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Lima Shawnee's Aerika Wieser Signs to Swim at UU
Apr. 22nd, 2013Lima Shawnee High School standout Aerika Wieser has signed her National Letter of Intent to swim for the Blue Knights next fall. Wieser joins third-year Head Coach Dave Johnson's program on the rise. The Blue Knights finished 11-20 this past season, swimming one of the toughest D-II schedules in the region. Wieser will help Johnson replace departed seniors Breanne Schroeder, Samantha Cowgill, Rachel Kelly and Shelby Snell.
This past February for Lima Shawnee, Wieser advanced to the high school state championships in the 50 free, 100 free and 50 back. Her times in the 50 and 100 free (24.46 and 54.00) would both be UU school records. Read More
UU to Host Competitive Summer Swim Camp
Apr. 1st, 2013Urbana University Head Swim Coach Dave Johnson announced plans to host the team's annual competitive Summer Training Camp for swimmers aged 7 and up. The camp will run for 11 weeks from Monday, June 10th, 2013 to Thursday, August 22nd, 2013. (No camp from June 17-20 or Thursday, July 4th.) There are four 3-hour sessions per week, for a total of over 100 hours of instruction, training, video work, and more throughout the summer. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday's sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Cost of the camp is $200 per swimmer. Click to read more for links to a registration form and medical consent form. Read More
UU to Host 2nd Annual Triathlon on May 19th
Mar. 15th, 2013Urbana University is set to host its 2nd annual triathlon on Sunday, May 19th. Head Swim Coach Dave Johnson, in association with STAR Racing & Speedy-Feet, developed the race, which will begin with a 300-yard serpentine swim in the Blue Knights' Aquatics Center pool. Following the swim, competitors will hop on their bikes for a 13-mile ride through the city of Urbana and the surrounding countryside. The race concludes with a 5K run near campus. The triathlon finish line is on the Blue Knights' football field, where friends, family and spectators will be able to watch comfortably from the stadium seats. The race begins at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 19th. Cost for participation is $40 for an individual, $60 for a relay team. Check in here for Race Registration Forms. Read More
UU Women Set 7 New Records at ASC Championships
Feb. 16th, 2013After a three-week build-up, the Urbana University swim teams finished their 2013 season in fine fashion at the Appalachian Swimming Conference Championships hosted by Union College. The Blue Knight women broke 7 school records and earned their best team finish, 9th of 14, in school history. Senior Breanne Schroeder added two more records to her haul on Saturday. Swimming for the final time in the Royal Blue and White, Schroeder finished in fifth place in the 200 free. She recorded a new personal best time of 2:00.16 in the prelims. The senior was joined by another senior and a pair of freshmen on the record-setting 200 medley relay team. Read More
Follow the UU Swimmers at the ASC Championships
Feb. 15th, 2013he Urbana University swim teams are competing at the Appalachian Swimming Conference Championships this weekend. The Blue Knight men's 400 medley relay team of Matt Stover, John Whitaker, Kim Helander and Alex Espinoza already set a school record and earned a spot on the podium with a third place finish on Thursday night. Each night at 6:00 p.m., Union College will broadcast the events live from the Stivers Aquatics Center in Barbourville. More meet information can be found here, and be sure to check in for a full weekend recap after the conclusion of the Championships Read More
UU Swimmers Swept by Asbury
Jan. 26th, 2013After Friday night's meet at Union College was cancelled due to weather, the Blue Knight swim teams got back on the road on Saturday to travel to another Appalachian Swimming Conference rival, Asbury University. The home Eagles soared past the Blue Knights, sweeping both the men's and women's results. Asbury's men snuck past UU 136-88, while the Lady Eagles took down the Blue Knights by a score of 185-56. The top performer on the women's side was freshman Jacqueline Rex. Rex narrowly missed wins in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, losing by .08 of a second in the 100 and .11 of a second in the 200. She earned 9 points for her finish in the women's 100 fly (1:08.20). Read More
Friday Night Swim Meet at Union Cancelled
