The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released the 2022-23 Women's Swimming & Diving Preseason Coaches' Poll on Thursday afternoon. Franciscan was picked to finish seventh. The PAC now has eight schools with Women's Swimming & Diving with the addition of Allegheny this season, who was picked third.
| 2022-23 PAC Women's Swimming and Diving Preseason Coaches' Poll | ||
| School (first-place votes) | Points | 2021-22 Championships finish |
| 1. Grove City College (6) | 76 | 1st (of 7) at PAC Championships, 1048 pts. |
| 2. Saint Vincent College (1) | 69 | 2nd (of 7) at PAC Championships, 765.50 pts. |
| 3. Allegheny College (1) | 66 | 7th (of 9) at NCAC Championships, 616 pts. |
| 4. Westminster College | 61 | 3rd (of 7), at PAC Championships, 659 pts. |
| 5. Chatham University | 51 | 4th (of 7) at PAC Championships, 369 pts. |
| 6. Washington & Jefferson College | 48 | 5th (of 7) at PAC Championships, 330 pts. |
| 7. Franciscan University | 41 | 6th (of 7) at PAC Championships, 272.50 pts. |
| 8. Bethany College | 36 | 7th (of 7) at PAC Championships, 7 pts. |
Four Franciscan swimmers were named as players to watch with three being returners and one being a new face. Olivia Mete (Sr. Welland, Ontario / Notre Dame College School) looks to lead this year's team in the pool. She was the lone Baron to earn All-PAC recognition as she was named Honorable Mention All-Conference for her efforts in the 2021-22 season. Then a pair of sophomores in Kristen Farabaugh (Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle) and Bridget Bartosik (Lomita, Calif. / Homeschool)were named. Each look to take significant steps in their second season in the program. Kate Kinst (Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel) looks to make an impact in freestyle and IM events in her first season at Franciscan.
Grove City College claimed the top spot in this year's Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Swimming and Diving Preseason Coaches' Poll. The league announced the results of its preseason coaches' poll along with its annual swimmers and divers to watch list Thursday afternoon. Voted on by each of the conference's eight head coaches, the league's preseason coaches' poll has been in place since the 2014-15 season. Grove City, directed by 14th-year head coach Dave Fritz, earned six of eight first-place votes and 76 total points.
Grove City will once again host the PAC Championships at the James E. Longnecker Competition Pool. Longnecker Pool has been the home of the PAC Championships since 1990. The four-day event is scheduled for Wednesday-Saturday, February 15-18. The NCAA Division III Region 4 (Northeast/South) Diving Championships are slated for Friday-Saturday, February 24-25. The Division III Championships are scheduled for Wednesday-Saturday, March 15-18 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The event will be hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
Up Next
The Swimming & Diving season gets underway on Saturday, as second ranked Saint Vincent makes the trip to Steubenville. These two teams swam against each other in Latrobe last season, and the Bearcats came out on top by a score of 200-61. This should be a great early test to see where the Barons rank up in just the first event of a long season.
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