Bloomsburg Wraps Up PSAC Swimming Championships

WEST CHESTER —The Bloomsburg University men's and women's swim teams wrapped up the 2005 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships with some strong performances.

In the 1650-free for the women, Ashley Yelinek (Youngwood/Southmoreland) took third in 17:35.65. Her time was 18 seconds below her seed time. Also in that event, Ashley Kroh (Boyertown/Boyertown) was fourth in 17:41.72, 36 seconds below her seed time.

In the women's 200-back, Kari Pokrzywa (Fairless Hills/Pennsbury) was fourth in 2:08.44, while in the 100-free Dianna Smith (West Grove/Avon Grove) was fourth in 53.56. In the 200-fly, Lauren Sterkenberg (Lancaster/Hempfield) was 12th in 2:16.61.

In the women's 400-free relay, Courtney Dean (Lancaster/Hempfield), Emily Varley (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury), Jackie Gribbin (Richboro/Council Rock North) and Smith were fourth in a time of 3:36.99.

For the men, Ken Smith (Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan) took ninth in the 1650-free in a time of 17:18.93. Smith's time was nearly 29 seconds below his seed time. In the 200-breast, Mark Freeman (Bethlehem/Freedom) was 12th in 2:05.10, while in the 100-free, Travis Backenstoe (Walnutport/Northampton) was eighth in 48.20.

In the men's 400 free relay, the Huskies were fifth with a time of 3:12.60 with the team of Chris Rumfelt (Shamokin/Shamokin), Eric Weathers (Eagleville/Methacton), Steve Post (Scranton/Scranton) and Backenstoe swimming.