Jan. 25th, 2013Tonight's swim meet at Union College between the Blue Knights and Bulldogs has been cancelled due to the snowstorm that blanketed the area on Friday. The meet will not be made up. At this time, the Blue Knights are still planning on making the trip to Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky for Saturday's 1:00 p.m. meet. Check back later for any updates. Read More
Schroeder Wins Twice on Senior Day
Jan. 19th, 2013In the first home tri-meet hosted by the Urbana University swim teams, the Blue Knight men's team came away with a pair of 50-point wins over visiting Hiram College and West Virginia Tech. The UU women defeated Tech 83-20, but fell to a full squad from Hiram 71-45. Urbana's men opened the afternoon with wins in their first 9 events. Senior Breanne Schroeder won twice on Senior Day, including a dramatic come-from-behind win in the final relay. Read More
Pioneers Avenge November Loss to UU Swimmers
Jan. 18th, 2013The Urbana University men's and women's swim teams dropped a pair of decisions to conference foe Malone University in the final Friday night home meet of the season. Malone's men tallied fewer individual race wins than Urbana, but the Pioneers held on for a 98-84 victory. The Malone women coasted to a 102-70 win. Back in early November, the teams split a dual meet at Malone after UU's women edged the Pioneers 113-111 with a win in the final relay. Blue Knight Breanne Schroeder set a new school record in the 1000-yard freestyle in the loss. Read More
Ashland Sweeps UU Swimmers
Jan. 14th, 2013The Ashland University swim team swept a pair of decisions at home against Urbana University on Saturday afternoon. The Ashland men brought home a 165-54 win over UU, and the women coasted to a 166-66 victory over the Blue Knights. Urbana's lone victory came in the women's 1000-yard free, where senior Samantha Cowgill posted a time of 13:01.77. Read More
UU Women Return to Pool with Win over Ursuline
Jan. 11th, 2013After a 6-week holiday break, the Urbana University women's swim team returned to action Friday afternoon against visiting Ursuline College. Hosting their third dual meet of the season, the Blue Knights defeated their ASC conference foes for the eighth straight time by a score of 104-51. Ursuline opened the meet with a win in the 200 yard medley relay, but the Blue Knights came back with individual wins in each of the next 8 events. Freshman Siara Chupp kept the Blue Knights winning streak alive in the 7th event, the 100 back. Chupp edged her Ursuline competitor by less than a second with a time of 1:16.68. Read More
UU to Host Holiday Swim Camp
Dec. 6th, 2012Urbana University Head Swim Coach Dave Johnson announced plans to host a Holiday Break Training Camp for swimmers aged 7-15. The camp will run for 2 hours on 5 dates designed to take place over the holiday break. The dates include December 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th and 28th. Camps include instruction from Coach Johnson's staff, pool and dry land training, video work, and more. Cost of the camp is $50 per swimmer. Read More
Swimmers Enjoy Fastest Weekend in Program History
Dec. 1st, 2012Urbana University's swim teams turned in the most impressive performance in program history this weekend at the 19th Annual Miami University Invitational. Thanks to a special invitaion from the Division I Redhawks, Urbana impressed a field filled with D-I powerhouses and D-III national champs. The tougher competition and fast pool spurred Urbana onto 13 new school records. The Blue Knight women smashed 9 school records, including 4 relay records. Senior freestylist Breanne Schroeder broke her own school records in the 50 and 200 freestyle prelims on Friday. Later, she became the first female Blue Knight in school history to break through the 26-second barrier in the 50 free. Read More
Blue Knight Swim Teams Enjoy Record Weekend
Nov. 18th, 2012The Urbana University swim teams experienced a record-setting weekend at the Corbiere-Merion Invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University. In all, 8 Urbana records fell as the Blue Knight men finished 4th and the women took 5th in a field of 6 teams. The Blue Knight men scored 593 points, finishing just 13 points behind 4th place Mount Union, while the women put up 306 points on the weekend. Urbana's women broke 5 school records, including 3 in the relays. Freshman Jacqueline Rex broke her own school record in the 200 yard breaststroke, trimming almost a full 2 seconds off her previous best. Read More
