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District 10 athletes learn seeds for PIAA swimming/diving

Jeff Kirik — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:17:21 +0000

The PIAA released preliminary psych sheets Sunday for next week’s Class AA and Class AAA swimming and diving championships. They included automatic and time qualifiers for the meets, which will take place March 13-16 at Bucknell University.

The Varsity blog posted links to the psych sheets Sunday.

In today’s edition, the Erie Times-News merged the automatic and time sheets to give area competitors a snap shot of where they rank for the PIAA championships.

For each event, the top seed is listed, along with where each District 10 competitor’s time — or diving point total — ranks among competitors in the same event.

D-10 swimmers win four PIAA events

Mike Copper — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:10:08 +0000

The overall leaders and District 10 results from Friday’s PIAA Class AA swimming meet at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium in Lewisburg. The top eight relay teams and individuals in each event will receive medals.

– Mike Copper

Class AA girls

200-yard medley relay: 1. Central Columbia (Katie Madden, Nicole Brunozzi, Beth Grazio, Katie Saloky), 1:46.89 (PIAA record); 4. Mercyhurst Prep (Catherine Stark, Marie Georger, Molly Phillips, Rylee Klomp), 1:49.55 (Were seeded first at 1:49.37); 9. Fairview (Hollin Nies, Mallory Lawson, Emily Lehr, Sarah Podufal), 1:53.33 (Were seeded 12^th at 1:53.39); Villa Maria (Alice Tullio, Marielle Trucilla, Abby Quinn, Christine Uht), disqualified, lane violation (Were seeded 14^th at 1:53.98).

200 freestyle: 1. Sydney Stinner, Allentown Central Catholic, 1:49.62; 3. Lauren Barber, Wilmington, 1:51.52 (Was seeded second at 1:52.46); 11. Kelsey Reott, Slippery Rock, 1:57.08 (Was seeded 18^th at 1:58.59); 18. Catherine Stark, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:59.17 (Was seeded 21^st at 1:59.82).

200 individual medley: 1. Marie Georger, Mercyhurst Prep, 2:01.30 (Was seeded first at 2:05.60); 19. Katie Antal, Slippery Rock, 2:15.11 (Was seeded 27^th at 2:18.36).

50 freestyle: 1. Adrianna Grabski, Mifflinburg, 23.20 (tied PIAA record); 3. Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep, 23.63 (Was seeded first at 23.69); 9. Hannah Feucht, North East, 24.43 (Was seeded fifth at 24.51); 11. Emily Nottingham, Titusville, 24.82 (Was seeded 12^th at 24.84); 29. (tie) Emma Allison, Fairview, and Lauren Decker, Grove City, 26.05 (Allison was seeded 27^th at 25.35 and Decker was seeded 24^th at 25.23).

100 butterfly: 1. Margaret Gruber, Mars Area, 53.50 (PIAA record); 14. Emma Weisenfluh, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:00.78 (Was seeded 15^th at 1:00.96); 29. Lauren Decker, Grove City, 1:04.33 (Was seeded 29^th at 1:02.06).200 freestyle relay: 1. District 1 Villa Maria Academy, 1:36.39 (PIAA record); 9. Fairview (Emma Allison, Sarah Podufal, Mallory Lawson, Kendall Sundberg), 1:41.42 (Were seeded eighth at 1:40.68); 10. North East (Hannah Feucht, Sarah Mrozowski, Alia Clark, Kathy Herman), 1:41.50 (Were seeded 12^th at 1:41.19); 12. District 10 Villa Maria Academy (Christine Uht, Marielle Trucilla, Abby Fessler, Helen Tullio), 1:42.36 (Were seeded 11^th at 1:41.18).

1-meter diving: 1. Ashley Butcher, Trinity, 482.80 (PIAA record); 12. Carolyn Eckendorf, Fairview, 347.30 (Was seeded fourth at 420.05); 14. Maggie Stebick, Fort LeBoeuf, 324.90 (Was seeded 13^th at 382.00); 17. Annie Royek, Corry, 222.65 (Was seeded 12^th at 382.20).

Team: 1. District 1 Villa Maria Academy 125, 5. (tie) Mercyhurst Prep and West Allegheny 69, 8. Fairview 41, 19. North East 23, 36. (tie) Slippery Rock and Dallas 6, 38. Titusville 5½.

Class AA boys

200-yard medley relay: 1. Fairview (Richard Petrella, Harrison Grimm, Alex Borowski, Carl Nerthling), 1:36.67 (Were seeded first at 1:38.79); 4. Mercyhurst Prep (David Benczkowski, John Mackowski, Griffin Schaetzle, Nick Euliano), 1:39.96 (Were seeded 11^th at 1:41.52).

