Head Swimming and Diving Coach Jack Groselle Continues Swim Success This Summer

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO  –  Hiram College Head Swimming and Diving Coach Jack Groselle continued his success in the pool this summer following another standout performance.  This time at the United States Masters Swimming Summer Nationals in San Juan, Puerto Rico that was held on Monday-Thursday, Aug. 9-12. 

Groselle competed in six individual events, capturing first place in every event, as well as competing in a combined four relay and mixed relay events, capturing two event titles. 

In individual events, Groselle claimed the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle (26.52 seconds), 100-yard free (57.54 seconds), 200-yard free (2:08.56), 50-yard breaststroke (33.66 seconds), 100-yard breast (1:16.86) and the 200-yard breast (2:49.50).  In the relay events, Groselle helped post winning marks in the 200-yard medley relay (2:15.87) and the 200-yard mixed free relay (2:00.39).  Groselle competes with the O*H*I*O Masters Swim Club and you can view all of the results from the four-day event by clicking here or going to the United States Masters Swimming website. 

In addition to competing in the pool, Groselle was also featured in a online video recap about the second day of events of the meet.  View the video by clicking here.   Scroll down the page until you get to the “Day 2 at Summer Nationals — Fast and Furious” video.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Swimming and Diving Coach Jack Groselle Records Continued Success in U.S. Masters Swimming This Past Spring

HIRAM, OHIO  –  Hiram College Head Swimming and Diving Coach Jack Groselle continued his success in United States Masters Swimming this past spring that saw him win a combined 17 individual and relay events over the course of two months.

Groselle began his run at the 2010 YMCA Masters Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on Apr. 15-18.  During the four-day event, he won every event he competed in that included eight individual races and five relays.  He also claimed two U.S. Masters records.  Groselle won individual titles in the 50-yard freestyle (23.03 seconds), 100-yard free (49.24 seconds), 200-yard free (1:49.76), 50-yard breaststroke (29.00 seconds), 100-yard breast (1:04.02), 200-yard breast (2:20.33), 100-yard individual medley (57.98 seconds) and the 200-yard IM (2:08.83).  His mark in the 200-yard free was a U.S. Masters record.  Groselle then teamed up to capture a combined five relays (three men’s and two mixed gender).  He was part of a winning team that posted a time of 1:35.94 in the 200-yard free relay, 3:29.84 in the 400-yard free relay and 1:48.75 in the 200-yard medley relay.  The combined time in the 400-yard free relay was also a U.S. Masters record.  Groselle then went on to capture titles in the mixed 200-yard free relay (1:46.98) and the mixed 200-yard medley relay (2:03.29).

Groselle then moved on to the  2010 U.S. Masters Swim Short Course Championships held at the Olympic Pool in Atlanta, Ga. from May 20-23.  During the the four-day event, he racked up four individual event wins, including posting one national record, and placed second in two additional events.  Groselle took home titles in the 100-yard free (49.00 seconds), 200-yard free (1:50.29), 100-yard breast (1:02.04) and 100-yard IM (57.29 seconds).  His time in the 200-yard free was a USMS national record.  In addition, Groselle went on to place second in the 50-yard breast (28.70 seconds) and 50-yard free (22.46 seconds) events.

In the month of June, Groselle competed for the first time in waterpolo at the Waterpolo Nationals in San Diego where his team finished third overall.

“This has been a very exciting couple months and a lot of fun swimming and playing waterpolo,” said Groselle.  “Each time I compete, it becomes a very memorable experience which always keeps me wanting to be successful.”

Head Swim Coach Jack Groselle Featured in Swimming World Magazine

HIRAM, OHIO  –  Hiram College head swimming and diving coach Jack Groselle was featured in a story in the March edition of Swimming World Magazine.

Groselle, a 1976 graduate of the College, was a four-year member of the swim team as a student and was a NCAA Division III National Champion in the 50-yard freestyle in addition to being a two-time All-American.  He was also a multi-time conference champion.

