Men's and Women's Swimming
2008-09 Meet Results

last updated 03/25/2009

Golden Bear Invitational
Friday Nov. 21-Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
Kutztown University - Kutztown, Pa.

• Heat Sheets

• Meet Records

• Results

• Standings | Event Winners

• Friday Recaps:  MEN | WOMEN

• Saturday Recaps:  MEN | WOMEN

Standings
Men
1. Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) 705, 2. Kutztown (KU) 646, 3. Montclair State University-N.J. (MSU-NJ) 376, 4. Salisbury University (SU) 256, 5.Ocean County College (OCC-NJ) 113.

Women
1. Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) 666.5, 2. Kutztown (KU) 620.5, 3. Montclair State University-N.J. (MSU-NJ) 306, 4. Salisbury University (SU) 247, 5. East Stroudsburg University (ESU) 242, 6. Ocean County College (OCC-NJ) 44.

Event Winners
Men
800 free relay: Jack Crellin, John Pandish, Derek Orr, Stephen Krater (KU), 7:13.24
400 free relay: Names not available (SIT), 3:16.59
200 free relay: Names not available (SIT), 1:30.23
200 IM: Crellin (KU), 2:02.22
400 IM: Evan Wilson (SIT), 4:15.93
50 free: Carl Nagle (SIT), 22.65
100 free: Nagle (SIT), 49.76
200 free: Daniel Pecoraro (SIT), 1:48.54
500 free: Wilson (SIT), 4:49.33
1,650 free: Wilson (SIT), 17:08.18
100 breast: Matthew Preedy (SIT), 1:03.30
200 breast: Nelson Martinez (KU), 2:20.78
100 back: Pecoraro (SIT), 56.63
200 back: Crellin (KU), 1:59.60
100 fly: Gab Recio (KU), 56.17
200 fly: Tim Chambrovich (MSU-NJ), 2:01.40
400 medley relay: Names not available (SIT), 3:42.15
200 medley relay: Names not available (SIT), 1:40.20

Women
800 free relay: Names not available (SIT), 8:06.74
400 free relay: Names not available (SIT), 3:41.46
200 free relay: Names not available (SIT), 1:42.39
200 IM: Cailin Grunewald (SIT), 2:15.33
400 IM: Gabrielle Czernik (SIT), 4:45.86
50 free: Laura Barito (SIT), 25.53
100 free: Barito (SIT), 55.79
200 free: Sian Pearson (SIT), 1:59.51
500 free: Sian Pearson (SIT), 5:16.14
1,650 free: Alex Crigler (KU), 18:17.21
100 breast: Steph Jeppesen (KU), 1:06.91
200 breast: Jeppesen (KU), 2:23.64
100 back: Emily Woo (SIT), 1:03.21
200 back: Jordan Shapiro (KU), 2:09.13
100 fly: Barito (SIT), 1:01.38
200 fly: Pearson (SIT), 2:15.24
400 medley relay: Allison Sheely, Jeppesen, Laura Heebner, Shapiro (KU), 4:06.55
200 medley relay: Names not available (SIT), 1:53.57

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 | Second Session (Men)

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University men’s swimming team used two first-place finishes in individual events Saturday to place second at the 2008 Golden Bear Invitational at Keystone Hall.

Gabriel Recio (so. Lancaster/Hempfield) and Nelson Martinez (sr. Allentown/Dieruff) each recorded first-place finishes, helping KU score 646 points. Stevens Institute of Technology finished with 705 points to take first. Montclair State University-N.J. was third with 376 points and Salisbury University (256) and Ocean County College (113) rounded out the five teams competing.

Recio won the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 56.17 seconds.

Martinez took the top spot in the 200 breast (2:20.78).

Stevens Institute set a meet and pool record in the 400 IM.

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 | Second Session (Women)

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University women’s swimming team finished second at the 2008 Golden Bear Invitational at Keystone Hall.

Stephanie Jeppesen (jr. Bethlehem/Liberty) and Alex Crigler (so. West Lawn/Wilson High School) led the Golden Bears Saturday with individual first-place finishes.

Jeppesen set another pool record — also a school record — swimming the 200-yard breaststroke in an NCAA B-cut time of 2:23.64.

Crigler finished first in the 1,650 free relay in a time of 18:17.21. Kerry Choplin (so. Thorofare, N.J./West Deptford) and Heather Wolkom (jr. Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven) followed Crigler in second (18:25.11) and third (18:42.45), respectively.

KU scored 620.5 points to finish behind Stevens Institute of Technology (666.5). Montclair State University-N.J had 306, Salisbury University 247, East Stroudsburg University 242 and Ocean County College 44 to round out the teams competing.

Stevens Institute set a meet and pool record in the 400 IM.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 | First Session (Men)

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University men’s swimming team is in first place after the first day of the 2008 Golden Bear Invitational Friday at Keystone Hall.

Jack Crellin (fr. Pittsburgh/North Allegheny) led the Golden Bears with first-place finishes in two individual events, as well as a relay race, to give KU 363 points. Stevens Institute of Technology is in second with 341, while Montclair State University-N.J has 203, Salisbury University 120 and Ocean County College 59.

Crellin took first place in the 200 IM (2:02.22) and in the 200 backstroke (1:59.60). He also led the 800 freestyle relay, competing with teammates John Pandish (sr. Milford/Delaware Valley), Derek Orr (sr. Easton/Easton) and Stephen Krater (jr. Port Carbon/Pottsville Area), to finish first in 7:13.24.

Pandish also finished second in the 200 IM (2:02.30) and third in the 200 fly (2:07.21). 

Gabriel Recio (so. Lancaster/Hempfield) was third in the 100 freestyle (50.37). 

Scott Thomas (sr. Schuylkill Haven/Blue Mountain) placed third in the 500 free (5:00.88).

David Shedleski (fr. Mechanicsburg/Trinity) finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.30).

Scott Thomas (sr. Schuylkill Haven/Blue Mountain) followed Crellin’s first-place finish in the 200 backstroke with a second-place finish in 2.02.65.

Crellin, Shedleski, Pandish and Krater combined to finish second in the 400 medley relay (3:43.14). 

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 | First Session (Women) 

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Stephanie Jeppesen (jr. Bethlehem/Liberty) set a pool record in the prelims and then reset it a few hours later in the finals.

Her first-place, record-breaking swim in the 100 breaststroke helped the Kutztown University women’s swimming team to 320 points after one day of competition at the Golden Bear Invitational.

KU is in second place behind Stevens Institute of Technology, which has 348 points. Montclair State University-N.J. is in third with 143, East Stroudsburg has 141, Salisbury University 122 and Ocean County College 30.

Jeppesen’s swim of 1:07.09 in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke broke the pool record set by Kelly Rowan in 2005, and later on in the finals, Jeppesen broke the record yet again with a time of 1:06.91. Her first-place finish was one of three KU notched Friday.

Jordan Shapiro (fr. Trenton N.J./Princeton) also earned a first-place finish in 200 backstroke with a time of 2:09.13 — a meet and pool record.

KU also earned the top spot in the 400 medley relay with Allison Sheely (so. Enola/Trinity), Laura Heebner (sr. Easton/Easton), Jeppesen and Shapiro swimming it 4:06.55.

In the early session, KU earned a second-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay with Jeppesen, Nicole Hinsdale (fr. Glen Mills/Bayard Rustin), Shapiro and Heather Wolkom (jr. Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven).