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Swimmers and Divers capture third consecutive AMCC title
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team won the 400, 200. and 800
freestyle relay with times of
3:19.07. 1:29.28, and 7:20,88
respectively. The team also won
the 400 yard medley relay.
Dombrosky believes that the
men's swimming and diving team
kept improving throughout the
season.
The men's swimm in and di -
ing has continued to impress me
throughout the season, - said
Domhroskv
At evell, meet
there was constant improvement
Club hockey team makes Behrend history
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second round playoff games
In the first round, Penn State
defeated SUNY Fredonia in a
close and exciting game 4-3 on
Saturday. Feb. 21. Two goals
were scored by forward Josh
Horvath. Forward Nick Winarski
and forward Jordan Shelleby added
one goal each
Going into the game, Behrend
was 0-3 against Fredonia this
year. Fredonia* Mai
~ team
in the CHE who 4udified for
Nationals this season.
"Coming off the solid win over
Fredonia the day betbre really had
us fired up (fix the second playoff
game). - said Jones.
On Sunday, Feb. 22. the Lions
controlled the second round game
and dominated Pitt-Johnstown by
a score of 7-0.
Sirnanic was the led scorer tOr
Behrend with tour goals and con
tributed two assists. Horvath had
two goals and three assists while
fOrward Chad Wagner scored one
goal and tallied three assists.
Behrend ha an overall record of
14-8-I and a league record of 6-6-
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faster times here, and higher div
ing scores there. It is just won
derful to see everyone pushing
themselves and putting their best
foot forward when race day comes
around. It was another outstand-
ing season as the team is now
three time. hack, to hack. to hack
AMCC Champions."
Kovach, E)omhrosky. and jun
ior Steve Graves all were awarded
AMCC performers of the week
honors because of their strong
pertbmiances.
"We knew all three performers
of the week were going to put up
A Behrund swimmer wmpetes in Ch'l event
pretty well, - said Jones. "We did
have some major highlights
including our favorite, defeating
the Penn State (State College]
DII team 6-5 in the Ice Pavillion.
We also defeated some strong
teams in an ACHA Showcase
Tournament in Roanoke, VA
early in the season like
Cincinnati, South Florida, and
North Virginia CC. -
According to Duchini, the sea
son started off with four signifi
cant injuries to players who pro f
duced goals:
"I don't think our season has
been the easiest." said Duchini.
"Starting off we had four long
time injuries that put two play
ers. Josh Horvath and Brad
Alayon, out for six to eight
weeks and two players out for the
season, Jim Carrot and Justin
Duchini. The injured players all
had shoulder injuries. -
Despite injuries continuing tOr
Behrend throughout the season,
Duchini believes that the team
had a great season.
"Alter that we had our ups and
downs with games we lost and
should have won and more
injuries awaiting us." said
Duchini. "It would he safe to say
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some good swims and diving
scores, - said Tristan. "They teed
off the positive competition
brought to the pool by their
teammates.-
Kovach was awarded first team
all-AMCC honors in both the
three meter and one meter diving
events. She holds all four of
Behrend's diving records and has
captured two Diver of the Year
awards during both years that she
has attended Behrend.
Dombrosky qualified for the
ECAC championships due to the
success of the relay races in the
that at least half of our team has
some type of injury that they are
playing through for the love of
the team and of the game.
Overall I think we had a great sea
son with everyone pushing each
other to get better every day."
From the beginning of the sea
son, Duchini knew the team
would make the playoffs.
"We lost some very key players
from last year and had some very
big shoes to fill, but the players
from last year and the new players
coming in this year started off
playoff bound," explained
Duchini. "With all the teams ever
changing in this league, I thought
we would at least make playoffs
and maybe give an upset to some
teams along the way. A big
downfall was our first loss in our
first game to Fredonia 8-0, but
the year got better and we ended
up heating them in the first round
of the playoffs."
