2022 PSAC Swimming Championships, Day 3 Recap

2022 PSAC Swimming Championships, Day 3 Recap

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DAY 3 RECAP
RESULTS

MEN
 
500 Yard Freestyle
  1. Luke Mikesell, IUP, 4:30.63
  2. Tom Powell, West Chester, 4:34.24
  3. Max Bachman, West Chester, 4:36.60
Luke Mikesell successfully defended his 2021 title.
 
100 Yard Backstroke
  1. Dalton Fink, West Chester, 49.28
  2. Justin Decheck, Gannon, 50.68
  3. Gerardo Ruiz, Edinboro, 50.89
Justin Decheck improved on his 2021 third place finish.
 
100 Yard Breaststroke
  1. Andy Thomas, Bloomsburg, 54.94
  2. Nolan Benner, West Chester, 56.51
  3. AJ McClurkin, West Chester, 57.15
Andy Thomas defended his 2021 title.
 
200 Yard Butterfly
  1. David Bocci, Clarion, 1:49.90
  2. Nick Fiddler, Bloomsburg, 1:50.10
  3. Logan Brockway, West Chester, 1:50.14
David Bocci posted an NCAA ‘B’ cut time.
 
200 Yard Medley Relay
  1. Fry, Junk, Fiddler, Hummel, Bloomsburg, 1:30.04
  2. Fink, Benner, Laslo, Dunnigan, West Chester, 1:30.59
  3. Decheck, Butler, Gallion, Decheck, Gannon, 1:32.70
Bloomsburg won the relay by just over half a second.
 
Standings
  1. West Chester, 611
  2. Bloomsburg, 462
  3. Gannon, 345
  4. Clarion, 342
  5. IUP, 270.5
  6. Shippensburg, 191.5
  7. Edinboro, 134
 
WOMEN
 
500 Yard Freestyle
  1. Keeley Durkin, West Chester, 4:55.88
  2. Mikayla Niness, West Chester, 4:56.25
  3. Corinne McCall, West Chester, 5:06.95
Durkin and Niness each recorded NCAA ‘B’ cut times.
 
100 Yard Backstroke
  1. Callie Paff, West Chester, 56.69
  2. Lila Dicarlo, West Chester, 57.00
  3. Gracie McKee, Kutztown, 57.25
The top three finishers were within one second of each other.
 
100 Yard Breaststroke
  1. Rachel Johnson, IUP, 1:02.78
  2. Claire Mikesell, IUP, 1:02.90
  3. McKenize Hemmingway, West Chester, 1:03.26
Rachel Johnson won by just over one-tenth of a second.
 
200 Yard Butterfly
  1. Ann Carozza, West Chester, 1:57.94
  2. Paige Mikesell, IUP, 2:00.33
  3. Sophie Gerhart, West Chester, 2:03.63
Ann Carozza set the PSAC Championship record with her time of 1:57.94
 
200 Yard Medley Relay
  1. Paff, Hemingway, Carozza, Trumble, West Chester, 1:42.42
  2. Setar, Davidson, Fortney, Greenway, Clarion, 1:44.72
  3. Beierschmitt, Sugra, Mooney, Hubric, Bloomsburg, 1:44.98
West Chester set the PSAC Championship record with a time of 1:42.42.
 
Standings:
  1. West Chester, 1180
  2. IUP, 1021.5
  3. Bloomsburg, 627
  4. Clarion, 580.5
  5. Gannon, 513
  6. Shippensburg, 509
  7. Edinboro, 335.5
  8. Millersville, 308.5
  9. Kutztown, 223
  10. Cal U, 199
  11. East Stroudsburg, 161
  12. Lock Haven, 132

DAY 2 RECAP
RESULTS
 
MEN
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
  1. Fink, Brockway, Dunnigan, Benner, West Chester, 1:22.12
  2. Hummel, Fry, Baker, Mueser, Bloomsburg, 1:22.56
  3. Decheck, Hebert, Decheck, McCallum, Gannon, 1:22.72
The top three finishers finished within six one-hundredths of each other.
 
400 Yard Individual Medley
  1. Logan Brockway, West Chester, 3:59.10
  2. Ben Desclous, West Chester, 4:01.36
  3. Hiyan Kubagawa, Gannon, 4:04.05
Brockway recorded an NCAA ‘B’ cut time in his win.
 
100 Yard Butterfly
  1. Nick Fiddler, Bloomsburg, 48.72
  2. Connor Cary, Clarion, 48.77
  3. Collin Hummel, Bloomsburg, 48.85
Nick Fiddler earned an NCAA ‘B’ cut with his finals time.
 
200 Yard Freestyle
  1. Andy Thomas, Bloomsburg, 1:37.83
  2. Luke Mikesell, IUP, 1:38.69
  3. Stephen McCallum, Gannon, 1:40.92
The top three finishers placed in the same order as they did at the 2021 PSAC Championships.
 
