Districts Information

• On Thursday 3/3 there will be a dinner hosted at the Snyder residence for our districts team. It will be right after practice and last until around 7:30 so everyone can get to bed early!
• On Friday 3/4 swimmers will be dismissed at 10:15 and the bus will leave at 10:30. We are in the first warm up slot from noon-1:00 in lane 2 which we are sharing with State College. From 12:40 to one there will be one way sprints. They will have the wedges on the block this year as well. This is how everything will work on Saturday as well. 
• On both days the swim meet will start at 2 pm.

Events on Friday:
200 Yard Medley Relay
200 Yard Freestyle
200 Yard IM
50 Yard Freestyle
100 Yard Butterfly
200 Yard Freestyle Relay

Events on Saturday:
100 Yard Freestyle
500 Yard Freestyle
100 Yard Backstroke
100 Yard Breaststroke
400 Yard Freestyle relay

• At the end of each day there will be an award ceremony that is set to start at 5:30 both days. 

The address for the McCoy Natatorium is listed below:
108 Bigler Rd.
University Park, PA 16802

• ADMISSION PRICES: Admission to the District Championships will be $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students per day. 
• FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE: A food concession will be open throughout the meet operated by Penn State University. 
• A complete set of results will be posted on the PIAA District 6 website immediately following the conclusion of the meet. 
• Photographs of place winners will be taken for each event. They can be purchased at the meet courtesy of State College Area High School Swimming and Diving Boosters. Forms for purchasing these pictures will be available at the meet. 
• District 6 Swimming & Diving Championship T-shirts may be ordered in advance using the enclosed “District 6 Swimming & Diving Championships T-shirt Order Form”. 
• LOCKER ROOMS: Locker rooms are available at Penn State University Natatorium. Due to the large number of participants, athletes are encouraged to bring their own lock to secure their valuables or bring their belongings onto the deck. Do not leave valuables unsecured. 
• PARKING: Parking will be available on both Friday and Saturday at the East Parking Deck on Bigler Road, just north of Curtin Road at a cost of $5/day. Buses should unload swimmers on Bigler or Curtin and may park at the Porter North Parking Lot, just north of the baseball field. 

Girls I will need for district relay teams are:
Joy Galbraith
Kristin Neavling
Macy Becker
Ali McCurdy
Morgan Robinette
Randee Earnest
Jordyn Kile
Jackelyn Fultz
Melanie Angney

Boys I will need or district relay teams are:
Kevin Neavling
Zack Bonson
Alex Larson
Braden Kibe
Bennett Andrews
Tyler Mitchell
Trystan Snyder
Isaac Ironcloud

Those listed above as well as all individual qualifiers will need to be at practice everyday for the next two weeks. Districts will be on Friday March 4th and Saturday March 5th.

Information about the Polar Plunge

Below is important information about the Polar Plunge on Saturday
The bus will be leaving from the high school at 7 am!
Our team is warming up from 9:00-9:30 in lanes 5 and 6. One way sprints will begin at 9:30

ENTRANCE - Please plan to use the covered Main Side Entrance at Northern High School and not the Natatorium Entrance.

SWIMMER (TEAM) AREA....MAIN GYM - In light of the fact that there are a record number of swimmers signed up for the Plunge (308), all swimmers will be in our Main Gym off of the lobby where the concession stand is located, instead of our wrestling/auxiliary gym.  We're going to leave all pool deck space OPEN that is not being used by coaches, so when swimmers are not competing or cheering, they'll need to be in the Main Gym.  Any time a swimmer is not in the swimming pool area, they MUST have shoes/flip flops on their feet and are asked to wear a shirt.  Teams will also NOT be allowed to set up in the hallway just outside the shallow end of the pool.  That area needs to be kept clear, except for parents that may want to stand there during a break from the pool area.  We plan to use a PA system in the Main Gym to periodically announce which event and heat we're on in the meet so the swimmers know to get to the pool in time for their swims.  As before, we will not have a seeding process.  All swimmers will need to get themselves to the blocks in time for their swims.

WALKING BETWEEN THE POOL AND MAIN GYM - As stated above, when a swimmer walks from the pool to the gym, they must have something on their feet (for health and safety reasons) and boys must have a shirt on.  For safety reasons, we ask swimmers to PLEASE take a towel with them to the pool for their swims so they can dry off properly after their swims and BEFORE going back into the hallway to walk back to the gym.  We need your help avoiding any hazards with water in the hallways.

