GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced the 2020-21 All-PAC Women's Swimming and Diving teams (pdf) Wednesday, with a total of 41 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 league’s annual championships.

Twenty student-athletes earned a spot on the All-PAC First Team. Eighteen were named to the All-PAC Second Team while three were named All-PAC Honorable Mention.

Grove City College led the way with 15 all-conference selections. Westminster College totaled nine honorees and was followed by Saint Vincent College (7), Washington & Jefferson College (5), Chatham University (4) and Franciscan University (1). 

Grove City claimed its second-straight PAC title on March 4. It was the program’s PAC-best 18th team title. The Wolverines paced the seven-team field with 1,025.50 points. Westminster was the runner-up with 778.50 points. Saint Vincent finished third (592) and was followed by Chatham in fourth (336), W&J in fifth (365), Franciscan in sixth (288) and Bethany College in seventh (3). 

This year’s PAC Championships were conducted Monday-Friday, March 1-5 using the NCAA’s four-day, common-site program with all events contested as timed finals. Days one and two of the four-day program were swam on Monday while days three and four of the four-day program finished Thursday. The women's one-meter and three-meter events were conducted throughout the day Wednesday, with the nine participating divers performing all 11 rounds consecutively in both events.

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

PAC Swimmer of the Year honors went to Grove City sophomore Rachael Wallace (Hopewell, Pa. | Hopewell) after she earned three individual wins and competing on three victorious relay squads. Wallace won the 50 freestyle (24.30), the 100 butterfly (57.48) and 200 butterfly (2:06.71). She swam butterfly on the 200 medley relay (1:49.77), anchored the 200 freestyle relay (1:37.52) and led off the 400 freestyle relay (3:33.93). 

W&J freshman Taylor Weyrich (McMurray, Pa. | Seton LaSalle) was named the PAC's Diver of the Year after prevailing on the one-meter board and finishing as the runner-up on the three-meter board. She posted a score of 407.80 in the one-meter event after finishing as the runner-up in the three-meter event (359.95). Weyrich is W&J's first diver of the year award winner since Jennifer Suder won it three-straight times (2013-15).

Grove City freshman Liz Hasse (East Earl, Pa. | Homeschooled) earned PAC Newcomer of the Year honors. She won the 200 freestyle (1:56.67), was the runner-up in the 100 freestyle (52.80) and finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (24.85). Hasse anchored Grove City's winning 400 freestyle (3:33.93) and 800 freestyle (7:56.48) relays.  

Grove City head coach Dave Fritz earned the league's Coach of the Year honor for the 10th time in his career. W&J assistant coach Todd Hillman was named the PAC Diving Coach of the Year for the first time in his career.