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

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

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First Team selections | Second Team selections | Honorable Mention selections

GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its 2017-18 All-PAC Women's Swimming and Diving teams Monday, with a total of 39 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.

Grove City College led the way with 14 all-conference selections. Westminster College totaled 10 honorees, while Saint Vincent College had eight. Chatham University finished with five while Washington & Jefferson College had two.  

Grove City captured its league-best 16th PAC team title on February 18. The team title is Grove City's 10th straight. 

Grove City led the six-team championship field with 853 points. Saint Vincent was the runner-up with 713 points and was followed by Westminster in third (691), Chatham in fourth (400), W&J in fifth (248) and Bethany College in sixth (127).

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 Grove City sophomore Anne Shirley Dassow (Lookout Mountain, Tenn. | Chattanooga Christian) for the second-straight year. She is the first women’s swimmer to collect back-to-back MVP honors since W&J’s Kaitlyn Orstein won four straight from 2005-08. Saturday, Dassow won the 200 fly for the second-straight year with a time of 2 minutes, 1.10 seconds. Her time set new Longnecker Pool, PAC open and PAC Championship records. Friday, Dassow won the 100 fly for the second-straight year with a time of 55.11. Her time set new pool and PAC Championship records and was a Division III provisional qualifying time. She also swam on Grove City’s winning 800 free relay (7:52.05). The relay also included sophomore Leona Bently (Powell, Ohio | Homeschooled), sophomore Kimmi Wendelschaefer (Grove City, Pa. | Grove City) and sophomore Britt Byer (Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan). Thursday, Dassow won the 50 free with a time of 23.76 and swam on the Wolverines’ winning 200 free (1:37.16) and 400 medley (3:54.55) relays. Sophomore Danielle Ledyard (Greensburg, Pa. | Hempfield), freshman Denali Hutzelmann (Milford, Pa. | Delaware Valley) and Byer were also members of the 200 free relay, while junior Megan Crutcher (Lancaster, Pa. | Lampeter-Strasburg), Ledyard and Byer made up the 400 medley relay.

Westminster sophomore Kaitlyn Fast (Wooster, Ohio | Wooster) was named the PAC’s Diver of the Year, becoming the first-ever conference diver of the year in program history. She captured the 11-dive, one-meter event Saturday with a winning time of 440.05 points. She was also first in Thursday’s 11-dive, three-meter event, posting a winning score of 429.95. Fast met the Division III regional qualifying standard in each event.

PAC Swimming Coach of the Year honors went to Grove City 10th-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 Mackenzie Bosley (Buckhannon, W.Va. | Buckhannon-Upshur), Chatham junior Jade Marzolf (Cheswick, Pa. | Deer Lakes), Grove City senior Mary Robison (Williamsburg, Va. | Homeschooled), Saint Vincent sophomore Claire Kenna (Chantilly, Va. | Seton School), W&J senior Hayley Georgetti (Washington, Pa. | Linsly) and Westminster sophomore Holly Angelo (Warren,Ohio | Warren G. Harding).

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)
Chatham University
Name Jr. Events (PAC finish)
Iris Marzolf
Cheswick, Pa. | Deer Lakes		 Jr. 200 IM (6th), 100 breaststroke (7th), 200 breaststroke (8th), 400 free relay (1st), 200 free relay (3rd), 200 medley relay (3rd), 400 medley relay (4th)
Jade Marzolf
Cheswick, Pa. | Deer Lakes		 Jr. 200 fly (5th), 100 fly (7th), 500 free (9th), 400 free relay (1st), 200 free relay (3rd), 200 medley relay (3rd), 400 medley relay (4th)
Mallory Marzolf
Cheswick Pa. | Deer Lakes		 Fr. 100 back (1st), 200 back (1st), 200 IM (1st), 400 free relay (1st), 200 free relay (3rd), 200 medley relay (3rd), 400 medley relay (4th)
Christine Mikita
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills		 Jr. 500 free (2nd), 1650 free (2nd), 200 free (4th), 400 free relay (1st), 200 free relay (3rd), 200 medley relay (3rd), 400 medley relay (4th)
Grove City College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Leona Bently
Powell, Ohio | Homeschooled		 So. 200 free (3rd), 500 free (5th), 1650 free (5th), 800 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (4th)
Britt Byer
Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan		 So. 200 back (2nd), 200 free (2nd), 50 free (5th), 200 free relay (1st), 400 medley relay (1st), 800 free relay (1st)
Megan Crutcher
Lancaster, Pa. | Lampeter-Strasburg		 Jr. 100 breaststroke (1st, B-cut), 200 breaststroke (1st, B-cut), 200 IM (2nd), 400 medley relay (1st), 400 free relay (4th)
Bri Darnell
Lockport, N.Y. | Lockport		 Sr. 1-meter diving (3rd, regional), 3-meter diving (3rd) 
Anne Shirley Dassow
Lookout Mountain, Tenn. | Chatanooga Christian		 So. 50 free (1st), 100 fly (1st, B-cut), 200 fly (1st, B-cut), 200 free relay (1st), 400 medley relay (1st), 800 free relay (1st)
Denali Hutzelman
Milford, Pa. | Delaware Valley		 Fr. 100 back (4th), 200 back (6th), 500 free (10th), 200 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (4th)
Danielle Ledyard
Greensburg, Pa. | Hempfield		 So. 100 breaststroke (6th), 50 free (8th), 100 fly (8th), 200 free relay (1st), 400 medley relay (1st)
Kimmy Wendelschaefer
Grove City, Pa. | Grove City		 So. 200 breaststroke (3rd), 100 breaststroke (4th), 500 free (4th), 800 free relay (1st)
Saint Vincent College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Maddie Bartrug
Bridgeville, Pa. | South Fayette		 Jr. 100 free (1st), 200 free (1st), 500 free (1st), 200 medley relay (1st), 200 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd), 800 free relay (2nd)
Marion D'Aurora
Leonardtown, Md. | Saint Marys Ryken		 Fr. 1650 free (1st), 100 fly (2nd), 200 fly (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd), 400 medley relay (2nd), 800 free relay (2nd)
Kelly Kramer
Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park		 Sr. 400 IM (1st), 200 breaststroke (2nd), 200 IM (3rd), 200 medley relay (1st), 200 free relay (2nd), 400 medley relay (2nd), 800 free relay (2nd)
Ciara Lewis
Buena Vista, Pa. | Elizabeth Forward		 Jr. 50 free (2nd), 100 free (2nd), 400 IM (7th), 200 medley relay (1st), 200 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd), 400 medley relay (2nd), 
Sarah Sheldon
Monroeville, Pa. | Gateway		 Jr. 100 back (2nd), 200 back (5th), 100 fly (6th), 200 medley relay (1st), 400 medley relay (2nd)
Washington & Jefferson College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Kaitlyn Pawcio
Johnstown, Pa. | Westmont Hilltop		 Jr. 1-meter diving (2nd, regional), 3-meter diving (2nd, regional)
Westminster College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Kaitlyn Fast
Wooster, Ohio | Wooster		 So. 1-meter diving (1st, regional), 3-meter diving (1st, regional) 
Nyna Hess
Hilliard, Ohio | Hilliard Davidson		 Fr. 400 IM (2nd), 200 back (4th), 100 back (5th), 400 free relay (3rd), 400 medley relay (3rd)
 
