Olivia Harkins
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- Hometown:
- Woburn, Mass.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Woburn
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- Events:
- IM
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- Major:
- Nursing
News mentions
Given to swimming and diving programs which achieve a team grade point average of 3.00 or higher during the spring semester.
Westfield State’s Alexa Richter (Westfield, Mass.), Olivia Harkins (Woburn, Mass.), Molly Finnegan (Westport, Mass.), and Kara Banagan (Niskayuna, N.Y.) were the four Owls to represent Westfield State in the CSC All-District team.
The Westfield State women’s swimming and diving team have been represented as eight Owls have been honored on the Little East Conference All-Academics team for the winter 2024-25 season.
Richter swam 28.31 in the 50 butterfly final, placing fourth at the meet, but trimming .35 off of the record mark set by Owls’ hall of famer Vanessa Morton in 2004.
Alexa Richter placed second in the 100 individual medley in 1:02.64, 0.14 seconds faster than Tobey Cronnell’s record time set March 1, 1992.
Olivia Harkins showcased her skills in the 100-yard butterfly, securing a victory in the consolation final and finishing ninth overall by clocking in at 1:04.67.
Westfield defeated Western New England, 129-98, but the Owls fell to UNE by a 191-61 final score.
Westfield State’s women’s swimming and diving team had 12 women earn Little East Conference Fall 2024 Academic Honor Roll Affiliate Members honors.
Westfield State graduate diver Kara Banagan (Niskayuna, N.Y.) won both diving events as the Owls dropped a 165-111 decision against Mount Holyoke College on Friday night from Ely Pool in Westfield, Mass.