WALTHAM, Mass. – Kate Kaduboski (Dedham/Dedham HS) and Emily Niemiec (Meriden, Conn./Francis T. Maloney HS) were recently honored as the co-MVP's of the 2016-17 Bentley University women's swimming and diving team.

Also recognized were Nicole Hellstern (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug HS), as the team's Most Improved Swimmer, and Anne Warren (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron HS), with the team's Scholar-Athlete Award.

Kaduboski and Warren were also recently selected to the Academic All-Northeast-10 Conference team, as was Kaitlin McGahie (Boylston/Tahanto Reg. HS).

Niemiec's junior season was capped by her being named the Women's Swimmer of the Meet following the Northeast-10 Conference Championships. During that meet, she amassed 98.5 of a possible 104 points while placing first in the 200 yard breaststroke (for the third straight year), the 200 individual medley, the 400 IM and the 800 free relay (meet record 7:36.21). Niemiec will enter her senior year as the school record holder in four individual and two relay events.

Kaduboski teamed with Niemiec on the winning 800 free relay and was also second in the NE10 Championships in the 200 IM, 200 back, 400 IM and 400 medley relay. Following her sophomore year, she owns the school record in the 50 backstroke and has been part of three relay teams that have achieved school records. Kaduboski has also excelled in the classroom, achieving a GPA over 3.5 as a corporate and finance major.

Hellstern, who graduated  last month, achieved new personal bests in three of the four events she swam during her senior year with times of 25.34 seconds in the 50 free, 55.23 in the 100 free and 1:00.25 in the 100 fly. At the NE10 Championships, she was 12th in the 100 fly, 14th in the 50 free and 15th in the 100 free.

Warren, who owns a sparkling 3.87 GPA as a mathematics and business studies major, captured the conference championship in the 200 butterfly in 2:07.13 to cap off her junior season. An Academic All-Northeast-10 honoree for the second time, she ranks second in program history in the 200 fly and fourth in both the 100 fly and 100 IM.

McGahie, also a recent graduate, gained Academic All-Northeast-10 honors for the third time after earning a GPA over 3.8 as a double-major (managerial economics-marketing, liberal studies). She was also a standout in the pool during her collegiate career, amassing 18 NE10 medals, including seven this past year. McGahie is Bentley's school record holder in the 50 free, the 100 IM and three relays, including the 800 free relay.

During the 2016-17 season, Bentley posted an 11-1 record and finished third in the conference championships.