12.10.09 / Sports
The Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams competed in the Zippy Invitational this past weekend in Akron, Ohio.
The event ran Friday through Sunday at Akron University’s Ocasek Natatorium. The men’s team took fifth while the women’s team took sixth.
Coach Mark Vandyke said, “We performed very well. We qualified 11 female swimmers and divers for nationals and seven male swimmers and divers.”
The men’s team fell to fifth place behind fourth place Duquesne, third place St. Bonaventure, second place Buffalo and first place Xavier.
Seniors Ryan Thiel and Rich Eckert both took a second place. Thiel took second in the 100 free while Eckert took second in the 200 breaststroke.
Thiel also took first place in the 50 free and third place in the 200 free. Joe Ward followed Thiel in the 50 free taking sixth while Christopher Ellson finished eighth.
Jon Kofmehl took sixth place in the 200 back, fifth in the 200 IM and fifth in the 100 backstroke.
Also placing in the 200 IM was AJ Claypool in sixth and Rich Eckert in seventh.
Benjamin Appleby took fourth place in the 200 free followed by teammate Dustin Fedunok in eighth.
Kofmehl, Eckert, Claypool and Thiel took first in the 200 free relay, Kofmehl, Eckert, Garet Weston and Thiel took fifth in the 200 medley, Claypool, Appleby, Fedunok and Thiel took third in the 400 free relay and Fedunok, Weston, Robert Schwartz and Appleby took fifth in the 800 free relay.
Placing in the 3 meter dive was Logan Pearsall in third, Justin Duncan in sixth and Steven Cutler in eighth.
The women’s team finished in sixth place behind Ohio University (first), Buffalo, Akron, Illinois State and Duquesne (fifth). Kaitlyn Johnson tied for first place in the 100 free, took second in the 100 fly and third in the 500 free.
Morgan Oberlander finished second in the 200 butterfly, third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 400 IM.
Kelly Connolly took second in the 100 breaststroke and fifth in the 200 IM.
Kayla Shull and Courtney Boque followed each other in the 100 backstroke taking sixth and seventh place.
Samantha VanDyke finished fifth in the 200 fly and Gina Mattucci took eighth in the 100 free.
Taking second place in the 400 medley relay was the team of Boque, Connolly, Johnson and Mattucci. Johnson, Shull, Connolly and Mattucci took third in the 400 free relay, Johnson, Mattucci, Maloney and Connolly took fourth in the 200 free relay and the team of Shull, Connolly, Johnson and Mattucci took third in the 200 medley. For diving, Kayla Kelosky took third in the 1 meter and second in the 3 meter. While teammate Jena Gardone took sixth in the 1 meter and fourth in the 3 meter.
Coach VanDyke said, “As a whole the team will keep preparing the same way. Some individuals will change some things about their training so hopefully they will swim faster at PSAC’s and nationals.”
Both teams will have a little break from the meets before they return to action January 23rd when they compete against Edinboro, Gannon and Ashland at Warren Harding High School. Without a schedule until after Christmas break, the team won’t have any problem staying motivated. Coach VanDyke said, “We will be training in Florida from Jan. 2-14. 80 degrees is a great motivator.”
11.19.09 / Sports
The Clarion University women and men’s swimming and diving teams competed Saturday at Duquesne. Both teams recorded losses. More »
11.12.09 / Sports
A member of the Clarion men’s swimming team (left) competes against Shippensburg in Tippin Gymnasium on Saturday. (Angela Kelly / The Clarion Call)
The Golden Eagles Swimming teams took on Shippensburg on Saturday. Both the women and men’s teams won the meet. The ladies scored 176-118, and the men had 170 over Shippensburg’s 123. More »
11.5.09 / Sports
Clarion sophomore Jamie Wyatt and freshman Molly Noctor run the course at Edinboro. (Courtesy Photo / Joe Wyatt)
The women’s cross-country team is coming to the end of its season. The team competed at Edinboro Saturday in the PSAC Cross Country Championships against 16 teams in the rain. More »
10.29.09 / Sports
Clarion’s swimming teams have started their seasons. Where is a better location to start them off, than right at their home pool in Tippin Gym. The teams competed on Friday and Saturday in the Clarion Invitational.
The women’s team took first while the men’s team came out in second.
The women’s team received 948 points followed by Grove City with 788, Westminster with 148, and Frostburg with 67 points.
