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Awards announced at McDowell swim banquet

Jackie Rzymek and Kelsey Herbst shared swimmer of the year honors at the recent McDowell Swimming and Diving banquet, while the male swimmers of he year were Kyle Lazenby, Brandon Intrieri and Wesley Hansen. Rzymek broke the school record in the 100 butterfly and qualified for states in 4 events, earning All-State ad All-American honors. Herbst broke the school records in both the 500 yards and 500 meter freestyles and was also All-State and All-American this year. 
         Hansen broke the school record in the 500 meter free and just just missed (by 4 one hundredth of a second) the school record in the 100 yard free. He qualified for states in 4 events. Intrieri joined Hansen with a top ten time in McDowell history for the 100 fee and qualified for states in three events. Lazenby was a District Ten champion in the 100 back, and also qualified for states in thee events. All three earned All-State and All-American honors.
        Michael Kneidinger won the John Mennini Memorial Award, after three successful seasons on the team, culminating in an All-State and All-American performance on two relays. Colleen Harriger won the Pam Fischer Awards after 4 great seasons at McDowell, finishing as a team captain and a District Ten Champion. 
        Max Hrbal and Kelsey Ferrante were named Rookies of the Year. Hrbal placed top 6 in the 50 free and second on the 200 free relay at Districts. Ferrante was a 3 time District Champ and All-American as a freshman. 
        District Diving Champ Robert Freeling won the Donald Locke Memorial, while Elizabeth Causgrove took the award on the women's side after dropping 8 seconds  the last month of the season to place in the 100 free at Districts.

Georger places 15^th at Speedo Eastern Sectional Meet

Marie Georger broke three MIST records and made consolation finals in one event at the Eastern Zone Sectional Meet held at the University of Maryland. She placed 15^th in the 100 meter backstroke with a 1:08.12, breaking her own team mark of 1:08.27 established last summer.
     She lowered her records in the 200 back by nearly 2 seconds (2:27.23 – 2:29.01) and in the 400 free by nine tenths (4:43.78 – 4:44.66).

McDowell Men are top 20 at PIAA Meet

McDowell placed 18th with 42 points at the PIAA State Championship with 4 swimmers who put up All-American performances on two relays. Kyle Lazenby, Wes Hansen, Brandon Intrieri and Michael Kneidinger won the consolation finals of the 200 medley relay in 1:37.75, and placed 12th in the 400 free relay after going 3:13.53 in prelims. 
     Hansen won the consolation finals of the 100 free in a 47.16, just 4 hundredths off Jason Walkow's 1997 school record. He also placed 16th in the 200 IM. Lazenby placed 15th in the 100 back  and Intrieri placed 15th in the 100 free. 

Herbst, Rzymek break school records at PIAA Championship

Kelsey Herbst broke her own school record in the 500 free and Jackie Rzymek broke Mary Krakowski's 2002 record in the 100 fly. Herbst went 5:01.96 in prelims to break her own mark set in December. She placed 6th in the finals with a 5:03.26. Rzymek went 57.66 to place 7th and shave a tenth off the old mark. Kelsey Ferrante placed 16th in the 100 back and teamed with Rzymek, Colleen Sheldon and Sarah Anderson to place15th in the 200 medley relay. The team finished in 22nd place with 30 points. 

Georger breaks 3 records, Swabb one at A Champs

Marie Georger continued her assault on the MIST record board winning the 100 and 200 backs at the Allegheny Mountain A Championship  and placing second in the 500 free -- all in new marks. The old records were hers anyway, having lowered them nearly every time she swam them the past few months. She lowered her 100 back time to 58.59 and her 200 to 2:06.96. She paced second in both the 500 free (5:11.96) and the 200 free (1:57.62). 
     Emma Swabb placed second in the 13-14 100 breaststroke in 1:09.21, breaking Halle Kielhlmier's 1999 record of 1:09.78. Both Swabb and Georger qualified to represent the Allegheny Mountain All-Star team at Spring Eastern Zone Championship Meet. 
     RJ Petrella took 6th place in the 50 free with a personal best 23.79. He hit best times in the 200 free (1:57.16 - 8th), 100 free (52.40 - 8th),  and 200 IM (2:16.20). 

McDowell wins 14th straight District Ten Championship; 
Men are runner-up

The McDowell Women's Team won scored 587 to outdistance Warren (383) and Meadville (374) and win it's 14th straight District Ten Championship.  Jackie Rzymek won the 100 fly and 100 free, feshman Kelsey Ferrante won the 200 IM and 10 back, Kelsey Herbst won the 500 free and both the medley and 400 free relays won. Ferrante, Colleen Sheldon, Rzymek and Sarah Anderson swam on the 200 medley and Coleen Harriger and Herbst joined Anderson and Rzymek on the 400 free relay.  Besides the winners, freshman Lauren Kozuchowsky qualified for the state championship with a second place time in the 100 back which was top 32 in the state.
       The men's team paced second with Kyle Lazenby taking the only Trojan win (besides diver Robert Freeling a week earlier) in the 100 backstroke. Wesley Hansen qualified for the state meet on time with his second place finishes in the 200 IM and 100 free, as did Brandon Intrieri with a fourth in the 100 free and both the 200 medley and 400 free relays. Lazenby, Hansen, Intrieri and Michael Kneidinger swam on both second place relays. 

Trojan women win 26th straight league title

The McDowell women's team beat East 101-56 to stay unbeaten in Region 3 action winning the Region 3 championship and staying unbeaten in league competition for the 26th straight year. It was the 26 straight league title, counting region 3 and Metro championships. McDowell finished the regular season at 11-1 overall. They have lost just two dual meets the last 6 years. The meet was started with a record setting freshmen medley relay team of Lauren Kozuchowsky, Malgorzata Szelwach, Kelsey Ferrante, and Lauren Szoszorek who destroyed the old mark, by 1 and a half seconds (1:55.75 - 1:57.30).
       The men's team beat East and finished in second place in Region 3 with a 10-2 record (11-3 overall). 

Herbst breaks 500 free pool record

Kelsey Herbst broke her own McDowell pool record in the 500 free with a 5:10.03 as McDowell beat Warren 105-77. The Lady Trojans stayed unbeatedn in Region 3 at 9-0 and moved to 10-1 overall. McDowell has one meet remaining against East to win it's 26th straight league title and stay unbeaten in league competition for all those 26 years.
         The men's team defeated Warren 87-61 to stay in second pace in Region 3 with a 9-2 league record and a 10-3 overall record.

McDowell women break pool 400 free relay record

Highlighting a Reion 3 win over Strong Vincent, Sarah Anderson, Kelsey Ferrante, Kelsey Herbst and Jackie Rzymek broke the pool record, held by McDowell swimmers from 2003 with a 3:39.56. The old mark was 3:40.83 by Halle Kiehlmier, Alicia Sutton, Lauren Myrick and Lorraine Negron.
          The Trojans beat Strong Vincent 67 - 49 to stay perfect in Region 3 with a 6-0 record. The men stayed in second place in the Region behind Cathedral Prep with a 6-2 league record after beating Strong Vincent 60-39.

Hansen, Herbst break metric records at Warren

Wes Hansen broke the McDowell school record for the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 freestyle helping the Trojans move to 5-2 overall and 4-1 in Region 3. He broke Josh Heynes's 1993 record in the 200 IM by 1 and half seconds (2:15.46 - 2:16.94). His 400 free time of 4:22.72 broke Dennis Deitch mark of 4:33.20 setin 1990, the last year the 400 free was contested before rules changes replaced it with a 500 meter free. This year, the events were changed back. 
        On the women's side, McDowell stayed in first in Region 3 at 4-0 behind Kelsey Herbst's 4 wins, including a new school record in the 400 meter freestyle. Her 4:33.47 smashed the 1989 standard set by Sharon Jeska of 5:13.10. Herbst barely missed her record of 2:10.25 in the 200 free, winning in 2:10.75. Other near misses in the record department were the women's 200 medley relay (Kelsey Ferrante, Colleen Sheldon, Jackie Rzymek, Sarah Anderson) which won in 2:06.58, just off the 2:06.26 time set in 2004. 
        Wes Hansen lead off the 400 free relay in 54.31, just missing Jason Walkow's record of 54.20. Then the relay touched in 3:43.65, just off the 1997 mark of 3:43.84.

Georger, Herbst set new records at XMAS meet

Nelson breaks career saves record as Trojans go 3-2
++Hansen becomes career leader in sprints won++

Aaron Nelson broke Rich DiLoreto's record for most career saves in goal of 469, with six saves in McDowell's 9-2 win over Pottsville. Nelson went to 470 in that game and added 29 more in wins over Wyoming Valley West and Upper Merion, and losses to North Penn and Souderton. He now stands at 499. 
        Hansen won three sprints in the Pottsville game to move one sprint ahead of Darren Elias's record of 103. During the next four games at the East-West crossover at Pottsville and Muhlenberg High Schools, Hansen won 8 more sprints and is now at 112. 

Milloy, Harriger break stat records

McDowell beat Pottsville and Wyoming Valley West to start the East-West crossover schedule, before losing three straight: to North Penn, Souderton, and Wilson High Schools. Meghan Milloy drew 6 ejections, giving the Trojans power plays and putting her atop the category with 72 career K-O-D's. Colleen Harriger got 19 steals putting her atop the career chart with 214, 14 ahead of Tenley Marsteller. 
    Milloy scored 17 goals over the weekend, leaving her just 4 goals out of the top 4 for career goals. Harriger scored three times to move into the top 5 with 89 career goals.

