Golden Bears set seven PSAC qualifying times, drop close battle at Shippensburg

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- The Kutztown University women's swim team captured six event victories and established seven PSAC Championships qualifying cut times as it opened its 2024-25 season at Shippensburg on Wednesday night. The Golden Bears came up just short of the dual victory, falling 131-130 to the Raiders.

Junior Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) swept the distance freestyle events while qualifying for PSACs in the 200- and 1000-yard freestyle.

Freshman Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley) claimed the 50 free with a PSAC cut time and classmate Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School) did the same in the 100 free. The rookie duo were also part of Kutztown's (0-1, 0-1 PSAC) winning 200 free relay team.

Sophomore Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland) secured the Bears' remaining individual victory in the 100 breaststroke.

Rodier got off to a strong start by establishing PSAC qualifying times in the first two individual events. She swam 11:03.26 to win the 1000 free and followed that up with a 2:01.77 to place runner-up in the 200 free.

Damico, a Brookhaven, Pa., native, led a 1-2 finish for KU in the 50 free with a winning time of 25.32. Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium) was second in 25.58 as both swimmers put forth PSAC qualifying times.

The Golden Bears featured a trio of PSAC qualifiers in the 100 free, where Armes won in 54.94. Damico was third in 55.87 and Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township) fourth in 56.02.

Smaradottir won the 100 breast in 1:12.66 as the Maroon and Gold swept the top three spots. Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) was second (1:13.30) and Jade Ware (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area) third (1:15.55). Kutztown made it back-to-back 1-2-3 finishes with Rodier winning the 500 free (5:33.00) ahead of Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island) (5:50.84) and Lorelei Grove (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) (6:05.44).

Kutztown entered the final event, the 200 free relay, trailing by six points and needing a victory and third-place finish to win the meet. They got 11 crucial points with the event victory from Damico, Armes, Soto and Pease-Wingenter in 1:40.82 but the Raiders top two relays took second and third to combine for six points, allowing the hosts to hold on.

WOMEN'S SWIMMING
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 2024
KUTZTOWN AT SHIPPENSBURG

SHIPPENSBURG 131, KUTZTOWN 130

200 Yard Medley Relay
2. Kutztown 'A' (Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School), Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland), Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley), Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium)), 1:54.32 (note: incorrectly posted in results as x2:10.79)
4. Kutztown 'B' (Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax), Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), Jena LaTorres (Allentown, Pa./William Allen)), 1:57.10
6. Kutztown 'C' (Paige Heck (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin), Jade Ware (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area), Jaylin Calistro (Temple, N.H./Contoocook Valley Regional), Ainsley Fischer (Newark, Del./Delaware Military Academy)), x2:07.14

1000 Yard Freestyle
1. Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape), 11:03.26, PSAC Qualifying
4. Lorelei Grove (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), 12:27.31
6. Olivia Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), 12:47.36

200 Yard Freestyle
2. Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape), 2:01.77, PSAC Qualifying
4. Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island), 2:09.19
6. Ainsley Fischer (Newark, Del./Delaware Military Academy), 2:14.72
7. Cora Martin (Mohnton, Pa./Garden Spot), x2:17.34

50 Yard Backstroke
2. Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School), 29.38
3. Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), 30.01
5. Paige Heck (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin), 33.33
6. Alexandra Wetzel (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), x34.23

50 Yard Breaststroke
4. Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax), 33.46
5. Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland), 33.90
6. Anaya Ruiz (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley), 34.31
9. Jade Ware (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area), x34.66

100 Yard Butterfly
2. Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township), 1:04.62
4. Jaylin Calistro (Temple, N.H./Contoocook Valley Regional), 1:11.71
7. Bryana Burke (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge), 1:15.49

50 Yard Freestyle
1. Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley), 25.32, PSAC Qualifying
2. Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium), 25.58, PSAC Qualifying
5. Jena LaTorres (Allentown, Pa./William Allen), 27.18
6. Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island), x27.41
9. Alexandra Wetzel (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), x30.47

100 Yard Freestyle
1. Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School), 54.94, PSAC Qualifying
3. Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley), 55.87, PSAC Qualifying
4. Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township), 56.02, PSAC Qualifying
8. Cora Martin (Mohnton, Pa./Garden Spot), x1:04.28
9. Bryana Burke (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge), x1:08.45

100 Yard Backstroke
2. Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium), 1:05.51
3. Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), 1:05.76
4. Paige Heck (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin), 1:10.63
6. Olivia Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), x1:12.36
8. Alexandra Wetzel (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), x1:13.05

100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland), 1:12.66
2. Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax), 1:13.30
3. Jade Ware (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area), 1:15.55
7. Anaya Ruiz (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley), x1:18.76
8. Ainsley Fischer (Newark, Del./Delaware Military Academy), x1:20.42

500 Yard Freestyle
1. Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape), 5:33.00
2. Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island), 5:50.84
3. Lorelei Grove (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), 6:05.44

50 Yard Butterfly
2. Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township), 27.79
7. Jena LaTorres (Allentown, Pa./William Allen), 30.04
8. Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), 30.39
10. Jaylin Calistro (Temple, N.H./Contoocook Valley Regional), x32.06
11. Bryana Burke (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge), x33.74

200 Yard IM
2. Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland), 2:21.46
3. Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), 2:22.11
6. Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax), 2:27.49
9. Paige Heck (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin), x2:30.94
10. Jade Ware (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area), x2:32.31

200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Kutztown 'A' (Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley), Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School), Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township), Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium)), 1:40.82
4. Kutztown 'B' (Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape), Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), Anaya Ruiz (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley), Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island)), 1:46.77
6. Kutztown 'C' (Jena LaTorres (Allentown, Pa./William Allen), Lorelei Grove (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), Olivia Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), Cora Martin (Mohnton, Pa./Garden Spot)), x1:54.43

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