NSU Swimming Earns 12 All-SSC Awards

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Leading the Sunshine State Conference with 12 all-conference selections, the Nova Southeastern swimming teams saw six female and six male swimmers named to the 2020 All-SSC Teams, as announced on Thursday afternoon. Voted on by the league’s head swimming coaches, a total of 18 men and women represented the All-Conference Teams.
 
The 2020 SSC women’s championship team boasted six honorees, the most from any SSC institution. Both Emma Sundstedt and Sasha Maslova repeated their All-SSC First Team honors while teammate Jenna Johns earned her first First Team nod of her career after being named to the All-SSC Second Team in 2019 and 2018. For Sundstedt, this is her third-consecutive First Team award. Newcomer Cassandra Wright and seniors Elizabeth Zubero and Caily Friel rounded out the six Sharks with all-conference nominations as they were named to the All-SSC Second Team. This marks Zubero’s second all-SSC honor of her career.
 
On the men’s side, Nova Southeastern and Tampa were tied for the most nominations, with six each. Vincent Lijoi earned his spot on the All-SSC First Team for the second-straight year and was joined by Aleksei Averchenko, Samuel Brettmann and Spencer Hohm. The Sharks led all schools with their four members on the All-SSC First Team. Alec Dawson was awarded a spot on the All-SSC Second Team and Alessandro Xella was named to the All-SSC Honorable Mention Squad. Both Dawson and Xella were named to the 2019 Second Team.
 
Coach of the Year, Swimmer of the Year, and Freshman of the Year will be voted on by league coaches following the NCAA Division II championship. This year’s NCAA Championships will be held March 11 – 14 at the SPIRE Institute Aquatics Center in Geneva, Ohio.
 
Below is a complete list of both the men’s and women’s 2020 All-SSC selections.
 

2020 ALL-SSC Women’s Swimming First Team
Name School Yr. Hometown
Emma Sundstedt^@†$ Nova Southeastern Jr. Hasselby, Sweden
Courtney Sherwood^ Tampa So. Ottawa, Ontario
Jenna Johns*‡ Nova Southeastern So. Ambler, Pa.
Hana van Loock^† Tampa Jr. Essen, Germany
Lisa Bazarova^ Tampa So. Neznamovo, Russia
Sasha Maslova^! Nova Southeastern So. Moscow, Russia
Savannah Brennan* Florida Tech Jr. Oviedo, Fla.
Ewa Osiniak Lynn Fr. Lublin, Poland
2020 ALL-SSC Women’s Swimming Second Team
Name School Yr. Hometown
Cassie Wright Nova Southeastern Jr. Christchurch, New Zealand
Victorria Bonsanti Feniello Saint Leo So. Los Teques, Venezuela
Jessie Tobin*‡ Tampa Jr. Pittsfield, Mass.
Samantha Beck Lynn Fr. Sparks, Nev.
Sydney Willis Rollins So. Raleigh, N.C.
Karolina Smylek* Lynn So. Lublin, Poland
Elizabeth Zubero* Nova Southeastern Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Caily Friel Nova Southeastern Sr. Tinley Park, Ill.
2020 ALL-SSC Women’s Swimming Honorable Mention
Name School Yr. Hometown
Julia Augustsson Tampa Fr. Stockholm, Sweden
Malin Wallen Florida Southern Sr. Stockholm, Sweden

^ = 2018-19 All-SSC First Team
* = 2018-19 All-SSC Second Team
! = 2018-19 Freshman of the Year
@ = 2018-19 Swimmer of the Year
† = 2017-18 All-SSC First Team
‡ = 2017-18 All-SSC Second Team
$ = 2017-18 Freshman of the Year
 

2020 ALL-SSC Men’s Swimming First Team
Name School Yr. Hometown
Brett Saunders^ Tampa Sr. Newark, Del.
Vincent Lijoi^ Nova Southeastern Sr. Bradenton, Fla.
Aleksei Averchenko* Nova Southeastern Sr. Usolie-Sibirskoe, Russia
Samuel Brettmann Nova Southeastern Jr. San Antonio, Texas
Gabe Parnell Tampa So. Longwood, Fla.
Matias Lopez^‡$ Florida Southern Jr. Asuncion, Paraguay
Spencher Hohm~ Nova Southeastern So. Springfield, Ill.
Jared Fitzgerald Tampa Jr. Nassau, Bahamas
2020 ALL-SSC Men’s Swimming Second Team
Name School Yr. Hometown
Luke Hene Tampa Sr. Gainesville, Ga.
Mohamed Masmoudi Lynn Fr. Tunis, Tunisia
Matthew Daniel* Saint Leo So. Alton, Ill.
Alec Dawson* Nova Southeastern Jr. East Palatka, Fla.
Luka Prostran Florida Southern Fr. Zagreb, Croatia
Cole Smith* Florida Southern So. Nixa, Mo.
Brandon Dyck^‡ Florida Southern Jr. Cary, N.C.
Brian Valedon* Tampa Sr. Brewster, N.Y.
2020 ALL-SSC Men’s Swimming Honorable Mention
Name School Yr. Hometown
Alessandro Xella*! Nova Southeastern So. Imola, Italy
Yannick Smith Tampa Jr. Atlanta, Ga.

 
 
^ = 2018-19 All-SSC First Team
* = 2018-19 All-SSC Second Team
~ = 2018-19 All-SSC Honorable Mention
! = 2018-19 Freshman of the Year
† = 2017-18 All-SSC First Team
‡ = 2017-18 All-SSC Second Team
$ = 2017-18 Freshman of the Year
 
 

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