200 freestyle: 1. Harrison Grimm, Fairview, 1:43.42 (Was seeded first at 1:44.14); 6. Griffin Schaetzle, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:45.11 (Was seeded sixth at 1:46.82).

200 individual medley: 1. Richard Petrella, Fairview, 1:52.69 (Was seeded second at 1:56.00); 24. Ian Miller, Fairview, 2:05.29 (Was seeded 25^th at 2:05.51); 26. John Mackowski, Mercyhurst Prep, 2:06.24 (Was seeded 24^th at 2:05.29); 28. Eric Schmidt, Grove City, 2:07.01 (Was seeded 23^rd at 2:05.25).

50 freestyle: 1. Nathan Smith, Susquehanna Township, 20.87; 2. Phil Emerson, Franklin, 21.05 (Was seeded first at 21.07); 8. Adam Bleday, 21.80 (Was seeded sixth at 21.75)

(Note: Bleday and Moser tied at 21.73 in a three-way swimoff with Jake Chielli of Dallas for the seventh and eighth spots in the championship final. Chielli was timed at 21.87.)

100 butterfly: 1. Eric Tatum, Salisbury, 51.20; 7. Brent Benedict, Corry, 52.70 (Was seeded ninth at 52.99); 14. Andy Frederick, Franklin, 53.82 (Was seeded 10^th at 53.59).

200 freestyle relay: 1. Shady Side Academy (Chris Leech, Ryan Koul, Thaddeus Ellis, Grant Zentgraf), 1:27.24; 3. (tie) Southern Lehigh and Franklin (Andy Frederick, Quinn Heffern, Isaac Cooke, Phil Emerson), 1:28.97 (Franklin was seeded fifth at 1:29.88); 11. Fairview (Carl Nerthling, Ian Miller, Ryan Facchine, Alex Borowski), 1:31.52 (Were seeded seventh at 1:30.36).

Team: 1. Fairview 92, 7. Franklin 51, 11. (tie) Mercyhurst Prep and Beaver Area 43, 31. (tie) Corry and Hopewell 12, 33. Titusville 11.

Closer look at revised PIAA swimming seeds for D-10

Jeff Kirik — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:33:13 +0000

The PIAA has released its final psych sheets for this week’s state championships, and some changes have been made from the preliminary psych sheets.

After the automatic and time qualifiers are released each year, alterations are made so that coaches and swimmers can maximize their chances for state medals. For instance, some swimmers scratch from individual events to join relays.

One such change occurred in D-10, as Cathedral Prep’s Richard “R.J.” Rahner scratched from the 100-yard freestyle. Coach Mike Doyle confirmed today that Rahner will swim on the 400 freestyle relay instead.

Rahner still will compete in the 100 butterfly where he is seeded No. 4 after setting District 10 meet and pool records in the event with a time of 50.15 seconds.

Here are some other changes reflected on the final psych sheets:

Four District 10 Class AA girls moved up one spot in the 50 freestyle when the fifth-seeded swimmer scratched. North East’s Hannah Feucht moved into the fifth spot, while Titusville’s Emily Nottingham (12th), Grove City’s Lauren Decker (24th) and Fairview’s Emma Allison (27th) each improved by one seed.

Feucht also moved up one seed to 19th in the 100 freestyle.

Slippery Rock’s Katie Antal moved up two spots to 10th in the Class AA 100 breaststroke and one spot to 27th in the 200 IM.

In Class AAA, McDowell’s Emma Swabb improved one spot to 15th in the 200 IM, Prep’s Luke Merski moved up one seed to 21st in the 100 backstroke and teammate Mike Squeglia moved up one spot to 28th in the 50 free.

Below are the revised seeds for District 10 qualifiers. The relay team members listed are those who raced in the D-10 championships and not necessarily the swimmers who will compete in the PIAA meet.

CLASS AA GIRLS

200 medley relay: 1. Mercyhurst Prep (Catherine Stark, Marie Georger, Molly Phillips, Rylee Klomp) 1:49.37, 12. Fairview (Hollin Nies, Mallory Lawson, Emily Lehr, Sarah Podufal) 1:53.39, 14. Villa Maria (Alice Tullio, Marielle Trucilla, Abby Quinn, Christine, Uht) 1:53.98.