Courtney Bogue said, “It felt really good winning the first meet of the year. We have been training really hard the past couple of weeks, and even though we were really tired, we all pulled it together as a team and did well.”
Kaitlyn Johnson and Kelly Connolly are two of the teams 10 juniors and helped the team win.
Johnson won four individual events: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and the 100 butterfly. Connolly won the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM.
Bogue won the 200 backstroke; Morgan Oberlander won the 200 butterfly, and Kayla Shull won the 100 backstroke.
Bogue, Connolly, Johnson and Gina Mattucci won the 400 yard medley relay, while Shull, Maloney, Samantha VanDyke and Katlin Coghe took third in the event.
“The team is looking great this year. Our training has already been a step up from last year within the first few weeks and I have a feeling we are all going to perform very well when it comes to championships later in the year,” said Bogue. She also added, “My favorite part about being on the team would be how close we all are. We are like a big family.”
The men’s team received 666 points putting them in second behind Grove City with 1,117 points.
Westminster received third with 89 points and Frostburg followed with 81 points for fourth.
Ryan Thiel, one of Clarion’s four seniors, won the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free. Clarion’s other seniors include, Andrew Claypool, Rich Eckert and Dustin Fedunok. Eckert won the 200 yard breaststroke and Ben Appleby took the 500 freestyle.
Jon Kofmehl, Eckert, Claypool and Thiel took first place for the 400 yard medley relay.
The teams will be competing at Carnegie Mellon on Saturday where the ladies will be hoping for another win and the guys will be looking to bring home their first win of the season.
10.22.09 / Sports
Golden Eagle mid-fielder, No. 5, junior Jill Miller, trys to find an open teammate in Saturday’s matchup at Memorial Stadium against Slippery Rock Universitry. (Caitlin McGill / The Clarion Call)
The Clarion Golden Eagles Women’s Soccer Team took on Slippery Rock at Memorial Stadium Saturday night. Clarion could not find the net once again, falling with a final score of 1-0.
This is the second time this season that Clarion has lost to Slippery Rock with a score of 1-0. More »
10.15.09 / Sports
Clarion sophomore and defender Stephanie Harrison dodges a fallen Kutztown offender while trying to get to the ball. (Carly Masiroff / The Clarion Call)
Saturday the Clarion Women’s Soccer Team hosted Kutztown who hoped to stay on its unbeaten strike.
Kutztown has gone 500 minutes without any scores and was hoping to keep their record this way.
Clarion made them settle for a tie Saturday at Memorial Stadium, but still kept their successful streak going with Clarion being their fifth consecutive shutout. More »
10.8.09 / Sports
Clarion junior and middle-hitter, #19 Sarah Sheffield spikes the ball over the net. (Angela Kelly / The Clarion Call)
As Clarion celebrated the Autumn Leaf Festival, the Golden Eagles volleyball team was making digs in the gym.
The Lady Eagles competed in two matches this past week, playing California University of Pennsylvania Friday night and Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday night.
Friday night’s match was a battle for first place in the PSAC-West, however Clarion fell with a score of 3-0. More »
10.1.09 / Sports
Clarion golfer, graduate student Kim Dulski, puts the ball at this past weekend’s Invitational at Clarion Oaks golf course.
The Women’s Golf Team hosted the Clarion Invitational at the Clarion Oaks Golf Club (Par 72) this past Saturday and Sunday. A total of 11 teams came out to compete for first place.
If spectators happened to arrive at the golf course an hour before the tournament took off, they would have found Clarion’s own freshman, Jenna Rinker getting pumped up. “I give myself plenty of time to warm up, and then I go out and have a good time,” Rinker said.
The 11 teams competing experienced difficulty with the rain Saturday, leaving play suspended. Due to the fact that teams were not able to complete 18 holes on Saturday; the tournament was reduced to 27 holes. More »
9.24.09 / Sports
Angela Kelly / The Clarion Call
At the beginning of the season, the Volleyball Team had to welcome on three new comers.
There are three freshmen on the team this season.
“Every upperclassman welcomed the freshman so that they could feel comfortable. Our team has so much fun together. We have so much confidence in one another, we play very well together,” senior Joy Carey said. More »
9.17.09 / Sports
As of Sept. 12, the Clarion women’s soccer team holds a record of 3-4 overall and 0-4 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division.
The team competes against teams from all over Pennsylvania including, Seton Hill, Pitt-Johnstown, Lake Erie, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock. More »
Jennifer Hemenger is a staff sports writer for The Call.