PIAA District IV Class AA Swim Meet Results Posted

Results can be viewed here

Yesterday was the conclusion of the PIAA District IV Class AA swim meet and the waiting game begins to see if a couple more Jersey Shore swimmers can qualify for the at-large bids.  Regardless, yesterday was a success as there were some large time drops and two new school records set. 

Luke Engel set a new 100 yard freestyle record with his time of 49.91.  That broke a 2005 record set by Eric Gephart of 50.30.  Engel was also part of a new record setting school 400 free relay along with Jon Creveling, Joey Fausey, and Keegan Wagner.

On the girls side, they ended the meet with an exciting 2nd place finish in the 400 free relay.  The video below has Gabbie Moore leading off (orange suit, lane 6, 3rd swimmer from the right), followed by Kendra White, Rachel Duda, and Emma Butzler as the anchor.

Jersey Shore Sends Swimmer to PIAA States on Day 1

After one day of swimming, Jersey Shore girls are in fifth place with 115 points (Central Columbia is in first with 252) and the boys are in 7th (Bloomsburg in the lead with 194).

Shore's Emma Butzler qualified for PIAA States with a win in the 100 yard butterfly at 59.10.  Teammate Gabbie Moore dropped 2.29 seconds to capture 5th.

Butzler also broke Shore's 200 yard freestyle with a second place finish at 1:56.17.  Bloomsburg's freshman Hanna Everhart took the event with a 1:53.00 and served notice to the rest of the swimming community that she is eyeing a very high finish at States.

Jersey Shore's biggest time drop of the day came from Kendra White as she dropped over 7 seconds in the 200 IM to finish 7th with a time of 2;21.78

Today's results and tomorrow's action can be viewed in MeetMobile by simply typing in 'piaa district iv'

Emma Butzler with Jersey Shore coach Colt Coffman

CENKEY Championship Results Are Posted

The results of the 2015 CENKEY Championships can be found here. The Lock Haven Loggerheads managed to finish 2^nd place in the 12 team league.  Only mighty State College finished higher.  

And who says swimming cannot be exciting!  There was high drama involved as well.  After Saturday’s events, the Lock Haven Loggerheads were in 6^th place; the 8-and-under and 10- and-under age groups really dominated, lifting the team to the second place finish.   

PIAA District 4 AA Psych Sheets Are Here!

Great two days of swimming are set for PIAA District 4 Class AA swimmers this week.  Psych sheets can be found here.

Flashback Friday - Jersey Shore District IV Class AA Qualifiers from 2008

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

The PIAA District 4 Class AA Championships will take place next week at the Williamsport High School where winners automatically advance to the PIAA State Champonships.  Below is an article from 2008 highlighting the swimmers that performed well enough in the District 4 Class AA Championships to advance that year.

CENKEY YMCA Championship Psych Sheets are Posted

League entries for the CENKEY YMCA Championships are posted here.  Lanes and Heats will be done at the meet.

Lock Haven Athletes With Heavy Weekend of Swimming

From head coach Jim Meriner....

On Saturday many of the Loggerhead swimmers travelled to Bloomsburg for an invitational meet. There were many great swims (and victories) on that day, but a couple of performances stand out. First of all, Camryn Bair set a new Loggerheads RECORD in the 50 yard freestyle for 8 and under girls with a fine time of 35.53. She bested the old record of Laura Gusmerotti of 36.11. Now it is all hers. Congratulations Camryn! Others had great swims (just look at the results page for all the dropped times), including Meaghan Keegan with a district qualifying time in the 100 fly.  Results can be viewed here.

On Sunday, 25 kids and families braved the brutally cold weather to go to Hollidaysburg. We swam the condensed schedule, and were done in 2 hours. Pretty nice. However, I must say that the meet actually moved too fast. It left both Emma Persun and Mikayla Rich swimming the 100 backstroke, resting about 2 minutes, and then doing the 100 fly. Very proud of both girls for finishing the fly under those circumstances (and it was the first 100 fly ever for Mikayla). Rebekkah Merinar got to swim in consecutive heats in the 25 fly and 50 free - and did very well, thank you. The day was topped off by three team records! They were as follows:

Xavier Persun took the 25 freestyle record with a blazing 14.92 time in the 8 and under boys. The old record belonged to Owen Persun. 

Ana Persun took the 25 freestyle record in the 8 and under girls with a 15.64 time. The old record (again) belonged to Laura Gusmerotti.

Finally, Xavier Persun took the 50 freestyle record with a time of 32.50. Of course, the old record belonged to Owen Persun.

Great job and great swimming Xavier and Ana (and Camryn!). Congratulations for your great efforts.  Results can be viewed here.

Flashback Friday - Inaugural CENKEY Championships

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

The CENKEY Championship meet will take next weekend in Clearfield.  Last year was the first year of the league and below is a news story catching some highlights of that event.

Lock Haven YMCA v Clarion Results

The meet season is winding down and swimmers are gearing up for championships and YMCA Districts.  Here are the results of the Lock Haven YMCA v Clarion swim meet that took place this past Saturday at Lock Haven University's Zimmerli Pool.

Jersey Shore HS Swimmers Celebrate Senoirs At Tonights Meet

Williamsport Boys Take Coaches Invitational

While the Williamsport boys did not win have any first place finishers in the Williamsport Coaches Invitational this past weekend (out of 11 teams), their depth allowed them to capture the team title.  The girls  finished third. 

Jersey Shore boys finished 6th and the girls took 4th.   Jersey Shore's girls did capture the 400 freestyle relay (Gabbie Moore, Kendra White, Rachel Duda, and Emma Butzler).  Butzler also went on to win the 100 fly and 200 free.  Full results can be found here.

35th Annual Zoltoski Memorial Pentathlon

The Zoltoski Pentathlon is always a good time and a little different format and scheduled for February 28 at Lock Haven University.  It is also a last chance meet for YMCA Districts this year.  You can view past times and other info here, here, here, and here.

Thinking Summer - Haven Swim Camp

Below is some information on the Haven Swim Camp to be held at Lock Haven University in July.  It is a great way to experience central Pennsylvania if you are from outside the area.  You can check out some of last years activities here and here,

Flashback Friday - Jersey Shore & Central Mountain Showdown

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

In any sport, Jersey Shore and Central Mountain are natural rivals.  School sizes are very similar and the close proximity on the West Branch of the Susquehanna breeds great storylines.  Swimming is no exception.  Next week, the two get together for their annual swim meet.  Below is a write-up from the 2008-2009 season.

Williamsport Boys/Girls Win Over Shamokin

Jersey Shore HS Swimmers Fall to Bloomsburg

The Jersey Shore girls lost to Bloomsburg, 101-67.  Shore was able to capture three individual events (100 fly and back and the 200 free) and the 400 free relay.  The boys lost 95-54 with Michael Panczyszyn's 100 breaststroke the only individual event winner.  The boys also won the 400 free relay.  Full results of the meet can be found here.  Jersey Shore's facility is a meter pool.

Lock Haven YMCA Splits Tri-Meet with East Lycoming and Juniata Valley

The Lock Haven YMCA swim team split their tri-meet this past weekend, with a win against Juniata Valley and a loss to East Lycoming.  Meet results can be found here.

Jersey Shore YMCA Finishes Out January with Tri-Meet Action

Results of the yesterday's Jersey Shore YMCA, State College, and Hollidaysburg tri-meet can be found here.