The Albright College women’s swimming team captured their
third straight MAC Championship as they finished with 413 points
at the MAC Championships at Widener University. The team also
ended their season with a streak of 52 wins.
Cindy Barner ’05 received a big honor as she won the David
B. Eavenson, Sr. award. The award recognizes the most outstanding
swimmer of the three-day meet.
Barner was a part of four first-place relays, in addition to
winning the 100-yard backstroke, the 200-yard backstroke, and
finishing second in the 100-yard butterfly. She also earned a
NCAA ‘B’ qualifying spot in the 100-yard backstroke
with a time of 1:00.25.
On the final day of the championships, Albright had several swimmers
finish in the top six to secure their third straight title.
In the 1650-yard freestyle, Julie Jones ’05 earned a fourth
place spot with a time of 18:46.24.
Barner then won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:13.72,
three seconds faster than the second place finisher.
"Our program fosters hard
work, dedication, and caring..."
-Jenis Frederick, Head Coach
Courtney Kroh ’03 won the 200-yard freestyle with a time
of 2:30.11, followed by Brooke Heebner ’03 winning the 200-yard
butterfly with a time of 2:16.45.
Albright then captured the last event, the 400-yard freestyle
relay. The team of Barner, Jones, Kroh, and Dana Heckman ’04
won the event with a time of 3:43.89.
This is the third women’s championship that Albright has
won under 11th-year head coach Jenis Frederick.
“I have been very blessed with the team and staff here at
Albright,” Frederick said. “Our program fosters hard
work, dedication, and caring. Hopefully the future of our team
will continue to be bright.”
She added, “In the water our goal is to train more national
level swimmers. Out of the water our goal is to continue the fostering
of the integrity, morals and values of our swimmers.”
Looking forward to next year, Heebner said, “I think it
will be harder with more pressure, but we can do it again. We
have a lot of depth...”
