WELLESLEY, Mass. – The Keene State College women's swimming and diving team returned to the top of the Little East Conference after leading at the conclusion of the second and third days of the LEC Championships, the Owls finished in first at the conclusion of the meet with 779 points, 75 ahead of second place Bridgewater State University. The Owls picked up LEC title number 20 after their streak of 16 straight LEC Championships was snapped last season.
 
On the longest event of the day, spanning the morning and evening rounds, Lee picked up her third individual win on at the 2025 LEC Championships in the 1650 free with a time of 18:54.79.
 
"It's been a long time coming since last year and we've worked so hard this season" Lee said, "This meet was so special because no points went unnoticed."
 
"I came into the season working to become a reliable teammate and I'm grateful I was able to be that for my team and help bring home the title for the 20th time" Lee said when asked about her performance from the weekend, along what it meant to help return the Owls to the top of the conference.
 
Senior Mia Destefani added a second-place finish for the Owls 200 breaststroke in 2:36.89, while her fellow senior, Amanda Davies, placed sixth in the event with a time of 2:39.62.
 
Olivia Boulris and Rebecca Radonovich went second and third in the 200 fly with times of 2:24.01 and 2:25.69 to tack on more points for the Owls. Adessa Noyes rounded out the three KSC swimmers that made the 200 fly final with a fifth place finish in 2:28.72.
 
In the final event of the day on the women's side, the 400 free relay, the Owls placed fourth, composed of Lee, Lexi Quinn, Sammi Taylor, and Tallulah Going, with a time of 3:49.15.
 
Ayla Pullen took home the award for the 2025 Little East Conference Rookie Diver of the Year as from her 11-dive score of 397.50 in the 3-meter diving and a fourth-place finish in the 1M event with a score of 360.00.
 
"I know it's cliche to say a championship is a team effort, but this meet and really our entire season has been built that way," said KSC Head Coach Chris Woolridge. "At the LEC'S we scored points with every entry and I'm pretty sure we were the only team in the conference to do that. That's the reason we were able to win even though we didn't have as many event wins as we have in the past. Watching the team come together and do their individual part to win a championship was really special this weekend"
 
On the men's side, Aaron Turgeon added his third first-place finish of the 2025 LEC Championships, as he bested his LEC Championship record and third-best time in program history of 53.39 in the 100 IM in the 2024 LEC Championships, with a new school record and LEC Championship meet record of 53.01. The record, which was set nine years ago was previously held by Ryan Boraski, with a time of 53.06 in 2016. Turgeon's time is a top 5.7% out of all NCAA Division III men's swimmers on the year.
 
The men's swimming and diving team finished fifth in the LEC Championships with a score of 429.5.
 
Complete list of all final event scores for the Owls to come soon.