13 split and also helped propel UNH to second place in the 200 free relay and a top‑four finish in the 200 medley relay.
UNH's record‑setting relay set the tone in the session's closing event, with all four Wildcats posting 50‑second splits.
Hart opened the evening with a silver medal in the 1650‑yard freestyle, clocking 16:28.27—her second major podium of the meet.
Saturday Highlights
• 100 Free: Mahoney earned silver, while Leblic and Jeffers added A‑ and B‑final points.
• 200 Fly: Junior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.) captured bronze, and sophomore Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa.) secured seventh.
• 200 Breaststroke: Junior Emily Loren Wright (Ventura, Calif.) took fourth, with sophomore Lily Jackson‑Oates (Redhill, England) in eighth.
The Wildcats' relay of senior captain Audrey Mahoney (Downers Grove, Ill.), sophomore Lydia Hart (Cornwall, Ontario), sophomore Teagen Jeffers (Bedford, N.H.) and junior Sydney Leblic (Madrid, Spain) powered to a championship‑winning 3:21.08, breaking both the America East meet and conference records. The victory capped a strong final session for UNH and punctuated the program's highest relay finish of the week.
Team Standings – Final
1. Bryant – 775
2. UNH – 660
3. Vermont – 613
4. UMBC – 446
5. Binghamton – 403
6. Maine – 314
7. VMI – 159
Mahoney received the David Alexander Coaches Award for scoring the most career America East Championship points among all championship competitors. The Downers Grove, Ill, native delivered one of the top all‑around meets in the conference, earning silver medals in both the 100‑ and 50‑yard freestyle, and competing on every major UNH relay throughout the week. She led off the Wildcats' record‑breaking 400 free relay with a blistering 50.13 split and also helped propel UNH to second place in the 200 free relay and a top‑four finish in the 200 medley relay.
UNH's record‑setting relay set the tone in the session's closing event, with all four Wildcats posting 50‑second splits.
Hart opened the evening with a silver medal in the 1650‑yard freestyle, clocking 16:28.27—her second major podium of the meet.
Saturday Highlights
• 100 Free: Mahoney earned silver, while Leblic and Jeffers added A‑ and B‑final points.
• 200 Fly: Junior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.) captured bronze, and sophomore Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa.) secured seventh.
• 200 Breaststroke: Junior Emily Loren Wright (Ventura, Calif.) took fourth, with sophomore Lily Jackson‑Oates (Redhill, England) in eighth.
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