LOCKER ROOMS FOR SWIMMERS - In addition to being able to use the smaller swimming pool locker rooms, your swimmers will be able to use the locker rooms off of the main gym for changing.  If they're going to put things in a locker, we ask them to bring and use their own lock.

COACHES AREA - Again this year coaches are encouraged to bring a folding chair and sit on the deck along the far side of the pool where our Pool Office and locker room doors are located.

SPECTATOR WAITING AREA - In order that there's room for spectators in the stands to be able to watch their swimmers swim their events, we're encouraging spectators - between their swimmers' events - to hang out in our Cafeteria.  There will also be tables in the concession stand lobby for people to sit down and eat food they purchase from our stand.  Spectators are asked to NOT set up any chairs in the hallway near the shallow end of the pool.

ADMISSION FEE -- Spectator admission to the meet is $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.

Meet programs including the heat sheets will be on sale after 10:00 AM for a nominal fee to all spectators for $1.00.

More information can be accessed on the mid penn website: http://midpennswimchamp.info/

Information about Mid Penns

On Friday, February 12th we will leave the high school around 1 pm to get to Cumberland Valley High School around 2:30 pm.
Coaches will enter the pool area first at 2:40 pm and swimmers will enter at 2:45. Warm ups will begin at 3:10.

• Mifflin County Warm ups are from 4:10 to 4:30 in lanes 1&2 we will be sharing the lanes with James Buchanan. 
• One ways will begin at 4:30 in all lanes
• Doors will open for spectators at 3:00 pm and tickets will start to be sold at 4 pm.
• Ticket costs=$6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students k-12
• Program costs= $5.00
• Meet will begin at 5 pm
• A reminder that the Friday night Mid Penns will be televised! The channels are: ABC 27.3, Comcast 245, Verizon 462, Blue Ridge 226, and Kuhn 69

Events on Friday:

• 200 Medley Relay
• 200 Freestyle
• 200 Individual Medley
• 50 Freestyle
• 100 Butterfly
• 200 freestyle Relay

On Saturday, February 13th we will leave the high school at 7:30 am to get to Cumberland Valley High School by 8:30.
Coaches will enter the pool area first at 8:40 am, then swimmers will enter the pool area at 8:45 am. Warm ups will begin at 9:10 am

• Mifflin County Warm ups are from 10:10 to 10:30 in lanes 1&2 we will be sharing the lanes with James Buchanan.
• One ways will begin at 10:30-10:45 in all lanes
• Doors will open for spectators at 9 am
• Tickets will be sold at 10 am
• Meet will begin at 11 am

Events on Saturday:

• 100 Freestyle
• 500 Freestyle
• 100 Backstroke
• 100 Breaststroke
• 400 Freestyle relay

Other information can be found on the Mid Penn Website: http://midpennswimchamp.info/index.html

Mid Penns will be televised!

THIS JUST IN!

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Live is partnering with ABC 27 News @abc27TV to televise the Friday session Mid Penn SWIM CHAMPS Live from Cumberland Valley High School on 2/12/16.

 

All Friday evening events will be shown live!

Telecast Channels: ABC 27.3, Comcast 245, Verizon 462, Blue Ridge 226 & Kuhn 69

If this goes well, in future years, we will broadcast Friday and Saturday

The next couple of weeks

I feel like the next couple of weeks are going to go by so fast! I wanted to get an overview of the next couple of weeks up here for swim families:

*Today is our Senior Recognition meet against Altoona. Swimmers must be on deck by 4:30 and the swim meet will begin at 6 pm. we will be doing the senior recognition ceremony during the break after the 50 free.

* Next Monday is our home meet against Holidaysburg, swimmers will need to be on deck by 4:30, and the meet will begin at 6 pm.

*Next Friday is the first day of Mid Penns- I will let you know closer to the day what time the van will be leaving from the HS the order of events for Friday is:

• 200 Medley Relay
• 200 Freestyle
• 200 Individual Medley
• 50 Freestyle
• 100 Butterfly
• 200 Freestyle Relay

*Next Saturday is the second day of Mid Penns- The order of events will be:

• 100 Freestyle
• 500 Freestyle
• 100 Backstroke
• 100 Breaststroke
• 400 Freestyle Relay

*Friday February 19, there will be a pasta party hosted at the Becker residence after practice to watch the movie Touch the Wall together before going to the Polar Plunge the next day.

*Saturday February 20,is the polar plunge at Northern high school. 

* Friday March 4th and Saturday March 5th are districts in State College (at the PSU pool)