All-PAC Second Team (18)
Chatham University
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Samantha Ream
York, Pa. | York Catholic		 Jr. 400 IM (3rd), 200 IM (5th), 200 breaststroke (12th), 800 free relay (4th) 
Grove City College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Brynna Bartlett
Olive Branch, Miss. | St. George's		 Sr. 1650 free (4th), 500 free (6th), 200 free (9th)
Jillian Breckenridge
Dunellen, N.J. | Dunellen		 Jr. 400 IM (5th), 1650 free (6th), 200 breaststroke (10th)
Kaylyn Froebel
Dublin, Ohio | Jerome		 So. 200 breaststroke (5th), 400 IM (6th), 200 IM (7th)
Abby Noll
Rockville, Md. | Rockville		 Sr. 400 IM (4th), 200 fly (6th), 100 breaststroke (9th)
Mary Robison
Williamsburg, Va. | Homeschooled		 Sr. 200 fly (4th), 100 fly (5th), 1650 free (9th)
Allie Scalise
Clarence, N.Y. | Clarence		 Fr. 100 back (6th), 200 back (7th), 400 IM (9th)
Saint Vincent College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Hannah Barkey
Delmont, Pa. | Franklin Regional		 Jr. 200 free (6th), 500 free (7th), 1650 free (7th)
Carly Grove
Loretto, Pa. | Bishop Carroll		 So. 100 breaststroke (5th), 200 breaststroke (6th), 200 IM (9th)
Claire Kenna
Chantilly, Va. | Seton School		 So. 50 free (4th), 100 free (4th), 200 free (5th), 200 free relay (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd), 800 free relay (2nd)
Washington & Jefferson College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Alexis Glenn
Sewickley, Pa. | Quaker Valley		 Sr. 100 back (3rd), 200 back (3rd), 100 fly (4th), 200 free relay (5th), 200 medley relay (4th), 400 free relay (5th), 400 medley relay (5th)
Westminster College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Megan Douds
Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park		 Sr. 200 fly (3rd), 500 free (3rd), 1650 free (3rd), 400 medley relay (3rd), 800 free relay (3rd)
Alyssa Hampton
Anchorage, Alaska | A.J. Dimond		 So. 50 free (9th), 100 back (9th), 200 back (15th), 200 medley relay (2nd), 200 free relay (4th)
Abby Jones
Cabot, Pa. | Knoch		 So. 100 breaststroke (3rd), 200 IM (4th), 200 breaststroke (7th), 200 medley relay (2nd), 400 free relay (3rd), 800 free relay (3rd), 200 free relay (4th)
Patricia Loughney
Buckhannon, W.Va. | Buckhannon Upshur		 Jr. 100 breaststroke (8th), 400 IM (8th), 200 breaststroke (9th)
Maggie Manolis
Jeannette, Pa. | Jeannette		 So. 100 breaststroke (2nd), 200 breaststroke (4th), 200 IM (8th), 400 medley relay (3rd)
Carolyn Novak
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair		 Jr. 50 free (3rd), 100 free (3rd), 200 free (8th), 200 medley relay (2nd), 400 free relay (3rd), 200 free relay (4th), 400 medley relay (3rd), 
Nicole Stengel
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Carlynton		 So. 100 fly (3rd), 100 free (5th), 50 free (6th), 200 medley relay (2nd), 400 free relay (3rd), 800 free relay (3rd), 200 free relay (4th)
 
All-PAC Honorable Mention (1)
Westminster College
Name Yr. Events (PAC finish)
Anna Amsbaugh
Carlisle, Pa. | Boiling Springs		 Sr. 200 free (7th), 100 back (11th), 200 back (11th), 800 free relay (3rd)

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