UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (Feb. 21, 2004) Five members of the Penn State swimming and diving team were named to the All-Big Ten squads Saturday night after the completion of the Big Ten Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center.
Sophomore Amberle Biedermann (Colorado Springs, Colo.), junior Deirdre Dlugonski (Washington, Pa.), sophomore Sarah Haupt (Carlisle, Pa.) and senior Kristen Woodring (Sinking Spring, Pa.) were all named to the All-Big Ten first team. Sophomore Lisa Silvestri (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) made the All-Big Ten second team.
The Nittany Lions finished second at the Big Ten Championships with a team total of 590.5 points. Michigan took first with 604.5.
The Nittany Lions won a total of five of the 21 events during the championships including the 200 and 400 medley relays, the 200 butterfly, the 100 breaststroke and the 100 backstroke. They also set school and Big Ten Championship records in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.22 on Wednesday night¡¯s first event.
Biedermann, Haupt and Woodring all won three events and Dlugonski won two. Silvestri finished second on the one-meter board and fourth on the three-meter board.
For more information on Penn State women¡¯s swimming and diving, please visit our official athletics website at www.GoPSUsports.com.
| 2004 Swimming and Diving Conference Honors |
| Freshman of the Year | Susan Johnson, WIS |
| Swimmer of the Year | Bethany Pendleton, WIS |
| Swimmer of the Championship | Bethany Pendleton, WIS |
| Coach of the Year | Jim Richardson, MICH |
| Diver of the Year | Carrie McCambridge, PUR |
| Diver of the Championship | Carrie McCambridge, PUR |
| Diving Coach of the Year | Wenbo Chen, PUR |
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Tammy Kostner, Indiana
Annica Loftstedt, Indiana
Meghan Medendorp, Indiana
Erin Smith, Indiana
Susan Gilliam, Michigan
Sara Johnson, Michigan
Amy McCullough, Michigan
Lindsey Smith, Michigan
Abby Seskevics, Michigan
Anne Weilbacher, Michigan
Amberle Biedermann, Penn State
Dee Dlugonski, Penn State
Sarah Haupt, Penn State
Kristen Woodring, Penn State
Carrie McCambridge, Purdue
Susan Johnson, Wisconsin
Bethany Pendleton, Wisconsin
Carly Piper, Wisconsin
Amalia Sarnecki, Wisconsin
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Kristen Bradley, Indiana
Sarah Fiden, Indiana
Lindsay Weigle, Indiana
Jennifer Skolaski, Iowa
Kaitlyn Brady, Michigan
Kelli Stein, Michigan
Katy Coombe, Minnesota
Christina Olin, Northwestern
Julie Broms, OhioState
Lisa Silvestri, Penn State
Molly Buhrandt, Wisconsin
Sarah Hernandez, Wisconsin
Anna Trinidad, Wisconsin
Shannon VanCuren, Wisconsin
