The IUP women's swim team finished in third place while the men took sixth at the PSAC championships held at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg.

The women had a total of 381 points, trailing only perennial powers West Chester and Clarion.  Those two schools were also 1-2 in the men's standings, followed by Shippensburg, Kutztown, Edinboro and IUP, which finished with 255.5 points.

In individual events held on Sunday, IUP swimmers earned six spot in the A finals.  That group was led by Carlee Myers, who was second in the women's 200 butterfly (2:10.47), Pawel Glowiak, who took third in the men's 200 backstroke (1:52.68) and James Reed, who was third in the 200 butterfly (1:57.59).

Also reaching the championship finals on the women's side were Heidi Mitskavich, who was fifth in the 1650 freestyle (17:56.46), Kate Rowe, who was sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.77) and Casey Beck, who was seventh in the 200 backstroke (2:13.09).

IUP had four scorers in the women's 200 breaststroke.  Following Rowe were Tara Pitts (11th, 2:28.37), Brittany Watkins (12th, 2:28.61) and Natasha Iacobucci (14th, 2:49.99).

Rounding out the women's scorers were Erin Cunnane, who took 12th in the 200 butterfly (2:18.70) and Abbey Doran, who finished 14th in the 100 freestyle (54.67).  The 400 freestyle relay team of Myers, Rowe, Doran and Galit Regev was sixth (3:37.16).

Baron Leonard (2:15.91) and Jason Mohring (2:29.38) were 11th and 16th, respectively, in the men's 200 breaststroke.  Brenden Hiscock was 15th in the 1650 freestyle (17:47.04) and George Maue was 16th in the 200 butterfly (2:06.23).

The men's 400 freestyle relay team of Glowiak, Reed, Hiscock and Troy Greathouse was sixth in 3:18.69.

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