NITTANY LION BIOS
Sarah
Megan
Haverford, Pa. Haverford
Owego, N.Y. Owego Free Academy
SOMERS
SPRINGSTEEN
Junior • Breast/IM
Stroke 100 Breast 200 Breast 200 IM
CAREER BEST MARKS
Time 1:05.22 2:20.25 2:07.68
Date 2/16/11 2/16/11 2/15/12
Site Big Ten Championships Big Ten Championships Big Ten Championships
2011-12 (Sophomore Year) Swam in all nine of the team’s meets…Earned Big Ten Distinguished and Academic All-Big Ten honors…Posted one season-best in three swims at the Big Ten Championships…Posted her best time of the year of 2:07.68 in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships…Also swam the 100 & 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships…Swam a season-best of 1:05.22 in the 100 breaststroke and 2:20.25 in the 200 breaststroke in the season-opener versus West Virginia (10/22). 2010-11 (Freshman Year) Swam in six of the team’s 10 meets…Swam the 100 breaststroke in all six meets…Competed in three events at the Big Ten Championships (2/16)…Swam 1:05.22 in the 100 breaststroke, 2:20.25 in the 200 breaststroke and 2:09.48 in the 200 IM in the prelims of the Big Ten Championships…Swam the 100 & 200 breaststroke vs. Virginia Tech (10/23), against North Carolina (1/4), in a quad-meet with Maryland, Pittsburgh and Villanova (1/14) and against Lehigh (2/5). Prep Four-year letterwinner at Haverford High School under coach Matt Stewart...Two-time team captain...Garnered All-State, All-District and All-Delaware County honors...Medley relay team placed 12th in the PIAA AAA State Meet...As a senior, finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke at the State Meet...Competed for Suburban Seahawks Swim Club under coach Charlie Kennedy...Owns the 100 breaststroke record for both her club and high school teams...Also lettered twice in cross country and once in track...A National Merrit Finalist...Accepted into Penn State’s prestigious Schreyer Honors College and was in the top one percent of her high school graduating class. Personal Full name is Sarah Marie Somers...Born in Wynnewood, Pa. on October 13, 1991...Daughter of Mike and Mary Somers...Has three sisters, Chris, Julia and Beth…Sister, Julia, runs cross country and track at the University of Delaware...Sisters, Chris and Beth, attended Penn State...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
Junior • Diving
Board 1-Meter Dive 3-Meter Dive
CAREER BEST MARKS
Time 229.65 238.58
Date 1/27/12 11/5/11
Site Villanova Dual Georgia Tech Dual
2011-12 (Sophomore Year) Competed in six of the team’s competitions during the season…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors…Ranked second on the team on the three-meter board…Dove at the Big Ten Championships and finished with a one-meter score of 206.50…Posted a score of 238.58 at Georgia Tech (11/5) on the three-meter board…Claimed a mark of 229.65 against Villanova (1/27) on the one-meter board…Also scored 229.12 on the three-meter board versus Villanova…Opened the season competing on the one- and three-meter boards versus West Virginia (10/22), with scores of 197.40 and 214.65, respectively…Competed on both boards at Auburn (11/4) with a score of 208.35 on the one-meter and 205.05 on the three-meter board…Owned scores of 211.70 on the one-meter board and 221.85 at the three-meter height in a tri-meet with Indiana and Virginia (11/19). 2010-11 (Freshman Year) Competed in five of the team’s 10 meets…Posted a score 211.75 on the one-meter board at Maryland...Placed sixth vs. St. Bonaventure with a score of 192.53 on the one-meter board...Recorded a score of 183.52 in the one-meter competition vs. Virginia Tech...Posted a score of 177.00 on the one-meter board vs. Michigan...Took a score of 211.07 on the three-meter board vs. Michigan...Earned a score of 203.03 on the three-meter board vs. St. Bonaventure...Placed 10th in the three-meter board at Maryland with a score of 201.70... Posted a tally of 236.27 on the three-meter board vs. Virginia Tech. Prep Standout diver for the Owego Free Academy under coach Roger Katchuk...Served as a captain during her final two seasons...Guided the team to the 2010 Class “B” Sectional Championship...Set 11 school records during her career...Named a High School All-American in 2009-10...Captured the Sectionals title as a senior and placed seventh at the New York State Diving Championships...Previously finished second at Sectionals as a junior and third as a sophomore...Also competed in track and field and qualified for the state meet in the 100and 400-meter hurdles as well as the 4x800 relay...Selected to the National Honor Society. Personal Full Name is Megan Springsteen...Born in Owego, N.Y. on Oct. 16, 1992...Daughter of David and Julia Springsteen...Has one brother, Matthew, and two sisters, Kara and Margo... Majoring in business marketing with a minor in media studies.
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