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Edinboro Coach Chris Rhodes
hugs Brooke Heath, junior at Edinboro, for placing second in
the 100-yrd breast-stroke at the PSAC Meet. Far right
is Whitney Henry, a soph also of Edinboro, who placed 8th.
Coach Rhodes was the presenter of awards in the women's 100
breaststroke. Photo by coach Chris Rhodes |
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Jacob Graham, a junior at
Edinboro, competes in the consolidation heat of the 100- yrd
breast-stroke. Photo by coach Chris Rhodes |
EDINBORO, PA – Edinboro University head
coach Chris Rhodes couldn’t be more thrilled as his men’s
and women’s swimming teams enter the final day of competition
at the PSAC Swimming Championships. The The PSAC championships are
being held at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, PA.
“It is unbelievable how well we
are doing,” related the former Edinboro All-American after
day three of the event. “I never expected this type of
performance. The women were even in fifth place several times this
evening. I don’t think we can catch Bloomsburg because they
have too much depth. The guys are in a dogfight for fourth place
and we’ll see if they can hold on. The teams are representing
the Boro well and have made me extremely proud.”
The Edinboro men’s team holds down fourth
place out of seven teams with 198 points. Indiana(Pa.) is fifth
with 187.5 points and Kutztown is sixth with 183 points. On the
women’s side, Edinboro has a total of 183 points, good for
sixth place. Bloomsburg resides in fifth place with 200 points. A
total of 13 teams are in the women’s competition.
Five-time All-American Brooke Heath
(Woodstock, ONT/Ingersoll District II) picked up her second
second place finish of the championships, finishing second in the
100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.45. West Chester’s
Kathrin Dumitru was first (1:02.62). Heath finished second in the
100-yard breaststroke a year ago, and was third as a freshman. In
addition to Heath, sophomore Whitney Henry (North East, PA/North
East) made the finals, placing eighth with a time of 1:09.07.
Brandon Davidson (Jersey Shore, PA/Jersey
Shore) narrowly missed earning All-PSAC honors with a fifth
place finish in the 100-yard backstroke. The sophomore fell just
shy of breaking the school record in the prelims with a time of
52.99, then came back and swam a 53.03 in the finals. The school
record is 52.82.
The women’s 200-yard medley relay team of
Desiree’ Thomas (Broadview Heights, OH/North Royalton),
Heath, Amy Corbran (Warren, PA/Warren), and Samantha
Sustrich (Venetia, PA/Peters Twp.) bettered their own record
with a time of 1:50.38, good for fifth place.
The men’s 200-yard medley relay team of
Davidson, Derek Sapp (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin), Jon
Williams (Harrisburg, PA/Riverside), and Josh Corbran
(Warren, PA/Warren) also placed fifth. Their time was 1:38.49.
Sapp was in the finals of the 100-yard
breaststroke. A freshman, he ended the even t seventh with a time
of 1:00.52.
Here’s a complete list of the Edinboro
swimmers who scored points along with the event:
WOMEN
- 100-Yard Butterfly – Amy Corbran –
9th (1:00.38); Martha Kulic – 14th (1:02.49)
- 200-Yard Freestyle – Jamie Tiano –
14th (2:00.14)
- 800-Yard Freestyle Relay – 6th
(7:58.13) Samantha Sustrich, Amy Corbran, Jamie Tiano, Brooke
Heath
MEN
- 400-Yard IM – Jacob Graham – 14th
(4:37.34)
- 200-Yard Freestyle – Kyle Pittman –
9th (1:45.06)
- 100-Yard Breaststroke – Jacob Graham –
13th (1:03.69)
- 100-Yard Backstroke – Alex Drake –
14th (56.66); Rodman Walker – 16th (58.32)
- 800-Yard Freestyle Relay – 5th
(7:12.64) Nick Whiteman, Derek Sapp, Alex Drake, Kyle Pittman
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