Keene State Men Capture NEISDA Swim Championship

From Stuart Kaufman, Sports Information: Keene State College captured its first men’s New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) championship at Roger Williams University on March 1.

Leading from start to finish at the three-day meet, Keene State tallied 629 points. Long-time pool rival Bentley University was second with 552 points. Host Roger Williams was a distant third with 333 points. A total of 13 teams scored at the meet. The Owls, who lost to Bentley by just 11 points last year, ended the Falcons’ four-year reign.

“If someone told me at the start of the season we would win the championship, I’d tell them they were crazy, because we lost two key swimmers,” said Jack Fabian, who was named the NEISDA Men’s Coach of the Year. “This was a very young team, but a very determined team that wouldn’t be denied the championship.”

“It hasn’t hit me yet,” said junior captain Domingo Rose of Nashua, who was named the Swimmer of the Meet. “All the hard work paid off. Everybody who competed scored at least one point, so it was truly a team championship.”

The Owls won the championship in style, setting school records in 12 individual and five relay races. The 13 KSC competitors combined to earn 45 All-New England honors. “Not only did we win the majority of individual races, but we swept all five relays,” said Fabian. “That was the key.”