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Penn State Behrend Lions Dominate Women's
Swimming & Diving
All-Conference Awards
Fresh
off their AMCC championship, the Penn State Behrend women's swimming
and diving team swept all four AMCC awards and dominated the first-ever AMCC
All-Conference Team. In addition to being honored with the
Swimmer, Diver, Newcomer, and Coach of the Year, the blue and white
also saw seven team members claim 14 all-conference team selections
in individual events while another five relay teams were honored.
Leah Haller (Ottawa, IL/Ottawa Twp. HS) was named AMCC Swimmer of
the Year after earning multiple all-conference honors. The
senior was selected first-team all-conference in the 500 freestyle,
200 freestyle, and second-team all-conference in the 100 freestyle.
In addition Haller was a member of four of the five relay teams that
were selected to the first-team.
Michele Quail (Cranberry/Seneca Valley) was named AMCC Diver of the
Year after claiming all-conference first-team honors in both diving
events. The freshman was all-conference in both the 3 meter
and 1 meter diving events.
Colby Seibert (Milton/Milton) was named AMCC Newcomer of the Year
after earning two selections to the all-conference first-team.
The freshman made the first-team in the 100 butterfly and 200
butterfly events.
Another standout performer for the blue and white was Sarah Breese
(West Springfield/Northwestern). The sophomore was selected to
the all-conference first-team in three events, the 50 freestyle, the
100 freestyle, and the 100 breaststroke. In addition Breese
was a member of four of the five relay teams that were selected to
the first-team.
Second-team all-conference members included freshman Danielle Wilson
(Pittsburgh/Plum) in the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle, freshman
Jessy Bosak (Erie/Iroquois) in the 1650 freestyle, and freshman Mary
Baumer (State College/State College) in the 200 breaststroke.
Behrend had five first-team all-conference relay teams. The
selections came in the 200 freestyle relay (Seibert, Wilson, Haller,
Breese), the 800 freestyle relay (Breese, Wilson, Seibert, Haller),
the 400 freestyle relay (Breese, Wilson, Seibert, Haller), and
courtesy of the all freshman team of Kelly Finnegan (Fombell/Riverside
Beaver County), Jenny LaFuria (North East/North East), Kristen
Martin (Canonsburg/Canon McMillan), and Jessy Bosak in the 400
medley relay.
Fourth-year head coach Jen Wallace
was also named AMCC Coach of the Year after leading her group of
young swimmers and divers to the first-ever AMCC Championship.
Web site contact: behrendsid@psu.edu
Updated February 22, 2007
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