2016-17 ROSTER | 2016-17 SCHEDULE

2015-16 Record: 8-2, 2nd Place at PSAC Championships
Head Coach: Stu Marvin
 
Backstroke
Mary Kate Boylan (Edgemont, Pa./Penncrest), Samantha Campbell (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby), Megan Carey (Waymart, Pa./Holy Cross), Danielle DelGiorno (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley), Sydney Mercer (Bloomsburg, Pa./Millville), Laura Myers (Clarks Summit, Pa./Kingsway Regional), Deanna Shuster (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury), Kiera Wadsworth (Folsom, Pa./Ridley), Olivia Rampulla (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs)
 
Breaststroke
Colleen Finias (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East), Connie Medura (Plymouth, Pa./Nanticoke Area), Sarah Ritter (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll), Lina Brouse (Ambler, Pa./Upper Dublin), Kelsey Neff (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg), Lauren Minford (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley)
 
Butterfly
Colleen Finias (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East), Kaci McIlmoyle (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove), Courtney Middleton (Vineland, N.J./Vineland), Sam Campbell, Kate Cossitor (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley), Marykate Boylan, Alex Burns (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), Madison Heintzelman (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia), Brooke Vanim (Alburtis, Pa./Emmaus), Deanna Shuster (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury), Kaitlyn Floyd (Mertztown, Pa./Kutztown Area)
 
Freestyle
Kate Cossitor (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley), Danielle Delgiorno, Megan Carey (Waymart, Pa./Holy Cross), Madi Heintzelman, Lauren Minford (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley), Alison Turzanski (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia), Kaci McIlmoyle (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove), Alison Turzanski (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia), Brooke Vanim (Alburtis, Pa./Emmaus), Abby Kling (York, Pa./Spring Grove), Laura Myers (Clarks Summit, Pa./Kingsway Regional), Rebecca Cubbler (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford), Kaitlyn Floyd (Mertztown, Pa./Kutztown Area), Olivia Rampulla (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs), Kiera Wadsworth (Folsom, Pa./Ridley), Shannon Ball (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff),
 
IM
Brooke Gilson (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), Kaci McIlmoyle (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove), Sydney Mercer (Bloomsburg, Pa./Millville), Courtney Middleton (Vineland, N.J./Vineland), Megan Carey (Waymart, Pa./Holy Cross), Sarah Ritter (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll), Abby Kling (York, Pa./Spring Grove), Kelsey Neff (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg)
 
Distance Free
Brooke Gilson (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), Karly Hursey (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll), Lauren Minford (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley), Alison Turzanski (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia), Rebecca Cubbler (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford)
 
Sprint Freestyle
Mary Kate Boylan (Edgemont, Pa./Penncrest), Alex Burns (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), Samantha Campbell (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby), Kate Cossitor (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley), Megan Carey (Waymart, Pa./Holy Cross), Danielle DelGiorno (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley), Brooke Vanim (Alburtis, Pa./Emmaus), Madi Heintzelman, Kaitlyn Floyd (Mertztown, Pa./Kutztown Area), Shannon Ball (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff), Keira Wadsworth,
 
WOMEN'S SEASON PREVIEW
The Bloomsburg University women's swimming team enters 2016-17 looking to build off of another successful season that saw it go 8-2 and take second at the PSAC Championships.
 
The team lost six seniors and will be competing without senior Nikki Young (Eagleville, Pa./Methacton) due to injury. "Nikki (Young) is going to be out for the season, but she's rehabbing," said head coach Stu Marvin. "She will be on the deck with us and I know the team will respond to her. She's been to the National Championships which gives her great credibility with her teammates."
 
Among the seniors who graduated were the core of the relays for Bloomsburg.  The Huskies are hoping to fill the void with the incoming class of five freshmen and one walk-on sophomore. Marvin said, "The freshman class is small but pretty strong. We look for great things and we also need others to step up and make a statement."
 
Captains for the 2016-17 season will be Nikki Young (Eagleville, Pa./Methacton), Alison Turzanski (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia), and Karly Hursey (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll).  Along with them, the team is expected to be led by Brooke Gilson (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), Courtney Middleton (Vineland, N.J./Vineland), and Colleen Finias (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East).  Gilson is one of the top distance swimmers in the conference while Middleton and Finias both are senior butterfliers. Also returning after a season off is Kaci McIlmoyle (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove), a fifth year senior, whose impact will be significant in several events.

"We lost some very good freestylers to graduation, so we had to go find solid replacements," said Marvin. "With the addition of Rebecca Cubbler (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford), Kaitlyn Floyd (Mertztown, Pa./Kutztown Area), Shannon Ball (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff), and Kiera Wadsworth (Folsom, Pa./Ridley), we should have a firm base to work from. All four of them had successful high school careers and postseason experience".
 
In the distance events, graduated senior Caroline Hodgins (Schwenksville/Perkiomen Valley) holds the team records in the 1000 free and 200 free. Filling that loss are expected to be Gilson, Hursey, and Cubbler. "They will be a solid one-two-three punch all year long," said Marvin.
 
In the backstroke, expected to fill in for the loss of graduated senior Alex Wheatley (Dresher/Upper Dublin), who won the PSAC Championship in the 100-back, are Mary Kate Boylan (Edgemont, Pa./Penncrest), Sam Campbell, Meg Carey, and incoming freshmen Deanna Shuster (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) and Kiera Wadsworth (Folsom, Pa./Ridley).  
 
The Huskies look to have another successful season and a very eventful postseason. "Our women are at a point where we are always in the picture.  After finishing second in back-to-back seasons, they have tremendous confidence in their abilities.  It is going to be a great season."
 
Bloomsburg will hold its annual Maroon and Gold Meet on Saturday, October 8 at 1:00 p.m. and then its Alumni Meet on Saturday, October 15 at 11:00 a.m. The Huskies will host West Chester University in the season opener at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29 at the Nelson Field House Pool.