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MEET PREVIEW: Huskies To Host Edinboro On Saturday

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Men's Swimming | 11/18/2015 4:03:00 PM

Edinboro Men (1-1); Women (1-1) at Bloomsburg Men (3-2); Women (4-2)
Saturday, November 21
1:00 PM – Nelson Field House Pool
 
The Bloomsburg University men's and women's swimming teams return to action on Saturday at home against Edinboro. Start time is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 
The men are coming off of a 182-111 win over Clarion last Saturday, while the women defeated Clarion 167.5-122.5 for their fourth consecutive victory.

Posting top-five times in the PSAC this year were Alex McCullough (Pottstown/OJ Roberts) in the 500-free who is now fifth after swimming 4:50.76; while Jake Harner (Philadelphia/Father Judge) had the fifth-fastest time in the 100-free in 47.73, while Josh Grzech (Mountain Top/Crestwood) is now fifth in the 100-fly after swimming 53.37.
 
Individually, Ryan Paisley (Hazleton/Hazleton Area) won three events (200-free, 50-free, 200-IM), while Grzech won the 100-back and the 100-fly and was part of the winning 200-medley and 200-free relay teams.
 
Paisley captured the CollegeSwimming.com PSAC Men's Athlete of the Week honors, while Grzech was named PSAC Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week.
 
Posting top-five PSAC swims for the women were Meghan Gallagher (Aston/Sun Valley) in the 200-free with the fourth-best time in 1:58.66, while Nikki Young (Trooper/Methacton) swam the fifth-fastest time in the PSAC this year in the 200-IM in 2:14.91
 
Gallagher, Young and Caroline Hodgins (Schwenksville/Perkiomen Valley) were both two-time winners as the Huskies took first in 10 of the 12 individual swimming events. Gallagher won in the 200-free and the 50-free, while Young won in both the 200-IM and the 100-breast. Hodgins showed her versatility winning both the 1000-free as well as the 100-free.
 
For their efforts, Young was named the PSAC Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week, while Gallagher was named the CollegeSwimming.com PSAC Women's Athlete of the Week.
 
Edinboro comes in with a men's and women's record of 1-1. The men are coming off of a 116-88 win against Allegheny College, while the women also defeated Allegheny, 120-82.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Josh Grzech

Josh Grzech

Freestyle/Butterfly
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jake Harner

Jake Harner

Breast/IM/Free
6' 0"
Senior
Alex McCullough

Alex McCullough

Mid Distance/IM
6' 4"
Sophomore
Meghan Gallagher

Meghan Gallagher

Free
5' 8"
Senior
Caroline Hodgins

Caroline Hodgins

Distance Free
5' 11"
Senior
Nikki Young

Nikki Young

Free/Breast
5' 7"
Junior
Ryan Paisley

Ryan Paisley

Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Josh Grzech

Josh Grzech

6' 2"
Sophomore
Freestyle/Butterfly
Jake Harner

Jake Harner

6' 0"
Senior
Breast/IM/Free
Alex McCullough

Alex McCullough

6' 4"
Sophomore
Mid Distance/IM
Meghan Gallagher

Meghan Gallagher

5' 8"
Senior
Free
Caroline Hodgins

Caroline Hodgins

5' 11"
Senior
Distance Free
Nikki Young

Nikki Young

5' 7"
Junior
Free/Breast
Ryan Paisley

Ryan Paisley

6' 0"
Junior
Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke