Session 3 Results I
Session 4 Results
YORK, Pa. (April 24) – The California University of Pennsylvania swimming team recorded a pair of top-10 individual finishes on Saturday to finish seventh in the team standings at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships.
The Vulcans totaled 403 points and placed seventh at the league meet to mark the program's highest finish since 2014. IUP captured its first PSAC Championship since 1999 after amassing 1,658 points this weekend, while Bloomsburg finished second with 1,317.5 and Shippensburg placed third with 1,105 points. Note, traditional power West Chester opted out of the swimming championships this season after winning 14-consecutive league titles.
Freshman
Gabby Miller (York, Pa./Central York) accounted for over 30 points as an individual on Saturday. She placed 10th overall in the 100 freestyle after touching the wall in 53.61 seconds, which was over 1.2 seconds faster than her seed time. Miller also finished in 13th place in the 100 backstroke on the final day of the championships with a time of 1 minute, 1.08 seconds.
Senior
Emma Klesen (South Park, Pa./South Park) finished 10th overall in the 1650 freestyle at the PSAC Championships with a time of 18:56.82.
The 400 freestyle relay of Miller, junior
Megan Beam (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim), Klesen and senior
Arli Tilves (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin) placed fifth at the league meet after registering a time of 3:42.57.
Freshman
Antonia Gheorghita (Windsor, Ontario/St. Joseph's Catholic) scored in a pair of events on Saturday. She finished 15th overall in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:02.52 and placed 22nd overall in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:21.37.
In the 800 freestyle relay, sophomore
Rachel Kennedy (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell), junior
Stephanie Gfroerer (Wheatfield, N.Y./Starpoint, Klesen and Gheorghita finished in seventh place with a time of 8:22.22.
Individually, Gfroerer and Kennedy also scored in a pair of events on the final day of the championships. Gfroerer placed 19th overall in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:13.11 and finished in 22nd place with a time of 5:33.71 in the 500 freestyle. Kennedy posted a time of 2:18.08 to place 18th overall in the 200 backstroke and touched the wall in 5:35.87 in the 500 freestyle to finish in 24th place.
