PAC honors all-conference men's swimming and diving squads

PAC honors all-conference men's swimming and diving squads

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First Team selections | Second Team selections

GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its 2017-18 All-PAC Men's Swimming and Diving teams Monday, with a total of 38 student-athletes recognized for their efforts at this year's PAC Swimming and Diving Championships.

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 championships.

Westminster College led the way with 15 all-conference selections. Grove City College totaled 13 honorees, while Saint Vincent College finished with eight. Bethany College and Washington & Jefferson College each finished with one.  

Westminster posted its fourth-straight PAC team title on February 18. The conference championship is Westminster's ninth. The Titans led the five-team championship field with 908 points. Grove City was the runner-up with 903 points and was followed by Saint Vincent in third (687), W&J in fourth (248) and Bethany in fifth (185).

The conference championships were held at Grove City's James E. Longnecker Competition Pool. Longnecker Pool has been the home of the league’s swimming and diving championships since 1990.

PAC Swimmer of the Year honors went to Saint Vincent junior Jacob Davis (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Brashear). He is the first-ever conference swimmer of the year in program history. Saturday, Davis won the 100 free with a Saint Vincent, pool and PAC Championship record and NCAA Division III B-cut time of 44.36 seconds. He also anchored Saint Vincent’s winning 400 free relay that set a school record with a time of 3 minutes, 5.00 seconds. Other members of the relay included freshman Zach Baum (Derry, Pa. | Derry Area), freshman John Martin (Canonsburg, Pa. | Pa. Home School (Peters Township)) and senior Alex Bolen (Pitcairn, Pa. | Gateway). Friday, Davis won the 200 free with a B-cut time of 1:39.88. Thursday, Davis won his second-straight PAC title in the 50 free with a school record and B-cut time of 20.29 seconds. He also swam on the Bearcats’ winning 200 free relay (1:22.88). 

Westminster freshman Connor May (Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Glacier Park) was named the PAC’s Diver of the Year, becoming the first-ever conference diver of the year in program history. Thursday, May won the 11-dive, three-meter event with a score of 573.75 points. His score established new pool and PAC open records and surpassed W&J’s Pat Pyrch’s PAC Championship record score of 573.40, set on Feb. 28, 1983. Saturday, May won the 11-dive, one-meter event with a score of 527.20. His score established a new pool record and also surpassed the PAC open and PAC Championship record score of 501.72, set by John Carroll University’s Doug Virden on Feb. 28, 1978. May met the Division III regional qualifying standard in each event.

PAC Swimming Coach of the Year honors went to Grove City 16th-year head coach Dave Fritz.

Westminster’s Heath Calhoun, in his fourth year with the Titans, claimed the PAC’s Diving Coach of the Year award. It is his first coach of the year citation.

The PAC's Sportsmanship team included: Bethany junior Cheyne Stresky (Oxford, Mich. | Oxford), Grove City senior Bretty Gwynn (Irwin, Pa. | Hempfield), Saint Vincent's Baum, W&J senior Owen Hanna (Reading, Pa. | Governor Mifflin) and Westminster senior Tyler Sheets (Lock Haven, Pa. | Central Mountain).

The PAC’s Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all of conference teams.
 
