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2017-18 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Brian Jenkins
Brian Jenkins
Brian Jenkins
Evan Roeser

Shannon Cowley

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Skyline
  • Hometown Ann Arbor, Mich.

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS

• UVM Swimming & Diving Coaches Award (2015)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016)
• America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017)
• America East Champion - 200 Breaststroke (2018)
• America East All-Conference - 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke (2018)

SENIOR SEASON (2017-18): Won the 200 Breaststroke (2:18.54) to break her own Varsity record, finished second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:03.97) and ninth in the 200 Individual Medley (2:06.95), was third as a member of the 400 Medley Relay (3:48.16) and placed second as a member of the 200 Medley Relay (1:42.54) that broke the Varsity record at the America East Championships ... Won the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:07.90) and 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:26.92) against Binghamton ... Placed first in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:05.91) and 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:25.73) versus New Hampshire ... Took the top spot in both the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:07.16) and 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:26.20) against Bryant ... Finished first in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:03.63) at the Terrier Invitational ... Won the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:05.48) and 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:25.56) against Maine ... Named America East Swimmer of the Week (11/14/17)

JUNIOR SEASON (2016-17): Finished second as a member of the 200 Yard Medley Relay team (1:20), third as a member of the 400 Yard Medley Relay team (3:21), 14th in the 200 Yard Individual Medley (2:09.75), fifth in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:04.53), and eighth in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:22.95) at the America East Championship ... Placed first in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:06.99) against Binghamton ... Swept both the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:06.30) and 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:24.75) versus New Hampshire ... Won both the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:06.95) and 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:27.43) at Maine ... Finished second in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:07.66) and third in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:29.66) at Northeastern 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015-16): Finished second as a member of the 200 Yard Medley Relay team (1:43), third in the 400 Yard Medley Relay (3:49), fifth in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:05), sixth in the 200 Breast (2:21), and ninth in 200 Yard IM (2:07) at the America East Championships ... Won the 100 Yard Breast with a time of 1:07 and finished fifth in the 200 Yard Breast in 2:28 against Army and Binghamton ... Claimed the victory in the 100 Yard Breast in 1:06 and placed fourth in the 200 Yard Breast with a time of 2:30 at UNH ... Won the 100 Yard Breast and was part of the winning 400 Yard Medley Relay team in the meet against Siena ... Set a new pool record in the 100 Yard Breast with a time of 1:05.14 in the meet against Maine, and also won the 200 Yard Breast and 200 Yard Medley relay in the meet ... Contributed to a victory in the 200 Yard Medley Relay in the meet at Central Connecticut ... Helped set a new pool record while winning the 200 Yard Medley Relay and won the 100 Yard Breaststroke as an individual in the home meet versus Bryant ... Won the 100 Breast (1:04) and placed fourth in the 200 Breast (2:20) at the BU Terrier Invitational ... Placed 74th with a time of 1:15.28 in the 100 Meter Breast at the AT&T U.S. Winter National Championships ... Won both the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:27) and 200 Yard Individual Medley (2:12) in the home meet versus Northeastern ... Was the winner of the 200 Yard Breaststroke and placed second in both the 100 Yard Breaststroke and 200 Yard Medley Relay against Rhode Island.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15): Finished fifth in the 100 breast (1:03.25), eighth in the 200 breast (2:22.47) and ninth in the 200 IM (2:07.94) at the America East Championships … Named America East Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 18 ... Set new UVM varsity and freshmen records in the 100 breast (1:03.91) and 200 breast (2:19.90), while also helping set new program records in 400 medley relay (3:48.91) and 200 medley relay (1:43.44) at Bucknell Invitational …  Set pool record in 100 breast (1:06.53) at Siena and her relay squad won 200 medley relay (1:48.37) while setting a pool record … Won 100 (1:06.43) and 200 (2:25.37) breasts and 200 IM (2:11.68), while also helping set pool record in 200 medley relay (1:48.25) at Bryant … Set new UVM freshman record in 200 breast (2:24.08) and won 200 IM (2:12.24) in tri-meet with Maine/BC and claimed second place in 100 breast (1:05.65) … Set new UVM pool record in 100 breast (1:05.28) and helped set pool record in 400 medley relay (3:55.55), while also finishing second in 200 breast (2:25.89) in double dual meet with CCSU/Merrimack  … Placed first in 100 breast (1:07.80) at Middlebury Invite ... Helped set UVM freshmen record in 400 medley relay (4:02.90) at Middlebury Invite … Won the 100 breast (1:06.05) and finished second in 200 breast (2:25.63) vs. Wagner … Won 100 breast (1:05.82) vs. UNH and finished second in 200 breast (2:26.63) … Claimed the top spot in the 100 breast (1:06.26) and finished second in 200 breast (2:25.38) vs. URI.

BEFORE UVM: Came to Vermont from Ann Arbor, Michigan and Skyline High School … Was a team captain for the 2013-14 season … Won the team’s MVP award in 2010 and 2012 … Broke the state record in the 200 medley relay … Posted conference, school and pool records in the 100 breaststroke.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Laura Cowley of Ann Arbor, Michigan … Has two siblings, Johanna and Savanna … Favorite sports team is the Detroit Tigers … Favorite musician is Bruce Springsteen … Majoring in public communication.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15First Year

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'3"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'3"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Breast/IM
    5'4"