KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Six Kutztown University student-athletes have qualified for the 2010 NCAA Division II Swimming Championships. The meet will take place from March 10-13 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 
Representing Kutztown University will be Steph Jeppesen (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), Alexandra Crigler (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), Heather Wolkom (Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven Regional ), Jordan Shapiro (Yardville, N.J./Princeton), Nikki Hinsdale (Glen Mills, Pa./Bayard Rustin) and Allison Sheely (Enola, Pa./Trinity). The Golden Bears will also enter an optional 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay, and the 400 free relay.  Kutztown coach Tim Flannery has not yet finalized what student-athletes would be competing in those relays.
 
Jeppesen qualified for the 200-yard individual medley, 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke and 200-medley relay. Crigler and Wolkom will each compete in the 1,000-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle. Shapiro will swim the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard medley relay. Hinsdale and Sheely will round out the Golden Bears' 200-medley relay team.
 
Kutztown is looking to duplicate its success at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships where it finished fourth. During the four-day meet, Kutztown set 11 school records had five swimmers earn all-PSAC recognition and won three PSAC individual titles.
 
Crigler set school records in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650-yard freestyle races at the PSAC championships. Jeppesen won three individual events: 100 breaststroke (1:03.99), 200 breaststroke (2:16.49) and 200 individual medley (2:04.59). In addition to setting school records in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke, Jeppesen was a member of four school-record setting relay teams: 200-medley relay (1:47.47), 400-medley relay (3:56.86), 400-yard free relay (3:34.85) and 800-yard free relay (7:43.58).
 
 
ORDER OF EVENTS
TRIALS–WEDNESDAY, 10:30 A.M.
Event No.
3.         200-yard Individual Medley (W)
4.         200-yard Individual Medley (M)
5.         50-yard Freestyle (W)
6.         50-yard Freestyle (M)
20-minute intermission
8.         200-yard Medley Relay (W)
9.         200-yard Medley Relay (M)
1.         1,000-yard Freestyle (W)––All but last heat of time finals*
2.         1,000-yard Freestyle (M)––All but last heat of time finals*
7.         3-meter Diving (W)–Trials 2 p.m.
 
FINALS–WEDNESDAY, 6 P.M.
1.         1,000-yard Freestyle (W)
2.         1,000-yard Freestyle (M)      
3.         200-yard Individual Medley (W)
4.         200-yard Individual Medley (M)
5.         50-yard Freestyle (W)
6.         50-yard Freestyle (M)
7.         3-meter Diving (W)–Finals
8.         200-yard Medley Relay (W)
9.         200-yard Medley Relay (M)
 
TRIALS–THURSDAY, 10:30 A.M.
10.       200-yard Freestyle Relay (W)
11.       200-yard Freestyle Relay (M)
12.       400-yard Individual Medley (W)
13.       400-yard Individual Medley (M)
14.       100-yard Butterfly (W)
15.       100-yard Butterfly (M)
16.       200-yard Freestyle (W)
17.       200-yard Freestyle (M)
20-minute intermission
19.       400-yard Medley Relay (W)
20.       400-yard Medley Relay (M)
18.       1-meter Diving (M)–Trials 2 p.m.
 
FINALS–THURSDAY, 6 P.M.
10.       200-yard Freestyle Relay (W)
11.       200-yard Freestyle Relay (M)
10-minute intermission
12.       400-yard Individual Medley (W)
13.       400-yard Individual Medley (M)
14.       100-yard Butterfly (W)
15.       100-yard Butterfly (M)
16.       200-yard Freestyle (W)
17.       200-yard Freestyle (M)
18.       1-meter Diving (M)–Finals
19.       400-yard Medley Relay (W)
20.       400-yard Medley Relay (M)
 
TRIALS–FRIDAY, 10:30 A.M.
21.       500-yard Freestyle (W)
22.       500-yard Freestyle (M)         
23.       100-yard Backstroke (W)
24.       100-yard Backstroke (M)
25.       100-yard Breaststroke (W)
26.       100-yard Breaststroke (M)
27.       200-yard Butterfly (W)
28.       200-yard Butterfly (M)
20-minute intermission
30.       800-yard Freestyle Relay (W)–All but last heat of time finals
31.       800-yard Freestyle Relay (M)–All but last heat of time finals
29.       1-meter Diving (W)–Trials 2 p.m.
 
 FINALS–FRIDAY, 6 P.M.
21.       500-yard Freestyle (W)
22.       500-yard Freestyle (M)
23.       100-yard Backstroke (W)
24.       100-yard Backstroke (M)
25.       100-yard Breaststroke (W)
26.       100-yard Breaststroke (M)
27.       200-yard Butterfly (W)
28.       200-yard Butterfly (M)
29.       1-meter Diving (W)–Finals
30.       800-yard Freestyle Relay (W)–Last heat of time finals
31.       800-yard Freestyle Relay (M)–Last heat of time finals
 
TRIALS–SATURDAY, 10:30 A.M.
34.       100-yard Freestyle (W)
35.       100-yard Freestyle (M)
36.       200-yard Backstroke (W)
37.       200-yard Backstroke (M)
38.       200-yard Breaststroke (W)
39.       200-yard Breaststroke (M)
20-minute intermission
41.       400-yard Freestyle Relay (W)
42.       400-yard Freestyle Relay (M)
32.       1,650-yard Freestyle (W)–All but last heat of time finals*
33.       1,650-yard Freestyle (M)–All but last heat of time finals*
40.       3-meter Diving (M)–Trials 2 p.m.
 
FINALS–SATURDAY, 6 P.M.
32.       1,650-yard Freestyle (W)–Last heat of time finals
33.       1,650-yard Freestyle (M)–Last heat of time finals
34.       100-yard Freestyle (W)
35.       100-yard Freestyle (M)
36.       200-yard Backstroke (W)
37.       200-yard Backstroke (M)
38.       200-yard Breaststroke (W)
39.       200-yard Breaststroke (M)
40.       3-meter Diving (M)–Finals
41.       400-yard Freestyle Relay (W)
42.       400-yard Freestyle Relay (M)
 
*Will alternate the men's and women's heats, starting with the second fastest women's heat.