Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania

‘96-97 Msn’s & Women's
Swimming Snide

Edinboro University of Pennsyhrania
History

✓ Seven-story library with more
than 430,000 bound volumes and
1,200,000 microform units, on-line
public access catalog, on-line and CDROM searching systems, public
access catalog for the visually
impaired, and interlibrary loan service.
✓
Eight on-campus residence halls
✓
Planetarium, modern science
labs, solar observatory, robotics labo­
ratory, TV studio, radio station, and
center for the performing arts
✓ Reading clinic, speech and hear­
ing clinic, math clinic, parent-child
development center, and computer lab
for children
✓ Five powerful mini-computer sys­
tems, more than 725 personal com­
puters, 300 terminals, and 11 comput­
er labs with current hardware and soft­

y Founded in 1857 as a private
academy
/ Previously
named
Edinboro
Academy, Edinboro Normal School,
Edinboro State Teachers College, and
Edinboro State College
•/
The second normal school estab­
lished in Pennsylvania and the twelfth
in the U.S.
✓ Became Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania on July 1, 1983 with the
formation of the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education

Location
✓
Located in the resort town of
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
/ Just 15 miles south of Erie and
100 miles from Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
and Buffalo
✓ Easily accessible from interstates
90 and 79

ware
■/
Recreational facilities, life skills
center, and nurse's station for stu­
dents with disabilities
✓ Campus is nearly 100% wheel­
chair accessible
-/ A newly-remodeled University
Center with an indoor running track,
saunas and whirlpools, weight room,
racquetball and handball courts, fullservice bookstore and dining areas,
and an aerobics room
✓ Tennis courts, football stadium,
weight rooms, all-weather track, and
pool with diving tank

Special Programs
/ The nation’s third largest educa­
tional program for the physically dis­
abled including services for the hear­
ing impaired, the visually impaired,
and the learning disabled
/ International education program
for the exchange of faculty and stu­
dents
■/
Honors program for academically
gifted students
y' Internships and field experiences
which integrate academic pursuits
with on-site "real world" work situa­
tions and personal relationships

Athletics
✓ Men's baseball, basketball, cross
country, football, golf, swimming, ten­
nis, track, and wrestling
✓ Women's basketball, cross coun­
try, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis,
track, and volleyball
✓ The Fighting Scots compete in
the Pennsylvania Conference and the
National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association, Division I and II

Facilities
Forty-two buildings on a 585-acre
wooded campus with a five-acre lake
■/
Day and evening classes at the
27-acre Porreco Extension Center in
nearby Erie, Pa.
•/

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Head Coach Kenwyn Chock
Kenwyn Chock, in her third season at Edinboro University, is looking to continue
the success of both the men's and women's swimming programs.
In Chock's first season as head coach at Edinboro, she led the Fighting Scots
men's team to a seventh place finish at the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division II swim meet. The women’s team also placed 21st at their NCAA Division II
swim meet that year.
Chock came to Edinboro after spending the previous season at the prestigious
Peddie School, a prep school in Highstown, New Jersey. There she was the assistant
coach of aquatics and administering all aspects of the swim program. This included
the identifying and recruiting all qualified student-athletes.
Before accepting a position at the Peddie School, Chock was the head coach at
the Exploreres Aquatic Club in Hudson, Ohio. While in this position. Chock was
responsible for the workput design and the implementation of seasonal/yearly plans
for her swimmers. The abilities of these swimmers ranged from the novice level to
senior national finalists and master level iron man champs. Her tasks included ondeck coaching, technical analysis of stroke mechanics, videotaping, scheduling,
recruiting, and travel.
Prior to the Explorers Aquatic Club, Chock was a health and physical education
instructor at Keystone Oaks High School in Pittsburgh. She was also an assistant
director of summer swim camps at Westminster College.
Chock has been honored with many awards throughout her career, including
being named the Lake Erie Zone Coach in 1988, 1990, and 1991 and the Lake Erie
USS Coach of the Year in 1988, 1991, and 1992. She also received the Ohio High
School Coach of the Year in 1991.

Stephanie Cable

Jeffrey Armstrong

Stephanie Cable begins her second
year as Edinboro University's diving coach
after an outstanding career at Clarion
University of Pennsylvania. Cable was a
six-time Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference diving finalist while at Clarion.
She also earned Division II All-American
status four times as well as being named an
Academic All-American.
In addition to competitive diving. Cable
has served in a variety of coaching and
instructional capacities in the past ten
years. She also served as the head diving
coach of the Edinboro Diving Club for
youngsters ages six through thirteen from
1995-96.
Cable earned her bachelor's degree in
English at Clarion and is pursuing a mas­
ter's degree in communications at Edinboro
University while serving as a graduate
assistant coach. In addition to spearhead­
ing the development of the Fighting Scots
diving program. Cable also assists head
coach Kenwyn Chock with a variety of
administrative duties.

Jeffrey Armstrong is in his second sea­
son serving as a volunteer assistant coach
at Edinboro University. Armstrong brings
two decades of coaching experience to the
Fighting Scots program. Armstrong has
served in a variety of positions at many lev­
els of competition.
Currently he is the the head coach of the
Northwest Aquatics Club based in Edinboro,
PA. Prior to joining the Scots program in
the fall of 1995, Armstrong sen/ed as head
swimming coach at Rocky River High
School. Armstrong has collegeiate coach­
ing experience as a volunteer assistant
coach at Catawba (NC) College from 199193, and has held numerous YMCA and high
school positions. Many of his swimmers
have set regional and national records, and
have experienced great success at both
state and national competitions.
Armstrong has attended numerous
coaching clinics, including the last seven
ASCA World Coaches Clinics. He is a
native of Warren, Ohio, and attended Kent
State University.
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Accomplishments Under Coach Chock
Chris Rhodes

All-American Men
Dave Lechler
3rd
3rd
4th
5th
11th
12th
Tony Knapp
5th
8th
3rd
4th
5th

100
200
400
200
400
500
200

freestyle
freestyle relay
freestyle relay
medley relay
medley relay
freestyle sprint
freestyle sprint

3rd

50 freestyle
100 freestyle
200 freestyle relay
400 freestyle relay
200 medley relay
400 medley relay

Greg Sarbak
4th
5th
15th

200 medley relay
400 medley relay
100 backstroke

Steve Kast
4th
5th
16th
12th

200
400
100
200

Heni Toth
200 freestyle relay
400 freestyle relay

15th
13th

The
Edinboro
University
of
Pennsylvania men’s and women's swim­
ming programs hope to continue the high
standard of excellence of years past.
With young rosters for both teams, head
coach Kenwyn Chock will count heavily
on her sophomores and a strong recruit­
ing class to stride toward the team’s goal
of a Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference title and a return trip to the
NCAA Division II national championships.

Forkin (Pittsburgh), Jennifer Hoddick
(Tonawanda), Karan Koch (Pittsburgh),
Karen Brothers (Apollo), and Cindy
Woods (Pittsburgh) all advanced to the
conference championships a year ago.
They will be joined by classmate Irene Hill
(Pennsburg) who narrowly missed the
PSAC qualifying times a year ago.
First-year swimmers filling out the
roster include Barb Black (Berwyn),
Susan Herald (Chambersburg), Laurie
Pastorius (Pittsburgh), Melynda Ross
(Erie), and Kyra Sherba (Carnegie).

1996-1997 Men’s Swimming Team
medley relay
medley relay
breaststroke
breaststroke

All-American Women

Jim Coffman
3rd

Academic
All-American .
200 freestyle relay
400 freestyle relay

1996-91 Swimming Cntlook

100 butterfly
100 butterfly
200 ind. medley

Senior
Brian
Marton,
the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
champion in the 100 butterfly, narrowly
missed swimming in the NCAA Division II
Championship meet last spring as a
junior. Coach Chock expects Marton to
again contend for a PSAC title, as well as
compete in the national championships.
Marton highlights a men's roster
which features several returning PSAC
qualifiers, including Jay Hertel (Erie),
Matthew Morgan (Lancaster), and
Matthew Shipe (Pittsburgh). All three are
sophomores looking to improve on last
year's success.
Providing depth will be first-year
swimmers Jason Durbin (Aliquippa), Zack
Lees
(Charleroi),
Todd
Beebe
(Pennsburg), Ryan Johnson (Port
Allegany),
John
Mazurek
(East
Vandergrift),
and
Jared
Muisus
(Rochester).
The lone diver on the men's roster is
freshman Robert Cowden (Oakdale). He
will look to accumulate enough points to
qualify for the NCAA Division II Diving
championships in March.

Off the Blocks
Coach Chock is quick to point out
that while her team is young, they are
experienced with eleven returning swim­
mers who qualified for the PSAC
Championships a year ago. Chock also
believes that the freshmen are progress­
ing at a steady pace and will be a large
factor throughout the season.
Brian Marton will serve as the team
captain this season. "Brian is our only
captain this year. His senior leadership
and experience will benefit the team
greatly, but it is also very important to rec­
ognize that our commitment is as a team
and any member of this team has the
ability to step up and do what needs to be
done. So in that respect, we are all
responsible for the team's leadership."
Chock has no doubts that her fresh­
men will step up to the challenge this
year. In fact, she feels that this season
will be a stepping stone to achieving the
team's goal of winning a conference
championship as well as becoming an
annual contender nationally.
"When I was first hired, I walked into
the arena and saw lots of Pennsylvania
Conference and NCAA championship
banners," recollected Chock. "But none
of them were swimming banners. Our
goal is to change that. It won't happen
overnight, but in the next few years, we're
going to build this program to the point
where we can consistently challenege for
men’s and women's championships."

1996-97 Women's Swimming Team

Fighting Scots Coaching Staff (l-r): Stephanie Cable (Diving Coach). Jeff
Armstrong (Assistant Coach), Kenwyn Chock (Head Coach)

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The only upperclassman on the
women's side is junior diver Leigh Mazar
(Oakdale). Mazar and freshman Heidi
Hinzman (Darlington) also hope to accu­
mulate points to earn the right to compete
in the diving championships in March.
The women's roster is highlighted by
five returning PSAC qualifiers from the
1995-96 team. Sophomores Renee
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Commitment to Academics

Chock and her two assistant coaches, Stephanie Cable (diving coach) and Jeff
Armstrong, have built a strong commitment to academic excellence as the foundation
for the program.
Their philosophy is simply "Academics first with swimming a close second."
This philosophy is supplemented by a strong belief that academic success is
both achievable for, and crucial to, a strong athletic program.
The commitment to this goal was realized last year as the 1995-96 edition of the
Fighting Scots women's team had a collective grade point average of 3.1, which led
to their being named as a Academic All-American Team.

Schoiar-Athietes: In addition to success in the pool, Edinboro University studentathletes also excel in the classroom. Last season, three Fighting Scot swimmers were
honored by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as scholar athletes for the
1995-96 academic year. (L-R): Karan Koch, Brian Marion, Renee Forkin.

Brian Marton
Senior
S peech/Communicati on

Leigh Mazar
Junior
Social Work

Karen Brothers
Sophomore
English

Jason Durbin
Sophomore
Psychology

Renee Forkin
Sophomore
Elementary/Early
Childhood Education

Erica Gray
Sophomore
Communications

John Hertel
Sophomore
Environmental
Studies/Geography

Irene Hill
Sophomore
English

Jennifer Hoddick
Sophomore
S pecial/El ementary
Education

‘96-97 Swimming Schedule
Nov.

Dec.
Jan.
Feb.

Mar.

2
8
9
16
22
6-8
24-25
1
6
8
21-23
12-15

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO (w/Diving)
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PA RELAYS
GANNON UNIVERSITY/FAIRMONT (WV) STATE UNIV.
at Clarion University of PA (w/Diving)
at Westminster College
at Clarion University of PA Invitational
at Clarion University of PA Invitational
at Slippery Rock University of PA
at Buf^lo State College
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PA
at Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships
at NCAA Division II National Championships
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2 p.m.
5 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
10 a.m.
6 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
2 p.m.
TBA
TBA

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Karan Koch
Sophomore
Business/Marketing

Matthew Morgan
Sophomore
General Studies

Matthew Shipe
Freshman
Engineering

Ryan Johnson
Freshman, Health/
Physical Education

Zack Lees
Freshman
General Studies

Cynthia Woods
Sophomore
Special/Elementary
Edueation

Todd Beebe
Freshman
Applied Media Arts

Barbara Black
Freshman
Sociology

Jared Muisus
Freshman
General Studies

Laurie Pastorius
Freshman
Elementary Education

Robert Cowden
Freshman, Speech
Communications

John Mazurek
Freshman
Elementary Education

Sophomore Renee
Forkin was present­
ed the Erie County
Women in Sports
Award as Edinboro
University’s Top
Female Swimmer
Susan Herald
Freshman
Criminal Justice
7

Heidi Hinzman
Freshman
Theater Arts

Melynda Ross
Freshman
General Studies

Kyra Sherba
Freshman
Business Marketing
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‘96-91 Men’s Swimming/Diving Roster
Susan Herald
Todd Beebe
Robert Cowden
Ryan Johnson
John Mazurek
Jared Muisus
Jason Durbin
John (Jay) Hertel
Zack Lees
Matthew Morgan
Matthew Shipe
Brian Marton

Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.

Sprinter
Chambersburg, PA/James Buchanon
Sprinter
Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen
Diver
Oakdale, PAAA/est Allegheny
Sprinter
Port Allegany/Port Allegany
Sprinter
East Vandergrift, PA/Kiski Area
Breast/Sprint
Rochester, NYAA/est Irondequoit
Breast/Sprint
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell
Sprinter
Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep
Sprinter
Chaleroi, PA/Charleroi
Free/Fly
Lancaster, PA/Hempfield
Backstroke
Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon
Fly/Distance
Cranberry, PA/Seneca Valley

Men’s Swimming Records
Dawson.................
...............
Knapp.....................
...............
Knapp ...................
...............
Christensen........
...............
Christensen.........
...............
Christensen.........
...............
Sarbak..................
...............
Sarbak..................
...............
Andrews...............
...............
Kast.......................
...............
Marton..................
...............
G ratio us ...............
...............
Sarbak....................
............
Grafious ...............
...............
Wright....................
Sorg.......................
Brown.....................
Gramm .................
Sarbak, Knapp,
Lechler, Kast.......
...............
Sarbak, Knapp,
Lechler, Kast.......
...............
Knapp, Coffman,
Lechler, Rhodes ..
...............
Erdos, Knapp,
Christensen, Lechler......... ...............
Bollow, Erdos,
Christensen, Lechler......... ...............

1989.......
1994... ....
1994... ....
1990... ....
1990... ....
1990... ....
1993... ....
1993... ....
1988... ....
1994... ....
1996... ....
1996... ....
1993... ....
1994... ....
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50 Freestyle................ ......20.40
100 Freestyle.............. ......45.70
200 Freestyle ............ .. 1:41.60
500 Freestyle ............ .. 4:37.76
1000 Freestyle .......... .. 9:43.04
1650 Freestyle .......... 16:08.23
100 Backstroke ......... .....52.96
200 Backstroke .......... .. 1:51.30
100 Breaststroke............ 58:13
200 Breaststroke.......... 2:05.65
100 Butterfly.................... 52.15
200 Butterfly.................. 1:54.93
200 Individual Medley . 1:56.33
400 Individual Medley . 4:05.12
1 Meter Diving (6) ..... ... 289.70
1 Meter Diving (11) ....... 461.60
3 Meter Diving (6) ..... .. 300.00
3 Meter Diving (11) ........ 465.5

1995... .... 200 Medley Relay....... . 1:34.40
1995... .... 400 Medley Relay ...... . 3:26.44
1995... .... 200 Free Relay .......... . 1:22.79
1992... .... 400 Free Relay .......... . 3:03.97
1991... .... 800 Free Relay .......... . 6:53.21

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‘96-91 Women’s Swimming/Diving Roster
Susan Herald
Heidi Hinzman
Laurie Pastorius
Melynda Ross
Kyra Sherba
Barb Black
Karen Brothers
Renee Forkin
Erica Gray
Irene Hill
Jennifer Hoddick
Karan Koch
Cindy Woods
Leigh Mazar

Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.
So.
Jr.

Sprinter
Chambersburg, PA/James Buchanon
Diver
Darlington, PA/Blackhawk
Sprinter
Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear
Sprinter
Erie, PA/Harbor Creek
Fly/Distance
Carnegie, PA/Chartiers Valley
Distance
BenA/yn, PA/Conestoga
Distance
Apollo, PA/Kiski Area
Sprinter
Pittsburgh, PA/Brentwood
Sprinter
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
Distance
Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen
Sprint/Breast
Tonawanda, NY/Tonawanda
Distance
Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear
Distance/Breast
Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin
Diver
Oakdale, PA/West Allegheny

Women’s Swimming Records
Hopkins/Schirack................... ..........
Hopkins ..................................... ..........
Hopkins ..................................... ..........
Balcam ...................................... ..........
Balcam ...................................... ..........
Balcam ...................................... ..........
Kostrubanic.............................. ..........
Kostrubanic.............................. ..........
George...................................... ..........
Taylor ......................................... ..........
TDth............................................. ..........
Toth............................................. ..........
Toth ............................................ ..........
Tokanos ..................................... ..........
Koenemund.........................................
Koenemund.........................................
Koenemund.........................................
Koenemund.........................................
Ayers, Hopkins,
Schirack, Kostrubanic........................
Martucci, George,
Donahue, Kostrubanic............ ..........
Jensen, Hopkins,
Schirack, Ayers......................... ..........
Jensen, Hopkins,
Schirack, Ayers......................... ..........
Martucci, Hopkins,
Schirack, Kirby......................... ..........

1991.... ...
1991.... ...
1991.... ...
1994.... ...
1992.... ...
1992.... ...
1993.... ...
1993.... ...
1992.... ...
1995.... ...
1994.... ...
1994.... ...
1996.... ...
1991.... ...
1990.... ...
1990.... ...
1990.... ...
1990.... ...

50 Freestyle ............... .....24.28
100 Freestyle ............. .....52.06
200 Freestyle ............. .. 1:53.36
500 Freestyle ............. .. 5:09.68
1000 Freestyle .......... 10:42.91
1650 Freestyle .......... 17:48.30
100 Backstroke ......... .....59.49
200 Backstroke ......... .. 2:07.59
100 Breaststroke....... .. 1:06.92
200 Breaststroke.......... 2:28.31
100 Butterfly.....................57.65
200 Butterfly.................. 2:10.55
200 Individual Medley . 2:09.63
400 Individual Medley . 4:40.59
1 Meter Diving (6) ..... ... 220.85
1 Meter Diving (10) ....... 385.60
3 Meter Diving (6) ..... ... 242.25
3 Meter Diving (11) ....... 440.20

1991.... ... 200 Medley Relay...... . 1:50.76
1993.... ... 400 Medley Relay ...... . 4:02.98
1992.... ... 200 Free Relay .......... . 1:36.43
1992........ 400 Free Relay .......... . 3:32.00
1992........ 800 Free Relay .......... . 7:49.94

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Edinboro Natatorium

❖ This outstanding facility holds six 7-foot lanes in a 75’ x 42’ area with
40’x40’ diving well. Water depth ranges from four feet to 13.
❖ Four unden/vater windows for filming and stroke correction.
❖ The lanes are with Kiefer “non-turbulence” lane lines and the pool wall is
guttered for fast times.
❖ Mercury vapor lighting which completely eliminates pool and deck glare
with an underwater lighting system in operation.
❖ McComb Fieldhouse is an easily accessible on-campus facility tht also
houses three basketball courts, two racquetball courts, a newly built
weightroom and sports medicine center.

Fighting Scot Fast Facts
Location............ Edinboro, PA 16444
President . . .Dr. Frank G. Pogue, Jr.
Founded ...................................... 1857’
Athletic Director . . .Jody Mooradian
Swim Coach.............. Kenwyn Chock
Office Phone . .814-732-2776 x 228
Pool Phone...........................................

Sports Info Dir .........Shawn Ahearn
SID Phone___ 814-732-2776 x 234
Conference.....................PSAC-West
Affiliation ................. NCAA Division II
Colors .........................Red and White
Nickname ................. Fighting Scots
Enrollment ................................. 7,484