One of two junior two-year letterwinners on 2016-17 roster...
Coach Fahey: "Shannon is a hard-working young lady. She is motivated and excited to improve on her times and contribute to the team in and out of the pool."
2015-16: Recipient of Team Award... primary strokes were the butterfly and freestyle sprint events... swam the 50 and 100 butterfly and 50 and 100 freestyle...dropped more than six seconds off her season-opening time in the 50 butterfly at the Connecticut Cup Dec. 5 and more than 11 seconds off her first attempt of the season at the Little East Championships Jan. 30... had a PR witih a 15th-place finish in the 100 freestyle at the LEC meet...
2014-15: One of seven first-year letterwinners… competed in many different events, primarily the 100 backstroke and 50 and 100 freestyle… competed in the 100 backstroke, and 50 and 100 freestyle in the LEC Championships…
High School: Three-year member of swimming program and four-year softball participant... swam distance freestyle and freestyle relays... achieved honor roll all four years... received Good Sport Award... softball captain as senior...
PERSONAL: Born Shannon M. Hill March 1, 1996... Parents: Theresa and William... Sisters: Melissa and Julia... Major: Secondary Education... Residence: Manchester, CT...
Individual Results
2016/17
2015/16
2014/15
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HONORS
2015/16: LEC Academic Honor Roll
2016/17: LEC Academic Honor Roll, E-club Scholar-Athlete Award
SHANNON... REVEALED
Your pre-game ritual: Eat a bagel, listen to music
Personal goal for the season: To improve my butterfly times
Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Panera Bread
If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: Tired
Biggest adjustment to college life: Being away from my dog, Munson
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: The ability to pause time, I have too much stuff to get done
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Thailand, Ireland, Germany, Tropical Islands
Your spirit animal: Deer or Munson (my dog)
One thing you would like to do before you died: Be a successful teacher, travel to ten or more countries
The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: White Jeep Wrangler
Dream job: High school math teacher, wedding planner
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Any job you’re unhappy doing
Longest time you have watched a Netflix series: A month maybe? I have the app so I watch shows pretty quick
Trump or Hillary: Neither
What was the best/worst place Pokemon Go has brought you:
I voluntarily went to the boardwalk in Ocean City on vacation and caught some cool Pokemon there
Favorite Instagram filter: Lark, Juno, Nashville, or taking a picture on Snapchat then posting it.
Favorite aspect about Eastern: The education program, the interactions I have with my professors
One thing you would change about Eastern: The cost of tuition, the amount of parking tickets I get