AMHERST, Mass. – On a day in which the Mammoths honored their senior class, it was a first-year stealing the spotlight. Maeve Kelley set a new school record in the 1650-yard freestyle as the Amherst College women's swimming and diving team closed out their home schedule with a 204-90 win over NESCAC rival Connecticut College on Saturday afternoon at Pratt Pool.

The Mammoths improved to 4-1 in dual meets this season while the Camels fell to 3-5.

Amherst's five seniors – Sabrina Comess, Lauren Eng, Caitlin Knight, Emma Lee and Grace Walker – were honored before their final meet at Pratt Pool.

Amherst returns to the water next Saturday (Feb. 3), visiting reigning NEWMAC champion MIT for a 1 p.m. meet.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* Kelley broke the program and Pratt Pool records in the 1650 freestyle, touching in 16:59.54, a B-cut for the NCAA Championships and a top-10 time in Division III this season. Kelley broke the previous school record of 17:02.26 set by teammate Megan Lee in 2022 and the pool record of 17:38.86 that was set by Morgan Bayer '03 in 2003. Megan Lee's second-place time of 17:22.15 also bested the previous pool record.

* Kelley went on to sweep the backstroke events, winning the 100-yard race in 59.49 seconds and taking the 200-yard race in 2:08.19 to win three individual events in one meet for the first time in her collegiate career.

* First-year Paige Arnold also won three individual events, touching first in the 200-yard butterfly in a personal-best 2:09.00, swimming the 100-yard freestyle in 51.96 seconds and winning the 200-yard individual medley in 2:09.65. After winning two individual events in each of the first four meets of the season, this is the first meet in which Arnold has won three individual events.

* First-year Lucy Smith was also a double winner, sprinting to a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle in a personal-best 24.13 seconds and winning the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.08, her second win this season in each event.

* Sophomore Donna Zhang swept the diving events, scoring 261.21 points for her third straight win on the one-meter board and 238.49 points on the three-meter board.

* Junior Ali Lacroix won the 100-yard breaststroke for the fourth time this season, posting a time of 1:07.50.

* Megan Lee was a winner in the 500-yard freestyle, touching in 5:12.32 for her first win at that distance this season.

* Junior Jennifer Adams won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:56.29 for her second win of the season.

* The Mammoths bookended the meet with wins in both relay races. Junior Cora Spelke, Lacroix, Smith and Walker teamed up to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:49.83. Smith, Knight, Walker and Arnold captured the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:37.36 to close the meet.