The club hockey team is a
Division 111 club and are members
of two leagues, College Hockey
East (CHE) and the American
Collegiate Hockey Association
(ACHA).
"CHE is a regional league con
sisting of teams as far north as
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BEHREND
AMCC championship.
"It feels good to know that the
hard work that my teammates and
myself did paid off. - said
Dombrosky. "I am definitely
proud to say I am a part of
Behrend swimming and glad I
could be there to help the team to
another AMCC victory.-
Graves was named AMCC
Diver of the Year for the second
time. He was also named diver of
the week after his AMCC
Championship performance,
marking the seventh time he has
received the award this season.
Graves defended his AMCC title
as he placed first in the one meter
diving with a score of 332.25 and
outscored his opponents by near
ly 60 points.
Graves, Dombrosky, Zomcik,
and Weaver were named on the
first team all-conference for the
men's team
Dombrosky was also named as
first team all-conference individu
ally in the 500 freestyle and the
100 fly.
Additionally, Weaver was hon
ored as first team all-conference in
the 100 and 200 freestyle along
with the four relays.
In the 50 freestyle, Zomcik
received individual honors and
SUNY Fredonia, south as West
Virginia University, and east as
Penn State Altoona," said Jones.
"ACHA is a nation-wide league.
Cal U won both the CHE and
ACHA last year, making them
the National Champions."
Duchini has a total of 11 years
of experience at the head coaching
Isition. This season marks his
ectiom
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Chris Simmic, the assistant (wain mid tivactorr of the club, looks to mceive a pass
broke the AMCC championship
meet record with a time of 22.14
in the 50 freestyle event.
Just like the men's team, the
women's swimmers and divers
earned AMCC all-conference
awards as well.
Kovach received the AMCC
Women's Diver of the Year award.
She also was named first team
all-AMCC in both the three
meter and one meter diving
"I was excited," said Kovach
when asked about her reaction
after she found out she was the
AMCC Women's Diver of the
Year. "I feel I did my best to
improve my skills from last year
so I could do better this year and
it is really nice to be recognized
for my efforts and hard work."
Van Epps was named first team
all-AMCC in the 200 fly as well
as the 200 free relay, 400 medley
relay, and 400 free relay.
Lawrence was named first team
All-AMCC in the 100 fly and
earned first team honors in the
200 free relay, 400 medley relay,
and 200 medley relay.
Freshman Hilary MacManus
earned first team All-AMCC hon
ors as part of the all four relay
races. Freshman Julie Cook was
third year coaching Behrend's club
hockey team and the team has
gotten better each year.
"My first year we went to the
first round of playoffs and lost to
St. Vincent," said Duchini. "My
second year we beat St. Vincent
in the first round, a first in Penn
State Behrend team history, and
lost to Penn State Altoona in the
Friday, February 27, 2009
a member of three first team All-
AMCC relay teams.
Junior Danielle Wilson made
the All-AMCC first team as a
part of two relay teams, the 200
medley relay and 400 free relay.
Freshman Heather Vickery was
named to the All-AMCC first
team in the 400 medley relay.
According to Tristan, Behrend
will have five participants in the
ECAC Championships. Kovach,
Weaver, Dombrosky, Zomcik,
and Strunk will be competing in
Boston, Massachusetts on Feb.
28 through March I.
"R eal ly, my only goals are to
do the best I can," said Kovach.
"That's been my goal all season
and I would like to keep that up.
If I try my best and I do well, I
know that I will achieve some
thing that I really want."
Dombrosky also has goals in
mind for the upcoming champi-
unship.
"At the ECACs, the team plans
to once again break the school
record in the 800 freestyle as well
as lower all of our times in our
individual events," said
Dombrosky. "We are ready for
the meet and our main goal is to
place higher than where we are
seated going into the meet."
second round. We also made it to
Regionals that year. This year we
beat Fredonia in the first round 4-
3 and Pitt Johnstown in the sec-„
and round 7-0. We also went to
Regionals this year. and will
hopefully win the CHE
Championship.'