In the article, Coach Groselle talks about his time competing as a student-athlete at Hiram, including some of his accomplishments competing in Masters swimming as well as some of the challenges he has faced throughout his career.  Groselle recently completed his 19th overall season as the head swimming and diving coach at Hiram.  So far during his coaching career, he has earned a total of five Coach of the Year Awards (one North Coast Athletic Conference and four Ohio Athletic Conference).  Below is an excerpt from the article:

       ‘Groselle says coaching has given him a unigue perspective on his own swimming career: “You’re mentally thinking all the time when you’re talking to your swimmers,” he said.  “I understand on a day-to-day basis how the swimmers are feeling.”
       That same kind of camaraderie with teammates that Groselle encountered in his collegiate days has kept his competitive fire burning and motivated him to continue training and competing well into his 50s.
      Groselle’s individual accomplishments in the pool have translated into what has so far been a stellar coaching career.  In 2002, he was recognized as the NCAC Men’s Coach of the Year.  Additionally, Groselle has been recognized as the OAC Coach of the Year on four separate occasions.’

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Junior Swimmer Zach Wegman Competes At Kenyon Invitational; Breaks Two School Records and Betters NCAA Qualifying Time

GAMBIER, OHIO — Hiram College junior swimmer Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon) competed at the Kenyon Invitational yesterday (Saturday, Feb. 20) in Gambier. Wegman broke his own school record in a 200-yard butterfly time trial and bettered his NCAA provisional qualifying time as well as setting a school record in the 1650-yard freestyle. [Complete Results]

Wegman broke his own school record in the 200-yard fly, which he set earlier this year, with a time of 1:54.08 and also improved his NCAA National provisional qualifying time. He posted a time of 16:57.68 and broke the school record in the 1650-yard free. His time broke the previous mark of 16:59.40 that was held by Mike Trow and set back in 2006. In addition, Wegman recorded a mark of 4:15.68 in the 400-yard IM which was just over two-tenths of a second shy of the school record.

Wegman will have to wait and see if his provisional time in the 200-yard will be good enough to allow him to compete in the NCAA Division III National Meet which begins on Wednesday, Mar. 17 at the Minnesota University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Swim Teams Finish Seventh and Ninth at NCAC Championships; Wegman Sets Another Record and Provisionally Qualifies for Nationals

CANTON, OHIO — Junior Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon) set his second school record in the 200-yard butterfly and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III National Meet as the Hiram College swimming and diving teams completed the final day of competition of the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. The Terrier men placed ninth of nine teams, while the women finished seventh of eight teams. [Championship Website] [Day Three Results] [Day Two Recap] Day One Recap]

The men totaled 320 points to place ninth overall. Denison University captured the overall conference title with 1,678 points, followed by Kenyon College with 1,529 points. Wabash (Ind.) College was third with 815.5 points.

Wegman recorded his second school record in as many days in the prelimaries of the 200-yard fly with a mark of 1:54.47. He broke the previous record time of 1:56.89 which was held by teammate and fellow junior Santiago Morales (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Bilboa) which he set in 2008. Wegman’s record-setting time also provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Division III National Meet. He would go on to finish eighth in the finals with a time of 1:58.00. Other top performances on the final day was a pair of top-20 finishes by junior Travis Subda (Spring, Texas/Klein Collins) and Morales in the 100-yard freestyle. Subda placed 16th with a mark of 58.80 seconds and Morales was 19th at 48.34 seconds. Subda also placed 17th overall in the 200-yard breaststroke, recording a time of 2:12.39. Junior Colin Kelly (Perrysburg) finished 18th in the 1650-yard free touching the wall in a time of 17:45.23. The men also set another relay school record, this time in the 400-yard free relay. Subda, Kelly, Morales and Wegman posted a combined time of 3:12.91 in the event to pass the previous school record of 3:13.70 which was held by the team of Buddy Wilson, Jason Groselle, Brian Watkins and Zach Huggins since 2004.

The women tallied 384 points to finish seventh of eight teams. Denison claimed the team title with 1,766 points and Kenyon was second with 1,520 points. The College of Wooster rounded out the top three with 964 points.

