Slew of Golden Bears swim PSAC instances in season-opening victory at Shippensburg

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Julia Kopcho (Pemberton, N.J./Camden Catholic), Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School), Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) and Maggie Russell (Downingtown, Pa./Woodlynde School) all earned Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying requirements for Kutztown ladies’s swimming Wednesday night as KU started its 2026-27 common season with a 151-111 convention win at Shippensburg.
 
The Golden Bears completed the evening with 4 reduce instances and it was from 4 completely different swimmers, three of the 4 profitable their respective heats.
 
Kopcho, who received three particular person occasions and led the profitable 200 Free Relay crew, recorded her PSAC time within the 500 Free in a time of 5:28.01. She additionally received the 200 Free and 1000 Free, and together with Russell, Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) and Sara Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), positioned first within the relay.
 
Zeminski received two heats, together with the 100 Fly the place she earned her reduce time of 58.73. Russell was simply behind at 1:00.09, and she or he additionally took first within the 50 Fly. Armes additionally received two occasions, together with her PSAC normal tallied within the 200 IM at 2:17.57. Bing touched the wall first within the 50 Back.
 
Kutztown now has nearly a month off earlier than its subsequent meet in opposition to Montclair State on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m., at East Stroudsburg University.
 
KUTZTOWN 151, SHIPPENSBURG 111
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026
Shippensburg, Pa.
 
KUTZTOWN RESULTS
 
200 Medley Relay
2. Kutztown ‘A’, Armes, Mass, Zeminski, Damico – 1:53.94
 
1000 Free
1. Julia Kopcho (Pemberton, N.J./Camden Catholic) – 11:10.19
5. Cora Martin (Mohnton, Pa./Garden Spot) – 12:46.96
 
200 Free
1. Julia Kopcho (Pemberton, N.J./Camden Catholic) – 2:02.50
2. Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland) – 2:05.12
 
50 Back
1. Sara Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) – 29.45
2. Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) – 29.68
6. Sam Iannuzzi (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) – 33.39
 
50 Breast
4. Lyndee Mass (Montgomery, Ala./Loveless Academic Magnet Program) – 34.02
5. Anaya Ruiz (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) – 35.07
6. Sam Iannuzzi (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) – 37.16
 
100 Fly
1. Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) – 58.73 (PSAC-Qualifying)
2. Maggie Russell (Downingtown, Pa./Woodlynde School) – 1:00.09 (PSAC-Qualifying)
 
50 Free
2. Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School) – 25.73
3. Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley) – 26.06
6. Maliya Walp (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua) – 28.28
 
100 Free
1. Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) – 55.94
2. Sara Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) – 56.92
3. Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley) – 57.80
 
100 Back
1. Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School) – 1:02.41
2. Ryleigh Czerwinski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) – 1:05.10
6. Sam Iannuzzi (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) – 1:12.32
 
100 Breast
2. Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland) – 1:12.12
3. Lyndee Mass (Montgomery, Ala./Loveless Academic Magnet Program) – 1:13.16
6. Anaya Ruiz (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) – 1:20.32
 
500 Free
1. Julia Kopcho (Pemberton, N.J./Camden Catholic) – 5:28.01 (PSAC-Qualifying)
5. Cora Martin (Mohnton, Pa./Garden Spot) – 6:15.60
 
50 Fly
1. Maggie Russell (Downingtown, Pa./Woodlynde School) – 26.44
2. Sarah Zeminski (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) – 26.83
4. Kara Damico (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley) – 28.53
 
200 IM
1. Phoebe Armes (Somerset, UK/Millfield School) – 2:17.57 (PSAC-Qualifying)
2. Birta Smaradottir (Mosfellsbær, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland) – 2:19.75
3. Lyndee Mass (Montgomery, Ala./Loveless Academic Magnet Program) – 2:23.40
 
200 Free Relay
1. Kutztown ‘A’, Kopcho, Russell, Czerwinski, Bing – 1:43.44