Record Relay Time Brings Blue Knights a Win
Nov. 10th, 2012Swimming for the second time in less than 24 hours, the Urbana University men's and women's swim teams split a pair of decisions at Malone University on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Knight men came up short 146-113, while the women came out on top in a tight one, 113-111. The UU women clinched the victory with a win in the final event of the night, the 200 free relay. Breanne Schroeder, Jacqueline Rex, Constance Letso and Rachel Kelly held off the Pioneers by about 5 seconds with a school record 1:47.19 to capture the crown. The foursome beat the old school record by nearly two-thirds of a second. Read More
Bishops Swim Past Blue Knights
Nov. 9th, 2012The men's results came right down to the wire in Friday night's matchup between Urbana University and Ohio Wesleyan University at the Blue Knight Aquatics Center. The Battling Bishops finished first and second in the men's 200 yard freestyle relay, overcoming a 98-90 deficit to win the meet 105-100. The Bishop women won handily 112-71. Last year at OWU, the Bishops posted wins of 28 points on the men's side and 76 in the women's meet. Urbana remained outnumbered more than 2-to-1, but they turned in a terrific effort to close the gap. Breanne Schroeder was the Lady Knights' lone winner. Read More
Urbana Edged 95-93 in Home Opener
Nov. 2nd, 2012In a Friday night home opener at the Blue Knight Aquatics Center, the Urbana University men's and women's swim teams split a pair of decisions with visiting Bethany College. The Urbana men's team picked up their second win in a row with a comfortable 112-34 victory over the Bison, but the women dropped a tight 95-93 decision. Freshman Constance Letso earned 3 key victories to lead UU. Read More
Swim Team Splits Weekend at WJU, DC
Oct. 29th, 2012The Blue Knight men's and women's swim teams picked up a loss and a win over the weekend. Both squads fell at Appalachian Swimming Conference opponent Wheeling Jesuit. The men dropped a 116-71 decision, while the women fell 127-68, but both teams rebounded nicely on Saturday afternoon at Defiance College. The men captured a dominant 88-12 win over their hosts, while the women defeated both Defiance (54-39) and ASC opponent Ursuline (66-23). The men improve to 1-2 on the season, while the women sit at 2-2. Urbana's top female finisher at WJU was senior Breanne Schroeder who finished runner-up in the 100, 200 and 500 yard freestyle events. Read More
UU Swimming Opens Season at Lake Erie
Oct. 20th, 2012The Urbana University swim teams opened the 2012-13 season on the road at Lake Erie College on Saturday night. The Blue Knight women fell to the Storm by a score of 199-55, but a newcomer took down a pair of long-standing school records. On the men's side, Urbana dropped their opener 173.5 to 83.5 despite a pair of strong performances by reigning conference champs. The Blue Knight women did not claim any individual or relay titles, but freshman Jacqueline Rex turned in an impressive debut. The breaststroke specialist took down a pair of school records in her discipline. Read More
Men's & Women's Swimming Picked to Finish 6th & 8th in ASC
Oct. 5th, 2012In an unanimous decision by the league’s coaches, the Wheeling Jesuit men’s and women’s swimming teams were picked to repeat as Appalachian Swimming Conference Champions. On the women’s side, Asbury is picked to finish second, and Notre Dame College is picked to finish third; this order reflects the order of finish from 2012. Coming off a 10th place finish in 2012, the Urbana University women's swim team is predicted to improve to 8th place this winter. Fourteen schools make up the ASC on the women's side. On the men’s side, Asbury is picked to finish second and Mars Hill is picked to rise up in the rankings and finish third. With the loss of 2-time conference champion Paul Miller in the 50 free, the Blue Knights are picked to slide back one spot in 2013. Urbana was 5th of 12 squads last season, but they are slotted in the #6 spot this season. Head Coach Dave Johnson earned ASC Coach of the Year honors on the men's side last season after seeing his program rise the ASC ladder. Read More
UU Swimming to Host September Stroke Tune-Up Camp
