2014-2015 Wood Swimming Awards

Captains - Captains are chosen at the beginning of the swim season by the members of the swim team.  The number of captains for each team is determined by the size of each team.  The captains have many responsibilities throughout the year.  Captains must provide leadership among the team.  Each captain has special skills that they bring to the team, whether it is showing the younger swimmers what to do in a big meet, providing spirit and enthusiasm throughout the year, organizing social activities to keep the team close, showing dedication during the year by hard work in practice or providing some humor to keep everyone loose, being a captain can often make the difference between the team having a good year and a great year. Captains receive a captains bar pin from the team at the beginning of the year to wear on their sweat suit and a captain pin at the end of the year.

Varsity Letters - Varsity letters are given to swimmers who place in the top 18 at the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships.  Each person who places in the top 18 scores points towards the League Championship and swims in one of the final heats on Sunday. First time letter winners receive an Archbishop Wood letter and a swimming pin.  Previous letter winners receive a bar that can be pinned to their letter signifying they have achieved letter status again.

JV Letters - JV letters are given to swimmers who have shown hard work with a willingness to learn and be part of the team whether it is through spirit, enthusiasm or dedication. JV letter winners receive a certificate signifying their achievement.

All-American - All-American is a special honor given out by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.  Swimmers must qualify by time with the standards being the very hard to attain. There are only 130 swimmers in each event in the country who earn this award.  All-American status is the highest honor given out to swimmers in the United States and earning this distinction means that you are one of the best High School Swimmers in the nation.  Earning this award truly means you are an elite swimmer.  All swimmers who earn All-American distinction receive a certificate at the end of the year.

PIAA All-State - Pennsylvania All-State is a special honor given out by the Pennsylvania High School Swim Coaches Assiciation.  Swimmers who advance to the final heat of the PIAA State Championship meet, which is currently the top 8 swimmers and relays, or have a finaal time in the consolation heat which is better than the last time to advance in the final heat of prelims, earn First Team PIAA All-State Honors.  Swimmers who advance to the consolation heat, which is currently top 16 swimmers and relays, earn Honorable Mention PIAA All-State Honors.  All-State status is the highest honor given out to swimmers in the PIAA and earning this distinction means that you are truly one of the best in the state of Pennsylvania.  All swimmers who earn PIAA All-State distinction receive a certificate at the end of the year.

All-Catholic - All-Catholic is a special honor given out by the Philadelphia Catholic League.  Swimmers who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd in an individual event or 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a relay earn First Team All-Catholic Honors.  Swimmers who place 4th, 5th or 6th in an individual event earn Second Team All-Catholic Honors.  All-Catholic status is the highest honor given out to swimmers in the Catholic League and earning this distinction means that you are truly one of the best in the League.  All swimmers who receive All-Catholic honors are listed in the Catholic Standard and Times plus given an All-Catholic certificate at the end of the year.  All swimmers who earn First Team All-Catholic distinction receive a star at the end of the year which may be pinned to their letter.

Academic All-American - Academic All-American is a special honor given out by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.  Swimmers must be seniors who earn a letter and have a seven semister grade point average of 3.75 or better. Attaining this award means that a swimmer consistantly maintained a high academic standard while participating on a high level in the pool. Earning this distinction means that you are one of the best High School student athletes in the nation. All swimmers who earn Academic All-American distinction receive a certificate at the end of the year.

PIAA All-State Team - This is the group of swimmers who qualified for the PIAA State Championship meet. Only 32 athletes and 24 relay teams qualify in each event. Earning this distinction means that this swimmers has acheived beyond the normal excellence levels and is regarded as one of the better swimmers the state has to offer. Swimmers who earn this honor receive a State Team jacket.

Most Valuable Swimmer Award - This award is given to the swimmer who has provided leadership, excellence in swimming and a winning attitude that shows everyone else on the team what winning is all about. 

Outstanding Swimmer of the Year Award - This award is given to the best swimmer on the team throughout the year. 

Rookie of the Year Award - This award is given to the Freshman who has consistently been the most productive throughout the year.

Most Improved Swimmer Award - This award is given to the swimmer who has shown great improvement in time from one season to the next or from the beginning of the season to the end of the season.

Dedication Award - This award is given to the swimmer who has shown extraordinary hard work and effort throughout the year, both in practice and meets.

Spirit Award - This award is given to the swimmer who has shown unparalleled enthusiasm and spirit throughout the year in all facets of swimming. 

Viking Award - This award is given for a combination of attributes.  This award goes to the swimmer who has shown a combination of dedication, hard work, enthusiasm, improvement, humor plus an intangible that makes everyone take notice.

Black & Gold Award - This award is given to a beginner swimmer who has shown through hard work and dedication that improvement from the beginning stages of swimming to real team contribution is possible.

Ironman Award - This award is given to the swimmer who has attended every practice.

Captains Award - This award is chosen by the teams captains based upon criteria determined by them. This can include any or all numberous attributes.

Golden Pez Award - This award is given to the person who has shown that while swimming can be an intense sport, that sometimes certain actions can bring laughter to the team.

Superman Award - This a new award given to someone on the team who has shown an exceptional ability to come back and recover from overwhelming odds.

