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Maccherola Named America East Female Swimmer of the Week
11/24/2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Senior Sam Maccherola (Woolford, Md./South Carroll/Tennessee) was named America East Female Swimmer of the Week for the week ending Nov. 22, as announced by the conference Tuesday.
Maccherola led the UMBC women to their second George Mason Patriot Invitational title in three years this past weekend. Maccherola claimed two individual victories and one relay win against steep competition, including UNC-Wilmington, which is ranked eighth in the mid-major poll. Winning the 500 free in 4:52.53, Maccherola takes over the top spot in the America East performance list and earns a spot in the top-50 nationally. She claimed her other individual win in the 200 free, setting a meet record and posting another top-50 national time. Her relay win came in the 400 medley, which UMBC won with a time of 3:49.61, a time that ranks 45th in the nation.