Individually, senior Katie Pierdomenico (Stow/Twinsburg) had a pair of top-20 finishes, including 15th in the 200-yard breast (2:38.02) and 20th in the 100-yard free (55.96 seconds). Sophomore Amelia Dorschel (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) finished 17th in the 200-yard butterfly posting a mark of 2:19.94. In addition, freshman Lauren Jasko (Hudson) placed 20th in the same event recording a time of 2:30.33. Sophomores Miriam Clarke (Goldsboro, N.C./School of Science & Math) and Sydney Kispert-Bostick (Frazer, Mich./Frazer) finished 13th and 14th in the one-meter dive with 190.25 points and 152.45 points respectively. The women also competed in the 400-yard free relay and placed seventh with a mark of 3:50.01. Team members included: senior Gillan Millwood (Kingston, Jamaica/Campion College), junior Ashlynn Krohn (Wauseon), junior Claire Rachek (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and Pierdomenico.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 5659-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Two Men’s School Records Fall On Day Two of NCAC Swim Championships

CANTON, OHIO — Junior Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon) broke the school record in the 100-yard butterfly in the prelims and then broke his previous mark in the finals as the Hiram College swimming and diving teams are in eighth and ninth place after the second day of events of the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships held at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. In addition, the men also set a school record in the 200-yard medley relay. [Championship Website] [Day Two Results] [Day One Recap]

The Terrier women have totaled 262 points and are in eighth place of eight teams. Denison University leads the championships with 1,209 points, followed by Kenyon College in second with 999 points. The College of Wooster rounds out the top three schools with 607 points.

Individually for the women, Hiram had four t0p-20 finishes in the finals competitions led by sophomore Amelia Dorschel (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) and senior Katie Pierdomenico (Stow/Twinsburg) who both placed 17th in their respective events. Dorschel completed the 400-yard individual medley with a mark of 4:54.70 and Pierdomenico posted a time of 2:00.89 in the 200-yard freestyle. Junior Mackenzie Saywell (Kirtland) finished 18th in the 100-yard breaststroke and senior Staci Buckingham (Wooster) placed 20th in the same event with a time of 1:20.88. The women also had two relay teams compete with the top overall finish being seventh place in the 800-yard free relay in a time of 8:34.76. Team members included: junior Kelsey Covell (Parma Heights/Valley Forge), junior Claire Rachek (Chagrin Falls/Kenston), sophomore Becca Szanto (Bainbridge) and Pierdomenico.

The men have 220 points after the second day of competition and are ninth overall of nine teams. Denison has the overall lead with 1,223 points and Kenyon is second with 1,017 points. Wittenberg University is third with 566 points.

The men had three top-20 finishes in the finals led by junior Travis Subda (Spring, Texas/Klein Collins) who recorded the best overall finish of 15th in the 100-yard breast in a time of 59.95 seconds. Wegman had a mark of 52.83 seconds in the preliminaries of the 100-yard fly to break the school record previously held by Zach Huggins (53.04 seconds) set in 2004. He then recorded a time of 52.68 seconds in the finals later in the day to break the record again and placed 16th overall. Junior Colin Kelly (Perrysburg) placed 19th in the 200-yard free touching the wall in a time of 1:50.42. In addition, junior Santiago Morales (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Bilboa), Subda, Wegman and Kelly combined efforts in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:38.54, setting a school record, breaking the previous mark of 1:38.67 which was set in 2003 by the team of Zach Huggins, Jason Groselle, John Wells and John Groselle.

The NCAC Swim Championships will conclude tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 13) with the final day of competition at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. The first event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Swimming and Diving Teams Complete First Day of NCAC Championships; Men’s Relay Record Falls

CANTON, OHIO — The Hiram College swimming and diving teams posted 30 individual best times as the Terriers completed the first day of competition of the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships today (Thursday, Feb. 11) at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. In addition, the men broke one school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay. [Championship Website] [Day One Results]

After the first day of events, the Terrier women currently are in seventh place out of eight teams with 126 points. Denison University leads the team standings with 577 points followed by Kenyon College with 440 points. Rounding out the top three schools is Wittenberg University with 271 points.

