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Edinboro Athletic Press Release Index
EDINBORO, PA - The Edinboro University men's and women's swimming teams competed in the PSAC Championships on Thursday, February 21 through Saturday, February 23 at Clarion University. The men placed eighth out of eight teams and the women finished tenth out of 12 teams.
The women earned 47 points, while West Chester dominated the field with 740 points to capture their second consecutive crown. Clarion took second place with 389 points and Bloomsburg placed third with 272 points. The Fighting Scots defeated the Lock Haven and Mansfield women.
The men scored 52 points, while West Chester and Clarion came out on top for the men, as well, scoring 593 and 480.5 points, respectively. The West Chester men won their fourth title in a row. Shippensburg finished third with 240.5 points.
Kent Shrontz (Canonsburg, PA/ Canon MacMillan) led all Edinboro swimmers with a fifth place finish in the 100-yard backstroke. The senior touched in a time of 55.09.
In addition to Shrontz's fifth place finish, the men earned three other individual places. Shrontz also placed ninth in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:59.79. Shane Littler (Coraopolis, PA/West Allegheny) placed 11th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.92 and Darren Redding (Lake City, PA/Girard) placed 12th in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 22.66.
The men's relay teams captured one seventh-place and two eighth-place finishes. The 400-yard freestyle team placed seventh with a time of 3:20.63. The team consisted of Seth Murphy (Webster, NY/Webster), Will Ranta (Ashtabula, OH/Ashtabula), Redding, and Shrontz. Murphy, Ranta, Brian Korol (South Park, PA/South Park), and Shrontz competed in the 800-yard freestyle and placed eighth with a time of 7:31.74. The 200-yard medley team (Shrontz, Littler, Matt Weber (Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake), and Redding) finished eighth with a time of 1:40.93.
The women earned five individual places. Amber Walsh (Erie, PA/McDowell) finished eighth in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:56.19 and ninth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:19.30. Cindy Nelson (Erie, PA/Fairview) also placed in two events, finishing 17th in the 1650 freestyle (19:27.57) and 20th in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:31.10). Amy Staniszewski (Pittsburgh, PA/South Park) placed 12th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.84.
The women's relay teams placed in three events. Staniszewski, Walsh, Meri Surdoval (Moon, PA/Moon), and Melissa Weil (Fombell, PA/Riverside), placed eighth in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:57.64. The women's 800-yard freestyle team also finished eighth with a time of 8:22.44. The team consisted of Weil, Amy Reed (Erie, PA/Fairview), Shannon Holland (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek), and Nelson. The same team placed 10th in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:47.56.
The women finished the season 4-7 and the men rest at 1-8.
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS POINTS MEN'S TEAM RESULTS POINTS 1. West Chester 740.0 1. West Chester 593.0 2. Clarion 389.0 2. Clarion 480.5 3. Bloomsburg 272.0 3. Shippensburg 240.5 4. Shippensburg 244.0 4. Bloomsburg 236.0 5. Slippery Rock 127.0 5. Kutztown 185.0 6. East Stroudsburg 117.0 6. Indiana (PA) 180.0 7. Indiana (PA) 87.0 7. Slippery Rock 145.0 8. Millersville 76.0 8. Edinboro 52.0 9. Kutztown 66.0 10. Edinboro 47.0 11. Lock Haven 36.0 12. Mansfield 7.0
Complete Edinboro Results:
WOMENNAME EVENT PLACE (TIME) Cindy Nelson 1650 Freestyle 17th (19:27.57) 1000 Freestyle 20th (11:31.10) Amy Staniszewski 100 backstroke 12th (1:03.84) Amber Walsh 400 IM 8th (4:56.19) 200 Butterfly 9th (2:19.30) Relays: Amy Staniszewski, 200 Medley 8th (1:57.64) Amber Walsh, Meri Surdoval, Melissa Weil Melissa Weil, 800 Freestyle 8th (8:22.44) Amy Reed, Shannon Holland, Cindy Nelson Melissa Weil, 200 Freestyle 10th (1:47.56) Amy Reed, Shannon Holland, Cindy NelsonMEN
NAME EVENT PLACE (TIME) Shane Littler 100 Breaststroke 11th (1:02.92) Darren Redding 50 Freestyle 12th (22.66) Kent Shrontz 100 Backstroke 5th (55.09) 200 Backstroke 9th (1:59.79) Relays: Kent Shrontz, 200 Medley 8th (1:40.93) Shane Littler, Matt Weber, Darren Redding Seth Murphy, 800 Freestyle 8th (7:31.74) Will Ranta, Brian Korol, Kent Shrontz Kent Shrontz, 400 Freestyle 7th (3:20.63) Shane Littler, Matt Weber, Darren Redding
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Created on ... 2/25/02