CARLISLE, Pa. – The East Stroudsburg University swimming team closed the PSAC Championships with a pair of program-record-breaking performances, as
Anique Hazebroek clocked a time of 17:42.23 in the 1650-yd freestyle and
Vera Renshof took third place and broke her 100-yd freestyle record (51.03) on the final day of the PSAC Championships on Saturday at Keystone Aquatic Center.
ESU finished the meet in ninth place, totaling 384.5 points.
Notables
- Hazebroek, who broke the 500-yd freestyle record on Friday, set another record set 10 seasons ago by Allison Schafer with the 1650-yd freestyle record of 17:42.33. Schafer tallied a time of 17:50.50 during the 2013-14 season. The freshman from the Netherlands took sixth place in the event, dropping over 50 seconds from her seeding time.
- Renshof, who took second place in the 50-yd freestyle and fifth in the 200-yd freestyle earlier in the championship meet, took third place in the 200-yd freestyle preliminary round (51.66).
- Jenna Johnson qualified for the finals of the 200-yd backstroke, clocking a mark of 2:12.68 for 24th place.
- Hazebroek and Renshof combined to break three event records, as Renshof broke the 50-yd freestyle record twice along with the 100-yd freestyle. Hazebroek shattered the 500-yd freestyle and the 1650-yd freestyle.
How It Happened – Session 7
- Hazebroek tallied her program mile freestyle record in the first session of the day, finishing the best time prior to the final heat in session eight. She finished sixth overall.
- Helia Wang also registered a top-10 time in the 1650-yd freestyle with the seventh fastest time in program history (18:57.23). Madison Tafe (19:10.91) and Sam Grayauskie (19:16.43) also competed.
- Renshof took third in the preliminary round of the 100-yd freestyle, with a time of 51.66, setting herself up for the record-breaking performance in the finals.
- Kennedy Leveto tallied a top-10 program mark of 2:27.97 in the 200-yd breaststroke. in a new personal-best time. Her time ranks fourth-best all-time, taking ninth in the preliminary round.
How It Happened – Session 8
- Renshof tallied a program record time of 51.03 in the 100-yd freestyle breaking her record of 51.37 set last season at the PSAC Championships.
- Johnson took 24th in the finals of the 200-yd backstroke, as her time of 2:12.65 ranks sixth all-time at ESU.
- Leveto registered a time of 2:28.49 in the finals of the 200-yd breaststroke, taking 11th overall.
- In the final event of the championships, the Warriors took seventh in the 400-yd freestyle relay, nearing a school record mark, as the crew of Hazebroek, Leveto, Johnson and Renshof clocked a time of 3:36.20, besting their seed time by over eight seconds.
PSAC Championship Standings – Day 4
| Rank |
Team |
PTS |
| 1 |
West Chester |
1662 |
| 2 |
IUP |
960 |
| 3 |
Bloomsburg |
833 |
| 4 |
Clarion |
830 |
| 5 |
Gannon |
696 |
| 6 |
Shippensburg |
631 |
| 7 |
Millersville |
489 |
| 8 |
Edinboro |
384.5 |
| 9 |
East Stroudsburg |
384.5 |
| 10 |
Kutztown |
363 |
| 11 |
California |
293 |
| 12 |
Lock Haven |
211 |
Up Next
- Vera Renshof awaits to see if she is selected to compete in the NCAA Championships with NCAA 'B' Cut Times in the 50-yd freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 freestyle.
