WORCESTER, Mass. – For the sixth straight year, the Holy Cross women's swimming and diving team won the Worcester City Championship on Saturday hosted by WPI in the Sports & Recreation Center.  

Holy Cross kept the Callie Taffe trophy on The Hill scoring 1,127 points and the top slot. Assumption (661), WPI (657), and Clark (308) rounded out the field. The Crusaders six consecutive championships started back in 2018-19, continued in 2019-20, and had a break in competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020-21 before winning in 2021-22, 2022-23 and last year (2023-24).

Sophomore Devin Brindle earned the Cathy Desrosiers Award given to the Female Swimmer of the Meet. Brindle set two individual meet records in the 100-yard freestyle (53.57) and the 100-yard butterfly (58.15). Brindle smashed another mark in the 400-yard medley relay (3:59.08) with freshman Laura Arciniegas, freshman Natalie Neno and junior Ainsley Nalen.

Arciniegas established two individual meet records leading off the medley relay with the 100-yard backstroke (59.01). She also had the new mark in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.64). Nalen (200-yard freestyle, 1:56.56) and freshman Ellie Reinhart (100-yard backstroke, 59.11) also established new meet marks.

Newcomer Brenna Short brought home the Beth Ferraro Award for the Female Diver of the Meet. Short broke the Holy Cross and meet record in the one-meter dive at 292.70 which was another NCAA Zone cut.

The Crusaders will be back in action on Thursday, Nov. 21 for the first day of the Harold Anderson Invitational hosted by Rhode Island.
 
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