The top individual performance for the women was turned in by sophomore Amelia Dorschel (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) who placed 21st in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:20.87. Senior Gillian Millwood (Kingston, Jamaica/Campion College) finished 22nd in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.21 seconds. The women also competed in two relay events with a top finish of seventh place in the 200-yard free relay. Millwood, junior Ashlynn Krohn (Wauseon), junior Claire Rachek (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and senior Katie Pierdomenico (Stow/Twinsburg) recorded a combined time of 1:42.78.

The Hiram men are currently tied for eight place after the first day of events with 108 points. Denison leads the team standings with 573 points. Kenyon is second at 416 points and Wittenberg is third with 242 points.

The top individual mark was recorded by junior Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon) in the 200-yard IM with a 12th-place finish in a time of 1:58.74. Junior Santiago Morales (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Bilboa) competed in the same event and finished 23rd with a time of 2:02.88. The men’s top relay effort came in the 200-yard medley relay in which teammates Morales, Wegman, junior Colin Kelly (Perrysburg) and junior Travis Subda (Spring, Texas/Klein Collins) finished with a school-record time of 1:27.27. They broke the previous mark of 1:28.00 which was set in 2004 by the team of Jason Groselle, Buddy Wilson, Brian Watkins and John Wells.

The NCAC Championships will continue tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 12) with the first event scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in Canton.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Swimming and Diving Teams Lose to Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College in Dual Meet Finale

WASHINGTON, PA. — The Hiram College swimming and diving teams were both defeated by Washington & Jefferson College this afternoon (Saturday, Jan. 30) in a non-conference and dual meet finale in Washington, Pa. The Terrier women lost, 161-121, and the men lost, 149-138. [Complete Results]

Following today’s action, the Terrier women end the season with a 4-8 overall record in dual meet competition. The men end the season with a 5-6 mark.

The women had four individual event winners and were led by freshman diver Sydney Kispert-Bostick (Frazer, Mich./Frazer) who won both the one and three-meter diving events with 112.35 and 90.35 points respectively. Also recording victories were senior Gillian Millwood (Kingston, Jamaica/Campion College) in the 100-yard freestyle (59.62 seconds) and junior Claire Rachek (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) in the 500-yard free (5:59.22). The women also won the 200-yard free relay with team members including: Millwood, junior Ashlynn Krohn (Wauseon), Rachek and senior Katie Pierdomenico (Stow/Twinsburg) who posted a combined time of 1:47.59.

The men tallied victories in five events, led by junior Travis Subda (Spring, Texas/Klein Collins) who touched the wall first in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.53) and the 200-yard breast (2:20.19). In addition, fellow junior Santiago Morales (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Bilboa) captured the 100-yard free with a winning time of 49.94 seconds. Freshman Eric Feeney (Berne, Ind./South Adams) won the 200-yard backstroke with a mark of 2:27.80. Senior Kyle Kiffer (Parma/Valley Forge) rounded out the individual event winners for the men with a first-place finish in the 400-yard IM in a time of 4:45.21. The men also had a winning relay team in the 200-yard free relay. Morales, junior Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon), junior Colin Kelly (Perrysburg) and Subda recorded a combined time of 1:31.59 to win the event.

The swim teams will be idle until they compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 11-13 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Allegheny (Pa.) College will serve as this year’s host school.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Swim Teams Sweep Baldwin-Wallace College

BEREA, OHIO — The Hiram College swimming and diving teams posted a pair of victories against Baldwin-Wallace College tonight (Friday, Jan. 22) in a non-conference dual meet at Alumni Memorial Pool. The Terrier women defeated the Yellow Jackets, 145-96, and the men won, 159-130. [Results]

With the sweep, the women improve to 4-7 in the dual meet competition, and the men are now 5-4 overall for the season.

