BOSTON, Mass. – University of Maine swimming standouts Naja Harvey(Orono, Minnesota) and Kailey Dowd(Mendon, Mass.) have been named to the 2015 America East Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team. Harvey was one of two unanimous selections named to the squad this year.
Harvey finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2015 America East Championships. She was fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke, setting a school-record with a time of 23.56. She placed seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:20.06. She was also part of several relay teams at the AE Championships. Harvey was named America East and ECAC Swimmer of the Week earlier this season after winning a pair of events and setting a pair of pool records in a dual meet.
Harvey ends her career holding four individual school records and is part of four school-record relay teams. She was named the most valuable swimmer on the team in 2014
Harvey, a communication major, also excels in the classroom. She was selected as a member of All Maine Women, a group of senior women chosen by leadership, scholarship and service. She was named to the 2014 America East Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team. She has been named a Maine Scholar-Athlete and also named to the America East Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. Harvey also served as co-President of Maine's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Dowd, a sophomore nursing major, placed seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2015 America East Championships with a time of 17:30.79. She was 12th in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 5:10.73. She placed first in a dual meet in the 1,000-yard freestyle earlier in the year. She was fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle in the Harold Anderson Invitational.
Dowd was named a Maine Scholar-Athlete Award winner and was also named to the America East Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
The University of Maine is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2015. In conjunction with this, the athletic department will celebrate 150 student-athletes achievements over the next year.
