Susan Teeter Honored In Final Session Of Ivy Career; Tigers Take Third Overall

Saturday, February 18

Providence, R.I.

11:00 AM/6:00 PM

Princeton University

Ivy Championships Day 4

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Susan Teeter Honored In Final Session Of Ivy Career; Tigers Take Third Overall

February 18, 2017 | Women's Swimming and Diving

COMPLETE RESULTS

There was no fairy-tale finish to the Princeton women's swimming & diving season, and that's OK. After all, there was nothing about Susan Teeter's brilliant 33-year career that was fictional.

This was the true story of hard work, dedication, and love that translated over generations of Princeton women, many of whom made their way to Providence this weekend just to share the final steps with their beloved coach. Would it have been magical to get one more championship? Sure. But Teeter demanded effort, not victory, and she got that effort throughout a difficult season from a young, resilient Tiger squad that just couldn't quite break into the top two at the 2017 Ivy League Championships.

And she leaves with 17 titles, which is one more than every other Ivy League team combined to win during her 33 years — so there was no shortage in winning, either.

"Win, lose, or draw, I wouldn't want to coach any other team in this league," said Teeter, who was honored during Saturday's final session of the Ivy League Championships. "I thank all the alumni who came to support us, and I thank Suzanne Yee and Drew Livingston for their amazing coaching and leadership throughout the year. I thank my team for always upholding our TRADITION! It has been an honor to be your coach.

"I congratulate all the women who swam and dove their hearts out this weekend," Teeter added. "I thank the rest of the league for continuing to raise the standard for Princeton, just as I hope Princeton has done for the rest of the league."

Princeton finished third in the Ivy League Championships with 1,024 points, 62 points ahead of fourth-place Penn. Yale built off its undefeated dual meet season by winning the title with 1,681 points, while Harvard finished second with 1590.5 points.

Tiger sophomore Monica McGrath opened the night by taking 11th in the mile in 16:48.53, while freshman Christie Chong had her best performance of the weekend with a fourth-place finish in the 200 back in 1:57.46, the fourth-fastest time in Princeton history.

Junior Claire McIlmail went 50.62 in the 100 free consolation final, and freshman Shaelyn Choi followed with a Top-10 finish in the 200 breast (2:17.38). The Tigers finished the individual swimming events with three 'A' finalists in the 200 fly; sophomore Isabel Reis took sixth in 2:00.40, while classmate Joanna Curry (2:00.44) and freshman Elaine Zhou (2:01.87) took the next two spots.

Senior Lisa Li concluded her Ivy League career by taking fifth in the 3-meter competition with 285.85 points, while freshman Natasha MacManus made her 'A' final debut by taking eighth with 217.55 points.

The quartet of Monica McGrath, Claire McIlmail, Isabel Reis, and Maddy Veith concluded the meet with a fourth-place time of 3:20.65 in the 400 free relay.