2008 Individual Awards and Honors


GCC Invitational

Men's High-Point Award
Brandon Smith, Washington & Jefferson
Tim Whitbeck, Grove City
Women's High-Point Award
Kaitlyn Orstein, Washington & Jefferson
Sarah Page, Grove City
Men's Coach of the Year
Dave Fritz, Grove City
Women's Coach of the Year
Mike Orstein, Washington & Jefferson

PAC

Men's Most Valuable Performer
Tim Whitbeck, Grove City
Women's Most Valuable Performer
Kaitlyn Orstein, Washington & Jefferson
Men's Coach of the Year
Dave Fritz, Grove City
Women's Coach of the Year
Mike Orstein, Washington & Jefferson

AMCC

Men's Swimmer of the Year
Dustin Fairchild, Penn State Behrend
Women's Swimmer of the Year
Shannon Dunnigan, Frostburg State
Men's Diver of the Year
Steve Graves, Penn State Behrend
Women's Diver of the Year
Krystal Kovach, Penn State Behrend
Men's High-Point Award
Dustin Fairchild, Penn State Behrend
Tom Weir, Penn State Behrend
Women's High-Point Award
Sara Breese, Penn State Behrend
Shannon Dunnigan, Frostburg State
Men's Newcomer of the Year
Matthew Dietrich, Penn State Altoona
Ben Strunk, Penn State Behrend
Women's Newcomer of the Year
Morgan Kinville, Pitt-Bradford
Katie VanEpps, Penn State Behrend
Men's Coach of the Year
Jen Wallace, Penn State Behrend
Women's Coach of the Year
Jen Wallace, Penn State Behrend


Event Champions

Colors indicate team affiliation (see banner at top for key)
An asterisk (*) indicates that the athlete is returning this year.

Event Conference Men Women
50
Freestyle
PAC *Tim Whitbeck (20.37) *Sarah Page (24.38)
AMCC Chris Graves (22.99) Sara Breese (25.25)
100
Freestyle
PAC *Tim Whitbeck (45.31) *Sarah Page (53.03)
AMCC *Dan Bodde (49.79) Sara Breese (55.76)
200
Freestyle
PAC *Brett Gerthoffer (1:42.93) *Sarah Page (1:56.43)
AMCC Dustin Fairchild (1:46.55) *Morgan Kinville (2:05.22)
500
Freestyle
PAC Seth Senior (4:46.07) *Emily Dressler (5:10.67)
AMCC Dustin Fairchild (4:54.81) *Morgan Kinville (5:34.04)
1650
Freestyle
PAC *Zac Gebhardt (16:39.53) Ashley Linnelli (18:36.70)
AMCC *Bill Ford (18:32.09) Shannon Dunnigan (18:46.82)
100
Butterfly
PAC *Peter Larsen (50.64) *Natalie Rambish (59.53)
AMCC Joe Reese (53.46) Shannon Strong (1:03.35)
200
Butterfly
PAC *Cody Robson (1:56.47) *Brittany Bertoli (2:11.76)
AMCC Joe Reese (1:59.97) Shannon Dunnigan (2:29.70)
100
Backstroke
PAC *Tim Whitbeck (52.39) *Megan Mier (59.28)
AMCC Tom Weir (55.86) Brittany Yingling (1:04.79)
200
Backstroke
PAC *Brandon Smith (1:56.84) *Megan Mier (2:07.64)
AMCC Tom Weir (2:03.24) *Thirza Roberto (2:23.80)
100
Breaststroke
PAC *Chris Lehberger (58.03) Kaitlyn Orstein (1:03.03)
AMCC *Ben Strunk (1:02.38) Sara Breese (1:13.29)
200
Breaststroke
PAC *Chris Lehberger (2:07.07) Kaitlyn Orstein (2:21.13)
AMCC Dustin Fairchild (2:12.31) *Megan Warner (2:57.46)
200
Individual
Medley
PAC *Brandon Smith (1:56.41) Kaitlyn Orstein (2:03.62)
AMCC Tom Weir (2:09.10) Brittany Yingling (2:26.66)
400
Individual
Medley
PAC *Brandon Smith (4:08.91) *Amanda Thompson (4:41.03)
AMCC Matt Dietrich (4:35.56) Shannon Dunnigan (5:06.36)
1-meter
Diving
PAC Joe Riddell (420.65) *Desiree Finley (316.50)
AMCC *Steve Graves (337.70) *Krystal Kovach (370.55)
3-meter
Diving
PAC Joe Riddell (376.05) *Stephanie McNeill (324.15)
AMCC *Steve Graves (327.10) *Krystal Kovach (408.35)
200
Medley
Relay
PAC *Cam Coppelli
*Bennett Keefer
*Peter Larsen
*Tim Whitbeck
(1:33.75)
*Chrissy Brant
Kaitlyn Orstein
*Brittany Bertoli
*Susanne Seward
(1:49.64)
AMCC Matt Dietrich
Jon Bednar
*Bryan Dau
Chris Hickey
(1:44.39)
*Mindy Yost
*Thirza Roberto
Shannon Dunnigan
*Michelle Nash
(2:02.34)
400
Medley
Relay
PAC *Cam Coppelli
*Lincoln Larsen
*Peter Larsen
*Tim Whitbeck
(3:28.17)
*Amanda Thompson
*Sarah Bargery
*Lauren Baur
*Sarah Page
(3:58.90)
AMCC Tom Weir
Dustin Fairchild
Joe Reese
Anthony Spoto
(3:38.09)
*Danielle Wilson
Sara Breese
Shannon Strong
*Katie VanEpps
(4:24.10)
200
Freestyle
Relay
PAC *Drew Snyder
*Cam Coppelli
*Peter Larsen
*Tim Whitbeck
(1:23.48)
Ellen Keefer
*Sarah Bargery
*Lauren Baur
*Sarah Page
(1:37.51)
AMCC Jason Hall
Chris Graves
Tom Weir
Anthony Spoto
(1:28.89)
Sara Breese
*Katie VanEpps
*Danielle Wilson
Shannon Strong
(1:43.73)
400
Freestyle
Relay
PAC *Drew Snyder
*Cam Coppelli
*Peter Larsen
*Tim Whitbeck
(3:06.71)
*Sarah Bargery
*Lauren Baur
Ellen Keefer
*Sarah Page
(3:33.46)
AMCC Jason Hall
Tom Weir
Dustin Fairchild
Anthony Spoto
(3:19.22)
Sara Breese
*Katie VanEpps
*Danielle Wilson
Shannon Strong
(3:50.68)
800
Freestyle
Relay
PAC *Brett Gerthoffer
Tom Benoit
*Aaron Whisman
*Conor Simpson
(7:02.30)
Ellen Keefer
*Amanda Thompson
*Lauren Baur
*Sarah Page
(7:58.02)
AMCC Dustin Fairchild
Joe Reese
*Josh Weaver
Chris Graves
(7:21.52)
Shannon Strong
Sara Breese
*Katie VanEpps
*Danielle Wilson
(8:32.30)