Jersey Shore Swimming Alum Dave Sheets Earns Sports Hall of Fame Status

Congratulations Dave Sheets for your induction to the 

Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame!

Dave Sheets, a 20-time NCAA Division II All-American and 9 time PSAC champion swimmer under coach Bill Miller, was an outstanding backstroke/IM specialist and leader of the Golden Eagles Men's swimming and diving teams from 1990 - 1993.


Team captain as a senior in 1993, Sheets won the 200 I.M. (1:56.12) and the 200 backstroke (1:52.48), plus placed 2nd in the 100 back (52.87) at the PSAC's leading the Eagles to a second place finish. Clarion went on to a 6th place team finish at the NCAA's paced by Sheets who was a 4-time All-American placing 11th in the 200 backstroke and 13th in the 200 I.M., along with the 5th place 400 medley and 7th place 800 free relay.


A three time All-American as a freshman in 1990, Sheets brought back 6 A-A honors in 1991 helping the Eagles to a 3rd place NCAA finish. He was 8th in the 200 back and 14th in the 200 back along with four relays. The Eagles were also second at PSAC's.


Then in 1992, Clarion won the PSAC team title and sprinted to an unbelievable second place finish at the NCAA D-II Nationals – the men's best ever NCAA finish. Sheets was a two time individual winner at PSAC's in the 100 and 200 backstroke, then went on to nationals and was a 7-time All-American placing third in the 200 and fifth in the 100 backstroke, 9th in the I.M. and four A-A relay swims.


A 1989 Jersey Shore grad, Sheets, the boys and girls coach at Brookville (1996) and Butler (1997-2000) high schools, is currently in his 16th year as head women's swim coach at Duquesne University. He was the 2015 Atlantic 10 "Coach of the Year. Dave was also the men's head coach for seven seasons (2004-10).


Married to Christina Tillotson, a 2006 Clarion Sports Hall of Fame inductee, the couple reside in Allison Park with their son Benjamin and daughters Elizabeth and Alaina.

LH vs JS 6.21.17 top 3 times

Lock Haven v Jersey Shore
Zimmerli Pool, Lock Haven University
6/21/2017

Girls 8 & Under
25 Free: 1, S COAKLEY, LH, 22.46. 2, A WALL, JS, 23.34. 3, B CHARNEY, JS, 24.29.
50 Free: 1, I GREEN, JS, 55.65. 2, B REYNOLDS, LH, 1:09.13. 3, Z DEL ROSARIO, JS, 1:12.87.
25 Back:  1, G HOSLEY, LH, 21.08. 2, I GREEN, JS, 25.67. 3, A WALL, JS, 26.12.
25 Breast: 1, G HOSLEY, LH, 25.25. 2, S COAKLEY, LH, 38.78.
25 Fly: 1, G HOSLEY, LH, 20.28. 2, A WALL, JS, 31.44.
100 FR: 1, JS (B CHARNEY, R VAN DER PUTTEN, I GREEN, A WALL), 1:59.47.
100 MR: 1, LH (B REYNOLD, S COAKLEY, G HOSLEY, C MERINAR), 1:56.03.

Girls 9-10
25 Free: 1, K BUTZLER, LH, 14.10. 2, R CHARNEY, JS, 17.09. 3, E CHRISTENSEN, LH, 18.09.
50 Free: 1, K BUTZLER, LH, 30.66. 2, R CHARNEY, JS, 39.92. 3, W EVELAND, JS, 40.91.
25 Back: 1, K BUTZLER, LH, 16.72. 2, W EVELAND, JS, 22.31. 3, R BRANCA, JS, 23.41.
25 Breast: 1, C BAIR, LH, 16.57. 2, E CHRISTENSEN, LH, 24.29. 3, A GERST, LH, 26.11.
25 Fly: 1, C BAIR, LH, 15.07. 2, A HOSLEY, LH, 18.56. 3, K BECKER, JS, 21.97.
100 IM: 1, C BAIR, LH, 1:14.15. 2, A HOSLEY, LH, 1:36.22. 3, W EVELAND, JS, 1:42.93.
100 FR: 1, LH (C BAIR, E CHRISTENSEN, A GERST, A HOSLEY), 1:18.54. 2, JS (C ROSS, K PAULHAMUS, K HALDEMAN, R BRANCA), 1:34.94.
100 MR: 1, LH (K BUTZLER, E CHRISTENSEN, A HOSLEY, A GERST), 1:19.88. 2, JS (R BIERLY, R STRAUB, W EVELAND, K BECKER), 1:31.06. 3, JS (C GORDNER, R CHARNEY, O GREEN, G HARSANYI), 1:41.66.