400 Yard Medley Relay
  1. Fink, Benner, Laslo, Hall, Gannon, 3:20.05
  2. Bocci, Flowers, Cary, Yant, Clarion, 3:22.51
  3. Thomas, Madey, Fiddler, Agnew, Bloomsburg, 3:22.73
Gannon improved on their 2021 second place finish to claim first this year.
 
Standings
  1. West Chester, 393
  2. Bloomsburg, 307
  3. Gannon, 243
  4. Clarion, 212
  5. IUP, 169
  6. Shippensburg, 113
  7. Edinboro, 85
 
WOMEN
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
  1. Lloyd, Beierschmitt, Mooney, Hubric, Bloomsburg, 1:33.98
  2. Hemingway, Dicarlo, Trumble, Niness, West Chester, 1:33.99
  3. Oikonomou, McCullough, Blackburn, Johnson, IUP, 1:35.98
Bloomsburg won the relay by one one-hundredth of a second.
 
400 Yard Individual Medley
  1. Sophie Gerhart, West Chester, 4:25.52
  2. Rachel Johnson, IUP, 4:30.08
  3. Callie Paff, West Chester, 4:33.04
Sophie Gerhart posted an NCAA ‘B’ cut time in her final race.
 
100 Yard Butterfly
  1. Ann Carozza, West Chester, 53.16
  2. Paige Mikesell, IUP, 54.60
  3. A.B. McCullough, IUP, 56.29
Ann Carozza set the new PSAC and PSAC Meet records with her time of 53.16.
 
200 Yard Freestyle
  1. Mikayla Niness, West Chester, 1:49.91
  2. Keeley Durkin, West Chester, 1:50.88
  3. Silvija Taraska, Gannon, 1:51.13
Mikayla Niness recorded an NCAA ‘B’ cut time in her final.
 
400 Yard Medley Relay
  1. Paff, Hemingway, Carozza, Niness, West Chester, 3:42.35
  2. Baldani, Mikesell, Mikesell, McCullough, IUP, 3:47.48
  3. Setar, Davidson, Fortney, Greenway, Clarion, 3:52.87
West Chester set the new PSAC and PSAC Meet records with a time of 3:42.35.  
 
Standings:
  1. West Chester, 761
  2. IUP, 668.5
  3. Bloomsburg, 388
  4. Clarion, 351.5
  5. Gannon, 364
  6. Shippensburg, 330
  7. Edinboro, 230.5
  8. Millersville, 205.5
  9. Cal U, 154
  10. Kutztown, 148
  11. East Stroudsburg, 114
  12. Lock Haven, 95

DAY 1 RECAP
FULL RESULTS 
MEN
 
1,000 Yard Freestyle
  1. Luke Mikesell, 9:25.94, IUP
  2. Tom Powell, 9:30.32, West Chester
  3. Collin Pettit, 9:30.73, West Chester
Luke Mikesell repeated as the PSAC champion of the 1,000-yard freestyle.
 
200 Yard Individual Medley
  1. Connor Cary, 1:50.86, Clarion
  2. David Bocci, 1:51.58, Clarion
  3. Ben Desclous, 1:51.60, West Chester
Connor Cary won 200-yard individual medley for the second year in a row
 
50 Yard Freestyle
  1. Andy Thomas, 20.11, Bloomsburg
  2. Collin Hummel, 20.15, Bloomsburg
  3. Nolan Benner, 20.64, West Chester
Andy Thomas defended his 2021 PSAC title in the 50-yard freestyle.
 
800 Yard Freestyle Relay
  1. Bachman, Brockway, Hall, Powell, 6:46.14, West Chester
  2. Agnew, Scoboria, Goulstone, Thomas, 6:47.09, Bloomsburg
  3. Smith, Decheck, Beyer, McCallum, 6:48.17, Gannon
The top three teams all finished within two seconds of each other.
 
Standings:
  1. West Chester, 175
  2. Bloomsburg, 133
  3. Gannon, 114
  4. Clarion, 97
  5. IUP, 84
  6. Shippensburg, 43
  7. Edinboro, 33
 
WOMEN
 
1,000 Yard Freestyle
  1. Keeley Durkin, 10:11.49, West Chester
  2. Sophie Gerhart, 10:21.82, West Chester
  3. Heather Hartmann, 10:27.73, IUP
Keeley Durkin and Sophie Gerhart both earned a NCAA ‘B’ cuts in the 1,000 yard freestyle.
 
200 Yard Individual Medley
  1. Paige Mikesell, 2:02.58, IUP
  2. McKenzie Hemingway, 2:03.16, West Chester
  3. Rachel Johnson, 2:05.62, IUP
Paige Mikesell repeated as PSAC champion in the 200 IM, after winning in 2021. She posted an NCAA ‘B’ cut time in the win.
 
50 Yard Freestyle
  1. Ann Carozza, 22.98, West Chester
  2. Mikayla Niness, 23.13, West Chester
  3. Courtney Hubric, 23.52, Bloomsburg
Nine competitors in the 50 yard freestyle earned NCAA ‘B’ cuts in either the preliminary or final events.
 