Register now for the 2007-2008 season of MIST

The fall session and new year of Millcreek Swim Team practices and competitions starts Tuesday, September 4, for all groups except Level 2 girls, who start Wednesday, Sept. 5. Updated registration forms are posted on the MIST register page. These can be printed out and mailed in to secure your spot. Members may register for just the fall now, and the winter, spring and summer sessions later, or may pay for the whole year to get a substantial savings. 
        To see which level your children should be in, consult the welcome page under MIST, and scroll down to Training Groups to see the prerequisites. If you are still not sure, we can test the new members their first day. 
        There will be no practice on Friday, Sept. 7 due to a high school water polo tournament. 


Lake Shore wins 2007 Lake Erie League Championship

Lake Shore won the 2007 league championship with 469.5 points, followed by MIST and Kahkwa with 422.5 and 330 points respectively. Harborcreek  finished 4th with 208 and Erie was 5th with 201. The next spots were: 6th, North East (60), 7th, County YMCA (52.5), 8th Girard (52), and 9th, Fairview Fins (49.5). 
     Kahkwa's Marie Georger broke two meet records in the 13-14 50 fly (27.13 - old record Emily Tharpe, 27.61) and the 50 back (27.61- old record 28.90 by Kelsey Ferrante). The MIST 13-14 girls broke the record in the 200 medley relay by three seconds. with a 1:56.99. The team members were Lauren Kozuchowski, Emma Swabb, Kelsey Ferrante, and Kelsey Rzymek. 
     Results are posted at the link on the left. More details will follow.

Georger breaks three MIST records in Cleveland

Marie Georger broke three more team records while winning 3 events and placing second in another at the Busbey Meet at Cleveland State University. Her 1:08.27 from prelims smashed her own mark in the 100 backstroke. She won the vent at night in 1:09.14. She won the 200 back in 2:30.36, breaking Tenley Marsteller's record form 2001 by 8 seconds. 
    She placed second in the 200 IM with a 2:34.41 after breaking Abigail Fish's 2004 record in the preliminaries by 10 seconds (2:33.40). Amrie also won the 100 100 meter fly in 1:12.86.  

McDowell Water Polo Physicals set for June 30

    The school physicals for fall 2007 sports at McDowell are at the McDowell Main Library on Saturday June 30. Boys water polo is from 9:15-9:30 and girls water polo is from 10:15-10:30. Players unable to make that time may come earlier and ask to be accommodated. All students must bring their packet of physical and parent permission forms completely filled out. Check to make sure all parent signatures and student signatures are filled in. The forms are available at the high school, intermediate school and all middle school offices. Cost of physicals is $8.00 with checks made payable to Millcreek Township School District. 
    Students may get a private physical as long as the paper work is completed and delivered to the head coach on or before August 13, the first day of practice. No student may practice until all forms and the physical are completed.    

Swabb and Georger medal at Zone Meet

     Emma Swabb and Marie Georger broke MIST records and placed high for the Allegheny Mountain All-Star Team at the recent Eastern Zone Championship. Emma placed sixth in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, breaking her own MIST record in the 200 by nearly 5 seconds with a 2:31.42. Her 1:10.36 in the 100 was a personal best. 
     Marie broke her own MIST records in the 100 back where she placed second (1:00.23) and the 200 IM where she took 4th (2:13.39). She placed fifth in the 200 back (2:09.60).

Karl, Rzymek medal at PIAA State Championship

Kaitlyn Karl placed sixth in one meter diving and Jackie Rzymek placed seventh in the 100 butterfly at the PIAA State Championship, helping McDowell to a 17th place finish with 40 points. 
     Emmaus High School from District 11 won both women's and men's title, the first time that feat had been accomplished since North Penn did it in the late 1980's. 
     Kelsey Herbst placed 12th in the 500 free and 19th in the 200 free. Colleen Sheldon was 26th in the 100 breaststroke. 
     Kelsey Rzymek, Colleen Sheldon, Jackie Rzymek, and Sarah Anderson placed 12th in the 200 medley relay while Anderson Coleen Harriger, Kelsey Herbst and Jackie Rzymek finished 23rd in the 200 free relay and 21st in the 400 free relay.     
     In the men's meet, Keith Meehan placed 12th in the 100 backstroke. Wesley Hansen was 20th in the 200 IM with a personal best of 1:59.40 which places him 5th on the all time Trojan list. He was 27th in the 500 free. 

Wins and records at AMS Championships

The MIST 13-14 girls tore up the University of Piitsburgh pool, winning several events and setting new MIST records at the Allegheny Mountain A Championships. Marie Georger won the high point award and broke the team records in the 500 free and 200 IM. She won the 200 IM with a 2:15.49, breaking Jill Esper's 1997 mark of 2:16.37. Her 500 time of 5:17.06 was good for fourth place and beat Ann Markley's 1997 standard of 5:17.58. She also won the 200 back, breaking her own record in prelims (2:07.92). Marie also won the 100 back (1:00.62).
       Emma Swabb placed second in the 13-14 100 breaststroke i(1:10.66) and fourth in the 200 breast (2:37.40), both just off team records. Kelsey Ferrante was second in the 200 fly (2:21.99) and the 100 back (1:02.06), and placed third in the 200 back (2:13.23). 
     Lauren Kozuchowsky was 9th in the 200 back (2:18.97) and the 100 back (1:05.00), both personal best times. 
       Georger, Swabb, Ferrante and Kozuchowsky won the 400 medley relay in a new MIST record of 4:20.80 (old record: 4:21.59, set in 1997).  Those four placed third in the 400 free relay (3:55.10).

McDowell women win District title, men take second

    Kelsey Herbst and Jackie Rzymek both broke records as the McDowell women defended their District Title over Warren and Meadville, 567 - 394 - 368. Kelsey Herbst won the 200 and 500 free, both in Penn State Behrend pool records. Her 156.08 won the 200 free and also broke the McDowell team record set last year by Lauren Myrick. She won the 500 free in 5:07.43, good for a new team and District Ten meet record in addition to the pool record.  She split 54.65 to help the Trojan 400 free relay win, and was on the winning 200 free relay (24.98). 
       Jackie Rzymek won the 100 fly in a new pool record of 57.85, which is the second fastest time in McDowell history. She was on all three winning relays, splitting 54.13 on the 400 free relay, and coming from behind with a 24.67 split to tie Warren for first in the 200 free relay. Sarah Anderson and Colleen Harriger join Herbst and Rzymek in going to states on both free relays. Anderson also won the 100 free for her first individual state qualifying event. 
     Freshman Kelsey Rzymek earned a trip to States  leading off the 200 medley relay, while Colleen Sheldon won the 100 breaststroke and swam breaststroke on the medley. 
    On the men's side Wesley Hansen defended his 500 free crown with a 4:50.47, and won the 200 IM with a 1:59.96. He split a 47.39 anchoring the 400 free relay to a second place and state qualifying time of 3:15.31. Keith Meehan split 48.03 on that relay joining Brandon Intrieri and Michael Kneidinger. Meehan earned his own trip to states with a 53.60 for second place in the 100 backstroke.
    McDowell placed second to Prep with 416 points.  

Karl wins District Ten Diving

McDowell junior Kaitlyn Karl scored the third most points in women's AAA history, winning the AAA diving title with 430.70  points. Only McDowell's state champion Margo Ekstrom has scored higher. Karl w advances to the PIAA state championship at Bucknell University March 16-17.       On the Men's side, first year diver Dave Mitchell, a sophomore, placed second with 298.60, behind Meadville's Jason Erdlejac. Freshman Bob Freeling placed fourth with 212.25 points.       The men's team enters the swimming portion of the D-10 meet with 32 points, followed by Meadville's 20 and Warren's 16. The McDowell women have 37 points.

Women win 25th straight league championship

Sophomore Kelsey Herbst punctuated McDowell's Region Three Championship with two meter records in the 200 and 500 freestyle as the Trojan's beat Warren 114-71. McDowell finished with an 11-1 overall record another perfect 10-0 in Region Three to win the crown for the third year. McDowell won the inaugural Region Three title in 2005 to add to it's 22 straight Metro League titles. 
     Herbst broke Alicia Sutton's 2004 time of 2:12.32 to take the Varsity meter record in the 200 free with a 2:10.25.  Later she took the 500 meter free record in  5:41.25, smashing ALy Milloy's 2005 mark of 5:57.57. Other winners for McDowell were Kaitlyn Karl (diving), Colleen Harriger (200 IM), Colleen Sheldon (100 breaststroke), Kelsey Rzymek (100 back), Sarah Anderson (100 free) and Jackie Rzymek (50 free and 100 fly).
     On the men's side, the Trojan's beat Warren 121-50 to finish league action in runner-up position. McDowell finishes the regular season at 10-2 in Region 3 and 10-4 overall. Wes Hansen won two events for McDowell including a record setting performance in the 500 meter free, beating Frank Karle's 5:32.50 from 1993 with a 5:29.03. He also won the 200 IM. Andrew Chinksy won the 100 fly, Keith Meehan took the 100 back, and Ian MAnti won the 100 breaststroke. 

