ORSTEIN CAPTURES THIRD NATIONAL TITLE IN THREE DAYS; EIGHTH IN STELLAR W&J CAREER
Concluding her career as one of the top student-athletes in PAC history, Washington & Jefferson senior women's swimming Kaitlyn Orstein captured the national title in the 200 breaststroke on March 15 at the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming & Diving Championships in Oxford, Ohio. It was the third national crown in as many nights for Orstein, who also earned national crowns in the 200 IM on March 13 and the 100 breaststroke on March 14, as well as the eighth overall in her stellar career at W&J. She touched first in 2:16.29, over two full seconds ahead of second place Annie Perizzolo of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2:18.31). Also on March 15, Westminster junior Megan Mier placed 31st in the 200 backstroke (2:10.38).

W&J'S ORSTEIN, WESTMINSTER'S MIER TO COMPETE AT 2008 NCAA D-III CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two PAC women’s swimming standouts – Washington & Jefferson senior Kaitlyn Orstein and Westminster junior Megan Mier – will compete at the 2008 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving National Championships, taking place March 13-15 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Orstein, who enters the event as a five-time national champion and 11-time All-American, will conclude her stellar collegiate career by competing in three individual events. Mier, who is making her second consecutive appearance at the national meet, will compete in the 100 & 200 backstroke as well as the 200 individual medley.

ORSTEIN FEATURED IN "FACES IN THE CROWD"
Washington & Jefferson senior swimmer Kaitlyn Orstein appears in the March 10th issue of Sports Illustrated magazine in the “Faces In The Crowd” section. Last month, she won four events at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships to help W&J claim the conference team title.  For the fourth consecutive season, Orstein was selected as the PAC Most Valuable Swimmer.  In her four seasons competing at the conference championships, Orstein won 25 PAC titles. 

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON WOMEN CAPTURE 2008 PAC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Washington & Jefferson College captured the women's team title at the 2008 PAC Swimming & Diving Championships on February 14-16 at Grove City. The W&J women posted a 99-point advantage over the host Wolverines. PAC MVP honors went to W&J senior Kaitlyn Orstein, while Coach of the Year laurels were awarded to Mike Orstein of W&J. Complete invitational results as well as daily results from Thursday, Friday and Saturday are now online.

PAC DUO SWEEPS NATIONAL SWIMMING HONORS
The PAC swept the national Division III Swimmer of the Week awards by the Collegeswimming.com website, as Tim Whitbeck of Grove City and Kaitlyn Orstein of Washington & Jefferson have garnered this week's honors. In addition, the Grove City men are ranked 19th and the W&J women are ranked 16th in the latest national rankings.

TOP PAC TIMES THROUGH 12/9 ONLINE
The top times in PAC swimming for individual men, individual women, relay men and relay women through meets of December 9, 2007 are now online.

W&J'S ORSTEIN FEATURED IN SWIMMING WORLD
Washington & Jefferson College senior Kaitlyn Orstein was recently profiled by Swimming World magazine in its September 13th “On Campus” segment. Orstein enters her senior year in hopes of adding to her five national championship rings. Last year, she won two national titles and set a NCAA Division III record in the 200 IM (2:03.13). The entire article can be found at the Swimming World website.

WESTMINSTER'S THOMAS NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH FOR 2/07
The PAC has selected Brittany Thomas of Westminster College as the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Month for February, 2007.

W&J's ORSTEIN WINS SECOND NATIONAL TITLE IN THREE DAYS AT 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Just two days after capturing her fourth career national title in the 200 individual medley, Washington & Jefferson College swimming standout Kaitlyn Orstein has added another national title to her impressive resume. The W&J junior earned her fifth national championship by capturing the 200 breaststroke in 2:17.36 (winning by over two full seconds) on March 10 at the 2007 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. On March 8, Orstein touched first in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:03.13 to edge Brittany Sasser of Amherst (2:03.78). It marked the second time in three years Orstein in the national champion in the 200 IM, as she also captured the title as a freshman in 2005. On March 9, Orstein saw her bid to "three-peat" as national champion in the 400 individual medley fall short, as she earned All-America honors by placing third in 4:24.34. Westminster junior Becky Giles and sophomore Megan Mier are also competing at the national championships. Giles and Mier placed 23rd and 49th, respectively, in Thursday's 200 individual medley with times of 2:10.17 and 2:14.29. On Friday, Giles swam the 400 IM with a 22nd-place time of 4:38.87 and Mier took 24th in the 100 backstroke at 1:00.46. Complete meet results can be found here.

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON, WESTMINSTER WOMEN CITED AS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
The Washington & Jefferson and Westminster women’s swimming and diving teams each earned Division III Team Academic All-America recognition by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The Presidents team amassed a cumulative 3.14 grade-point average to become one of 74 schools to collect the award.  The W&J women have been honored every year with the Academic All-America team award since the program was started 17 years ago. Westminster women compiled a 3.41 team GPA, the 17th-best in the country. The recognition marks the 34th rating period in the past 37 semesters that the Westminster women have earned CSCAA Academic All-America Team recognition.

SWEET REPEAT: WESTMINSTER SWEEPS 2007 PAC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
For the second consecutive year, Westminster College has captured the PAC men's & women's swimming & diving championships, held Feb. 8-10 at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa. The Titan men posted 964.5 points to edge host Grove City (926), while the WC women recorded 865 points to top second-place Washington & Jefferson (708.5). The 2007 MVP awards went to Grove City junior Caleb Courage and W&J junior Kaitlyn Orstein, while Coach of the Year laurels went to Westminster's Rob Klamut on the men's side and W&J's Mike Orstein on the women's side. Complete results for the first, second and third days of competition, as well as a recap of the All-PAC honorees, are now online.

BETHANY'S STANIECH EARNS PAC LAUREL
The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) has selected Erin Staniech of Bethany College as the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for January, 2007.

GROVE CITY TO HOST 2007 PAC MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP
Grove City College will host the 2007 PAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday-Saturday, February 8-10. Morning sessions start at 10 a.m. each day, followed by evening sessions at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Information about the championship, the official website (including live results) for the GCC Swimming Invitational, and the psyche sheet for the swimming & diving championship, are all now online.

W&J'S ORSTEIN GARNERS ECAC WEEKLY AWARD
Washington & Jefferson junior Kaitlyn Orstein was named ECAC Swimmer of the Week for January 22. Orstein helped the No. 17 Presidents (10-1, 3-0 PAC) knock off 22nd-ranked Oberlin, 154-124, on Friday afternoon at the Henry Memorial Natatorium by winning four events and setting a new pool record in the 200 backstroke.

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON, WESTMINSTER GARNER SPOTS IN DIVISION III TOP 25 RANKS
The Washington & Jefferson and Westminster women's swim teams each earned spots in the CollegeSwimming.com top 25 power rankings this week. The Presidents (7-1, 1-0 PAC) are ranked 17th with 130.0 points, while the Titans (2-6, 1-1 PAC) are ranked 20th with 124.0 points.

WESTMINSTER'S KLAMUT EARNS MILESTONE 
Westminster College head men's and women's swimming coach Rob Klamut registered his 300th career win Friday, January 5, as the Titan men (6-2) and women (2-6) picked up dual meet wins over Occidental by scores of 133-70 and 120-69, respectively. Now in his 22nd year of coaching at Westminster, Klamut boasts a 160-59-2 (.729) career record as the Titan men's coach and a 140-58 (.707) career record as the Titan women's coach for a combined career record of 300-117-2 (.716).

2006-07 SWIMMING AND DIVING PREVIEW ONLINE
The Westminster Titans took home the women’s PAC Swimming and Diving team championship last year, and individually all first team All-PAC honoree in 2005-06 will return defend their titles in 2006-07. Get ready for the upcoming swimming and diving season with the 2006-07 PAC Swimming and Diving preview, online now.

2006-07 PAC COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ONLINE
The 2006-07 PAC men's & women's swimming & diving composite schedule is now online.

W&J'S ORSTEIN REPEATS AS D-III SWIM NATIONAL CHAMP IN 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Washington & Jefferson sophomore swimming standout Kaitlyn Orstein has repeated as national champion in the 400 individual medley, while adding a second place finish in the 200 IM and a third place finish in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Division III National Swimming & Diving Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

W&J secured the 2008 PAC women's team championship trophy, topping second-place Grove City by 99 points.


W&J senior Kaitlyn Orstein accepts the 2008 PAC MVP award from Grove City College President Richard Jewell.