2015 PSAC Swimming Championships: West Chester Wins Titles
February 19-22, 2015 • Graham Aquatic Center • York, Pa
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PSYCH SHEET
ORDER OF EVENTS
Doors will open at
8:00 a.m. for all morning sessions. Doors will open at
4:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and
3:30 p.m. on Sunday for evening sessions.
| Thursday, Feb. 19 |
Friday, Feb. 20 |
Saturday, Feb. 21 |
Sunday, Feb. 22 |
Prelims: 10:00 a.m.
200 IM
50 Free
1000 Free
Finals: 6:00 p.m.
1000 Free (Last Heat)
200 IM
50 Free
Awards
200 Medley Relay
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Prelims: 10:00 a.m.
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
Finals: 6:00 p.m.
200 Free Relay
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
Awards
400 Medley Relay
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Prelims: 10:00 a.m.
500 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
Finals: 6:00 p.m.
500 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
Awards
800 Free Relay
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Prelims: 10:00 a.m.
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
1,650 Free
Finals: 5:00 p.m.
1,650 Free (Last Heat)
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
Awards: 800 Free Relay & 1650 Free
400 Free Relay
Awards |
West Chester Wins PSAC Swimming Championship Titles
Final Results
York, Pa. – West Chester’s men’s and women’s swimming team captured the 2015 PSAC Swimming Championship titles Sunday night at the Graham Aquatic Center in York, Pa.
The Golden Rams’ men have won 17 straight PSAC titles and 28 overall, while the women have earned nine consecutive league crowns and 13th overall. West Chester’s men won the championship with 977.5 points, while IUP’s men place second with 313 points. On the women’s side, West Chester won with 636.5 points and Bloomsburg’s women took second with 577 team points.
California’s sophomore
Jade Arganbright, voted the championship’s Most Valuable Women’s Swimmer, became a three-time PSAC champion with a victory in the women’s 200 breaststroke finishing first in 2:16.16. She also won the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley.
West Chester’s senior
Jared Haley was named the championship’s Most Valuable Men’s Swimmer. Haley was crowned the 500 (4:27.82) and 1000 freestyle (9:20.91) champion and took second in the 1650 freestyle (15:47.86). Haley was also a member of the West Chester 800 freestyle relay championship squad.
West Chester’s
Claudia Owczarz set the PSAC all-time and championship standard in the 200 backstroke with a mark of 1:59.27. She broke IUP’s Jackie Hynson’s previous all-time record 1:59.60 and championship record 1:59.45 set in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Owczarz also won the PSAC title in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, and 50 freestyle.
Edinboro’s
Staci Schrecongost won her second PSAC Championship title with a time of 51.27 in the women’s 100 freestyle. She won the women’s 200 freestyle on the second day of the championship.
West Chester’s
Kendall Somer captured the women’s 1650 freestyle title with a time of 16:59.77 followed teammate
Dani Barron, who placed second with a time of 17:04.31.
Bloomsburg’s
Rachel Brooker, Caroline Hodgins, Ashley Dix, and
Meghan Gallagher won the women’s 400 freestyle relay with a combined time of 3:29.38 to earn the Huskies 40 team points.
West Chester’s
Mike Oliver set a PSAC championship record in the men’s 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:00.17. He broke the previous record of 2:00.93 set by
Bogdan Grebenyuk of West Chester at the 2014 championship.
IUP’s
Brandon Hopkins took the men’s 1650 freestyle title with time of 15:40.28.
Teammate
Yuri Fernandes won gold in the men’s 100 freestyle touching the wall in 45.69.
Edinboro’s
Tony Romanini won the men’s 200 backstroke finishing in 1:50.22.
West Chester’s
Dan Sokman, Victory Polyakov, Nate Smith, and
Bradley Strathmeyer took home the men’s 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:00.48.
During the time trials, West Chester’s
Luke Maguire, Grebenyuk
, Smith, and Polyakov set the PSAC all-time record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:28.44.