Herbst breaks pool 1650 record

Kelsey Herbst destroyed the pool and school record in the 1650 freestyle, even going below the men's pool record with a stunning 17:38.13. That time would qualify for the USA Sectional Meet it if were swum at a USA competition. Her time broke her old school and McDowell pool mark of 18:26.57, set last year. 

McDowell men and women beat Warren

Kelsey Herbst broke the McDowell school and pool record in the 500 free as the McDowell women beat Warren to stay in first place in Region Three. She lowered her own varsity mark by one second and broke Ann Markley's 1999 mark of 5:14.30 by going 5:10.56. Herbst also won the 200 free in a personal best 1:58.98 which places her sixth on the McDowell all-time list. Jackie Rzymek won the 50 and 100 free, Colleen SHeldon won the 100 fly and 100 breaststroke, Colleen Harriger won the 100 back, Kelsey Rzymek won the 200 IM and Katelyn Hansen won the 1 meter diving. 
     On the men's side Wesley Hansen, Keith Meehan, and Ian Manti were double winners. Hansen won the 200 free in a PR 1:48.94 and the 100 free. Meehan won the 100 fly and 100 back both in best times (57.40 - 56.39). Manti won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Anthony Liotta won the 500 free qualifying for the District Ten Championship. McDowell stayed in second place in the region and faces first place Cathedral Prep on Monday, Jan. 22.

Herbst breaks 500 free record

Kelsey Herbst won the 500 free at the State College Quad Meet, breaking her won school record by 2 seconds. Her 5:12.21 break her old mark of 5:14.10 set at last year's PIAA State Championships. She also took second in the 200 free with a personal best 1:59.93 and hit her best splits on the Trojans 200 and 400 free relays (25.9 - 56.7).
     The McDowell women's team placed fourth at the 4 team meet, held at Penn State University, but many Trojans swam to personal best times or best unrested times. Jackie Rzymek was under her best times in both the 50 free (25.49 - 3rd), and the 100 fly (1:00.15 - 2nd). She was 55.2 anchoring the 400 free relay (3:47.81 - 3rd). Freshman Kelsey Rzymek was third in the 100 back with a best time of 1:04.57, swam a best time of 58. 26 in the 100 free and lead off the third place 200 medley relay in 30.16 (1:54.78). 
     Meghan Milloy had a best unrested time in the 500 free 5:32.80 - 5th). In the 100 breaststroke, Colleen Sheldon placed second with a 1:10.99.
     The McDowell men's team also placed fourth in their meet, with numerous best times. Wesley Hansen's fourth in the 200 IM (2:02.69), and fifth in the 500 free (4:56.42); Kyle Lazenby's fourth in the 100 back (58.06) and Brandon Intrieri's fifth in the 100 butterfly (56.75) and fifth in the 50 free (23.17) were the highest individual finishes.   

Georger breaks 5 more records in Cleveland; wins high point

In her last meet in the 11-12 age groups Marie Georger broke 5 team record and one meet record en route to the high point award for her age group. She won 7 events, placed second in two and took fourth in one. In the 50 back she broke the Mark Braun Meet record in 28.74. Although she placed second in the 200 back, she was under the meet record with a new MIST mark of 2:11.02. She broke her previous record of 2:13.23.  Her 100 back was her other runner up with a new MIST record of 1:01.48 (old record: Georger, 1:02.36). 
     He other records all lead to wins, including the 100 free (55.72; old record: Kelsey Ferrante, 57.07); the 500 free (5:23.14; old record: Georger, 5:24.50); and the 200 IM (2:16.14: old record: Georger, 2:19.92).  She also won the 50 and 100 flies.
     The other MIST record at the three day meet was Kelsey Herbst 17:55.27 in the senior 1650. That time was a 31 second drop for Kelsey and got her fourth.   

Goalie Nelson breaks single season record

Junior Goalie Aaron Nelson broke the record for most saves in a single season with 263 blocks in four games at the Pennsylvania High School Water Polo Championships. He moved ahead on Dan Pierce who is now in second with 236. He is now seventh in career saves with 314. 
     McDowell finished in eighth place, keeping its seed, after losing to North Penn  10-4, Governor Mifflin 6-4, North Allegheny 8-4 and Wissahickon 5-4. North Penn won the title over Wilson, with Souderton third, Gov. Mifflin fourth, Cathedral Prep fifth, North Allegheny sixth and Wissahickon seventh. 
     Senior Keith Meehan was selected Second Team All-State, and Nelson and Senior Josh Neal were named to the third team. This year Meehan tied Ricardo Negron for second in single season assists with 41, and was sixth in single season goals with 79. He ended his career in eighth place for career assists with 67. 
     Sophomore Wesley Hansen's 45 sprints puts him fifth in the single season rankings. His 48 the past two seasons places him sixth in career sprints. 

McDowell Women place sixth at state water polo tournament

McDowell went 1-2 in pool play at the State Water Polo Championship before losing to Governor Mifflin 14 -7 in the fifth place game. McDowell placed 6th and finished 11-13 on the season. It was the Trojans first losing season in ten years but it was highlighted by three McDowell players making All-State and Colleen Harriger breaking the single season record for most steals (110) and field saves (6). 
     Rachel Robertson lead all Trojans with 9 goals on the weekend and was chosen first team All-State. Harriger, who was chosen to second team, had 6 goals and 20 steals in the four games. Meghan Milloy, who was picked to third team, scored 7 goals, made 7 assists and drew 7 ejections.  Senior Stephanie Komorek in her first full year in goal is now fifth in single season goalie saves (103) and 6th in career saves (106).
     McDowell opened against Cumberland Valley, losing 14-6. The Trojans then lost to number one seed and eventual state champion North Penn 12-2. They beat Wyoming Valley West 14-8 to advance to the 5th place game.    

McDowell men win three at Ann Arbor

The McDowell men's water polo team went 3-1 at the Pioneer Early Bird Tournament in Ann Arbor, Michigan, losing the opening game to Portage (6-5) then beating Seaholme (9-8), Okemos (8-6), and Groves (6-4). Keith Meehan led the Trojans with 11 goals, followed by Josh NEal with 6 and Wes Hansen with 3. Aaron Nelson blocked 36 shots on goal for a 62.00 save percentage and a 5.5 goals against average. 

Josh Heynes swims Lake Erie in record time

Former McDowell and MIST swimmer Josh Heynes became the eighth person -- and the fastest overall -- to swim across the middle of Lake Erie, when he made the 24.7 mile hourney in 11 hours and 53 minutes. He broke Bob North's 1989 record by 59 minutes. Heynes started the swim on Long Point, Ontario at 9:12 a.m. on August 9 and arrived at North East's Freeport Beach at 9:05 p.m. He becomes the second McDowell and MIST swimming alumnus to accomplish the feat, after Gregg Sarbak did it in 1995.
        The former University of Pittsburgh Swim Team captain attributed much of his success to calculated nutrition and sports psychology as well as the obvious hard training. 
        Heynes starts this fall as the assistant water polo coach at McDowell, having served as assistant swim coach for the Trojans during the 2000-2001 season. He was head water polo and swimming coach at Penn State Behrend for three years. 

Gregg Sarbak named new Gannon swim coach 

      McDowell and MIST swimming alumnus Gregg Sarbak returns returns to the area as the new head swim coach of the Gannon Knights. Sarbak has served two assistant coaching stints with the McDowell swim team and was a long time MIST coach. He most recently was the head swim coach at William and Mary College and was a former assistant swim coach at Allegheny College. 
     As a swimmer at McDowell High School, Sarbak was the only team member to win swimmer of the year honors all four years. He was an All-American Water Polo player. He also swam one year at the University of Nebraska and three years at Edinboro University where he was a multiple All-American and team captain.

Georger breaks six long course records

At the first three long course meets this season, Marie Georger set six new MIST records, three at the recent Summer Celebration. She won the 50 and 100 back in the 11-12 age group, breaking Tenley Marsteller's 1999 marks. Georger broke the 50 back by 2 full seconds (33.45 - 35.44) and lowered the 100 by 1 second (1:13.18 - 1:14.15). Georger set a new mark in the 200 back with a 2:35.45, placing second in the senior group.
    AT the first meet this season, Georger broke Abigail Fish's 2002 mark in the 200 meter free (2:21.00 - 2:25.02) and the 400 free (5:02.48 - 5:10.90). She slid under Fish's 100 free standard at the GPAC Age Group Open in early June (1:06.30 - 1:06.31). 
    At the Summer Celebration, Georger won the 50 fly in 33.01. Emma Swabb was 5th in the 11-12 100 breaststroke (1:29.81). Keith Meehan placed fourth in the 100 back (1:09.21) and eighth in the 50 free (26.75). Lauren Kozuchowski was fifth in the 13-14 100 back (1:19.76).
    At the GPAC Age Group Open, Georger won the 50 back and 100 free and placed second in the 50 free and 100 butterfly. Swabb won the 50 breast (39.16) and Drew Dunsmore was third in the men's 100 free (1:03.91).   

