Women's Swimming

PSAC Swimming Athletes of the Week – 4

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced this week’s swimming athletes of the week. On the men’s side, two co-athletes were selected between IUP’s Blake Hendricks and Bloomsburg’s Andy Thomas. The women’s side also named co-athletes with Gannon’s Sterre van de Goor and Bloomsburg’s Rylee Wenzel both winning the award.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced this week’s swimming athletes of the week. On the men’s side, two co-athletes were selected between IUP’s Blake Hendricks and Bloomsburg’s Andy Thomas. The women’s side also named co-athletes with Gannon’s Sterre van de Goor and Bloomsburg’s Rylee Wenzel both winning the award.
 
Men’s Swimming Co-Athlete of the Week
 
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IUP
Blake Hendricks
Junior
Wilmington, Del. / Brandywine
 
Blake Hendricks posted three wins on the day in a tri-meet sweep of Washington & Jefferson and Chatam on Saturday. He placed first in 500 free (4:58.91), and was also part of two winning relays, coming in the 200 medley relay (total time 1:35.53; split time of 25.19) and 200 free relay (total time of 1:27.30; split time of 21.89).
 
Men’s Swimming Co-Athlete of the Week
 
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Bloomsburg
Andy Thomas
Senior
Harleysville, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham
 
This week, Andy Thomas placed first in three events. His times in the 200 free (1.41:93) and 100 free (45.84) are currently the fastest times in the PSAC. Hendricks also anchored a first-place 200 medley relay (1:36.45).
 
Women’s Swimming Co-Athlete of the Week
 
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Gannon
Sterre van de Goor
Junior
Oss, Netherlands / Sint-Joriscollege
 
Sterre an de Goor won a pair of events in Saturday's dual meet at the Rochester Institute of Technology, claiming both distance freestyle events (the 500 free in 5:15.96 and the 1000 free in 10:48.91.) Both of those times are PSAC qualifying times. The Gannon women's team almost caught RIT for the dual meet win, falling by an eight-point margin, 154-146.

Women’s Swimming Co-Athlete of the Week
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Bloomsburg
Rylee Wenzel
Sophomore
West Lawn, Pa. / Wilson
 
Rylee Wenzel won three events at a tri-meet against Millersville and Edinboro. She won the 50 free with a 24.28 time (second-fastest current time in PSAC), the 100 free with a 52.65 time (third-fastest current time in PSAC), and anchored the winning 200 medley relay that finished 1:49.31.
 
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Indiana (Pa.), Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill, Shepherd, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester.