Freshman men's swimmer David Heckel had two individual first-place finishes and was part of a relay victory in Penn State Altoona's win over Wilkes University on Dec. 9
ALTOONA, Pa. — Penn State Altoona offers varsity athletics scores and results from Dec. 9 to Jan. 6.
Men’s basketball:
Medaille College 77, Penn State Altoona 67
Keystone College 101, Penn State Altoona 78
Walsh University 107, Penn State Altoona 61
Pitt-Bradford 83, Penn State Altoona 68
With nine rebounds in the Lions’ loss at Pitt-Bradford on Jan. 4, senior forward Jordan Smith (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/Taylor Allderdice) became just the third player in Penn State Altoona men’s basketball history to compile 500 or more rebounds in a career. Smith currently ranks second on the team’s all-time rebounds list with 502 rebounds in his four-year career.
Men’s swimming:
Penn State Altoona 109, Wilkes University 79
In the Lions’ win over Wilkes on Dec. 9, sophomore John Polidoro (Bensalem, Pennsylvania/Holy Ghost Preparatory) posted first-place finishes in the 1000-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle, while freshman David Heckel (Lititz, Pennsylvania/Warwick) notched first place in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard freestyle. Polidoro and Heckel also helped the team win the 800-yard freestyle relay.
Women’s basketball:
Penn State Altoona 80, Medaille College 77
Chatham University 82, Penn State Altoona 77
Pitt-Bradford 97, Penn State Altoona 58
In her first game of the season for the Lady Lions on Jan. 4 at Pitt-Bradford, freshman guard Paige Burk (Claysburg, Pennsylvania/Claysburg-Kimmel) scored 13 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
Women’s swimming:
Wilkes University 92, Penn State Altoona 83
Freshman Paetyn Zeamer (Manheim, Pennsylvania/Manheim Central) recorded back-to-back individual first-place finishes in the Lady Lions’ loss to Wilkes on Dec. 9. She won the 200-yard individual medley, then followed that up by placing first in the 100-yard butterfly. She also helped her squad win a relay event, teaming up to help the Lady Lions come in first place in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