Georger finals in three events at Zones

Swimming for the Allegheny Mountain All-Star Team, Marie Georger finaled in the 50, 100 and 200 backstrokes and helped the AMS 200 medley relay to a seventh place.  She was 4th in the 50 backstroke (28.71), 6th in the 100 back (1:05.07) and seventh in the 200 back (2:13.24). She placed 9th in the 500 free with a 5:27.32. 

Ekstrom becomes state diving champion

Margo Ekstrom followed last season's runner-up performance in the Pennsylvania State Diving Championship with a win in her senior year, scoring 404.90, 1.15 points ahead of Chay Malvasio of Parkland. Ekstrom lead through most f the first round of 5 dives, then slipped to second and fourth before rallying in her last 3 dives. The four time District Ten Champion and D-10 record holder, trailed by 1.25 points entering her last dive. She scored 6's and 6.5's, just enough to claim the first individual champion in the state swimming and diving meet for McDowell's women since 1999. She ends her high school career as the third highest McDowell point scorer at states. 
     The team finished 13th with 55 points. 
     Rachel Rzymek hit best times in the both prelims and finals of the 100 breaststroke, placing eighth with a 1:05.87, the second fastest time in McDowell history. Lauren Myrick placed 11th in the 100 free with a personal best 53.27, The time places Myrick second on the McDowell All-Time list.
     Rzymek and Myrick were joined by Amanda Thompson and Jackie Rzymek to win the consolation final in the 200 medley relay and place ninth overall with a 1:50.63, a second faster than their preliminary time. 
     While not making finals, Kelsey Herbst made some McDowell history, breaking both the freshman and varsity records in the 500 free. Her 5:14.10 placed her 22nd and broke Ann Markley's 1999 mark of 5:14.30.
     Wesley Hansen broke his own freshmen records in the 200 IM (2:01.96) and 500 free (4:51.44). He was 22nd in the 500 and 25th in the IM. 

Georger delivers 5 more records, Swabb 1 at Age Group Championship

All but five of the 11-12 girls MIST team records have been broken this season, with MArie Georger accounting for most of the new marks. At the recent Age Group Championship at the University of Pittsburgh, she added five more including an amazing 2:13.23 in the 200 backstroke. She first lowered her own record in the event by one second, swimming to a 2:18.46 in preliminaries. Then racing for the win in finals, she slashed an incerdible 5 seconds off her morning swim to tie for first and just miss a USA sectional qualifying time. Consider that the MIST 13-14 girls record in the 200 back is just a hair faster at 2:13.16.
    Georger also won the 100 backstroke in 1:02.26, breaking Kelsey Ferrante's still fresh record of 1:02.88 set in January. Her win in the 50 back completed the trifecta, erasing Ferrante's mark of 29.18, with a 28.72. 
     Her other records came in the 200 and 500 frees, where she broke her own records. In the 200, Georger dropped two seconds to go 2:03.69 and place fourth. In the 500 she drops tie every time she swims it, with her latest effort placing third with a 5:24.50, 4 seconds under her previous best. 
    Georger did lose one record, however, when Emma Swabb reclaimed the mark in the 100 breaststroke. Swabb placed fifth with a 1:14.92, one half second under Georger's time of 1:15.40 from January. Swabb also placed 7th in the 200 breaststroke (2:46.14; 2:45.57 in prelims) and third in the 50 breast (34.30). 
    In the 13-14 age group, Colleen Sheldon finished 7th in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.20)and Kelsey Ferrante took a third in the 100 fly (1:03.21), and a fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:03.06). 

McDowell women win 11th straight District title

Quad winner Lauren Myrick, some veteran seniors and a battalion of high scoring freshmen guided McDowell to their 11th consecutive District Ten championship, by 293 points over runner-up Warren. 
     Myrick won the 100 fly and 100 free, in 59.10 and 53.57 respectively, and was on the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays. Joining her on the medley were Rachel Rzymek -- who won her third straight 100 breaststroke crown in 1:06.98 -- Amanda Thompson, and Jackie Rzymek. Thompson and Jackie Rzymek were also on the 400 free relay with Sarah Anderson. Anderson and Jackie Rzymek are freshmen, as is 500 freestyle winner Kelsey Herbst who broke the Penn State Behrend pool record in 5:16.44.
     The freshmen trend continued on the men's side with Wesley Hansen winning the 500 free in 4:54.99, breaking Adam Fish's freshman record of 4:56.33.  He also set a new freshman record in the 200 IM taking second in 2:02.02. That broke Adam Rudolph's 1994 time of 2:02.26. 

Ekstrom wins fourth straight district diving crown

Margo Ekstrom led a one-two-three McDowell sweep at the District Ten Diving Championship, making it four straight in her career. Teammate Kaitlin Karl repeated as runner-up, followed by freshman Stephanie Torok. 
     The top three at men's championship were the same as last year with Meadville's Jason Erdeljac winning with a new District Ten and Penn State Behrend pool record, and with McDowell's Brodie Moore and David Himes placing second and third.

McDowell women win 24th straight league title

The McDowell women's team won it's second straight Region 3 title and 24th straight league championship with it's 136 - 47 win over Villa Maria at the MIHS pool. The Trojans won all three relays including the 400 free relay which was lead off by Lauren Myrick's pool record 53.79. It lowered Halle Kiehlmier's 2001 record of 53.80. 
     Myrick also hit her best time in the 100 fly (58.78), joined by Lauren Gianoni's 200 IM (2:20.60), Laura Currie's 100 backstroke (1:07.78) and Aly Milloy's 500 free (5:20.01).
     The men's team lost to Cathedral Prep, who took down two McDowell pool records: the 200 free relay and Tommy VanVolkenburg's 200 free.
     The men's meet was punctuated by best times in the 200 free relay and best times by Jaime Ortiz and Matt Morschhauser in the 100 breaststroke; Tim Shapter in the 100 backstroke, Ian Manti in the 500 free, Robby Gausman in the 200 free, Sean Tharpe in the 50 free and Brandon Intrieri in the 100 fly.

Georger blasts 4 more records

Four new MIST records, seven personal best times and eight victories made the Fox Chapel Senior Qualifier a success for Marie Georger. The 12 year olds lowered her own team mark in the 500 free by another 3 seconds to go 5:28.47. Marie broke Kelsey Ferrante's 2005 mark of 1:05.94 in the 100 IM with a 1:05.89, and bettered two of Jessica Kocan's 2004 records: a 1:15.40 in the 100 breaststroke (old record: 1:15.56) and a 2:19.33 in the 200 back (old record: 2:27.68). 
     Marie also won the 50 fly (29.26), 100 fly (1:06.68), 50 back (29.65), and 100 back (1:04.65). 
     Colleen Harriger placed second in the senior 200 IM (2:20.28) and 11th in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.06). 

McDowell 1650 sees new records

Freshmen Kelsey Herbst and Wesley Hansen won the latest edition of the McDowell 1650, Feb. 10, with both setting new records. Herbst broke her own school and freshman record in the mile winning in 18:26.57. Those previous records were done at Cleveland State; this swim was done at McDowell so this time she broke Halle Kiehlmier's 2002 record. Her 500 and 100 splits were 5:34.83 and 11:10.93.
     Aly Milloy placed second in 18:54.89 and Meghan Milloy was third with 19:34.63.
     Wesley Hansen's time of 17:39.45 broke Ian Manti's 2005 freshman record (18:15.71) set at the University of Pittsburgh and broke Jason Walkow's 1996 pool record by 1 second (17:40.65). His 500 and 1000 splits were 5:15.68 and 10:34.67.
     This is the first of Jason Walkow's many records at McDowell to fall. Walkow set the record his senior year. The five time All-American swam at Boston College and is now the head swimming coach at Gannon University.
     Manti was second with apersonal best 17:57.58, and Keith Meehan was third (18:14.19). 
 
Myrick breaks 200 free record in Warren win

Lauren Myrick broke Kristen Swoyer's 1998 school record and her own pool record in the 200 free, going 1:56.34 and helping the Trojans to a 127- 56 win over Warren at the MIHS pool. The win kept McDowell perfect in Region 3 (8-0) and overall (11-0). The men's team stayed one meet behind Cathedral Prep at 7-1 in region 3 with a 107.5 - 65.5 win over the Dragons. 
     In the women's meet, Colleen Harriger recorded her best time in the 200 IM, tying Warren's Laura Price who beat Harriger the last time the two met in January. They both went 2:19.52. Rachel Robertson won the 100 free in a season best 58.22 touching out teammate Emily Troncone who also went a season best of 58.53. Lauren Gianoni's second in the 100 butterfly was a season best of 1:02.62.  Amanda Thompson, Stephanie Komorek and Alissa Meehan swept the 100 back, with Komorek and Mehan hitting best times (1:08.81 - 1:08.89). Margo Ekstrom won diving and Rachel Rzymek won the 100 breaststroke.
     Keith Meehan took the men's 200 free in a best time of 1:51.76. Later he swam a best time of 5:07.38 in the 500 free, taking second to teammate Wesley Hansen. Ian Manti placed third in a personal best of 5:11.79. Brandon Intrieri got his best time in winning the 100 freestyle (51.94). Wesley Hansen won the 200 IM to go with his 500 free win. Ricardo Ortiz won the 100 breaststroke and Brodie Moore won the 1 meter diving. 
     Taking second, Robby Gausman hit a best time and qualified for Districts in the 100 breast (1:11.93). Freshman Drew Dunsmore made his first district cut time, going 2:04.25 in the 200 free (fifth). 

