Here’s who you named the Centre Daily Times’ Athlete of the Week for Feb. 28-March 5
State College swimming won the Centre Daily Times’ Athlete of the Week poll for Feb. 28-March 5.
The boys and girls teams won 46% of the vote (565 votes), followed by Penns Valley wrestling’s Ty Watson with 28% of the vote (347 votes) and in third was Bellefonte girls swim team with 19% of the vote (229 votes).
State College boys and girls took first place in the PIAA District 6 AAA Championships. The Little Lions won the 200-yard medley relay (Tyler Uhlig, Shawn Erdley, John Brownstead and Sam Huggins) and they also had a victory in the 200-yard freestyle with a team of Erdley, Todd Siekman, Erik Witt, Ryan Willis and the 400-yard freestyle with Huggins, Witt, Uhlig, Brownstead.
Jade Castro, Mackenzie Pagett, Ally Koehle and Madison Watschke won the 200-yard medley relays to begin March 4’s PIAA 3A District 6 Championships. Castro also won the 200-yard IM, 200-yard freestyle relay and the 100-yard backstroke. Pagett won the 100-yard backstroke. Koehle, Nora Hein, Kelly Brownstead and Kowalik won gold in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
State College also won seven silver medals: Kowalik 200-yard freestyle, Pagett 200-yard IM, Kelly Brownstead 50-yard freestyle, Koehle 100-yard fly, Hein 500-yard freestyle, Lily Bang 100-yard backstroke, Watschke 100-yard breaststroke) and five bronze medals (Kate Doucette 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle, Alex Hein 200-yard IM, Watschke 50-yard freestyle, Brownstead 100-yard freestyle).