200 freestyle: 1. Caroline Finkbeiner, Trinity, 1:52.38, 2. Lauren Barber, Wilmington, 1:52.46, 18. Kelsey Reott, Slippery Rock, 1:58.09, 21. Catherine Stark, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:59.82.

200 individual medley: 1. Marie Georger, Mercyhurst Prep, 2:05.60, 27. Katie Antal, Slippery Rock, 2:18.36.

50 freestyle: 1. Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep, 23.69, 5. Hannah Feucht, North East, 24.51, 12. Emily Nottingham, Titusville, 24.84, 24. Lauren Decker, Grove City, 25.23, 27. Emma Allison, Fairview 25.35.

1-meter diving: 1. Ashley Buchter, Trinity, 498.10, 4. Carolyn Eckendorf, Fairview 420.05, 12. Annie Royek, Corry, 382.20, 13. Maggie Stebick, Fort LeBoeuf, 382.00.

100 butterfly: 1. Margaret Gruber, Mars Area, 55.00, 15. Emma Weisenfluh, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:00.96, 29. Lauren Decker, Grove City, 1:02.06.

100 freestyle: 1. Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep, 51.70, 19. Hannah Feucht, North East, 54.35.

500 freestyle: 1. Mia Nonneneberg, Scranton Prep, 5:00.33, 17. Catherine Stark, Mercyhurst Prep, 5:20.49, 29. Kelley Foyle, Fairview, 5:30.03.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Villa Maria Academy (District 1) 1:37.77, 8. Fairview (Emma Allison, Sarah Podufal, Mallory Lawson, Kendall Sundberg) 1:40.68, 11. Villa Maria Academy (District 10) (Christine Uht, Marielle Trucilla, Abby Fessler, Hellen Tullio) 1:41.18, 12. North East (Hannah Feucht, Sarah Mrozowski, Alia Clark, Kathy Herman) 1:41.19.

100 backstroke: 1. Margaret Gruber, Mars Area, 54.60, 3. Marie Georger, Mercyhurst Prep, 55.83, 8. Kelsey Reott, Slippery Rock, 59.94, 29. Hollin Nies, Fairview, 1:02.77.

100 breaststroke: 1. Rebekah Campo, Scranton Prep, 1:04.23, 2. Lauren Barber, Wilmington Area, 1:06.23, 10. Katie Antal, Slippery Rock, 1:07.96, 22. Mallory Lawson, Fairview, 1:09.78, 28. Billie Patterson, Fairview, 1:10.51, 31. Stephanie Loesch, Fairview, 1:11.24.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Villa Maria Academy (District 1) 3:34.27, 3. Mercyhurst Prep (Marie Georger, Emma Weisenfluh, Catherine Stark, Rylee Klomp) 3:36.19, 12. Fairview (Emma Allison, Andrea Miller, Hollin Nies, Kendall Sundberg) 3:43.42, 13. Villa Maria Academy (District 10) (Christine Uht, Abby Quinn, Meghan Simon, Hellen Tullio 3:44.00, 17. North East (Sarah Mrozowski, Alia Clark, Kathy Herman, Hannah Feucht) 3:44.96.

CLASS AAA GIRLS

200 medley relay: 1. North Allegheny 1:44.99, 23. McDowell (Danielle Snyder, Emma Swabb, Kristin Owens, Shanen Lazenby) 1:54.37.

200 freestyle: 1. Meaghan Raab, Hershey, 1:46.53, 32. Mia Izzo, McDowell, 2:01.52.

200 individual medley: 1. Christina Leander, WCE, 2:02.41, 15. Emma Swabb, McDowell, 2:10.41.

50 freestyle: 1. Emily Cameron, Warwick, 23.19, 29. (tied) Julia Rahner, McDowell, 24.63.

1-meter diving: 1. Carolyn Howard, LME, 472.50, 8. Kristen Overholt, McDowell, 432.20.

100 butterfly: 1. Shannon Rauth, DT, 56.25, 32. Heather Sternby, Meadville, 1:02.99.

100 freestyle: 1. Meaghan Raab, Hershey, 49.40, 21. Shanen Lazenby, McDowell, 53.06.

500 freestyle: 1. Taylor O’Brien, EMM, 4:56.98, 32. Mia Izzo, McDowell, 5:31.80.

200 freestyle relay: 1. North Allegheny 1:35.01, 21. McDowell (Julia Rahner, Emma Swabb, Mia Izzo, Shanen Lazenby) 1:40.45.

100 backstroke: 1. Christina Leander, WCE, 54.73, 31. Danielle Snyder, McDowell, 1:01.48.

