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2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jason Kapusta
Jason Kapusta
Jason Kapusta

Mitch Stahara

  • Position FS
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bethel Park, PA
  • High School Bethel Park
  • Major Computer Information Systems

Biography

Career Highs: 50 free/21.20 (at Wooster on November 30, 2017); 100 free/45.09 (at the 2018 PAC Championships on February 17, 2018); 200 free/1:40.04 (at Wooster on December 2, 2016); 500 free/4:39.15 (at the 2015 PAC Championships on February 12, 2015). 2017-2018: Finished first in the 100 free at the following events; at Penn State Behrend (48.03), vs. Allegheny (47.75), at Wooster (47.62), at the Wooster Invitational (45.65), vs. Grove City (47.00), and vs. Mount Union (47.50)... Placed first in the 200 free at Penn State Behrend (1:47.46), vs. Allegheny (1:48.52), at the Wooster Invitational (1:40.87), at Rollins (1:47.57), at Saint Vincent (1:44.00), and vs. Grove City (1:43.61)... Earned first in the 100 fly vs. Washington & Jefferson with a time of 53.42... Placed first in the 200 fly (2:06.63) vs. Chatham... Against Wooster, helped Westminster earn first-place in the 200 free relay with a 50 free split time of 21.97)... Helped Westminster earn first in the 800 free relay at the Wooster invitational with a 200 free split time of 1:41.04... Was a three-time finalist at the 2018 PAC Championships, earning second in the 200 free (1:40.24), second in the 100 free (45.09), and fourth in the 500 free (4:41.01)... Earned First Team All-PAC Honors. 2016-2017: Finished first in the 100 free at each of the following events; vs. Penn State Behrend (48.27), vs. Wooster (47.78), at Wooster (49.38), at Rollins (49.38), vs. Saint Vincent (47.51), at Grove City (47.03), and vs. Mount Union (47.71)... Placed first in the 200 free at each of the following events; vs. Penn State Behrend (1:49.12), at Allegheny (1:45.92), vs. Wooster (1:44.87), at Wooster (1:40.04), at Rollins (1:48.41), vs. Saint Vincent (1:44.04), at Grove City (1:43.85), and vs. Mount Union (1:43.65)... Finished first in the 500 free at the following events; vs. Wooster (4:59.09), vs. Saint Vincent (4:56.15), at Grove City (4:53.27), and vs. Mount Union (4:53.06)... Finished first in the 50 free (22.32) vs. Penn State Behrend and at Grove City (21.68)... Took first in the 200 fly (2:06.68) vs. Penn State Behrend... Defended his PAC Championship races from 2016, earning first in each of the following events at the 2017 PAC Championships; 500 free (4:39.77), 200 free (1:40.21), 100 free (45.57)... Earned CollegeSwimming Conference Swimmer of the Week six times, while also earning CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention recognition. 2015-2016: Placed first in the 100 free at the following events; at Penn State Behrend (48.69), at Wooster (48.01), vs. W&J (48.20), vs. Carnegie Mellon, SUNY-Geneseo (47.53), vs. Grove City (47.81), and vs. Mount Union (48.16)... Placed first in the 200 free at the following events; Westminster Relays (1:46.15), at Penn State Behrend (1:47.26), vs. Allegheny (1:46.03), at Wooster (1:45.67), at Rollins (1:45.26), vs. Carnegie Mellon, SUNY-Geneseo (1:43.67), vs. Grove City (1:45.38), and vs. Mount Union (1:45.38)... Finished first in the 500 free at the following events; at Wooster (4:57.50), at Rollins (4:51.63), vs. Carnegie Mellon, SUNY-Geneseo (4:51.05), vs. Grove City (4:56.88), and vs. Mount Union (4:56.28)... Placed first in the 200 IM vs W&J, swimming a time of 2:01.56... Also finished first at W&J in the 1000 free (10:32.75)... Was crowned PAC Champion at the 2016 PAC Championships in each of the following races; 200 free (1:41.27), 100 free (45.93), and 500 free (4:40.00)... Earned CollegeSwimming Conference Swimmer of the Week four times, including CollegeSwimming National Swimmer of the Week on February 1. 2014-2015: In his first 11 collegiate races, took first place in the 200 free (1:50.66) and 500 free (5:03.63) vs Penn State Behrend; 50 free (22.89) vs. Bethany; 200 free (1:50.08) and 500 free (5:02.18) at Allegheny; 100 free (48.51), 200 free (1:47.88), and 500 free (5:04.05) at W&J; 100 free (48.77), 200 free (1:47.66), and 500 free (5:01.98) vs. Wooster... Placed first at Occidental in the 200 free (1:47.49) and 500 free (4:54.41)... Placed first at Carnegie Mellon in the 100 free (48.09)... Completed a sweep of his events vs. Saint Vincent, finishing first in the 100 free (48.30), 200 free (1:44.79), and 500 free (5:00.51)... Tallied a first place at Grove City in the 200 free (1:46.04)... Placed first in the 100 free (48.44) and 200 free (1:45.64) vs. Mount Union... Was crowned PAC Champion in the 200 free (1:41.69) at the 2015 PAC Championships, while also placing second in the 500 free (4:39.15) and second in the 100 free (46.47). School Records: Currently holds multiple records, including the 200 freestyle (1:40.04/2016), 400 medley relay team (3:22.54/2015), 400 freestyle relay team (3:06.32/2018), and the 800 freestyle relay team (6:50.98/2018). High School: Attended Bethel Park HS. Personal: Computer information systems major.


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