Colleen Farabaugh, Franciscan University, Women's Swimming
Farabaugh helped lead the Lady Barons to their best swim meet of the season as they beat Washington and Jefferson and avenged an earlier loss to Hiram. Farabaugh led the way once again by earning three 1st place finishes. In the first event of the day she helped the 200 Yard medley relay team win with a time of 2:02.72, nearly eight seconds quicker then second place. She then displayed her insurance as she swam while also breaking her school record in the 1000 yards with a time of 11:35.37. She then swam to another first in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:21.63.
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Franciscan SO Colleen Farabaugh helped lead the Lady Barons to their best swim meet of the season as they beat Washington and Jefferson and avenged an earlier loss to Hiram. Farabaugh led the way once again by earning three 1st place finishes. In the first event of the day she helped the 200 Yard medley relay team win with a time of 2:02.72, nearly eight seconds quicker then second place. She then displayed her insurance as she swam while also breaking her school record in the 1000 yards with a time of 11:35.37. She then swam to another first in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:21.63.
BEST OF THE REST: PS-Altoona SO Kaitlin Heil helped the Penn State Altoona women's swimming team earn a 114-109 victory over Gallaudet in the Lady Lions' final home meet of the season on Friday night. The sophomore recorded two individual first place finishes, and she was also part of a relay team that took for place in its event. Heil took first place in the 1000 Yard Freestyle by clocking in at 13:31.05, and she also triumphed in the 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 3:09.71. In the 200 Yard Medley Relay, Heil and her teammates combined to record a time of 2:06.96 to claim first place.