100 breaststroke: 1. Emily Cameron, Warwick, 1:02.34, 29. Emma Swabb, McDowell, 1:08.51.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Hershey 3:25.87, 20. McDowell (Danielle Snyder, Mia Izzo, Julia Rahner, Shanen Lazenby) 3:37.24.

CLASS AA BOYS

200 medley relay: 1. Fairview (Richard Petrella, Harrison Grimm, Alex Borowski, Carl Nerthling) 1:38.79, 11. Mercyhurst Prep (David Benczkowski, John Mackowski, Griffin Schaetzle, Nick Euliano) 1:41.52.

200 freestyle: 1. Harrison Grimm, Fairview, 1:44.14, 6. Griffin Schaetzle, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:46.82.

200 individual medley: 1. Bobby Francis, Quaker Valley, 1:55.14, 2. Richard Petrella, Fairview, 1:56.00, 23. Eric Schmidt, Grove City, 2:05.25, 24. John Mackowski, Mercyhurst Prep, 2:05.29, 25. Ian Miller, Fairview, 2:05.51.

50 freestyle: 1. Phil Emerson, Franklin, 21.07, 6. Adam Bleday, Titusville, 21.75.

1-meter diving: 1. Danny Roberts, Fairview, 549.70, 11. Evan Melnichak, Corry, 357.70, 12. Hunter Scott, Harbor Creek, 355.60.

100 butterfly: 1. Eric Tatum, SAL, 51.68, 9. Brent Benedict, Corry, 52.99, 10. Andy Frederick, Franklin, 53.59.

100 freestyle: 1. Phil Emerson, Franklin, 46.37, 3. Richard Petrella, Fairview, 47.13, 13. (tied) Adam Bleday, Titusville, 48.67, 23. David Benczkowski, Mercyhurst Prep, 49.33.

500 freestyle: 1. Bradley Strathmeyer, West York, 4:38.84, 30. Dylan Cerroni, Sharon, 5:06.21, 31. Brandon Bridges, Slippery Rock, 5:08.59.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Shady Side Academy 1:29.03, 5. Franklin (Andy Frederick, Quinn Heffern, Isaac Cooke, Phil Emerson) 1:29.88, 7. Fairview (Ryan Facchine, Harrison Grimm, Carl Nerthling, Alex Borowski) 1:30.36.

100 backstroke: 1. Kurt Muehlheuser, Mars Area, 52.85, 2. David Benczkowski, Mercyhurst Prep, 53.52, 3. Brent Benedict, Corry, 53.55, 4. Griffin Schaetzle, Mercyhurst Prep, 53.99, 14. (tied) Andy Frederick, Franklin and Tyler Lockhart, Oil City, 55.75.

100 breaststroke: 1. Bobby Francis, Quaker Valley, 58.44, 6. Harrison Grimm, Fairview 1:00.05, 24. John Mackowski, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:02.43.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Salisbury 3:16.05, 2. Fairview (Richard Petrella, Ryan Facchine, Ian Miller, Alex Borowski) 3:16.71, 9. Franklin (Andy Frederick, Quinn Heffern, Phil Emerson, Isaac Cooke) 3:19.28, 16. Mercyhurst Prep (Nick Euliano, Ryan Campbell, David Benczkowski, Griffin Schaetzle) 3:21.35.

CLASS AAA BOYS

200 medley relay: 1. La Salle College 1:31.92, 6. Cathedral Prep (Luke Merski, Joe Marin, Richard Rahner, Mike Squeglia) 1:35.50, 8. McDowell (Jonathan Ekas, Andrew Steehler, Zach Snyder, Kevin Intrieri) 1:35.76.

200 freestyle: 1. Bobby Bantley, UDU, 1:40.18, 30. Anthony Squeglia, Cathedral Prep, 1:48.80.

200 individual medley: 1. Matthew Buerger, North Allegheny, 1:53.12, 31. Luke Merski, Cathedral Prep, 1:59.12.

50 freestyle: 1. Shane Ryan, HAV, 20.44, 2. Kevin Intrieri, McDowell, 20.77, 4. Zach Snyder, McDowell, 21.01, 28. Mike Squeglia, Cathedral Prep, 21.85.

1-meter diving: 1. Ian Forlini, WT, 602.45, 9. Gage Schwab, McDowell 470.65.

100 butterfly: 1. Andrew Rich, Peters Township, 48.97, 4. Richard Rahner, Cathedral Prep, 50.15.

100 freestyle: 1. Eric Schultz, La Salle, 45.84, 4. Kevin Intrieri, McDowell, 46.17, 17. Zach Snyder, McDowell, 47.07.

