PAC Recognizes 39 on All-Conference Men’s Swimming & Diving Squads

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GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) has announced its 2013-14 All-PAC Men’s Swimming and Diving teams, with a total of 39 student-athletes recognized for their efforts at this year’s PAC Swimming and Diving Championships.

First Team  |  Second Team

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 12 all-conference selections, followed by Westminster College with 11, Washington & Jefferson College (8), Saint Vincent College (7) and Bethany College (1).

Grove City claimed the 2013-14 PAC Men's Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday at the James E. Longnecker Competition Pool in Grove City. The conference title is Grove City's 18 since claiming its first league crown in 1985.

Grove City amassed a three-day point total of 773 to earn this year's title. Westminster College, last year's conference champion, finished in second place with 718 points. Washington & Jefferson College was third with 497 points, followed by Saint Vincent College in fourth place with 425 points and Bethany College in fifth place with 173 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 51st anniversary of the PAC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. Longnecker Pool has served as the home of the conference's swimming and diving championships since 1990.

Westminster junior Steven Brooks (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) was tabbed the PAC's Swimmer of the Year, while W&J freshman Josh Vasko (McKeesport, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) was named the PAC's Diver of the Year.

Brooks, also named the league's Swimmer of the Year in 2013, finished first in the finals of Saturday's 200 backstroke for the second-straight year after registering a winning time of 1:49.72, establishing new PAC and Longnecker Invitational records while also attaining the NCAA Division III provisional qualifying standard. On Thursday, Brooks claimed the 50 freestyle (21.24) before winning the PAC title in the 100 backstroke with a B-cut time of 50.18. He also swam successful legs on the Titans' winning 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays and was a member of the Titans' winning 400 freestyle relay to cap off the evening Saturday.

Vasko is the fourth-straight W&J diver to win a PAC title on the one-meter board. He totaled an 11-dive score of 448.50 Saturday evening, meeting the Division III Diving Regional qualifying standard and establishing a new Longnecker Invitational record. 

2013-14 All-PAC First Team
Westminster College (7)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Matt Baurle So. Jeannette, Pa./Penn Trafford 200 IM (11th); 400 medley relay (champion); 200 medley relay (champion); 100 breast (champion, B-cut); 200 breast (champion, B-cut)
Steven Brooks Jr. Boardman, Ohio/Boardman 50 free (champion); 200 medley relay (champion); 100 back (champion, B-cut); 800 free relay (champion); 200 back (champion, B-cut); 400 free relay (champion)
Max Hauge Fr. Canton, Ohio/Glenoak 200 medley relay (champion); 100 back (13th); 100 free (9th); 400 free relay (champion)
Dan Pletz Fr. Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp. 200 free relay (4th); 200 IM (champion); 400 IM (champion); 800 free relay (champion); 200 back (2nd, B-cut); 400 free relay (champion)
Jake Pletz Jr. Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp. 500 free (champion, B-cut); 400 medley relay (champion); 200 medley relay (champion); 200 free (champion); 800 free relay (champion); 100 free (2nd); 400 free relay (champion)
Nicholas Smith Jr. Indiana, Pa./Indiana 400 IM (2nd); 800 free relay (champion); 1,650 (champion); 200 fly (5th)
Joey Spurio Fr. Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard 500 free (16th); 400 medley relay (champion); 100 fly (8th); 200 fly (8th)

Grove City College (6)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Dave Bossert Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek 500 free (5th); 400 IM (5th); 1,650 (2nd)
CP Delhi Sr. Moneta, Va./Staunton River 200 free (champion); 100 fly (4th); 100 back (8th); 100 free (4th); 400 free relay (2nd)
Jordan Delhi So. Moneta, Va./Staunton River 200 free (champion); 50 free (8th); 100 back (9th); 100 free (14th)
Jeremy Kim Fr. Frederick, Md./New Life Christian 500 free (2nd); 200 free (3rd); 800 free relay (2nd); 200 fly (champion, B-cut)
Caleb McKusick Jr. Waconia, Minn./Homeschooled 200 free relay (champion); 50 free (7th); 400 medley relay (2nd); 200 medley relay (2nd); 200 free (7th); 100 free (5th); 400 free (2nd)
Drew Nosbisch Fr. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 200 free relay (champion); 500 free (3rd); 200 medley relay (2nd); 100 fly (2nd); 800 free relay (2nd); 200 fly (9th); 400 free (2nd)

