Ashley Singer set two Kutztown records and qualified for
nationals.
Singer led off the 800 yard free relay and swam 1:53.94 to qualify
for nationals. The NCAA Division II Championships will be held
March 14-17 in Buffalo, NY.
Singer placed second in the 500 freestyle with a KU record
of 5:06.01. She also set a record in the 200 free placing second
with a time of 1:54.15. In both events, Singer broke her own
records, bettering her time in the 200 (1:55.72) and in the 500 (5:09.20), both from
2006. She also finished fourth in the 100 free with an
NCAA B-cut time of 53.36.
Steph Jeppesen
placed fourth in the 200 breast with an NCAA-B cut and
school-record time of 2:25.43.
The top individual performance for the KU men came in the 100
breast, where Sean Bonifas placed fifth (59.92). KU's
200 and 800 free relays placed fourth, one spot shy of All-PSAC
status.
Kutztown Highlights
2007 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Swimming Championship
Thursday-Sunday, February 22-25
at Cumberland Valley High School - Mechanicsburg, PA
Men’s Standings (FINAL)
1. West Chester 970.5, 2. Clarion
685, 3. Shippensburg 622, 4. Kutztown 280,
5. Edinboro 278, 6. Indiana (PA) 255.5, 7.Bloomsburg 163
Kutztown Men’s
Highlights
50 free - 14. Rich Reshetar 22.46, 15. Derek Orr 22.53
200 free - 12. Rich Reshetar 1:47.37, 13 Derek Orr 1:47.50, 16.
Steve Krater 1:51.08
500 free - 9. Alex Heller 4:48.63, 11. Scott Thomas 4:51.77, 14.
Greg Fournier 4:54.20
1000 free - 8. Greg Fournier 9:57.72, 9. Alex Heller
10:00.35
100 breast - 5. Sean Bonifas 59.92, 15. Nelson Martinez 1:04.77
100 back - 9. Scott Thomas 55.63
100 fly - 13. Scott Arnold 54.88
200 IM - 14. Sean Bonifas 2:03.24
400 IM - 10. John Pandish 4:22.97, 12. Shawn Santo 4:27.00
800 free relay - 4. Kutztown (Derek Orr, Alex Heller, Steve Krater,
Rich Reshetar) 7:11.53
200 free relay - 4. Kutztown (Rich Reshetar, Derek Orr, Steve Krater,
Scott Arnold) 1:29.37
200 medley relay - 6. Kutztown (Scott Thomas, Sean Bonifas, Scott
Arnold, Derek Orr) 1:40.17
1650 free - 8. Alex Heller 16:50.83, 14. Greg Fournier 17:08.56
200 back - 7. Scott Thomas 1:58.72
100 free - 12. Derek Orr 48.73, 13. Rich Reshetar 48.99, 16. Steve
Krater 49.71
200 breast - 10. Sean Bonifas 2:15.57, 13. Nelson Martinez 2:18.85
200 fly - 9. John Pandish 2:01.55, 10. Scott Arnold 2:02.37, 14.
Shawn Santo 2:04.08
400 free relay - 5. Kutztown (Derek Orr, Zane Zwillinger,
Steve Krater, Rich Reshetar) 3:15.11
Women's Standings (FINAL)
1. West Chester 810, 2. Clarion 562, 3. Indiana (PA) 381, 4.
Shippensburg 377, 5. Bloomsburg 338, 6. Edinboro 253, 7. Kutztown
213.5, 8. California (PA) 190, 9. Lock Haven 161.5, 10.
Millersville 92, 11. Slippery Rock 88, 12. East Stroudsburg 86, 13.
Mansfield 51
Kutztown Women's Highlights
200 free - 2. Ashley Singer 1:54.15 (NCAA-B, school record), 11. Staci
McGinty 1:58.36
500 free - 2. Ashley Singer 5:06.01 (NCAA-B, school record), 13. Staci
McGinty 5:18.43
100 breast - 9. Steph Jeppesen 1:08.22
100 back - 15. Nikki Cattell 1:03.06
200 IM - 14. Steph Jeppesen 2:14.50
400 IM - 13. Laura Heebner 4:49.83
200 free relay - 11. Kutztown (Jill Pantelides, Steph Jeppesen,
Laura Heebner, Heather Wolkom) 1:42.96
800 free relay - 5. Kutztown (Ashley Singer, Jill Pantelides, Nikki
Cattell, Staci McGinty) 7:58.10
***Singer led off and swam 1:53.94, an NCAA automatic qualifying
time
200 medley relay - 7. Kutztown (Nikki Cattell, Steph Jeppesen,
Ashley Singer, Jill Pantelides) 1:53.59
400 medley relay - 5. Kutztown (Nikki Cattell, Steph Jeppesen,
Ashley Singer, Staci McGinty) 4:04.76
1650 free - 16. Staci McGinty 18:46.50
100 free - 4 (tie). Ashley Singer 53.36 (NCAA-B)
200 breast - 4. Steph Jeppeson 2:25.43 (school record, NCAA-B)
200 fly - 10 Laura Heebner 2:18.02
400 free relay - 8. Kutztown (Ashley Singer, Jill Pantelides, Nikki
Cattell, Staci McGinty) 3:39.73
NCAA-B - provisional NCAA qualifying performance
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