Women place second at Westminster Relays
 
McDowell and Bethel Park traded the lead during the last 4 relays of the Westminster Relay Meet, but the Hawks won the last event to claim the title, while the Trojans settled for the runner-up trophy. McDowell won the 300 breaststroke relay (Rachel Rzymek, KC Edmundson, Colleen Sheldon), the 4 x 25 free relay (Stephanie Komorek, Emily Troncone, Colleen Harriger, Amanda Thompson), the 200 medley relay (Thompson, Ryzmek, Lauren Myrick, Jackie Rzymek), and the 4 x 100 IM relay (Harriger, Rachel Rzymek, Lauren Gianoni, Myrick). The medley relay's 1:51.43 broke the Westminster pool record of 1:51.67 which the Trojans already owned from 2004. 
     McDowell placed second in the 300 backstroke relay, 300 butterfly relay, and the 3 x 200 free relay. The men's team placed 5th among eight teams. North Allegheny won the men's title.

Freshmen break relay record;
both men and women beat Bulldogs

The McDowell Men beat Meadville 124-59, highlighted by a freshmen record in the 400 free relay. Drew Dunsmore, Brandon Intrieri, Kyle Lazenby and Wesley Hansen destroyed the 2001 mark set by Brady Sieber, Darren Elias, Michael Smith, and Adam Fish by 7 seconds (3:31.81 - 3:38.57. The splits were: 57.17 - 52.31 - 52.12 - 50.21. Drew Dunsmore and Brandon Intrieri had individual personal best times also: Dunsmore went 2:05.54 in the 200 free and Intrieri dropped two seconds in the 100 butterfly (57.81). Kyle Lazenby hit his best 100 fly time with a 1:01.13. Brian Schmalzried made a District cut in the 50 free (25.46), and Corey Pentz lowered his personal best in the 100 backstroke to 1:01.99. Sean Tharpe had bests in the 50 back and 100 free (27.03 - 51.94), and Keith Meehan led off a 400 free relay in best time of 51.88.
     The women stayed unbeaten beating Meadville 120-61. Several swimmers hit season best times including Aly Milloy's 100, 200 and 500 frees (57. 40 - 2:01.81 - 5:21.22), Amanda Thompson's 100 backstroke (1:02.96), Lauren Myrick's 200 IM (2:14.72), and Jackie Rzymek's 100 free (56.66). The 200 medley relay team of Thompson, Rachel Rzymek, Myrick, and Jackie Rzymek hit their best time so far this season with a 1:52.79.

Rzymek breaks Butler pool record as Trojans win

McDowell's women's team beat Butler 126-60 as Rachel Rzymek went 1:08.61 in the 100 breaststroke breaking the pool record set in 2002 by Seneca Valley's Kristen Bezier (1:08.8). Rzymek also won the 50 free and was on the winning 200 medley and 200 free relays to be a quad winner. Lauren Myrick (200 IM, 100 fly, 2 relays) and Jackie Rzymek (100 free, three relays) were the other quad winners. 
     Freshmen Wesley Hansen (200 IM, 100 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay) and Brandon Intrieri (100 fly, 3 relays) each won four events to help the men's team beat Butler 113-73. Sean Tharpe won the 50 free and was on the winning 200 medley and 200 free relays. 

Women beat Villa; men lose to Prep

Behind four wins each by Rachel Rzymek and Lauren Myrick, McDowell beat Region 3 rival Villa Maria 127-43, while Cathedral Prep beat McDowell 117-53. Rzymek won the 50 free in a season best 25.00 and the 100 breast (1:08.74). Myrick won the 200 IM and 100 free both in season best times (2:16.61 - 53.91). 
      Aly Milloy, Kelsey Herbst and Meghan Milloy went 1-2-3 in both the 200 and 500 frees and Amanda Thompson and Emily Chereson went 1-2 in the 100 back. Lauren Gianoni and Jackie Rzymek took the top two spots in the 100 fly and Colleen Sheldon and Colleen Harriger completed 1-2-3 sweeps in the 100 breaststroke. McDowell won all three relays.
     Keith Meehan was the Trojan's sole winner in the men's meet, taking the 200 free in 1:54.23, but Wes Hansen took two big second places to Prep star Tommy VanVolkenburg. Hansen hit personal best times in the 200 IM (2:03.77) and 500 free (4:58.78). The 500 time is just 2 seconds off Adam Fish's freshman record.
     McDowell returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Butler in a rescheduled contest.

Men and Women stay unbeaten in Region Three action

The McDowell women's team beat Meadville 125-58 at the Meadville Rec Complex, and the men's team won 114-66 as both teams moved to 4-0 in league competition. McDowell won all three relays in the women's meet. Amanda Thompson, RAchel Rzymek, Lauren Gianoni and Jackie Rzymek won the 200 medley relay; LAuren Myyrick, Sarah Anderson, and both Rzymek won the 200 free relay; and Anderson, Aly Milloy, Thompson, and Myrick won the 400 free relay. 
     Myrick won the 200 and 100 frees, Gianoni won the 100 butterfly, Kelsey Herbst won the 500 free and Margo Ekstrom won the 1 meter diving.
     Brandon Intrieri and Wesley Hansen were quad winners on the men's side. Intrieri won the 200 free and 100 butterfly, both in personal best times; Hansen won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Robby Gausman won the 500 free and joined Intrieri, Kyle Lazenby and Sean Tharpe on the winning 200 free relay. Intrieri, Keith Meehan, Lazenby and Hansen also took the 400 free relay.
     The two wins gave coach David Schultz his 399th and 400th career dual meet wins. Schultz's men's record stands at 229-24-1 in his 20th year as head coach while his women's record in his 18th season stands at 171-39-1. The total is 400-63-2.

Ekstrom breaks pool record in diving win

Margo Ekstrom won the McDowell Diving Invitational Dec. 10 and broke her own pool record for 11 dives. Her 447.45 easily outdistanced Harborcreek's Amanda Carpin (351.35) and teammate Kaitlyn Karl (325.15). Harborcreek's David Cherry won the men's portion of the competition with an 11 dive total of 392.75. McDowell's Brodie Moore and David Himes were second and third with 347.95 and 340.85 respectively.

Seven new MIST records set at Cleveland State

Kelsey Ferrante, Marie Georger and Kelsey Herbst broke seven team records at the Braun Meet at Cleveland State, helping the MIST women''s team to an eighth place finish.
     Ferrante won the 50 back, 100 back, 50 fly, and 100 fly, setting new MIST records of 28.05 in the 50 fly and 1:05.14 in the 100 back. She also set a new team mark in the 100 IM (1:06.30), taking third. She placed second in the 11-12 girls high point race.
     In sixth place for most points in the same age group, Marie Georger set two new MIST records: a 2:05.51 for fourth in the 200 free and a 29.96 in the prelims of the 50 back. Georger teamed with Ferrante, Emma Swabb and Jenny Karsh to place second in the 200 medley relay. Swabb also took a pair of fourths in the 50 and 100 breaststrokes.
     The other two records happen in the same vent: Kelsey Herbst 1650 free. She smashed the old mark in the mile with a 18:35.48 and established a new MIST standard in the 1000 with her split of 11:19.48. 
     Wesley Hansen had personal bests in the 100 breast (1:04.98 - 8th), 200 breast (2:28.16), 200 IM (2:05.11), 400 IM (4:31.17), 100 free (50.66), and 200 free (1:50.55).Brandon Intrieri and Kyle Lazenby each had best times in the 100 fly with tying 1:03.09's.  Intrieri's 54.59 and Lazenby's 53.64 in the 100 free were also personal bests.
     Lauren Myrick was 5th in the 100 butterfly with a season best 59.54, Rachel Rzymek was 9th in the 200 breast (2:35.15) and recorded a season best 1:08.59 in the 100 breast was disqualified for a false start. Colleen Sheldon was 8th in the 13-14 100 breast (1:14.31). JAckie Rzymek had best times in the 50 free (25.95), 100 free (57.09), 100 breast (1:16.11), and 200 IM (2:22.22).

MIST 11-12 Girls rock Age Group Open

Kelsey Ferrante won 5 events, Marie Georger won 4, Emma Swabb won 1 and all three won two relays with Jennie Karsh at the North Allegheny Age Group Open. Ferrante won the 50 and 100 flies (29.05-1:05.16), the 50 and 100 frees (27.15 - 58.06), and the 200 IM (2:26.20). 
    Georger was second to Ferrante in the 100 free with a personal best 59.53, and won the 200 free in anew MIST record of 2:08.27. She won the 50 and 100 backs (30.36 - 1:06.19), and the 100 IM (1:08.49). She made the 100 fly another 1-2 MIST event, placing second with a PR 1:05.98. 
    Swabb won the 100 breaststroke (1:17.18) and was second in the 50 breast (35.09). Karsh had best times in the 100 and 20 frees (1:08.51 - 2:29.54). The four girls won the 200 medley and 200 free relays (2:07.84 - 1:56.05).
    In the 13-14 age group, Colleen Sheldon won the 100 breast with a PR 1:12.52, and placed second in the 100 back (1:10.01) and 200 IM (2:20.98). Reed Karsh was third in the 10 and under 50 breast (52.27), and fourth in the 100 free (1:28.77).

