YORK, Pa. – Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township) broke Kutztown University's 29-year-old 50-yard freestyle record, Wednesday, when she registered a 24.19 in a time trial at the PSAC Championships. The Golden Bears sent four swimmers to finals and recorded three program top 10 times in addition to Soto's school record.
 
Soto, a junior from Hamburg, N.J., already sat third on the program's top 10 list with a 24.32 at last year's PSAC Championships. Following the morning qualifying heats, she took to the pool for a 50 free time trial with four other competitors. Soto took .15 off her previous personal best and surpassed Elizabeth Thoryk's record of 24.25 set back in 1996.
 
Thoryk's 50 free time had been the longest-standing school record. That now belongs to the 200 free relay team from 1997 (1:37.19), which she was a member of along with Claudine Gruve, Rachelle Ziegler and Jen Sullivan.
 
Kutztown put a swimmer through to finals in all four individual events during the morning session. Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) qualified for the C Final in the 500 free, Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School) and Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) grabbed the last C Final spots in the 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke, and Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) claimed a B Final spot in the 200 butterfly.
 
Zeminski would be the top finishing individual with a 16th-place performance in the 200 fly C Final with a time of 2:15.28. Rodier won the C Final to take 17th overall in the 500 free (5:10.96).
 
Armes claimed 24th in the 100 back by setting the eighth-fastest time in school history with a 1:00.97. Her prelims time of 1:01.03 had moved her up from 10th to eighth earlier in the day. Rothermel set a new PR of 1:08.52 in the 100 breast prelims to remain eighth all-time at KU and went 24th overall with a 1:08.94 in the C Final.
 
Armes, Rothermel, Damico and Pease-Wingenter brought home Kutztown's second top eight relay finish of the meet in the 200 medley relay. Their time of 1:49.27 ranks fifth in program history.
 
The Golden Bears continue to possess 10th place in the team standings, now with 253 points.
 
Thursday marks the final day of competition at the PSAC Championships. KU will be represented in the 1,650 free, 100 free, 200 back and 200 breast, along with the 400 free relay.
 

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2025 PSAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
MONDAY, FEB. 17-THURSDAY, FEB. 20
YORK, PA. | GRAHAM AQUATIC CENTER
 
KUTZTOWN RESULTS
All distances in yards

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
 
TEAM: 10th/12 (253 pts.)
 
PRELIMS
500 Freestyle (35 competitors)
17. Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape), 5:18.07, C Final Qualifier
32. Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island), 5:34.30
33. Olivia Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), 5:41.08
35. Lorelei Grove (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), 5:44.39
 
100 Backstroke (40 competitors)
24. Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School), 1:01.03, C Final Qualifier, 8th all-time at KU
36. Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), 1:03.24
37. Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium), 1:03.27
 
100 Breaststroke (47 competitors)
24. Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax), 1:08.52, C Final Qualifier, 8th all-time at KU
36. Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland), 1:10.40
40. Jade Ware (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area), 1:10.83
 
200 Butterfly (25 competitors)
14. Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), 2:13.50, B Final Qualifier
 
50 Freestyle Time Trial
Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township), 24.19, 1st all-time at KU
Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium), 24.66
Jena LaTorres (Allentown, Pa./William Allen), 25.82
 
FINALS
200 Medley Relay (12 teams)
8. Kutztown 'A' (Armes, Rothermel, Damico, Pease-Wingenter), 1:49.27, 44 pts., 5th all-time at KU
 
500 Freestyle
17. Annamarie Rodier (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape), 5:10.96, 9 pts.
 
100 Backstroke
24. Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School), 1:00.97, 1 pt., 8th all-time at KU
 
100 Breaststroke
24. Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax), 1:08.94, 1 pt.
 
200 Butterfly
16. Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), 2:15.28, 11 pts.