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Marek Malopolski (200 Breast) and Luci Plaxton (100 Free) Break Meet Records; Heidi Mitskavich Wins 1650 Free at PSAC Meet; Malopolski Named Swimmer of the Meet

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Marek Malopolski and Luci Plaxton both won their third individual event and set new meet records while Heidi Mitskavich also took a first place finish in final day competition at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference swim meet.

Malopolski (left), who earlier in the meet won the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke, broke an eight-year-old record in winning the 200 breaststroke on Saturday in a time of 2:05.33.  His time was also good for an NCAA A cut.  Malopolski was named the swimmer of the meet.

Plaxton (right) captured the 100 freestyle with an A cut time of 51.45, adding to her previous wins in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.

Mitskavich (below, left) was the third IUP swimmer to pick up an A cut time, winning the 1650 freestyle and setting a school record by almost 16 seconds with her time of 17:29.66.

Both IUP teams finished in third place, with the women posting 553 points and the men totaling 294 points.  West Chester and Clarion placed first and second, respectively, in both meets.

Bartosz Ostrowski (below, right), the winner in the 200 freestyle on Friday, was second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.13. 

Turning in fourth place finishes for the men were Jeremy Butler in the 200 backstroke (1:55.49) and Hamilton Terrell (below, left) in the 1650 freestyle (16:18.78).  Terrell’s time broke Tom Varney’s 17-year-old school record in the event.

James Reed was sixth in the 200 butterfly (1:58.47), one spot ahead of Alex Anderson (1:59.27).  The 400 freestyle relay team of Malopolski, Ostrowski, Anderson and Glenn Sutter was fourth (3:11.22).

Other top performers for the women was Natasha Iacobucci, who was sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.48).  The 400 freestyle relay team of Plaxton, Carlee Myers, Amanda Price and Daniella Campbell was third (3:34.76).

Also scoring for the men in the 1650 freestyle were Billy Schneider (eighth, 17:15.69) and Eric Schepner (11th, 17:51.47).  Glenn Sutter was 10th in the 100 freestyle (49.02), Wesley Carlin was 10th in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.75) and George Maue was 11th in the 200 butterfly (2:01.40).

Carissa Lewis was first in the consolation final of the 200 breaststroke and seventh overall (2:27.01) while Stacey Ruscher was 12th (2:33.88).  Myers was seventh in the 200 butterfly (2:10.62) and Sarah Fengfish was seventh in the 1650 freestyle (18:14.61).

Price was ninth (54.89) and Campbell was 18th (56.34) in the 100 freestyle while Vanessa Iacobucci was 18th in the 200 backstroke (2:18.47).

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