Women's Team Standings
1. West Chester 636.5
2. Bloomsburg 577
3. IUP 511.5
4. Gannon 387
5. Clarion 347
6. Shippensburg 246
7. Edinboro 241
8. California 224
9. East Stroudsburg 166
10. Millersville 131
11. Kutztown 73
12. Lock Haven 68
13. Mansfield 34
Men's Team Standings
1. West Chester 977.5
2. IUP 663
3. Bloomsburg 599.5
4. Gannon 289
5. Clarion 229
6. Shippensburg 213
7. Edinboro 186
PSAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY THREE: West Chester Men and Women Hold Leads Heading into Final Day
Saturday Morning Results
Saturday Evening Results
York, Pa. – Following the third day of the 2015 PSAC Swimming Championships at Graham Aquatic Center in York, Pa, both West Chester's men's and women's teams continue to lead the PSAC team competition.
The West Chester men have 748.5 points, while second ranked IUP holds 474. On the women’s side, the Golden Rams hold 490.5 points and No. 2 Bloomsburg has 413 points.
West Chester’s freshman
Claudia Owczarz added to her PSAC resume with a first place finish in the women’s 100 backstroke in a new PSAC all-time and championship record time of 55.17. Owczarz beat West Chester’s Jackie Borkowski’s 2009 all-time 55.30-second record and 55.56-second championship record.
West Chester’s
Lauren Carastro captured her second PSAC Championship title with a first place finish in the women’s 500 freestyle touching the wall in 4:58.57.
Carastro,
Alexis Walley, Tess Hayward, and
Emily Stang won the women’s 800 freestyle relay with a time of 7:35.50.
California’s
Jade Arganbright is now a two-time PSAC champion with a first place finish in the women’s 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.32.
Bloomsburg’s
Rachel Brooker won the women’s 200 butterfly by over a second with a time of 2:03.30.
West Chester’s
Jared Haley won the men’s 500 freestyle with a time of 4:27.82, just .49 seconds off of the PSAC Championship record set by
Victor Polyakov last season.
Polyakov struck again and took his third PSAC Championship title and set yet another PSAC all-time and championship record. He swam the 100 backstroke in 49.30, besting the previous all-time record of 49.34 set by Pawel Glowlak of IUP and Clarion’s Aaron Bell’s 2004 championship record of 50.24. Polyakov has now set three championship records and two league all-time records this weekend and now owns six total all-time standards.
Bogdan Grebenyuk of West Chester repeated as the PSAC champion in the men’s 100 breaststroke with a time of 55.28, just .26 off his PSAC championship record set last season.
West Chester’s
Eric Long won the men’s 200 butterfly by 4.34 seconds with a first place and PSAC championship record time of 1:49.34. Long defeated the previous record of 1:49.83 set by Dan Smoker of West Chester in 2009.
West Chester’s Haley, Polyakov,
Bradley Strathmeyer, and
Thomas McCormick finished first in the men’s 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:35.75.
The PSAC team champions will be crowned on Sunday following the championships' final evening session that is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.
Women's Team Standings
1. West Chester 490.5
2. Bloomsburg 413
3. IUP 401
4. Gannon 283.5
5. Clarion 251
6. Shippensburg 182
7. California 170
8. Edinboro 168
9. East Stroudsburg 128
10. Millersville 101
T11. Lock Haven 55
T11. Kutztown 55
13. Mansfield 26
Men's Team Standings
1. West Chester 748.5
2. IUP 474
3. Bloomsburg 444.5
4. Gannon 216
5. Shippensburg 168
6. Clarion 160
7. Edinboro 147
PSAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY TWO: West Chester Squads Maintain Leads
York, Pa. – The West Chester men’s and women’s teams continue to lead all PSAC teams after the second day of the four-day 2015 PSAC Swimming Championship contested at Graham Aquatic Center in York, Pa.
The West Chester women lead the pack with 337.5 points, while the men hold 490.5 points. Bloomsburg’s women remain in second with 287 points, while IUP’s men are ranked second with 313 points.
West Chester’s
Victor Polyakov set a new PSAC Championship record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 3:53.71. He broke the previous record of 3:54.57 set by David McCormick of West Chester last season.