Certificate Winners - Certificates are given out for outstanding achevement for the the following catagories:

 

Captains

Boys

Andrew Repisky
John Waltrich

Girls

Lauren Conway
Brigid Grant
Elaine Hawe

Varsity Letters

Boys

Peter Gori (Freshman)
Sean Harney (Sophomore)
Conor Lynskey (Sophomore)
Lucas Dyke (Junior)
Timothy Quigley (Junior)
Andrew Repisky (Senior)
John Waltrich (Senior)
Matthew Wilkinson (Senior)

Girls

Elizabeth Dern (Freshman)
Emma Foley (Freshman)
Samantha Hawe (Freshman)
Aubrey McDonough (Freshman)
Molly Prior (Freshman)
Sheila Waltrich (Sophomore)
Caitlin Bedesem (Junior)
Katharine Buliga (Junior)
Megan Cook (Junior)
Taylor Goldsetin (Junior)
Kailie Karensky (Junior)
Noelle Leinenbach (Junior)
MaryGrace MacDonald (Junior)
Kaeleigh Mahon (Junior)
Andrea Martino (Junior)
Megan McGrath (Junior)
Amanda Parks (Junior)
Emily Caldwell (Senior)
Allison Coady (Senior)
Lauren Conway (Senior)
Dominique DiRienzo (Senior)
Morrall Garcia  (Senior)
Bridgid Grant  (Senior)
Elaine Hawe (Senior)
Olivia Johnson (Senior)
Hannah Miller (Senior)

Junior Varsity Letters

Boys

Jacob Leinenbach (Freshman)
Colin Oyer (Freshman)
Kyle Bresnan (Sophomore)
Kevin Harte (Sophomore)
Daniel Johnston (Sophomore)
Robert Jorgenson (Sophomore)
John Lutz (Sophomore)
Michael Schoeffling (Sophomore)
Michael Whelihan (Sophomore)
Robert Fanning (Junior)

Girls

Katherine Callaghan (Freshman)
Shannon Dyke (Freshman)
Caitlyn Ferry (Freshman)
Kamryn Jameson (Freshman)
Chelsea Costa (Sophomore)
Erin Coyle (Sophomore)
Emily Donlevy (Sophomore)
Kamryn Karensky (Sophomore)
Jacquelyn Sherman (Sophomore)
Lena Albert (Junior)
Monica Dougherty (Junior)
Marybeth Gerdelmann (Junior)
Erin Gibson (Junior)
Anne Johnson (Junior)
Emilie Keenan (Junior)
Emily LaMay (Junior)
Peggy Mullin (Senior)
Emily Taylor (Senior)

All-Catholic

First Team

Dominique DiRienzo
Caitlin Bedesem
Katharine Buliga
Megan Cook
MaryGrace MacDonald

Second Team

John Waltrich
Brigid Grant

All-State

Honorable Mention

Dominique DiRienzo

Academic All-American

Emily Caldwell
Allison Coady
Dominique DiRienzo
Eliaine Hawe
Olivia Johnson
Andrew Repisky
John Waltrich

Most Valuable Swimmer

Girls

Brigid Grant
Lauren Conway

Outstanding Swimmer of the Year

Boys

Lucas Dyke
Timothy Quigley
John Waltrich

Girls

Katharine Buliga
Dominique DiRienzo
Caitlin Bedesem

Rookie of the Year

Boys

Peter Gori

Girls

Aubrey McDonough

Most Improved Swimmer

Boys

Robert Fanning
Michael Schoeffling
Kevin Harte

Girls

Kaeleigh Mahon
Erin Gibson
Kamryn Karensky
Noelle Leinenbach

Dedication Award

Boys

Andrew Repisky
Daniel Johnston
Conor Lynskey

Girls

Emily Caldwell
Allison Cody
Megan McGrath

Spirit Award

Boys

Colin Oyer

Girls

Elaine Hawe
Olivia Johnson

Viking Award

Boys

Sean Harney

Girls

Megan Cook
MaryGrace MacDonald

Black & Gold Award

Boys

Michael Whelihan

Girls

Marybeth Gerdelmann

Captains Award

Girls

Kaeleigh Mahon

Boys

Timothy Quigley

Golden Pez Award

Girls

Timothy Quigley
Michael Whelihan

Certificate Winners

Wood Varsity Records

Dominique DiRienzo
Diving 11 Dives
428.90

Wood Freshman Records

Peter Gori
100 Freestyle
51.78

Philadelphia Catholic League Records

Dominique DiRienzo
Diving 11 Dives
428.90

District 12 AA Records

Dominique DiRienzo
Diving 11 Dives
428.90

Philadelphia Catholic League Champions

Katharine Buliga
200 Yard Freestyle
2:01.24

District 12 AA Girls Champions

Katharine Buliga
200 Yard Freestyle
2:02.33
Dominique DiRienzo
Diving 11 Dives 1 Meter
428.90
Caitlin Bedesem
100 Yard Butterfly
1:05.93
Katharine Buliga
500 Yard Freestyle
5:23.33
MaryGrace MacDonald
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1:45.69
Caitlin Bedesem
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1:45.69
Katharine Buliga
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1:45.69
Megan Cook
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1:45.69
MaryGrace MacDonald
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
3:52.34
Caitlin Bedesem
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
3:52.34
Megan Cook
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
3:52.34
Katharine Buliga
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
3:52.34