PAC Recognizes 43 on All-Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Squads

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GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) has announced its 2013-14 All-PAC Women’s Swimming and Diving teams, with a total of 43 student-athletes recognized for their efforts at this year’s PAC Swimming and Diving Championships.

First Team  |  Second Team  |  Honorable Mention

The all-conference swimming and diving teams are determined by a formula-based selection process using student-athletes’ individual and relay finishes at the conference’s annual swimming and diving championships.

Grove City College led the way with 15 all-conference selections, followed by Westminster College with 14, Saint Vincent College (8), Chatham University (3) and Washington & Jefferson College (3).

Grove City claimed the 2013-14 PAC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday at the James E. Longnecker Competition Pool in Grove City. The league title is Grove City's 12th overall since winning its first PAC swimming and diving crown in 1991. 

Grove City finished the three-day championship with 854 points. Westminster finished in second place with 794 points, followed by Saint Vincent in third place with 526 points. W&J was fourth with 407 points, while Chatham finished fifth with 257 points and Bethany College finished sixth with 203 points.

The PAC Championships were held in conjunction with Grove City's 24th annual James E. Longnecker Swimming and Diving Invitational and the eighth annual Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships at the Longnecker Pool. This year's event marks the 29th anniversary of the PAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. Longnecker Pool has served as the home of the conference's swimming and diving championships since 1990.

Grove City sophomore Megan Bilko (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) was named the PAC Women's Swimmer of the Year, while W&J junior Jennifer Suder (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley) was selected as the PAC Women's Diver of the Year.

Bilko opened Saturday's championship session with a win in the 1,650 freestyle, finishing in a pool, conference and Longnecker Invitational record time of 17:08.42. Her time also surpassed the NCAA Division III B-cut standard and was 2.18 seconds faster than last year's final qualifier at the Division III National Championships. She also won the event in 2013, becoming the league's first back-to-back champion in the 1,650 since Westminster's Emily Dressler (2009-10). Bilko also claimed the 500 freestyle (4:58.96) title on Thursday and the 400 individual medley (4:28.18) title Friday. She also swam successful legs on Grove City's first-place 400 medley relay (3:56.09) and 800 freestyle relay (7:42.23) while anchoring the Wolverine's winning 400 freestyle relay (3:30.78) Saturday.

Suder scored a conference, pool and Longnecker Invitational record while also meeting the Division III Diving Regional qualifying standard with her 11-dive preliminary round total of 474.65 points in the three-meter competition. Suder entered Saturday evening's finals as the number one seed, where she went on to compile 513.50 points to claim her second-straight conference title on the three-meter board.

2013-14 All-PAC First Team
Grove City College (10)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Tori Baker Jr. Fairfax, Va./Robinson 200 free relay (2nd); 200 IM (2nd); 400 medley relay (champion); 200 free (champion); 800 free relay (champion, B-cut); 100 free (champion); 400 free relay (champion, B-cut)
Megan Bilko So. Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan 500 (champion, B-cut); 400 medley relay (champion); 400 IM (champion, B-cut); 800 free relay (champion, B-cut); 1,650 (champion, B-cut); 400 free relay (champion, B-cut)
Lauren Cassano Jr. Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp. 200 free relay (2nd); 200 IM (champion); 400 medley relay (champion); 200 medley relay (champion); 100 back (champion, B-cut); 200 back (champion, B-cut); 400 free relay (champion, B-cut)
Carolyn Eckendorf So. Fairview, Pa./Fairview 1-meter diving (4th, regional qualifying score); 3-meter diving (2nd, regional qualifying score)
Molly Gallant Fr. Severna Park, Md./Severna Park 200 free relay (2nd); 50 free (3rd); 200 medley relay (champion); 100 breast (13th); 100 free (15th)
Kaley Hess Sr. Reamstown, Pa./Cocalico 200 IM (10th); 400 medley relay (champion); 200 medley relay (champion); 100 breast (champion, B-cut); 200 breast (2nd)
Abby Jank Fr. Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington 50 free (15th); 200 free (2nd); 800 free relay (champion, B-cut); 100 free (4th); 400 free relay (champion, B-cut)
Amy Melnik Jr. Clifton Park, N.Y./Homeschooled 50 free (10th); 200 medley relay (champion); 100 fly (6th); 100 free (12th)
Keegan Reed Jr. Greencastle, Pa./James Buchanan 400 IM (3rd); 1,650 (4th); 200 breast (champion)
Megan Smith Fr. Tyler, Texas/Kolbe Academy 500 free (2nd); 400 IM (4th); 800 free relay (champion, B-cut); 200 breast (5th)

Saint Vincent College (5)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Alexis Ferraco Jr. Verona, Pa./Penn Hills 200 free relay (champion); 50 free (7th); 200 free (9th); 800 free relay (3rd); 100 free (8th)
Marissa Frollo Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills 200 free relay (champion); 50 free (champion); 400 medley relay (3rd); 200 medley relay (3rd); 100 breast (4th); 100 free (2nd); 400 free (2nd); 100 free (2nd); 400 free (2nd)
Paige Pecora Jr. Seward, Pa./Ligonier Valley 200 free relay (champion); 50 free (5th); 200 medley relay (3rd); 200 free (6th); 100 free (6th); 400 free (2nd)
Sarah Robbins Jr. Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area 200 free relay (champion); 50 free (4th); 400 medley relay (3rd); 100 fly (4th); 800 free relay (3rd); 200 fly (5th); 400 free relay (2nd)
Alyssa Taylor Sr. Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe 500 free (4th); 400 medley relay (3rd); 200 medley relay (3rd); 100 fly (champion, B-cut); 200 fly (champion, B-cut)