Teammate
Luke Maguire won gold in the men’s 100 butterfly with a time of 49.55, while
Bradley Strathmeyer took first in the men’s 200 freestyle with a time of 1:38.66.
Nate Smith, Dan Sokman, Evan Sherkness, and Maguire captured 40 team points with a combined first-place time of 1:21.80 in the men’s 200 freestyle relay.
Polyakov, Sokman, Maguire, and
Bogdan Grebenyuk defeated their PSAC all-time and championship record set last season with a time of 3:16.31.
On the women’s side, Clarion’s
Emilee Gysegem touched the wall first in the 400 individual medley with a mark of 4:27.09.
Edinboro’s
Staci Schrecongost took first in the women’s 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.23, while West Chester’s
Claudia Owczarz became a two-time PSAC Champion with a victory in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.24.
Owczarz,
Kendall Somer,
Emily Stang, and
Alexis Walley of West Chester posted an NCAA provisional mark and won the 200 freestyle relay with a combined time of 1:34.93.
Bloomsburg’s
Rachel Brooker, Alexis Wheatley, Nikki Young, and
Ashley Dix posted a 3:48.68 time to take first in the women’s 400 medley relay.
Competition continues Saturday with the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, and 800 freestyle relay on the docket.
Women's Team Standings
1. West Chester 337.5
2. Bloomsburg 287
3. IUP 266
4. Gannon 188.5
5. Clarion 165
6. Shippensburg 118
7. California 103
8. Edinboro 91
9. East Stroudsburg 90
10. Millersville 61
11. Kutztown 42
12. Lock Haven 39
13. Mansfield 18
Men's Team Standings
1. West Chester 490.5
2. IUP 313
3. Bloomsburg 297.5
4. Gannon 134
5. Clarion 115
6. Shippensburg 108
7. Edinboro 90
PSAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY ONE: West Chester Men’s and Women’s Teams Lead PSAC Pack
Thursday Results
York, Pa. – The West Chester men’s and women’s teams lead all PSAC teams after the first day of the four-day 2015 PSAC Swimming Championship contested at Graham Aquatic Center in York, Pa.
The West Chester men hold 235 points after claiming gold in all four contested events, while the women lead with 169.5 points. Bloomsburg’s women rank second with 135 points, while IUP ranks second in the men’s standings with 143 points.
Defending PSAC 1000 freestyle champion,
Lauren Carastro of West Chester, captured the crown once again with a time of 10:08.81. Teammates
Dani Barron (10:12.29) and
Kendall Somer (10:13.32) finished second and third, respectively.
Golden Ram freshman
Claudia Owczarz took gold in the women’s 50 freestyle with a time of 23.56.
California’s
Jade Arganbright finished first in the women’s 200 individual medley with a time of 2:03.95, while IUP’s
Paige Spradling took second finishing in 2:05.90.
Bloomsburg’s
Alex Wheatley,
Rachel Brooker,
Nikki Young, and
Meghan Gallagher won the women’s 200 medley relay with a combined time of 1:44.69.
West Chester’s
Jared Haley took the men’s 1000 freestyle crown with a time of 9:20.91, exactly five seconds faster than his closest competitor.
Victor Polyakov of West Chester set a new PSAC all-time and championship record in the men’s 200 individual medley. Polyakov outpaced his competition with a time of 1:48.65, breaking the previous record of 1:49.26 set by Kenny McCormick of West Chester at the 2010 PSAC Championship.
Teammate
Nate Smith won the men’s 50 freestyle with a time of 20.76, while teammate
Evan Sherkness placed second with a 20.81 mark.
Polyakov, Sherkness,
Bogdan Grebenyuk, and
Luke Maguire earned 40 team points with a 200 medley relay victory with a PSAC all-time and championship record time of 1:29.31. The quartet’s time broke the previous record of 1:30.92 set at the 2014 PSAC Championship.
Competition continues on Friday with the prelim session beginning at 10:00 a.m. The 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, and 200 freestyle, and 400 medley relay finals will be contested tomorrow.