The women won all but four individual events and swept both relays. The Terriers were led by junior Kelsey Covell (Parma Heights/Valley Forge), seniors Katie Pierdomenico (Stow/Twinsburg), Gillian Millwood (Kingston, Jamaica/Campion College) and junior Ashlynn Krohn (Wauseon) who all won two events. Covell captured victories in the 800-meter freestyle (10:30.81) and the 400-meter free (5:08.41). Millwood won both the 100-meter butterfly (1:12.61) and the 50-meter fly (32.52 seconds). Pierdomenico touched the wall first in the 200-meter free (2:20.27) and the 100-meter free (1:04.53). Krohn posted top times in the 50-meter backstroke (35.06 seconds) and the 100-meter back (1:16.70). Also claiming victories were junior Mackenzie Saywell (Kirtland) in the 50-meter breaststroke (40.77 seconds) and sophomore Amelia Dorschel (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) in the 200-meter IM (2:43.07). In addition, the team of Krohn, Pierdomenico, Millwood and sophomore Becca Szanto (Bainbridge) won the 200-meter medley relay with a time of 2:16.08. Pierdomenico, Szanto, junior Clair Rachek (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and freshman Lauren Jasko (Hudson) teamed up to win the 200-meter free relay with a mark of 2:01.37.

The men shared similar success capturing all but three individual events and had one winning relay. Hiram was led by juniors Travis Subda (Spring, Texas/Klein Collins), Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon) and Santiago Morales (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Bilboa) who all won three events. Subda touched the wall first in the 50-meter free (25.49 seconds), 100-meter free (57.18 seconds) and the 100-meter breaststroke (1:12.06), while Wegman recorded winning times in the 200-meter free (2:05.95), the 100-meter fly (1:02.61), 200-meter IM (2:18.78). Morales had winning marks of 30.01 seconds in the 50-meter back, 1:05.54 in the 100-meter back and 28.39 seconds in the 50-meter fly. Junior Colin Kelly (Perrysburg) also won multiple events, claiming victories in the 800-meter free and 400-meter free with times of 9:38.62 and 4:34.41 respectively. In addition, Morales, Subda, Wegman and Kelly combined efforts to win the 200-meter medley relay with a time of 1:54.18.

Hiram will host its final home meet of the season tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 23) against John Carroll University. It will be senior day with the first event scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

Swimming and Diving Teams Defeated by John Carroll University

HIRAM, OHIO — The Hiram College swimming and diving teams were defeated by John Carroll University today (Saturday, Jan. 23) in a non-conference dual meet on senior day. The Terrier women lost, 161-121, and the men fell short, 149-138. [Results]

Following today’s meet, the women now have a 4-8 overall record in dual meet competition, while the men are 5-5 overall for the season.

The women had three individual event winners led by sophomore Amelia Dorschel (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) who won both the 200-meter butterfly (2:43.25) and the 200-meter IM (2:46.98). Also claiming an individual victory for the women was junior Ashlynn Krohn (Wauseon) who touched the wall first with a mark of 1:12.61. In addition, the women also had a winning relay. Senior Gillian Millwood (Kingston, Jamaica/Campion College), junior Becca Szanto (Bainbridge), junior Claire Rachek (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and senior Katie Pierdomenico (Stow/Twinsburg) combined efforts to win the 400-meter freestyle relay with a time of 4:23.29.

The tallied nine individual event victories, led by juniors Santiago Morales (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Bilboa), Travis Subda (Spring, Texas/Klein Collins) and Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon) who all won three events. Morales came in first in the 200-meter free (2:01.75), the 100-meter fly (1:01.36) and the 200-meter IM (2:19.18). Subda posted winning marks in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:15.57), the 50-meter free (25.55 seconds) and the 100-meter free (55.96 seconds). Wegman captured victories in the 800-meter free (9:31.15), the 200-meter fly (2:22.14) and the 200-meter backstroke (2:18.87). In addition, the team of Morales, Subda, Wegman and junior Colin Kelly (Perrysburg) recorded a combined time of 4:13.05 to win the 400-meter medley relay.

The swim teams will conclude the dual meet season next Saturday, Jan. 30 when they travel to Washington, Pa. for a non-conference meet against Washington & Jefferson College. The first event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.

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