Girls 11-12
50 Free: 1, H BRIAN, LH, 28.99. 2, J SORGEN, LH, 33.16. 3, K FUNK, JS, 46.73.
100 Free: 1, H BRIAN, LH, 1:04.43. 2, M GARDNER, JS, 1:17.84. 3, K FUNK, JS, 1:48.16.
50 Back: 1, A PERSUN, LH, 37.19. 2, M GARDNER, JS, 39.67. 3, R MERINAR, LH, 41.37.
50 Breast: 1, A PERSUN, LH, 40.62. 2, J SORGEN, LH, 45.06. 3, A GLOSSER, JS, 47.59.
50 Fly: 1, H BRIAN, LH, 32.43. 2, R MERINAR, LH, 40.31. 3, A GLOSSER, JS, 44.23.
100 IM: 1, A PERSUN, LH, 1:15.08. 2, M GARDNER, JS, 1:25.64. 3, R MERINAR, LH, 1:26.30.
200 MR: 1, LH (R MERINAR, J SORGEN, A PERSUN, H BRIAN), 2:21.81. 2, JS (A WINTER, M GARDNER, A GLOSSER, K FUNK), 3:05.15.

Girls 13-14
50 Free: 1, E REMBOLD, LH, 29.87. 2, H LUCAS, JS, 32.66. 3, A WALL, JS, 33.03.
100 Free: 1, E BARTLETT, LH, 1:05.65. 2, E REMBOLD, LH, 1:07.47. 3, M BRIAN, LH, 1:07.72.
50 Back: 1, M BAIR, LH, 33.45. 2, M BRIAN, LH, 36.03. 3, K GARMAN, LH, 37.06.
50 Breast: 1, M KEEGAN, LH, 34.53. 2, M BAIR, LH, 35.59. 3, E BARTLETT, LH, 36.10.
50 Fly: 1, M KEEGAN, LH, 30.62. 2, M BRIAN, LH, 34.31. 3, K GARMAN, LH, 34.90.
100 IM: 1, M KEEGAN, LH, 1:09.73. 2, E BARTLETT, LH, 1:13.27. 3, T WATKINS, JS, 1:22.32.
200 FR: 1, LH (E BARTLETT, M BRIAN, M BAIR, E REMBOLD), 2:00.34. 2, JS (A WALL, O GAIR, D RENNICKS, T WATKINS), 2:44.40.
200 MR: 1, LH (K GARMAN, M BAIR, M KEEGAN, E REMBOLD), 2:10.28. 2, (H LUCAS, T WATKINS, Q GREEN, R TIRA), 2:33.95.

Girls 15-18
50 Free: 1, J O'CONNOR, LH, 27.09. 2, I GRISWOLD, JS, 27.30. 3, R MAREK, LH, 27.52.
100 Free: 1, I GRISWOLD, JS, 58.78. 2, J O'CONNOR, LH, 1:00.34. 3, O MCGHEE, LH, 1:01.46.
200 Free: 1, K WHITE, JS, 2:13.23. 2, L CREVELING, JS, 2:37.97.
100 Back: 1, J O'CONNOR, LH, 1:07.91. 2, G MOORE, JS, 1:14.02. 3, M SORGEN, LH, 1:14.72.
100 Breast: 1, R MAREK, LH, 1:14.61. 2, E BARTLETT, LH, 1:18.65. 3, I GRISWOLD, JS, 1:18.84.
100 Fly: 1, O MCGHEE, LH, 1:09.57. 2, A ZIMMERMAN, LH, 1:31.18.
200 IM: 1, R MAREK, LH, 2:31.62. 2, K WHITE, JS, 2:38.18. 3, G MOORE, JS, 2:47.41.
200 FR: 1, LH (R MAREK, M SORGEN, A ZIMMERMAN, L SMITH), 2:01.81. 2, JS (L CREVELING, T CODISPOTI, J CREVELING, R SANDER), 2:16.75.
200 MR: 1, JS (G MOORE, I GRISWOLD, K WHITE, R SANDER), 2:02.12. 2, LH (J O'CONNOR, E BARTLETT, O MCGHEE, L SMITH), 2:04.31.

Boys 8 & Under
25 Free: 1, J REMBOLD, LH, 19.82. 2, A PAULHAMUS, JS, 22.06. 3, E PAULHAMUS, JS, 24.25.
50 Free: 1, J REMBOLD, LH, 45.81. 2, A PAULHAMUS, JS, 51.28. 3, E PAULHAMUS, JS, 54.02.
25 Back: 1, J REMBOLD, LH, 24.15. 2, C RHINE, LH, 33.06. 3, T MYERS, JS, 46.78
25 Breast: 1, A PAULHAMUS, JS, 27.66.
25 Fly: 1, E PAULHAMUS, JS, 32.70.
100 FR: 1, JS (E PAULHAMUS, T MYERS, D HARSANYI, A PAULHAMUS), 2:02.16.

Boys 9-10
25 Free: 1, B RHINE, LH, 16.85. 2, G STAGGERT, JS, 25.03.
50 Free: 1, N KALUZNY, LH, 41.97. 2, G STAGGERT, JS, 1:03.19
25 Back: 1, R SWIFT, LH, 21.81. 2, B RHINE, LH, 23.40. 3, G STAGGERT, JS, 29.47.
25 Breast: 1, B RHINE, LH, 23.95. 2, N KALUZNY, LH, 25.29. 3, R SWIFT, LH, 27.50.
25 Fly: 1, R SWIFT, LH, 22.17.
100 IM: 1, N KALUZNY, LH, 1:46.13.