Trojans take second at state championship

McDowell won all three games in its bracket -- including a dramatic come-from-behind victory against Souderton -- en route to a runner-up finish at the state championship tournament. It was the second highest finish in McDowell girls water polo history, behind only last year's title win.
    McDowell lost to Wilson in the final 8-4, a game in which the Trojans trailed throughout. Wilson scored once in the 1st period and once in the second and held McDowell scoreless. Down 4-0 midway in the third, McDowell scored 3 straight goals to trail by one in the beginning of the fourth. Three quick Bulldog goals left the McDowell down 7-4 during most of the 4th. McDowell couldn't find the cage again and Wilson scored late in the game to ice the win, and it's first state championship since 2001. Wilson was runner up for three straight years before this year.
    
Women's polo team places 2nd at Beast

Defending Beast of the East champions McDowell won 5 games en route to the finals but fell to Wilson High School 11-5. McDowell stands at 7-2.
     The Trojans opened with a 13-1 win over Wissahickon with 8 players scoring goals, lead by Rachel Rzymek's 4 goals. Lauren Myrick's 4 goals and Aly Milloy's 3 sparked a 9-4 victory over North Penn. In McDowell's 11-6 win over Governor Mifflin Myrick had 4 goals and Amanda Thompson 3.  Eleven Trojans scored in McDowell's 16-5 win over Germantown Academy. 
     The Trojans avenged their first loss of the season beating Souderton 10-8. Emily Chereson and Myrick each scored 3. 
     The men's team lost to WIlson High School 18-10, and Calvert Hall 8-3, before beating Penn Charter 11-7. Sean Tharpe and Derek Sieber lead the team in that last game with 4 and three goals respectively. Sieber scored twice versus CAlvert Hall and Tharpe scored four times against Wilson.

McDowell women go 2-1 at CV; Men lose 4

The Defending State Champion McDowell women's water polo team lost their opening game 8-7 to Souderton but rebounded to beat North Penn 7-6 and Cumberland Valley 7-5 at Cumberland Valley's Screaming Eagle Tournament. 
     Paula Fragoso lead all Trojan scorers with 8, followed by Lauren Myrick with 5 and Rachel Rzymek with 3. Kelsey Watkins and Meghan Milloy shared net duties, each recording 9 saves.
     Over at McDowell, the Men's team hosted their 18th straight McDowell Cup and showed the signs of a young team learning how to play together. They dropped all four games including a 9-8 overtime loss to Ohio power St. Francis. The Trojans also lost to defending Ohio state champ Thomas Worthington 11-4, Eastern power and defending Cup champion Greenwich 18-1 and to Kilbourne 14-5. Derek Sieber scored 8 goals and Sean Tharpe 6 over the two day event. Joh  Deibel blocked 22 shots manning the cage for 75% of the time, while Aaron Nelson had 11 saves the other 25%.

Five Trojans earn Academic All-American

Four swimmers and water polo players on the women's teams and one swimmer/polo player from the men's teams have earned Academic All-American honors from the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association. 
     Ashley McLellan, Tenley Marsteller, Kelly Martin, Alicia Sutton and Justin Slick earned the awards, which are given to high school seniors who letter in swimming or water polo for at least two years and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or higher over their first seven semesters. 
     All five were multiple letter winners on both the water polo and swimming teams. McLellan was a three sport athlete, also lettering in softball. 
 
Four more All-Americans for McDowell Water Polo

Three members of McDowell's women's state championship team and one member of the men's team were selected to the All-American Water Polo team by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association.
     Lorraine Negron was selected to the first team,  McDowell's only women's player to make the top squad and the first McDowell goalie to get All-American. She was a fourth team selection last year. 
     Katelyn Hansen was picked for the second team and Alicia Sutton was chosen for the third team, making the most players from the women's team to get All-American in one year.  
     Rich DiLoreto was named to the third team, becoming the 12th Trojan male player to get the honor since 1990 and only the second McDowell goalie on the men's side.

Women 8th, men 19th, 9 All-Americans at state meet

Margo Ekstrom, Tenley Marsteller, Rachel Rzymek and two relays finaled for the McDowell women's team, leading the Trojans to an 8th place finish at the PIAA State Championship. The men placed 19th with two relays and Justin Slick scoring. 
     Margo Ekstrom placed second in the diving competition, improving on her fifth place finish last year. Tenley Marsteller made finals in the 100 backstroke for the third straight year, placing 7th with a 58.57. Rachel Rzymek dropped more than two seconds from her winning district time to place fifth in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:06.65.
     The 200 medley relay of Marsteller, Rzymek, Lauren Myrick and Lorraine Negron placed 5th in 1:48.68, just off the school record of 1:48.5 but an automatic All-American time.The 200 free relay of Rzymek, Negron, Alicia Sutton and Myrick was 8th with 1:39.87 after going another All-American time of 1:39.36 in prelims.
     Justin Slick won the consolation finals in the 100 breaststroke as did the 200 free relay of Slick, Sean Tharpe, Andrew Gorniak, and Rich DiLoreto. The 200 medley relay od Keith Meehan, Slick, DiLoreto and Gorniak was 11th.

McDowell women win tenth straight District title

Winning all but one event and placing four in the top 6 of nearly every event, McDowell won it's tenth straight District Ten Championship over runner-up Warren 660-405. Tenley Marsteller, Rachel Rzymek, Lauren Myrick and Lorraine Negron started the meet by tying McDowell's 2002 meet and Behrend pool record with a 1:49.40. Myrick won the 100 fly and 100 free, Marsteller successfully defended her 2004 titles in the 200 IM and 100 back, Rzymek won the 100 breast, Alicia Sutton won her fourth straight 200 free title, and Aly Milloy won the 500 free. Rzymek, Negron, Sutton and Myrick won the 200 free relay, and Negron, Marsteller, Milloy and Sutton won the 400 free relay. Amanda Thompson's third place time of 1:01.64 also qualified for the state championship.
     On the boys side, Justin Slick defended his 100 breast crown by breaking his own pool record (58.79) which just missed McDowell's Joe Rudler's 1996 ,mark by 7 one hundredths (58.72). It was the 3rd straight year that Slick has won the 100 breaststroke and the 12th straight year that a McDowell swimmer has won the event.
     The Trojan 200 medley and 200 free relays finished second but will make states with fast times (1:38.42 - 1:28.34). The medley was Keith Meehan, Slick, Rich DiLoreto and Andrew Gorniak. The 200 free relay was Slick, Sean Tharpe, Gorniak and DiLoeto. Slick will also make states with his second place in the 200 IM (2:00.07) as will DiLoreto for his second in the 50 free (21.88).

Ekstrom wins third district diving title with two new records

Margo Ekstrom broke her own District Ten and Penn-State Behrend pool records winning her third straight D-10 championship with 473.35 points. McDowell divers scored 36 points thanks to Freshman Kaitlin Karl taking third with a personal best 338.40.
     Meadville's Kaylee Riggs was second with 378.70. Meadville's two divers scored 31 points and Warren scored 28.
     A Meadville sophomore, Jason Erdlejac won the men's meet followed by all four McDowell divers. Erdlejac also broke the Behrend pool record with 459.85, ahead of last year's champ, Brodie Moore (340.55). A fail dive hurt Moore's chance of repeating. Mike Conway (333.70), David Himes (330.40) and Tony Miles (272.65) rounded out the top five, scoring 62 points for the Trojans. Warren's 6th and 7th netted the Dragons 25 points with Meadville at 20 points.

McDowell women undefeated for 3rd straight year

The McDowell women's team wrapped up their third straight undefeated season and their 23rd straight league championship by beating Villa Maria 125-45. After winning 22 Metro League titles, this was the Trojan's first Region 3 crown. Tenley Marsteller and Alicia Sutton won four events, Lauren Myrick, Rachel Rzymek and Lorraine Negron won three, and Aly Milloy won two. 
     On the Men's side, Justin Slick and Rich DiLoreto each won two individual events as the Trojans lost to Cathedral Prep 100-68.

Milloys break 500 m. record in win over Warren

When Aly Milloy hit the touchpad in the 500 free at the Warren YMCA's short course meter pool in 5:57.57, she was the first person to break Deana DelPorto's 1997 school record. Twelve and a half seconds later, her sister became the second. Freshman Meghan Milloy finished second with a 6:09.92, also breaking DelPorto's 6:13.46.
     The McDowell women's team beat the Dragons 120-60, while the men's team beat Warren 102-84. Tenley Marsteller, KC Edmundson, Amanda Thompson, Lauren Myrick and Alicia Sutton each won individual events, and the Trojans won all three relays. The 200 free relay of Rachel Rzymek, Lorraine Negron, Sutton and Myrick broke the meter record which those same four set last year at Titusville High School. They broke last season's 1:53.21 with a 1:52.33.
      Justin Slick and Rich DiLoreto won four events, Andrew Gorniak won three, Sean Tharpe won two, and Brodie Moore won the diving with a season high 231.05 points.

