KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Freshman Julia Kopcho (Pemberton, N.J./Camden Catholic) broke onto the college scene in a big way in her first collegiate meet as she recorded three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying times, including a top-10 program mark as Kutztown women's swimming took down Shippensburg 164.5 to 95.5 Wednesday evening in the season and PSAC opener at Keystone Natatorium.
 
The Golden Bears (1-0 overall, 1-0 PSAC) received PSAC cut times from Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley), Ana Soto (Hamburg, N.J./Vernon Township) and Frannie Pease-Wingenter (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium), the latter trio earning the times in the 50 Free and Zeminski tallying her mark in the 100 Fly.
 
Kopcho's time of 2:14.38 in the 200 IM ranks ninth-best in program history. She also earned PSAC cut times in the 200 Free and 100 Free.
 
Kutztown will next compete in the Crimson Hawk Fall Invitational on the campus of IUP on Friday, Oct. 10, beginning at noon.
 
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Keystone Natatorium
Kutztown, Pa.
 
Kutztown Results
 
200 Medley Relay
1. Armes, Rothermel, Damico, Soto – 1:53.12
2. Czerwinski, Smaradottir, Zeminski, Pease-Wingenter – 1:53.55
6. Wetzel, Ruiz, Burke, Iannuzzi – 2:07.97
 
1000 Free
2. Rodier – 11:22.58
3. Sedora – 11:48.33
5. Grove – 12:02.75
 
200 Free
1. Kopcho – 1:57.02, PSAC-Qualifying
3. Smaradottir – 2:04.91
6. Martin – 2:13.35
 
50 Back
1. Bing – 29.14
3. Armes – 29.47
4. Czerwinski – 29.72
7. Iannuzzi – 32.31
10. Wetzel – 32.98
 
50 Breast
3. Ruiz – 33.21
4. Rothermel – 33.28
 
100 Fly
1. Zeminski – 1:01.25, PSAC-Qualifying
3. Bishop – 1:04.00
8. Burke – 1:11.00
 
50 Free
1. Pease-Wingenter – 24.54, PSAC-Qualifying
2. Damico – 24.63, PSAC-Qualifying
3. Soto – 25.07, PSAC-Qualifying
7. LaTorres – 26.68
11. Martin – 29.05
 
100 Free
1. Kopcho – 54.17, PSAC-Qualifying
2. Pease-Wingenter – 56.80
5. LaTorres – 59.73
 
100 Back
1. Armes – 1:03.32
3. Bing – 1:03.99
6. Czerwinski – 1:06.24
8. Iannuzzi – 1:09.97
9. Wetzel – 1:10.91
 
100 Breast
1. Smaradottir – 1:11.40
2. Rothermel – 1:12.61
6. Ruiz – 1:15.94
 
500 Free
1. Rodier – 5:31.42
3. Sedora – 5:48.07
6. Grove – 5:55.24
7. Martin – 6:06.53
 
50 Fly
1. Damico – 26.37
2. Soto – 26.93
3. Zeminski – 27.03
6. Bishop – 28.52
11. Burke – 31.11
 
200 IM
1. Kopcho – 2:14.38, PSAC-Qualifying, 9th all-time at KU
2. Armes – 2:18.94
3. Smaradottir – 2:19.90
4. Zeminski – 2:24.14