NCAA Division II Champions Dion Dreesens and Patricia Castro-Ortega have been named Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmers of the Year after their impressive performances at the conference championships last February. Castro-Ortega set a string of NCAA DII records to become a six-time national champion, while Dreesens nabbed first in four individual events. Both Dreesens and Castro-Ortega were named InterCon Student Athletes of the Month last month.
Official Press Release:
Charlotte, NC—Dion Dreesens and Patricia Castro-Ortega were announced as the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmers of the Year after securing a string of accolades throughout their year’s performance including Swimmer of the Meet for the conference championships in February. Dreesens was recognized as the Co-Swimmer of the Year along with Joel Ax from Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) while Castro-Ortega earned the honor for the second year in a row.
Castro-Ortega’s performance at the conference meet landed six national records and one additional first place finish. With momentum built, she swam a similar performance on the national stage with four NCAA records coming off individual events in the 200 yard individual medley, 400 yard individual medley, 500 yard freestyle, and the 100 yard freestyle. Additionally she claimed two first place finishes with two separate relay teams, 800 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay, to finish the year as a six-time national champion.
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