Ithaca College Athletics

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SheiLa rhoaDeS
Free, So; Dryden
2008-09: Rhoades was a three-time All-American and
five-time UNYSCSA and Empire 8 champion in an
excellent sophomore season. Rhoades earned individual
All-American honors in the 100-yard freestyle by finishing
10th at the NCAA Championships. She was a first
team All-American on the 400-yard medley relay team
(sixth place) and honorable mention in the 200 medley
relay (ninth place). Rhoades’ times of 23.73 seconds
in the 50-yard freestyle and 50.84 seconds in the 100 free at the UNYSCSA
and Empire 8 meet were Ithaca school records and earned first-place finishes.
Rhoades is also on three school-record holding relay teams. She earned a total
of 14 all-state and all-conference finishes on the year and was Empire 8 Athlete
of the Week for the week ending Oct. 27. 2007-08: Rhoades was named Rookie
of the Meet at the Empire 8 Championships after winning conference titles in
the 100-yard freestyle and with four relay teams. She swam on four all-America
relay teams, including the 200 and 400-yard medley units that set school records
(placing eight and 15th, respectively, at nationals). Rhoades helped Ithaca win
NYSWCAA and Empire 8 titles in both medley relays and the 200 and 400-yard
freestyle relays; both those foursomes placed 15th at the NCAA Championships.
She was named Empire 8 Athlete of the Week twice during the season. High
School: A 2007 graduate of Dryden High School, Rhoades was coached by
Vicki Alexander. She was a four-year letter winner as a member of the swimming
& diving team and served as team captain her senior year. Rhoades was
an all-conference performer in each of her four seasons at Dryden and was the
team’s high point scorer as a junior. She was a member of the 200-yard freestyle
relay team that broke the conference record in 2007. Personal: A clinical health
studies/physical therapy major, she is the daughter of Bernie Rhoades. Her father
is the director of network and communication services at Ithaca.
amaNDa vituLLo
Back/Fly/Free, Fr.; Schenectady
2008-09: Vitullo earned All-American honors as a
freshman as part of the 200-yard medley relay team
that finished ninth at the NCAA Division III Championships.
That relay also finished first in the UNYSCSA
and Empire 8 championship meet with a school-record
time of 1:45.07, which also set state and conference records
in that meet. Vitullo swam the leadoff, backstroke
leg of that relay, and also finished sixth in the 100-yard
backstroke at the UNYSCSA Championships, earning
all-state distinction. She ranks fourth all-time at Ithaca in the 100 back with her
season-best time of 59.01 seconds, which came at state meet. High School: A
2008 graduate of Schalmont High School, Vitullo was coached by Jess Westervelt
and Jerry Adams. She earned six letters, was a scholar-athlete four times
and MVP of both the swimming & diving and track & field teams. Personal:
The daughter of Allison and Robert Vitullo, she is a student in the exploratory
program. Her sister Danielle is a 2009 graduate of Ithaca.
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