Boys 11-12
50 Free: 1, X PERSUN, LH, 29.35. 2, K GRISWOLD, JS, 30.04. 3, B GLOSSER, JS, 35.62.
100 Free: 1, X PERSUN, LH, 1:04.34. 2, K GRISWOLD, JS, 1:06.69. 3, G KUPRES, JS, 1:37.19
50 Back: 1, K GRISWOLD, JS, 35.09. 2, B GLOSSER, JS, 44.79. 3, J DAMMER, JS, 48.48
50 Breast: 1, B GLOSSER, JS, 52.53
50 Fly: 1, X PERSUN, LH, 32.93
100 IM: 1, J DAMMER, JS, 1:33.13.
200 FR: 1, JS (B GLOSSER, G KUPRES, J DAMMER, K GRISWOLD), 2:28.72.

Boys 13-14
50 Free: 1, P ORNDORF, LH, 25.73. 2, E PERSUN, LH, 25.88. 3, C MOORE, JS, 30.63. 
100 Free: 1, P ORNDORF, LH, 57.35. 2, E PERSUN, LH, 58.95. 3, A DAMMER, JS, 1:06.16.
50 Back: 1, B TURNER, LH, 31.85. 2, L GUGINO, LH, 32.57. 3, A DAMMER, JS, 36.15.
50 Breast: 1, L GUGINO, LH, 33.69. 2, B TURNER, LH, 34.34. 3, P ORNDORF, LH, 34.93.
50 Fly: 1, E PERSUN, LH, 30.52.
100 IM: 1, B TURNER, LH, 1:06.50. 2, L GUGINO, LH, 1:08.02.
200 FR: 1, JS (C STEMLER, B MANN, D KUPRES, C MOORE), 2:11.47.
200 MR: 1, LH (B TURNER, L GUGINO, E PERSUN, P ORNDORF), 1:57.94.

Boys 15-18
50 Free: 1, J RICCARDO, LH, 24.84. 2, D GARDNER, JS, 29.06. 3, L GLOSSER, JS, 33.61.
100 Free: 1, J RICCARDO, LH, 56.46. 2, D GARDNER, JS, 1:08.01. 3, L GLOSSER, JS, 1:16.96.
200 Free: 1, N KLINGER, LH, 2:33.71. 2, D ORNDORF, LH, 2:38.88.
100 Back: 1, D GARDNER, JS, 1:22.77. 2, L GLOSSER, JS, 1:29.91.
100 Breast: 1, D ORNDORF, LH, 1:12.16.
200 IM: 1, D ORNDORF, LH, 2:24.06.

Age Group Scores
Girls			Boys
LH	JS		LH	JS
46	33	15&Over	28	16
57	15	14&Under	51	10
32	15	12&Under	15	32
52	21	10&Under	36	7
32	23	8&Under	18	25
Final Meet Score: Lock Haven 8, Jersey Shore 2

Lock Haven Swimmers Open Season with Win Over Jersey Shore

While the nearby creeks, streams, and river have been high and frothy, the waters of Lock Haven University’s Zimmerli Pool have been pretty calm.  That was until the annual summer rivalry between Lock Haven and Jersey Shore swimmers took place this past Wednesday.  Even though the action created a choppy scene within the pool, it appeared pretty soothing for the Lock Haven Loggerheads, a YMCA sponsored team, as they cruised to an 8-2 victory.

“The team looked very sharp tonight from top to bottom,” said Lock Haven’s head coach Jim Merinar.  “Swims were fast, especially for early season, and the effort and teamwork was fantastic.  The coaching staff was extremely impressed with the overall performance.  There were great swims up and down the lineup.”

The girls were especially dominating as they won all five of their age groups.  In fact, they were able to capture 27 of the 30 individual events and 7 of the 9 relays.

The 14-and-under girls had an especially strong showing in their opening debut.  Not only did they capture the top spot in all of their events, they were able to go 1-2-3 in 4 of the 6 individual races.  Meaghan Keegan led the way with wins in the 50 yard breaststroke and butterfly, plus the 100 individual medley.  She also was part of the winning opening medley relay of Kylie Garman, Madison Bair, and Evie Rembold. 

Bair and Rembold would also go on to win the 50 backstroke and freestyle respectively.  Emily Bartlett was Lock Haven’s only point scorer in the 50 free as she touched the wall with a winning time of 29.87, several seconds ahead of her competition.  The girls went on to a 57-15 win.

The boys were able to win the majority of their age groups, only losing the 8- and 12-and-unders.  Even then, there were reasons to be optimistic.  The 12-and-unders were pretty thin this past week as they were only able to muster one swimmer for the meet, Xavier Persun.  He held up his end of the bargain by winning all three of his individual events.  His sole effort fell short as Shore was able to win the three other individual events plus the 200 free relay.  Shore ended the evening with a 32-15 win.

Action in the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League continues for the Lock Haven Loggerheads as they travel to Central Columbia on Saturday.  

Lock Haven’s Neil Kaluzny at the half-point in his 50 yard freestyle