500 freestyle: 1. Christian McCurdy, Penn Trafford, 4:32.59, 32. Stephen Bretz, Cathedral Prep, 5:04.98.

200 freestyle relay: 1. McDowell (Zach Snyder, Aaron Figurski, Andrew Steehler, Kevin Intrieri) 1:24.66, 6. Cathedral Prep (Zach Miller, Mike Piotrowski, Mike Squeglia, Richard Rahner) 1:26.68.

100 backstroke: 1. Shane Ryan, HAV, 48.49, 17. Jonathan Ekas, McDowell, 52.98, 21. Luke Merski, Cathedral Prep, 53.51.

100 breaststroke: 1. Seth Watlington, FRE, 56.28, 31. Andrew Steehler, McDowell, 1:00.97.

400 freestyle relay: 1. La Salle College 3:03.65, 22. Cathedral Prep (Anthony Squeglia, Mike Scutella, Luke Merski, Zach Miller) 3:16.12.

PIAA releases final psych sheets for state swimming meet

Jeff Kirik — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:31:47 +0000

Earlier this week, the PIAA released preliminary psych sheets for next week’s state swimming and diving championships at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.

The preliminary psych sheets included separate lists for automatic qualifiers and time qualifiers. Now, the PIAA has released its final psych sheets, which list all of the qualifiers in order of seeding.

Some changes might have been made to the seedings. The Varsity blog will detail any changes to District 10 performers’ seedings in a later post.

Until then, here are links to the final PIAA psych sheets:

District 10′s swimming sprinters are top notch

Jeff Kirik — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:02:45 +0000

(Throughout the next week, the Varsity blog will feature a series of posts about the upcoming PIAA swimming and diving championships at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.)

Rylee Klomp

Kevin Intrieri

District 10 has boasted some talented swimmers in a large variety of events throughout the years, but this season D-10 has been particularly strong in the sprinting events.

Led by McDowell senior Kevin Intrieri, D-10 saw meet or pool records fall in six events during this past weekend’s District 10 swimming championships at Penn State Behrend.

Intrieri tied the Class AAA meet and pool record with a time of 20.77 in the 50-yard freestyle. He also set meet and pool records in the 100-yard freestyle with a 46.17.

Franklin sophomore Phil Emerson continued his brilliant two-year career by setting Class AA meet records in the 50 free (21.07) and 100 free (46.37). His time in the 100 free was a pool record for a few hours Saturday. Intrieri broke the record later in the day.

Finally, Mercyhurst Prep junior Rylee Klomp set District 10 Class AA meet and pool marks in the 50 free (23.69) and 100 free (51.70).

All three sprinters are state championship contenders in both events at next week’s PIAA meet. Klomp and Emerson are top seeded in both of their events, while Intrieri is seeded second in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free.

D-10′s strength in the sprints doesn’t stop there. North East’s Hannah Feucht is seeded sixth in the Class AA 50 free with a 24.51. Fairview’s Richard “R.J.” Petrella is seeded third in the Class AA 100 free (47.13), while Titusville’s Adam Bleday is seeded sixth in the 50 free (21.75). Finally, McDowell’s Zach Snyder is the No. 4 seed in the Class AAA 50 free (21.01).

Each of those swimmers is a serious contender for a state medal, if not a title.

Closer look at District 10 swimming, diving seeds for PIAA meets

Jeff Kirik — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:47:09 +0000

The automatic and time qualifier psych sheets have been released for next week’s PIAA swimming and diving championships. The lists are tentative until later this week, but the Varsity blog has combined the lists to chart where D-10 qualifiers stand for the meet, which will take place March 14-17 at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.

The following list gives the No. 1 seed in each event along with each District 10 qualifier’s seed. Changes might be made to the list if more information is received from the PIAA:

CLASS AA GIRLS

200 freestyle: 1. Caroline Finkbeiner, Trinity, 1:52.38, 2. Lauren Barber, Wilmington, 1:52.46, 18. Kelsey Reott, Slippery Rock, 1:58.09, 21. Catherine Stark, Mercyhurst Prep, 1:59.82.

200 individual medley: 1. Marie Georger, Mercyhurst Prep, 2:05.60, 28. Katie Antal, Slippery Rock, 2:18.36.

50 freestyle: 1. Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep, 23.69, 6. Hannah Feucht, North East, 24.51, 13. Emily Nottingham, Titusville, 24.84, 25. Lauren Decker, Grove City, 25.23, 28. Emma Allison, Fairview 25.35.