Ian Manti breaks freshman 1650 record

Ian Manti broke Mike Esper's 1995 freshman record in the 1650 freestyle, racing to a 18:34.81. The old record was 18:46.16. It was the second time the Trojans have contested the event in a weekend intrasquad meet this season. One month earlier, Manti swam an 18:54.40. 
     Sophomore Keith Meehan won the men's event for the second time this season, going 18:29.89. Sophomore Aly Milloy repeated as the women's champion with a 19:07.61, a little slower than her 18:59.83 she did last month. The top freshman girl for the second straight time was Megahn Milloy who swam a 19:19.48, just off the 19:15.95 she did before.
     Trojan assistant coach Mike Esper followed the splits and cheered on Ian as the freshman beat his 10 year old record. 

 Myrick makes the record board all McDowell

Lauren Myrick erased the only remaining pool record held by a non-McDowell swimmer when she won the 200 free style versus East High in 1:57.50. The previous mark was 1:57.56 set by Meadville's Liz Barba three years ago. Every women's pool record is now held by McDowell, for the first time in school history.
     The season began with two pool records held by non Trojans. Last week, Myrick was part of the 200 medley relay team

Trojans break three pool records vs. Villa/Prep

McDowell swimmers and divers broke three McDowell Natatorium records as the women's team beat Villa Maria 131-49 and the men lost to Cathedral Prep 114-69. The McDowell women's 200 medley relay team of Tenley Marsteller (28.04), Rachel Rzymek (29.98), Lauren Myrick (27.41) and Lorraine Negron (25.43) went 1:50.44 to break Bethel Park's 1999 time of 1:50.61. 
     Margo Ekstrom smashed her pool record for 6 dives scoring 277.20 points. The old record was 254.00. It was the third time this season she has reset her pool standard.
     Justin Slick broke Joe Rudler's 1996 pool mark of 59.66 in the 100 breaststroke with a personal best of 59.27 (27.84-31.43). The time places him 4th on the All-Time McDowell list. Slick also won the 200 IM (2:00.42), beating defending District Ten champ, Billy Bauman.
     Rich DiLoreto won the 50 free (22.00) and 100 butterfly (53.70). Those times place him 7th and 8th on the All-Time McDowell list. 
     The other winner on the men's side was diver Mike Conway (201.60).
     For the women, Alicia SUtton won the 200 free (2:00.73), Colleen Harriger won the 200 IM in a personal best (2:21.03), Rachel Rzymek won the 50 free (25.10) and 100 breaststroke (1:09.16 -PR), Lauren Myrick won the 100 fly (1:00.02), Lorraine Negron won the 100 free (56.31), freshman Meghan Milloy wo the 500 free in a personal best (5:35.48), and Tenley Marsteller won the 100 backstroke (59.53).    

Kelsey Herbst breaks 1000 free MIST record

Kelsey Herbst broke the first MIST team record in the new year by going 11:54.41 in the 100 free in the 13-14 age group at the Chartiers Valley Age Group Open meet. 

Swabb, Kocan break records at Christmas Meet

Emma Swabb won both 10 and under breaststroke events at last month's Christmas Meet at the University of Pittsburgh, both in new MIST record times.. She broke her own record in the 50 breast (37.26) and lowered Kayla Smith's 2000 standard in the 100 by over three seconds (1:20.96.
     Jessica Kocan broke three of her own team records in the 11-12 age group: 200 back (2:27.68), 100 breast (1:15.56) and 200 breast (2:43.89).

McDowell men and women beat Meadville

The men's and women's teams at McDowell stayed unbeaten in Region Three action by beating Meadville at home before Christmas. The men won 108 - 77 and the women won 128 - 57. Margo Ekstrom beat her pool recodr in diving for the second time this young season, going 254.95.
     The women were fresh off dual wins over Mt. Lebanon and Seneca Valley at the University of Pittsburgh the day before. The men beat Seneca Valley but fell to Mt. Lebanon for the first time in school history.

Georger, Kocan, Swabb break more records as MIST takes 11th at Cleveland State meet

Even a disqualification in one event couldn't keep Marie Georger from winning the high point trophy in the 9-10 age group at the Braun Meet at Cleveland State University. Georger won 6 events -- 5 in MIST record time -- and placed 5th in her 7th event to capture the high point award with 134 points, 10 more than the nearest competitor.
     She set new records in the 50 free (28.82), 100 free (1:01.77), 50 butterfly (31.93), 50 backstroke (32.94) and 100 IM (1:11.98). 
     In the same age group, Emma Swabb won the 50 breaststroke in a new team record of 37.93. Jessica Kocan set new MIST marks in the 11-12 100 and 200 breaststrokes (1:15.74 - 2:44.09). 
     Joseph Glowacki was second in the 13-14 100 fly (57.31) and had a best time in the 100 free (52.99) and 200 IM (2:10.72). Wes Hansen had best times in the 400 IM (4:46.72), 500 free (5:19.90), 200 breast (2:28.72) and 200 IM (2:12.93).
     In the 11-12 age group Kelsey Herbst swam personal bests in the 50 back (32.65), 100 back (1:10.04), 100 IM (1:11.81)and 500 free (5:42.24). Laura VanVolkenburg swam a best 1:10.20 in the 13-14 100 back and a best 1:19.93 in the 100 breast. 
     In the senior group, Justin Slick was third in the 200 breast (PR 2:11.18), Tenley Marsteller was third in the 100 back (1:00.49), Rich DiLOreto was 4th in the 50 free (22.45), Rachel Rzymek was 4th in the 50 free (25.19), and Lauren Myrick was 4th in the 100 fly (1:00.66). 
     MIST placed 11th out of over 50 teams.

Women's team, DiLoreto honored as 2004 MVP's

The entire McDowell Women's Water Polo Team, the 2004 state champion,  was honored as MVP's at the annual team banquet. On the men's side, veteran goalie Rich DiLoreto was named team MVP.
     The William J. Welsh Founders Award was awarded to Justin Slick and the Jenny Kuzma Award went to Ashley McLellan. Both awards are given for to the players who are role models and place team goals above individual concerns.
     The Donald Locke Memorials, given to the players who "come from nowhere" to contribute more during the season than others would have expected before the season began were awarded to Amanda Thompson, Emily Chereson, Brian Schmalzried, and Ryan Lechner.
     Rookie of the Year honors went to goalie John Deibel and left-hander Colleen Harriger.

McDowell places sixth at states, North Penn wins

McDowell lost to top seed North Penn and #4 Wilson before beating Wyoming Valley West at the Men's Pennsylvania State Water Polo Championships at Cumberland Valley High School. Derek Sieber scored three goals and Sean Tharpe and Andrew Gorniak scored twice in a 12-7 loss to the North Penn Knights. Against Wilson, the Trojans trailed 4-3 after one period, but Wilson pulled away in the second  and won 14-6. Sieber scored twice while Rich DiLoreto, Justin Slick, Ryan Lechner and Keith Meehan added single goals.
     Sieber lead McDowell with four goals in the Trojans' 12-7 win over Wyoming Valley West, which advanced the team into the fifth place game. Slick and Gorniak each had two goals and Lechner, and Tharpe each had one. 
     The the fifth place game, Cathedral Prep beat McDowell 13-2 as only Sieber could score. 
     North Penn beat Governor Mifflin to win it's second state title. Souderton beat Wilson for third.
     Rich DiLoreto finished the season as McDowell's leading shot blocker in goal with 469 career saves and earned first team All-State honors. Derek Sieber was named to the state's second team and Andrew Gorniak made the third team. Sieber has the record for most field saves in a season (13) and his 69 goals this year is the 8th most in a season by a McDowell player.  Justin's Slick won 13 sprints this tournament bring his season total to 75, a new single season record. His 82 career sprints are 4th on the all-time list. 

McDowell wins Pennsylvania State Water Polo Championship

McDowell won it's first women's water polo state championship Saturday (Oct. 30) defeating Wilson High School 6-3 at Cumberland Valley High School. McDowell trailed after the first quarter for the first time all season, when Wilson scored two goals and held the Trojan's scoreless. The Trojans scored 3 goals in the second and held the Bulldogs without a goal the next two periods, to lead 3-2 at the half and 5-2 with one quarter to go.  McDowell's surprise off the bench Amanda Thompson scored one of her three goals at the end of the period when her shot from the right flat hit the lower left corner of the cage as time expired. That goal ignited the Trojans who seemed destined to win their first state title.
     A Wilson fast break that might have led to a goal was foiled by goalie Lorraine Negron's foul, yet that drew a penalty shot which Bulldog Megan Sculley scored. Thompson scored a fourth quarter lob from half pool which just grazed off the tops of the Wilson goalie's fingers and McDowell's vaunted defense hung in from there to ice it at 6-3. 
     Alicia Sutton, Katelyn Hansen and Lauren Myrick each got single goals for McDowell. Great passing and teamwork abounded as Myrick made two assists and Aly Milloy, Hansen, Tenley Marsteller and Negron made one assist.
     The Trojan's stifling, switching defense paid dividends again, as it has all season, preventing Wilson from getting all but a few decent shots on goal. Of the sevenx good shots the Bulldogs got off, three were in man up situations and Negron blocked two of those. One was the penalty shot, and only three were off even up front court plays. One of those three was blocked in the field by Hansen, who seemed to be everywhere.
     McDowell lead in time of possession, helped by Lauren Myrick winning three of the four sprints that start each period. McDowell season leader in steals, Marsteller, got two more, and Hansen, Emily Chereson, Myrcik, Sutton and Negron each got one. 
     Sutton and Marsteller each drew two ejections off the bulldogs. Ashley McLellan and Emily Chereson played incredible individual and team defense, almost completely stiffling Wilson's drives.
     To get to the championship game McDowell first cruised past North Allegheny 12-0. Two meter dynamo Hansen scored four and Myrcik and Sutton added two more. Milloy, Kelly Martin, Rachel Rzymek, and Emily Anderson each scored once. 
     McDowell next beat Wyoming Valley West13-6 with Sutton and Myrick each scoring three, Milloy, McLellan and Hansen two, and Thompson one. 
     IN the most physical game of the the season, North Penn grabbed, bumped and thrashed the Trojan's for three periods in a brilliant strategy by two time coach of the year Bill Bartle to take away McDowell's counter-attack. McDowell struggle along with a slower offense leading 2-0 after the first, 2-1 after the second, and 3-1 after the third. Superior conditioning paid off in the final period though, as the Trojans won 5-2 and advanced to their first even state final. McDowell's highest finish previously was a third place in in 1999. 
     Alicia Sutton, Katelyn Hansen and Lorraine Negron were named First Team All-State. Tenley MArsteller earned second team honors and Ashley McLellan was picked to the third team. Five is the most All-State selections the Trojan women have ever received in a season.
 

