MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 3/19/09- Keene State's Kristine Trutor raced to honorable mention All-American honors in the 100 butterfly event at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships taking place at the University Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota on Thursday. 

Trutor, a junior from Holden, Mass. finished 14th out of 47 competitors with a school record time of 57.09.  Trutor is the first KSC women's swimmer to reach the finals and score at the national meet. 

Trutor was very pleased with her NCAA debut performance.  "I couldn't be any happier," she said.  "I live for this."

"Krissy was seeded very low in the event, so the fact that she was able to move up to the top-15 says a lot about her ability to compete," said KSC Coach Jack Fabian.  "She swam like a pro."

Trutor will also swim in the 100 backstroke on Friday and the 50 backstroke on Saturday at the nationals.