Aug. 9th, 2012Urbana University Head Swim Coach Dave Johnson announced plans to host a September Stroke Tune-Up Camp for swimmers aged 7 and up. The camp will run for the duration of September. There will be 11 total sessions at 1.5 hours each, for a total of 16.5 hours of instruction, training, video work, and more. Cost of the camp is $45 per swimmer. The camp is limited to the first 30 swimmers to sign up. Click for registration and medical consent forms. Read More
Urbana University Triathlon Set for May 13th
May. 11th, 2012Urbana University is set to host its 1st Triathlon on Sunday, May 13th (Mother's Day). Head Swim Coach Dave Johnson, in association with STAR Racing & Speedy-Feet, developed the race, which begins at 8 a.m. in the Blue Knights' Aquatics Center. Cost for participation is $40 for an individual, $60 for a relay team. Spots are limited, so interested parties are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible. Registration deadline is Monday, May 7th. Coach Johnson would like to thank all of the volunteers who are making this event possible. Click to read more and learn where volunteers will be stationed during the race. Read More
UU Smashes 20 School Records, Takes 7th at ASC
Feb. 18th, 2012The Urbana University swim teams put the finishing touches on their record-breaking seasons at the Appalachian Swimming Conference Championships this weekend. Over Friday and Saturday, the Blue Knights smashed 20 school records on their way to a 7th place overall finish in the 14-team ASC. The men posted a program best 5th place finish, while the women also set a new mark with their 10th place spot. Read More
UU Swimmers Take 2nd at Asbury
Feb. 4th, 2012In the final meet before the Appalachian Swimming Conference Championships, both the Urbana men’s and women’s swim teams collected runner-up finishes at the Asbury College Invitational. Junior Breanne Schroeder led the women in points. Read More
Blue Knight Swimmers Sweep Bethany
Jan. 28th, 2012The Urbana University swim teams capped a successful weekend on the road with a men's and women's sweep of Bethany College. The men coasted to a 101-25 victory, while the UU women edged the Bison 107-101. Blue Knights Matt Stover, Breanne Schroeder and Bethany McNutt each posted a pair of individual wins in the sweep. Read More
Hiram Halts UU Women
Jan. 27th, 2012Despite their best efforts, the Blue Knight women's swim team fell on the road 129-97 at Hiram College Friday night. Senior Sarah St. Clair and junior Breanne Schroeder each claimed a couple of individual wins to pace the Blue Knights, who fall to 6-8 on the season. Read More
UU Sweeps Malone on Senior Night
Jan. 20th, 2012Urbana University's men's and women's swim teams swept the visiting Pioneers from Malone University on Friday night in the Blue Knight Aquatics Center. On Senior Night, Urbana's men won 103-91 behind seniors Paul Miller and Brian Hurley, and the women routed Malone 90-27 behind senior Sarah St. Clair. Read More
Friday's Home Swim Meet vs. Malone to be Broadcast Live
Jan. 18th, 2012Urbana University will broadcast the final home swim meet of the season on Friday night, starting at 6:00 p.m. The Blue Knight men and women welcome the Pioneers from Malone University to the Blue Knight Aquatics Center. Check in here for live video via UStream. Read More
Women's Saturday Home Meet vs. Ursuline Cancelled
Jan. 14th, 2012The Blue Knights' home swim meet with Ursuline College on Saturday afternoon has been cancelled. No make-up date has been announced. The Blue Knights return to the pool for another home meet on Friday, January 20th vs. Malone University. Read More
Blue Knights Fall at Home to WJU
Oct. 28th, 2011URBANA, Ohio (October 28, 2011) - On Friday night in the Blue Knight Aquatics Center, the Urbana University men's and women's swim teams fell to visiting Wheeling Jesuit University. Read More
UU Victorious in 1st Home Swim Meet
Oct. 28th, 2011URBANA, Ohio (October 21, 2011) - Three years of anticipation ended on Friday night at the Urbana University Aquatics Center. Read More
Watch UU's 1st Home Swim Meet Live!
Oct. 21st, 2011URBANA, Ohio (October 21, 2011) - The wait is finally over! Urbana University will host the first home swim meet in school history on Friday night. The men's and women's teams from Lake Erie College will make the trip to Urbana to compete a dual meet at 6:00 p.m. Read More
UU to Host Fall Swimming Clinic
Aug. 22nd, 2011URBANA, Ohio (August 22, 2011) - The Urbana University swim team and coaching staff is preparing to host a fall clinic for any interested competitive swimmers. Read More
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