All-PAC First Team (20)
Bethany College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Cheyne Stresky
Oxford, Mich. | Oxford		 Jr. 200 back (1st), 100 back (2nd), 500 free (6th), 200 free relay (5th), 200 medley relay (5th), 400 free relay (5th), 400 medley relay (5th)
Grove City College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Calvin Brouwer
Nevada City, Calif. |
Isaiah 40 Preparatory		 Fr. 500 free (1st, B-cut), 1650 free (1st, B-cut), 200 free (3rd), 400 medley relay (1st), 800 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (3rd)
Rhys Dickhudt
Troy, Mich. | Bloomfield Christian		 Jr. 100 free (3rd), 200 fly (3rd), 100 fly (4th), 400 medley relay (1st), 800 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (3rd)
Brett Gwynn
Irwin, Pa. | Hempfield		 Sr. 100 fly (2nd), 100 free (6th), 50 free (7th), 200 medley relay (1st), 200 free relay (3rd), 400 free relay (3rd)
Dane Hoselton
Naples, N.Y. | Naples Central		 Jr. 100 back (50.01, B-cut), 200 back (3rd), 200 IM (3rd), 200 medley relay (1st), 400 medley relay (1st), 800 free relay (2nd), 200 free relay (3rd)
Michael Moosa
Charlotte, N.C. | Providence		 Fr. 400 IM (2nd), 500 free (7th), 200 back (9th), 800 free relay (2nd)
Ben Slate
Pfafftown, N.C. | Homeschooled		 So. 100 breaststroke (1st), 200 breaststroke (1st), 200 IM (4th), 200 medley relay (1st), 400 medley relay (1st)
Josh Wakefield
Palmyra, Pa. | Palmyra		 So. 50 free (2nd), 100 fly (3rd), 200 fly (4th), 200 medley relay (1st), 200 free relay (3rd), 400 free relay (3rd)
Saint Vincent College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Alex Bolen
Pitcairn, Pa. | Gateway		 Sr. 1650 free (3rd), 500 free (5th), 200 free (4th), 200 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st), 200 medley relay (2nd), 800 free relay (3rd)
Zach Baum
Derry, Pa. | Derry Area		 Fr. 100 fly (1st, B-cut), 200 fly (1st), 200 IM (1st), 200 free relay (1st), 200 free relay (1st), 200 medley relay (2nd), 400 free relay (1st), 400 medley relay (2nd)
Jake Davis
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Brashear		 Jr. 50 free (20.29, B-cut), 100 free (1st, B-cut), 200 free (1st, B-cut), 200 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st), 200 medley relay (2nd), 400 medley relay (2nd)
John Martin
Canonsburg, Pa. |
Pa. Home School (Peters Township)		 Fr. 200 breaststroke (3rd), 100 breaststroke (4th), 200 IM (6th), 200 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st), 200 medley relay (2nd), 800 free relay (3rd)
Washington & Jefferson College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Theo Skoric
Vanderbilt, Pa. | Laurel Highlands		 Jr. 3-meter diving (2nd), 1-meter diving (3rd, regional), 50 free (15th), 200 free relay (4th)
Westminster College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Matthew Bogen
Canfield, Ohio | Canfield		 So. 100 breaststroke (2nd), 200 breaststroke (2nd), 200 IM (9th), 200 medley relay (3rd), 400 medley relay (3rd)
Aaron Dunlany
Boardman, Ohio | Boardman		 So. 200 fly (2nd), 500 free (2nd), 1650 free (2nd), 800 free relay (1st)
Matt Kwalick
Sewickley, Pa. | Quaker Valley		 So. 400 IM (1st), 200 IM (2nd), 200 back (4th), 800 free relay (1st), 200 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd), 200 medley relay (3rd)
Connor May
Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Glacier Park		 Fr. 1-meter diving (1st, regional), 3-meter diving (1st, regional)
David Peffer
Ellwood City, Pa. | Riverside		 Jr. 200 back (2nd), 100 back (3rd), 500 free (3rd), 800 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (2nd), 200 medley relay (3rd), 400 medley relay (3rd)
Mitch Stahara
Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park		 Sr. 100 free (2nd, B-cut), 200 free (2nd), 500 free (4th), 800 free relay (1st), 200 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd), 400 medley relay (3rd)
Zack Thomas
Snohomish, Wash. | Snohomish		 Fr. 1-meter diving (2nd, regional), 3-meter diving (3rd)
 
All-PAC Second Team (18)
Grove City College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Jason Alexander
Hudson, Ohio | Hudson		 So. 100 back (4th), 200 back (7th), 200 IM (8th)
Jared Cicchelli
Middletown, R.I. |
Aquidneck Island Christian		 So. 100 free (5th), 200 free (6th), 500 free (8th)
James Hancock
Brunswick, Ohio | 
Cuyahoga Valley Christian		 Fr. 50 free (9th), 100 fly (7th), 100 free (7th)
Caleb Miller
McMurray, Pa. | Peters Township		 So. 200 free (5th), 200 fly (8th), 1650 free (12th)
Devin Reynolds
Grove City, Pa. | Grove City		 Fr. 50 free (T-4th), 100 back (7th), 100 free (8th), 200 free relay (3rd)
Josh Weinland
Massillon, Ohio | Jackson		 So. 100 breaststroke (3rd), 100 fly (8th), 200 breaststroke (9th)
Saint Vincent College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Kam Faychak
Boston, Pa. | Elizabeth Forward		 Sr. 200 breaststroke (4th), 100 breaststroke (6th), 200 IM (10th), 400 medley relay (2nd)
Adam Gordish
Creekside, Pa. | Marion Center		 Sr. 100 back (6th), 200 fly (7th), 200 back (8th), 400 medley relay (2nd), 800 free relay (3rd)
Michael Marinchak
Latrobe, Pa. | Pa. Cyber		 Jr. 200 breaststroke (6th), 100 breaststroke (7th), 100 fly (10th)
Kevin Martin
Canonsburg, Pa. | 
Pa. Home School (Peters Township)		 Fr. 400 IM (4th), 1650 free (4th), 500 free (9th), 800 free relay (3rd)    
Westminster College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Daniel Bogen
Canfield, Ohio | Canfield		 Sr. 50 free (T-4th), 200 free (8th), 100 free (11th)
Roody D'Agaro
Bridgeville, Pa. | Chartiers Valley		 Fr. 400 IM (5th), 1650 free (5th), 200 fly (6th)
Michael DiDomenico
Canfield, Ohio | Canfield		 Sr. 1650 free (6th), 200 free (7th), 500 free (10th)
Brad Kolesar
West Mifflin, Pa. | West Mifflin		 Sr. 100 fly (5th), 200 fly (5th), 100 back (9th), 400 medley relay (3rd)
Clay Murray
St. Thomas, Pa. | James Buchanan		 Jr. 50 free (3rd), 100 fly (9th), 100 free (10th), 200 free relay (2nd), 200 medley relay (3rd)
Luke Simmons
Ashland, Ohio | Ashland		 Jr. 400 IM (3rd), 200 back (5th), 200 IM (5th)
Thomas Somora
Grove City, Pa. | Grove City		 So. 100 breaststroke (5th), 200 breaststroke (5th), 200 IM (7th)
Michael Spencer
Clearfield, Pa. | Clearfield		 Jr. 100 free (4th), 50 free (T-4th), 100 fly (6th), 200 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd)
 
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