800 Yard Freestyle Relay
  1. Mikesell, Baldani, Oikonomou, Johnson, 7:32.51, IUP
  2. Niness, Hamill, Gerhart, Durkin, 7:34.60, West Chester
  3. Taraska, Arzalluz, Dateline, Nemetz, 7:41.39, Gannon
IUP repeated as champions in the 800 yard freestyle relay.
 
Standings:
  1. West Chester, 375
  2. IUP, 322
  3. Bloomsburg, 187
  4. Gannon, 163
  5. Clarion, 141
  6. Shippensburg, 113.5
  7. Edinboro, 86.5
  8. Millersville, 68
  9. Kutztown, 56
  10. Cal U, 54
  11. East Stroudsburg, 50
  12. Lock Haven, 30

Championship Page | PSAC Sports Digital Network | Live Results Link |
Psych Sheet  | Photo Gallery
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The 2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Swimming Championships are set to begin from the Graham Aquatic Center at the York YMCA in York, Pennsylvania from February 16-19.

On the men’s side, the Bloomsburg Huskies will look to defend their title after winning the 2020-21 Championship with 945 points. West Chester will be making its return to the championship pool after not participating in last year’s championship. Prior to the Bloomsburg championship victory, the Golden Rams had won the previous 22 conference championship meets dating back to 1999.
 
Some top names returning to the pool this year will be BU’s Andy Thomas, Stephen McCallum of Gannon, Luke Mikesell of IUP and Clarion’s Connor Cary. Thomas claimed Men’s Swimming Athlete of the Year honors in 2021 and dominated the 50-Free, 100-Free, 200-Free and 100-Breast at the championship meet last year. Gannon’s McCallum placed third in the 100-Free, 200-Free and 500-Free in the 2021 meet and this year has the second-fastest 100-Free and fourth fastest 50-free times. Mikesell will likely be competitive in the pool for the Crimson Hawks coming off earning Freshman of the Year honors in 2021 while also recording the third-fastest 200-Free and 500-Free times this year. Clarion’s Cary comes back after earning PSAC Championship Meet Top Performer in 2021.
 
Over on the women’s side, IUP comes in aiming to defend its PSAC Championship crown. The Crimson Hawks captured their first women’s swimming title ever in 2021 unseating West Chester who did not compete. The Golden Rams had previously won the last 14 championships.

Likely to make an impact in this year’s championships are West Chester’s Ann Carozza, Gannon’s Silvija Taraska, IUP’s Paige Mikesell, and Bloomsburg’s Courtney Hubric. Taraska took first in last year’s 200-Free and 500-Free. Carozza is a three-time All-American and currently holds the top times for this season in the 50-Free, the 100-Free, and the 200-Free. Mikesell comes back after a National Title in the 2021 200-Free and being named Top Performer of last year’s championship meet, while also being selected as Athlete of the Year. Hubric will aim to make a splash as well after winning the 50-Free last year, while also helping Bloomsburg to a pair of relay wins in the 200-Free and 200-Medley.

SPECTATOR POLICY
In an effort to permit at least minimal fans, each participant of the 2022 PSAC Swimming Championships will be able to designate NO MORE than TWO visitors for each day. Fans will also be required to wear a mask at ALL TIMES.

TICKET INFO
Adults
- $5 Per Session
Students
- ***FREE: Student w/ PSAC ID (Students must still be on spectator list to be admitted)***

LIVE COVERAGE
Twitter | Follow @PSACsports and @PSACSwimming for live updates throughout the meet, including photos and results.
Live Video | A live video stream of each day of the Swim Championships will be broadcast on the PSAC Sports Digital Network available for download on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. 

SESSION 1 LINK
SESSION 2 LINK
SESSION 3 LINK
SESSION 4 LINK
SESSION 5 LINK
SESSION 6 LINK
SESSION 7 LINK
SESSION 8 LINK

Schedule of Events - For morning sessions, doors open at 8:30 a.m. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for Wednesday-Friday evening sessions, and will open at 3:30 p.m. for Saturday evening session.

 
Day 1 (Wed., Feb. 16) Day 2 (Thurs., Feb. 17) Day 3 (Fri., Feb. 18) Day 4 (Sat., Feb. 19)
Prelims (10 am)
200 Individual Medley
50 Free
1000 Free		 Prelims (10 am) 
400 Individual Medley
100 Fly
200 Free		 Prelims (10 am)
500 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly		 Prelims (10 am)
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
1650 Free
Finals (6 pm)
1000 Free (last heat of timed finals)
200 Individual Medley
50 Free
800 Free Relay (timed final)		 Finals (6 pm)
200 Free Relay (timed final)
400 Individual Medley
100 Fly
200 Free
400 Medley Relay (timed final)
 		 Finals (6 pm)
200 Medley Relay (timed final)
500 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly

 		 Finals (5 pm)
1650 Free (last heat of timed finals)
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
400 Free Relay (timed final)


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 University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Mercyhurst University, Millersville University, The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University and West Chester University.