LYNCHBURG, Va. – Washington and Lee University and University of Mary Washington headlined the 2021-22 Virginia Sports Information Directors' College Division All-State women's swimming awards, VaSID announced Monday afternoon.
UMW sophomore Kinsey Brooks and W&L sophomore Brynn Martinson shared the women's swimmer of the year honor, while Martinson earned the All-State rookie of the year award. Mary Washington head coach Justin Anderson won the coach of the year honor.
Old Dominion Athletic Conference champion Washington and Lee led the awards tally with 10 individual and five relay All-State awards, including 13 on the first team. UMW's 12 honors – including Brooks' two first-team accolades – were second among the Commonwealth's College Division programs. University of Lynchburg, Randolph-Macon College, Roanoke College, and Southern Virginia University also saw swimmers honored.
The co-swimmer of the year, Brooks landed on the first team in both breaststroke and individual medley categories. The sophomore from Lake St. Louis, Mo. earned All-America honors in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes and the 200 individual medley at NCAA Division III nationals. She was seventh in all three events. Brooks helped lead UMW to the Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming & Division Conference title and was named female swimmer and rookie of the year.
Anderson led Mary Washington to the Metro title in 2022, and his Eagles took 20th place at the NCAA Division III championship meet. The fourth-year head coach was the Metro women's coach of the year.
VaSID names 44 all-state teams in 23 sports each year, as well as an Academic All-State squad and an all-sports champion in both the University and College Divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a university or conference in the state of Virginia.
2021-22 VaSID Women's Swimming College Division All-State Awards
Co-Swimmer of the Year: Kinsey Brooks, Mary Washington
Co-Swimmer of the Year: Brynn Martinson, Washington and Lee
Rookie of the Year: Brynn Martinson, Washington and Lee
Coach of the Year: Justin Anderson, Mary Washington
First Team
Sprint Freestyle: Brynn Martinson, Washington and Lee
Sprint Freestyle: Claudia Barnett, Washington and Lee
Sprint Freestyle: Savy Borroughs, Lynchburg
Distance Freestyle: Susanna Price, Roanoke
Distance Freestyle: Katharine Alsobrook, Washington and Lee
Backstroke: Sara Gaston, Washington and Lee
Backstroke: Sophia Rollo, Washington and Lee
Breaststroke: Kinsey Brooks, Mary Washington
Breaststroke: Emily Fritz, Randolph-Macon
Breaststroke: Claire Galloway, Lynchburg
Butterfly: Jillian Cantrell, Washington and Lee
Butterfly: Turner Bobbitt, Washington and Lee
Individual Medley: Kinsey Brooks, Mary Washington
Individual Medley: Caroline Baber, Washington and Lee
200 Freestyle Relay: Washington and Lee, Brynn Martinson, Caroline Baber, Claudia Barnett, Sophia Rollo
200 Medley Relay: Washington and Lee, Sara Gaston, Caroline Baber, Turner Bobbitt, Brynn Martinson
400 Freestyle Relay: Washington and Lee, Brynn Martinson, Turner Bobbitt, Claudia Barnett, Sophia Rollo
400 Medley Relay: Washington and Lee, Sophia Rollo, Caroline Baber, Turner Bobbitt, Brynn Martinson
800 Freestyle Relay: Washington and Lee, Sophia Rollo, Claudia Barnett, Sara Gaston, Allyssa Utecht
Second Team
Sprint Freestyle: Thalia Costanza, Mary Washington
Sprint Freestyle: Allyssa Utecht, Washington and Lee
Sprint Freestyle: Anna Watson, Mary Washington
Distance Freestyle: Ashley Dyer, Mary Washington
Distance Freestyle: Rachel Draper, Southern Virginia
Backstroke: Maddie Andrews, Roanoke
Backstroke: Lena Steckler, Lynchburg
Breaststroke: Bridget Zagrobelny, Mary Washington
Butterfly: Margie Jones, Mary Washington
Butterfly: Savannah Solenberger, Lynchburg
Individual Medley: Haley Robinson, Washington and Lee
Individual Medley: Jenny Thompson, Mary Washington
200 Freestyle Relay: Mary Washington, Anna Watson, Thalia Costanza, Kinsey Brooks, Sydney Hall
200 Medley Relay: Mary Washington, Margie Jones, Thalia Costanza, Phoebe Root, Kinsey Brooks
400 Freestyle Relay: Roanoke, Lily Mullens, Elizabeth Roberts, Maria Vinson, and Susanna Price
400 Medley Relay: Mary Washington, Phoebe Root, Kinsey Brooks, Margie Jones, Thalia Constanza
800 Freestyle Relay: Mary Washington, April Groce, Kaylie Curran, Jenny Thompson, Ashley Dyer