14 I Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 Hargis excited about incoming around great student athletes. “This is a group full of young ladies that are extremely driven to compete at the are All-Americans 2010-11 women’s Claire Singley swimming recruiting class steps from powerhouse Hargis onto campus next year. Carroll Senior But ultimately; he’s most antici- High School in Southlake, Texas; pating the arrival of a group of all- Chelsea Howard from Durham, By Mike Still COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Pour high school All-Americans. Eight standout recruits. Penn State swimming and div ing coach John Hargis will get a WOMEN’S SWIMMING very talented group of swim mers when his Lions mindful of Big Ten meet By Margaret McAvoy COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Written on a white board inside McCoy Natatorium is a count down until the Big Ten Championships meet. Today marks 36 days until the Penn State women’s swimming and diving team heads to West Lafayette, Ind., to compete in the meet that ultimately means everything to it. For a Penn State team looking to win its first conference cham pionship since 2005-06, West Lafayette is all that matters. As they head into this week end’s meet against Pittsburgh, Maryland and Villanova, ,the Nittany Lions aren’t changing anything in their strokes. Senior captain Michelle Myers said the practice regime will remain the same, other than reducing yardage. “Everyone knows Big Tens are right around the comer,” senior Lindsey DeEorrest said. “That’s why we are focusing ahead focusing on our racing abilities.” The Lions are using this week end’s race to prepare for the big one in February. With the annual winter trip to Naples, Fla., behind them, the Lions are relaxed and actually happy to be back inside the nata torium. The training program in Naples is a Penn State tradition, Writers, Take Note The Daily Collegian t 0 attend Crested in V experience one of the upcoming'» . d t wn te a ° f faCtS short news story haseu 7 Collegian reporter. designed to take away the stress of everyday life, get away from the cold, incorporate team build ing and mainly focus on swim ming. “It’s a chance to bring the team closer and concentrate on swim ming and swimming only,” fresh man Amy Modglin said. But conditions down south this winter weren’t exactly normal in the sunshine state. With temper atures in the 40s, the team still swam outside in a non-heated pool. Myers said it was freezing but was surprised with how well training went. Even with two practices a day and tough conditions in the water, the Lions came out of Florida feeling relaxed and realty for what lies ahead. The swimmers expect solid competition this weekend, but Modglin said winning is definitely the goal. DeForrest said details such as turns and finishes are the things that count at this time in the sea son. This time of year is when those white board numbers start shrinking, and that’s when the swimmers realize everything counts. “We know we are going to swim fast,” Myers said. “Every day, every set, everything is mak ing us stronger.” To e-mail reporter: mcm332@psu.edu interested in app'y in 9 for Sg^-SA®**- SPORTS N.C.; Hailey Campbell from Lakeville, Minn.; and Gabi Shishkoff from Franklin, Mass. Also coming to Happy Valley next fall are highly decorated but terfly and individual medley spe cialist Chelsea Weedman from Poway, Calif.; freestyle and back stroke standout Leah Davis from North Carolina; Becky Yokosh from Oconomowoc, Wise.; and a fast butterfly and freestyle sprint er, four-star recruit Mackenzie Powers from Sycamore, 111. Hargis is not only pleased with the talent of his incoming class, Penn State's Lyndsey Smith competes in the girls 200 yard breaststroke during an Oct. meet. but with its character and high interest in qualify academics too. The coach added that a few of the recruits have already been accepted into Schreyer Honors College. Because of NCAA rules, Hargis was not allowed to release fee names of which recruits were accepted, but he confirmed that two had been accepted and one more was waiting to find out “These are girls feat have been brought up and developed in envi ronments that have developed good young women,” he said. “It’s ' r*.; ■ - Trvouts: Tuesday, Jan. Wednesday, Jan. 20 Thursday, 2-3:30 Bring: A pencil and blue exam book Where: 123 South Burrowes Street Any questions? Call News Adviser John Harvey at 865-3842 CD CZ 7J S7i COLLEGIAN m CO co ri W Th e Daily Collegian recruits a very deep group of young ladies young ladies that realty want to step in and make a difference from day one.” Hargis’ current swimmers are just as thrilled to have such talent ed teammates joining them next year. “We’re getting girls who will help us toward the ultimate goal of winning Big Tens,” freshman Amy Modglin said. “It’s realty exciting for the future of Penn State swim ming.” To e-mail reporter massB6o9psu.edu ~*P 2-3:30 6-7:30 2-3:30 6-7:30 PSU CAMPUS COLLEGE AVE BEAVER AVE The Daily Collegian ’■ if Abby Drey/Cotlegian P 111 pm pm pm Jan. 21 pm
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