Washington & Jefferson College (4)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Kevin Dunigan So. Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 200 free relay (3rd); 200 IM (2nd); 400 medley relay (3rd); 200 medley relay (4th); 400 IM (3rd); 200 breast (4th); 400 free (3rd)
Drew Hugenberg So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore 3-meter diving (champion); 1-meter diving (3rd)
Chris Ratliff Fr. Eldersburg, Md./Century 200 free relay (3rd); 50 free (10th); 400 medley relay (3rd); 200 free (2nd); 800 free relay (4th); 100 free (champion); 400 free relay (3rd)
Josh Vasko Fr. McKeesport, Pa./Elizabeth Forward 3-meter diving (2nd); 1-meter diving (champion, regional qualifying score)

Saint Vincent College (2)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Zach Ligus Jr. North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin 200 free relay (2nd); 50 free (3rd); 400 medley relay (4th); 100 fly (champion); 800 free relay (3rd); 200 fly (2nd); 400 free relay (4th)
Andy Moog Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin 400 medley relay (4th); 200 medley relay (3rd); 100 breast (3rd); 200 breast (2nd)

2013-14 All-PAC Second Team
Grove City College (6)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Jim Bossert So. Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek 200 IM (4th); 400 medley relay (2nd); 200 medley relay (2nd); 100 back (4th); 800 free relay (2nd); 200 back (4th); 400 free relay (2nd)
Louis Gabriele Sr. Mahwah, N.J./Don Bosco Prep. 200 IM (3rd); 400 medley relay (2nd); 200 medley relay (2nd); 100 breast (2nd); 200 breast (3rd)
E.J. Leuschner Sr. Holland, Mich./Holland Christian 500 free (7th); 200 free (5th); 800 free (2nd); 1,650 (7th)
Jake Marino Fr. Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford 50 free (13th); 100 back (7th); 200 back (8th)
Ben Satre Jr. Hockessin, Del./Homeschooled 200 IM (8th); 400 medley relay (2nd); 100 fly (3rd); 200 fly (3rd)
Noah Walker Sr. Lexington, Ky./Homeschooled 200 IM (7th); 400 IM (4th); 200 fly (6th)

Saint Vincent College (5)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Matt Crum So. Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg 500 free (6th); 200 free (6th); 800 free relay (3rd); 1,650 (3rd)
Xander Emili Fr. Anchorage, Alaska/South Anchorage 200 IM (5th); 400 medley relay (4th); 200 medley relay (3rd); 100 fly (5th); 800 free relay (3rd); 200 fly (4th); 400 free relay (4th)
Matt Linebaugh Sr. New Castle, Pa./Shenango 200 free relay (2nd); 50 free (4th); 400 medley relay (4th); 200 free (4th); 800 free (3rd); 100 free (5th); 400 free relay (4th)
Allen Sant So. Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon 200 free relay (2nd); 50 free (11th); 200 medley relay (3rd); 200 free (9th); 100 free (7th); 400 free relay (4th)
Adam Tran Fr. Mystic, Conn./Stonington 200 free relay (2nd); 50 free (9th); 200 medley relay (3rd); 100 back (16th)

Washington & Jefferson College (4)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Mike Magdic Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny 200 free relay (3rd); 200 IM (8th); 400 medley relay (3rd); 200 medley relay (4th); 100 back (5th); 200 back (6th); 400 free relay (3rd)
Ben Mancini Jr. Oreland, Pa./Springfield Twp. 500 free (8th); 200 free (10th); 800 free relay (4th); 1,650 (4th)
Jake Meyers Fr. Richboro, Pa./Council Rock North 500 free (11th); 200 free (8th); 800 free relay (4th); 1,650 (6th)
Nick Willison Fr. Rockford, Mich./Rockford 200 free relay (3rd); 50 free (4th); 400 medley relay (3rd); 100 back (2nd); 800 free relay (4th); 200 back (3rd); 400 free relay (3rd)

Westminster College (4)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Samuel Angelo Fr. Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding 200 free relay (4th); 200 IM (10th); 100 breast (4th); 200 breast (5th)
Austin Karper So. Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle 500 free (4th); 100 back (4th); 200 back (5th)
Josh Mackin So. White Oak, Pa./Brentwood 3-meter diving (4th); 1-meter diving (5th)
Mark Zalakar So. Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler Area 3-meter diving (5th); 1-meter diving (4th)

Bethany College (1)
Name Yr. Hometown/High School Event(s)
Brandon Martell So. Sharon, Pa./Sharon 3-meter diving (3rd); 1-meter diving (2nd)