2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Abby Printz

  • Event(s) Distance Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Irwin, Pa.
  • High School Penn Trafford
  • Major Physician Assistant

Biography

Expected to compete in distance freestyle events as a senior in 2018-19.

2017-18: Selected as a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... competed in the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle ... recorded PSAC-qualifying times three times, twice in the 1,650-yard freestyle and once in the 500-yard freestyle ... collected four top-three individual finishes throughout the season ... competed in four events at the PSAC Championships ... generated her season-best time in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Wooster Invite (19:15.67) ... recorded season-best times of 5:25.51 in the 500-yard freestyle and 11:17.64 in the 1,000-yard freestyle at the PSAC Championships ... swam on the 13th-place 800-yard freestyle relay team at the Wooster Invite (8:42.04). 

2016-17: Selected as a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... participated in the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard butterfly … recorded PSAC-qualifying times twice in the 1,650-yard freestyle, meeting the standards at the Wooster Invitational (19:31.73) and PSAC Championships (19:20.89) … finished runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle (5:55.80) at NCAA Division I Canisius … placed third in the 1,000-yard freestyle twice … took home the 1,000-yard freestyle bronze medal against Bloomsburg (12:20.62) and Canisius (12:08.94) … recorded six top-five finishes overall … generated her season-best times in the 500-yard freestyle (5:32.11), 1,000-yard freestyle (11:20.76) and 1,650-yard freestyle (19:20.89) at the PSAC Championships … competed with the 200-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 3X500-yard freestyle relay teams … was part of a pair of third-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle relay against Bloomsburg (1:53.16) and Canisius (1:54.61) … helped teams finish among the top five during four of her six relay appearances … swam the opening leg for the 3X500-yard freestyle relay team that finished fourth (17:59.37) at the Westminster Relay Meet.

2015-16: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … participated in the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle as a true freshman … captured gold in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:58.56) against Tiffin … recorded third-place finishes in the 500-yard freestyle (5:59.07) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State, 1,000-yard freestyle (12:04.07) at the Bloomsburg Tri-Meet and 1,650-yard freestyle (20:09.57) against NCAA Division I Canisius … had seven top-five finishes in four different events … competed with Gannon relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley … swam the opening leg for the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished fourth (1:49.33) at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet … logged the anchor leg for the 200-yard medley relay team that placed fifth (2:02.21) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State.

High School: Swam for head coach Dave Babik at Penn-Trafford (Pa.) High School … was a four-year letterwinner … qualified for the conference championships in the 200-yard medley relay … broke the school record in the 200-yard butterfly … was a YMCA state and district qualifier … received the Coach’s Award … named to the high honor roll … was a member of the National Honor Society … graduated in the top 11 percent of her senior class … was the co-founder of PT Students for Life … earned accolades from the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute … received the Make-A-Wish Kurt R. Weiss Scholarship for Wish Children which is the highest honor given out … earned the Stephanie Ising Memorial Scholarship and Tracey Loughry Memorial Scholarship.

Personal: Physician Assistant major … is the daughter of Suzanne and Michael … has one sister … is a member of the Dean’s List, honors program and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society at Gannon … serves as the Gannon University Society of Physician Assistant Students (GUSPAS) Treasurer … is a Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab Assistant … received the Braeger Award for her undergraduate research paper titled “Organ Donation and Organ Transplantation” … earned the Chi Alpha Sigma “Best Attitude” Award for her high academic and athletic achievements … has been a member of the Students for Life and Students Who Support Our Troops at Gannon.
Career-Best Times

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior