MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – The Lock Haven University swim team wrapped up competition tonight at the 2009 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Swimming Championships in a big way.

Sophomore Amanda Terray (Coaldale, Pa./Panther Valley) led the way for the Lady Eagles as swam to back-to-back PSAC titles in the 200 backstroke. After becoming LHU’s first-ever conference champion a year ago, she repeated that feat this season.

Lock Haven finished ninth overall with 141 points and ranked second among women’s only programs.

Along with Terray’s sensational performance at the conference meet the Lady Eagles also broke four school records over the four day meet.

LHU head coach Andy Waeger couldn’t have been more pleased and called it outstanding way to wrap up the year.

Waeger made note of the school records and five all-time top five LHU performances that were hit in the last four days of swimming.

Terray won the 200 backstroke tonight with a time tremendous time of 2:04.47.

In this morning’s prelims of the 400 freestyle relay Terray led off with a time of 52.67, which was a Lock Haven all-time top five performance. Terray’s time of 52.67 in the 100 freestyle also qualifiers her for the NCAA Championships, where she will compete in four events.

Waeger is very excited about Terray and how things are shaping up for her heading into the upcoming NCAA Division II National Championships.

The 400 freestyle relay placed 10th in tonight’s finals with a time of a time of 3:39.62.

Junior Amanda Palmer (Exton, Pa./Downingtown East) just missed her lifetime best in the 200 butterfly as she placed 12th with a time of 2:16.93

Freshman Kasey Campbell (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy), who broke a school record on Thursday night placed 16th in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 18:19.44.

The PSAC Championships kicked off Thursday night at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pa. and are were hosted by California (Pa.) University.

Yesterday proved to be one of finest days in LHU swimming history.

Leading the way on Saturday was Terray, who placed second in the 100 backstroke with a very impressive time of 57.57.

Palmer also had a huge day for The Haven.

In Saturday morning’s prelims, Palmer smashed the school record in the 400 IM with a time of 4:43.99.

Palmer came back to take eighth in the 400 IM finals with a time of 4:45.71.

Lock Haven’s 800 freestyle relay also turned in a strong performance. Lock Haven’s foursome finished in eighth place with a school-record time of 8:01.33.

After Friday night’s competition the Lady Eagles were ninth overall with 41 points.

Lock Haven’s 41 points came by way of two solid relay performances and a ninth-place finish by Terray.

Terry took ninth overall in the 50 yard freestyle with a NCAA Division II “B” cut time of 24.42.

The Haven got 32 team-points from its 200 yard freestyle and 400 IM relay teams.

LHU was 10th in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:40.90 and the Lady Eagles foursome placed ninth in the 400 IM relay with a time of 4:07.38

Kicking off competition at the conference championships on Thursday night was Campbell, who was the only Lady Eagle to hit the pool and she made her swim a memorable one. Competing in the 1,000 yard freestyle, Campbell broke The Haven’s second-oldest school record with a time of 10:57.12. Campbell finished 18th in 29-person field.

The four-day PSAC Championship meet wrapped up today at Cumberland Valley.

For more information including a schedule of events and official/updated results visit the official PSAC Swimming Championship website at the link listed below.