CALIFORNIA (March 9) – The Vulcans will be sending six swimmers to the 2010 NCAA Division II Swimming National Championships from March 10-13 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

The California University of Pennsylvania swimming team posted one of the best seasons in program history, highlighted by four new school records and a fifth-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships last month.

Sophomore Melissa Gates (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) will make her second appearance in the NCAA Championships after qualifying for four individual events this season. Last year, she was a member of the Vulcans' All-American 200 freestyle relay team and earned All-America Honorable Mention in three other events.

Freshman standout Georgia Emert (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) set a pair of school records this season and also qualified for four individual events at the National Championships.

Five-time All-American Ester Bosch (Barcelona, Spain/Universidad Ramon Illull) will compete as an individual in a pair of events in her third-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships. Bosch and classmate Rachel Kurta (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) both return to the national stage after they joined Gates as members of the All-American 200 freestyle relay team last season.

Below is a list of the individuals who will be competing at the NCAA Championships:

• Ester Bosch – 100 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay

• Georgia Emert – 200 and 400 IM, 100 and 200 Backstroke

• Melissa Gates – 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay

• Kelly Geras – 400 Freestyle Relay

• Rachel Kurta – 200 Freestyle, 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay

• Caitlyn Sirkoch – 200 Freestyle Relay

For complete information about the NCAA Division II National Championships, please click here.