Fish, Marsteller, Slick, 5 Trojan relays make All-American

The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association has released the 2004 All-American list with six McDowell men and five McDowell women listed in multiple events. Adam Fish earned three more AA honors in the 200 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay. 
     Justin Slick made All-American in the 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay. Darren Elias added two more relay All-American awards to his previous three due to his anchoring the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay. Zach Dusckas made AA on the medley and 400 free relay, and Rich DiLoreto made AA on both free relays.
    On the women's side  Tenley Marsteller earned AA honors for the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay. The other members of the medley were Rachel Rzymek, Lauren Myrick and Lorraine Negron. The 200 free relays All-Americans are Rzymek, Alicia Sutton, Myrick and Negron. 

 Sieber, Elias, Negron named water polo All-Americans

McDowell Junior goalie Lorraine Negron has been named 4th team All-American in water polo by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA), the third lady Trojan to earn the honor, and the first since Ann Markley in the 2000-2001 season.
     On the men's side, Brady Sieber was named to the 4th team and Darren Elias was picked to the 5th team. They are the 10th and 11th Trojans to earn polo All-Americans.
     All three were First Team All-State and lead their squads to league championships and state qualifying berths. Negron is already McDowell's career leader in goalie saves, recording 427 in three seasons. This past season, she had 143 blocked shots for a 68.0% save percentage. She also lead the team in assists with 23, and recorded 14 steals. The is #1 and #2 in most single season goalie saves.
     Sieber and Elias lead McDowell to a runner-up finish as states. Elias lead the team in goals (85) for second on the Trojan single season chart. Sieber was second in team goals(45) and also recorded 30 assists, 60 steals and 24 Kick-outs-drawn (K-O-D). He had 99 career goals and 58 career K-O-D. He has been a starter for three seasons and a captain for two. 
     Elias also started for three years with the last two a captain. He had 26 assists, 51 steals, and 25 K-O-D's and he broke the single season sprints won category with 54. He finished his career with 135 goals (seventh all-time) and 103 sprints. 

Five McDowell seniors earn Academic All-American

Earning better than a 3.75 grade point average over their first seven semesters while lettering for four years, five McDowell swimmers have earned Academic All-American honors this year. Valerie Adams, Kathryn Currie, Lauren Shuttleworth, Adam Fish, and Brady Sieber earned the recognition by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association. 
     This is the most McDowell swimmers or divers honored in one year. All five are four year letter winners in swimming, as well as being letter winners in water polo.
     Both Adams and Currie previously received  Millcreek Township School District Hall of Flame Awards: Adams in athletics and Currie in community service. 

Marsteller, Fish, Slick, Ekstrom final at PIAA states,
several other Trojans make All-American

Tenley Marsteller placed third in the 100 backstroke at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships for the second straight year swimming 58.34 in finals. It was her best time and keeps her second on the All-Time McDowell list for the event.
     Adam Fish placed 4th in the 200 free with a 1:44.27 after swimming an All-American and personal best 1:43.36 which places him second on the All-Time McDowell list. Fish also placed 12th in the 500 free with a 4:51.04 after breaking his own school record in prelims with a 4:46.06. 
     The women's team placed 10th wirh 42 points. The men scored 52 points for 8th.
     Justin Slick was fifth in the 100 breaststroke with a 59.33 which placed him 4th on the All-Time list. Margo Ekstrom placed fifth in the 1 meter diving after being in third place going into her last dive. It was the highest finish for a McDowell diver at states in 16 years. Darren Elias justed missed making finals by 2 one hundredths of a second with a 21.70, then placed 11th with a 22.21. 
     The women's 200 medley relay (Marsteller, Rachel Rzymek, Lauren Myrick and Lorraine Negron) placed 5th with an All-American time of 1:49.85. The men's 200 medley (Brady Sieber, Slick, Zach Dusckas, Elias) swam a 1:36.98 which would have placed them 5th but were disqualified on a relay exchange. Their 1:37.18 in prelims still made All-American. Had the relay not deeked, McDowell would have scored another 20 points which would have placed the team 6th.
     The men's 200 free relay (Slick, Rich DiLoreto, Fish, Elias) won the consolation finals for 7th with an All-American time of 1:27.65.  The 400 free relay relay (Sieber, Dusckas, DiLoreto, Fish) also won the consolation finals for 7th for another All-American time of 3:14.52.               

McDowell women win 9th consecutive District crown

McDowell qualified 7 athletes to states, won 7 of the nine individual events and 2 of the three relays, and scored the second most points ever scored by a women's team to win the 2004 District Ten Champinship. The Trojans had both quality and depth to beatWarren and Meadville 470-336-194 to win their ninth straight title and 11th overall.
     Tenley Marsteller won 4 events: she won her third straight 100 back title, claimed her initial district 200 IM race, and added wins in the 200 medley and 400 free relays. Alicia Sutton, won three events and qualified in a fourth with her second on the 200 free relay. Sutton doubled the 200-500 frees for the second year in a row. Lauren Myrick won the 100 fly and Lauren Shuttleworth won the 100 breaststroke. Shuttleworth was also on the 400 free relay and Myrick was on the 200 medley and 200 free relays.  She was part of a 1-2-3 Trojan sweep of the 200 free taking second while Aly Milloy placed third.
     The other swimmers on the medley relay were Lorraine Negron and Rachel Rzymek, who just missed qualifying in the 50 free when she took third with a personal best 24.96 (qualifying: 24.90). She also placed second in the 100 breast. Negron was also on the other two relays and placed second in the 100 free. 
     Rzymek was the fourth swimmer on the 200 free relay. 
     The 100 butterfly was another example of Trojan dominance as Katelyn HAnsen and Val Adams placed 3rd and 4th. In the 500 free McDowell swimmers went 1-2-4-5 with Aly Milloy, Laura Currie and Emily Chereson following Sutton. McDOwell got another 4 on the podium in the 100 back with Myrick taking second and Amanda Thompson and Val Adams going 5th and 6th. After Shuttleworth's and Rzymek's one-two in the 100 breaststroke, K.C. Edmundson and Emily Anderson placed 5th and 6th. 
     For times, splits, places and points go to Women's Swim > Results > Meet Results.

McDowell women win 22 straight (and last) Metro League crown

In the last Metro league championship before the creation of new section titles next year, McDowell beat Villa Maria 121-49 at East High School.

McDowell takes runner-up in state championship;
6 players earn All-State

McDowell went undefeated in its bracket at the state water polo tournament, advancing to the championship game for the third time, before falling to number one seed Souderton. The Trojans opened the tournament at Cumberland Valley's new all deep pool, beating Governor Mifflin 7-6.  McDowell lead by one after each quarter, finaly handling a tough Mustang squad. Zach Dusckas scored three times, Brady Sieber twice and Darren Elias and Mike Smith once each.
     McDowell got off to an early 3-1 lead over North Penn, who tied it at 4 at halftime. The Trojans trailed 4-5 after three before rallying to a 6-6 score at the end of regulation. The score was tied at 7 after the first 3 minute overtime. McDowell scored the only goals in the second overtime period to win 9-7.Elias, Dusckas and Smith each scored three goals.
      McDowell was tied 2-2 with the number three seeded Cumberland Valley Eagles after the first period, before pulling away 5-3 and 7-5 after the next two periods. The Trojans won 11-7 to set up a championship rematch with the Souderton Big Red, which had beat McDowell twice before this season, and last year in the Third Place game at states. Elias hit the CV net 5 times, Brady Sieber 4 times, and Adam Fish twice. 
    Souderton got up early on the Trojans 3-1 after the first and 8-3 at half behind state MVP Chris Hemmerle. McDowell pulled to within 6-10 after three but could not close the gap, losing 8-13. Fish had three goals, Elias two, and Dusckas, Smith and Andrew Gorniak one each.
     Elias and Sieber were named to the All-State First Team. Smith and Dusckas were second team picks, Fish was third team and goalie Rich DiLoreto, who recorded 49 saves, was chosen honorable mention.