Women's Team Standings
1. West Chester 169.5
2. Bloomsburg 135
3. IUP 96
4. Gannon 80.5
5. Clarion 62
6. California 48
7. Edinboro 47
8. Shippensburg 40
9. East Stroudsburg 30
10. Millersville 25
11. Kutztown 12
12. Mansfield 10
13. Lock Haven 8
Men's Team Standings
1. West Chester 235
2. IUP 143
3. Bloomsburg 137
4. Clarion 44
5. Gannon 40
6. Shippensburg 35
7. Edinboro 21
PSAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
PSYCH SHEET
York, Pa. - The York County YMCA and Graham Aquatic Center will host the 2015 PSAC Swimming Championships from Thursday, February 19 through Sunday, February 22. This year's event marks the 57th year for the men's championship, and the 40th year for the women's championship.
MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
West Chester is seeking its 17th consecutive conference championship and its 28th overall. However, West Chester's 16-straight PSAC titles isn't the longest winning streak in league history. Clarion won the conference crown from 1971-1989 spanning 19 years. Clarion's last conference title came in 1998 after winning the crown the previous three seasons. The Golden Eagles have earned 24 conference titles, while Shippensburg has four and Slippery Rock won in 1966.
West Chester scored 1,036 points at the 2014 championship, marking the most points scored by a team at the league championship since at least 1999.
Four-time NCAA Division II champion and 2014 PSAC Men’s Swimmer of the Year
Victor Polyakov is back for his sophomore season with West Chester and holds the top seeded times in the 200 freestyle (1:37.25), 500 freestyle (4:24.14), 1000 freestyle (9:19.98), 400 IM (3:56.76), and 100 backstroke (49.70). In 2014, Polyakov won the 100, 200, 500, and 1000 freestyle at the league championship and set three PSAC championship records in the process.
PSAC championship and all-time record holder in the 100 breaststroke
Bogdan Grebenyuk is seeded first in the event with an NCAA provisional mark of 54.10. He took the 2014 title with a record time of 55.06 and holds the all-time mark with a 54.44 time. Grebenyuk placed eighth at the NCAA Division II Championship in the 100 breaststroke (55.14). Teammate and 2014 PSAC Freshman of the Year
Mike Oliver holds the fastest 200 breaststroke seed time (2:01.63).
Defending 100 backstroke champion
Dan Sokman of West Chester is seeded ninth (52.28), while owning the fastest 100 freestyle mark with a seed time of 45.57.
Teammate
Bradley Strathmeyer is seeded sixth in the 1650 freestyle (16:05.44) after capturing back-to-back PSAC titles in the 1650. Strathmeyer earned bronze in the 500 freestyle at the Division II national championship and placed 10th in the 1000 free.
West Chester will also send the following top seeded swimmers:
Thomas McCormick in the 200 IM (1:50.10),
Luke Maguire in the 100 butterfly (49.25), and
Eric Long in the 200 butterfly (1:49.07).
In 2014, Bloomsburg finished in second for the second straight year with 581.1 points.
The Huskies will be led by returning PSAC champion junior
Jake Harner. Harner captured the 200 IM title a year ago and is seeded 10th in the event with a mark of 1:54.33. Harner also holds top seven seed times in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.09), 100 breaststroke (57.31), and 400 IM (4:05.99).
Also swimming for the Huskies is sophomore
Eric Usbeck, who is seeded in fifth in four events, and
Brandon Sherbo, who is the school record holder in the 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyle.
Gannon’s
Adam Chrzanowski placed seventh in the 50 freestyle at the 2014 championship and is ranked first heading into the championship with a seed time of 20.75. Chrzanowski is just behind IUP’s
Rudy Da Costa in the 200 backstroke rankings. Da Costa holds a seed time of 1:49.75, while the defending 200 backstroke champion owns a 1:59.92 seed time.
In the relay events, Bloomsburg owns the top seeded times in the 200 medley (1:32.24) and 200 freestyle (1.22.62), while West Chester is ranked first in the 400 freestyle (3:00.83), 800 freestyle (6:37.99), and 400 medley (3:16.72).