Chatham University (3)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Kianna Hedjazi Jr. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 1-meter diving (5th, regional qualifying score); 3-meter diving (4th, regional qualifying score)
Emily Hinson Fr. Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area 1-meter diving (3rd, regional qualifying score); 3-meter diving (6th, regional qualifying score)
Alexis Rectenwald So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills 50 free (14th); 800 free relay (6th); 400 free relay (5th); 1-meter diving (champion, regional qualifying score); 3-meter diving (5th, regional qualifying score)

Washington & Jefferson College (2)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Haley Ashner Fr. Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley 3-meter diving (3rd, regional qualifying score)
Jennifer Suder Jr. Cranberry Twp., Pa. / Seneca Valley 1-meter diving (2nd, regional qualifying score); 3-meter diving (champion, regional qualifying score)

Westminster College (2)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Erin Erdley Sr. Meadville, Pa./Cochranton 200 IM (2nd); 400 IM (2nd, B-cut); 800 free relay (2nd); 200 back (2nd)
Amanda Marlow Sr. Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg 200 IM (4th); 400 medley relay (2nd); 200 medley relay (2nd); 100 fly (2nd); 200 fly (2nd, B-cut)

2013-14 All-PAC Second Team
Westminster College (11)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Veronica Corcoran Jr. Dubois, Pa./DuBois 500 (7th); 200 free (8th); 1,650 (6th)
Rebecca Mobley Jr. Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland 200 IM (8th); 100 fly (7th); 200 fly (7th)
Mikayla Morrow Fr. Columbiana, Ohio/Homeschooled 200 IM (15th); 100 breast (5th); 200 breast (7th)
Sarah Pace Fr. Cranberry Twp., Pa./Oakland Catholic 500 (8th); 200 free (7th); 1,650 (10th)
Sara Peace So. Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk 400 IM (5th); 100 breast (6th); 200 breast (6th)
Kelsey Reott So. Butler, Pa./Slippery Rock 200 free relay (3rd); 200 IM (5th); 200 medley relay (2nd); 100 back (3rd); 800 free relay (2nd); 200 back (4th); 400 free relay (3rd)
Marina Rozick Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny 200 free relay (3rd); 50 free (6th); 400 medley relay (2nd); 100 back (2nd); 200 back (5th)
Anne Tillie Fr. Fallston, Md./Fallston 500 free (3rd); 400 IM (7th); 800 free (2nd); 1,650 (2nd); 400 free relay (3rd)
Samantha Tower Fr. Export, Pa./Franklin Regional 200 IM (6th); 400 free relay (2nd); 200 medley relay (2nd); 100 breast (2nd); 200 breast (3rd)
Carrie Whisel Sr. Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs 200 free relay (3rd); 50 free (2nd); 400 medley relay (2nd); 200 medley relay (2nd); 100 back (8th); 100 free (3rd); 400 free relay (3rd)
Ashley Wyland Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice 200 free relay (3rd); 500 (5th); 200 free (3rd); 800 free relay (2nd); 1,650 (3rd); 400 free relay (3rd)

Grove City College (5)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Janele Baglia Sr. Grove City, Pa./Grove City 200 free relay (2nd); 50 free (8th); 100 fly (11th); 100 free (11th);
Amanda Hutzelmann Fr. Milford, Pa./Homeschooled 200 IM (13th); 100 fly (5th); 200 fly (3rd)
Kristi Riesmeyer Fr. McMurray, Pa./Peters Twp. 400 IM (8th); 100 fly (10th); 200 fly (6th)
Maddie Van Dyke Fr. Fleming Island, Fla./Fleming Island 200 IM (9th); 100 back (4th); 200 back (3rd)
Bekah Wheat Fr. Dillsburg, Pa./Northern 500 (9th); 1,650 (5th); 200 back (13th)

Saint Vincent College (1)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Carolyn Claybrooks Sr. Dale City, Va./Seton School 200 free (5th); 100 back (15th); 800 free relay (3rd); 100 free (5th); 400 free relay (2nd)

Washington & Jefferson College (1)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Jessica Sweitzer Jr. Laurel, Md./Seton Keough 200 free relay (5th); 500 (12th); 400 medley relay (4th); 200 free (4th); 800 free relay (4th); 100 free (7th); 400 free relay (4th)

2013-14 All-PAC Honorable Mention
Saint Vincent College (2)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Anita Onufer Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic 50 free (9th); 100 fly (3rd)
Jessica Smrekar Jr. North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin 200 IM (12th); 400 medley relay (3rd); 200 medley relay (3rd); 100 back (5th); 200 back (10th)

Westminster College (1)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Anita Peduto Fr. Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler Area 400 IM (6th); 100 back (12th); 200 back (9th)