Edinboro, Clarion, and Shippensburg will also send swimmers to compete in the 2015 PSAC Championship to round out the seven-team field.
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
West Chester is in the hunt for its ninth straight PSAC title and the Golden Rams' 13th overall title in program history. Clarion holds the most PSAC crowns with 26, while IUP earned the title in 1999. Prior to 1999 Clarion captured 23 consecutive PSAC crowns.
West Chester’s
Lauren Carastro, PSAC all-time and championship record holder in the 1000 freestyle, returns to the pool seeded third with an NCAA provisional time of 10:25.11. Carastro won the event a year ago with a PSAC championship record time of 10:03.77. She went on to place sixth at the NCAA Division II Championship in the 1000 free with a time of 10:06.88. She will also look to defend her 500 freestyle (4:56.25) and 1650 freestyle (16:59.67) titles.
IUP placed second a year ago with 490 points, marking the highest finish for the program since winning the league title in 1999.
The Crimson Hawks return the 2014 PSAC Freshman of the year
Aneilla Janosky, who looks to defend her 200 butterfly title from a year ago. She holds the top seeded time of 2:02.94. Janosky took fifth at the 2014 NCAA Division II Championship in the 200 butterfly (2:02.55), while capturing 12th in the 100 butterfly (56.09).
IUP returns
Taylor Snyder, who took gold in the 50 freestyle (23.60) a year ago, and she is ranked second in the event with a seed time of 23.75. Snyder placed 11th at the national championship with a time of 23.40 in the 50 free.
Teammate
Paige Spradling placed 10th at the 2014 Championship in the 200 IM but holds the event’s top seeded mark (2:05.60) heading into the weekend. Spradling is also ranked atop the competition in the 200 breaststroke with a seed time of 2:19.25.
Bloomsburg’s junior
Caroline Hodgins holds the league’s top seeded time in the 500 (5:00.28), 1000 (10:19.24), and the 1650 freestyle (17:05.74).
Also swimming for Bloomsburg is defending 100 butterfly champion
Rachel Brooker, who holds the top 100 fly mark in the league (55.70) heading into the championship.
Sophomore
Nikki Young is looking to capture the 100 breaststroke title for the Huskies, as she holds a 1:03.47 seed time that is over one second faster than her closest competitor.
Gannon’s
Morgan Lydic owns the top 50 freestyle seed with a time of 23.71. Lydic took 15th in the event at the league championship in 2014 and will lead a group of eight PSAC swimmers that have registered NCAA provisional times in the 50 free this season. All eight swimmers with provisional marks placed in the top 15 in the 50 free at the 2014 championship.
Clarion’s
Emilee Gysegem was the runner-up in the 400 IM (4:27.69) a year ago and holds the top seed heading into the weekend with an NCAA provisional time of 4:29.56. Gysegem won the 400 IM (4:27.11) and the 200 IM (2:05.33) at the 2013 conference championship.
The Golden Eagles also bring back
Gabby Schaffer, who touched the wall first in the 100 backstroke (55.90) last season. She currently holds the league’s top time in the 100 back (55.18) this season. Schaffer also place second at the 2014 league championship in the 200 backstroke and is currently ranked first with a 2:03.22 seed time. At the national championship meet, Schaffer placed 11th and 15th in the 100 and 200 backstroke, respectively.
Edinboro’s
Staci Schrecongost, who placed third in the 200 freestyle last season, holds the top seeded time in the event (1:50.95) and is also ranked first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.37.
In the relay events, Bloomsburg holds top seeded marks in the 200 medley (1:45.47), 400 medley (3:47.89), and 400 freestyle (3:29.93). IUP owns the 200 freestyle relay top seed with an NCAA provisional time of 1:35.40.
West Chester won all five relay events in 2014, setting championship records in three relays, and returns
Alexis Walley and
Kendall Somer for the medley relays, while
Tess Hayward and
Emily Stang return for the freestyle relays. The Golden Rams currently hold the top seed in the 800 freestyle relay (7:38.93).
California, East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, and Shippensburg will also be sending swimmers to compete in the championship to comprise the 13-team championship.