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The programs will be added, \u201cas early as fall 2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The press release cites \u201cmany inquiries each year\u201d about swimming from potential student-athletes as part of the reason for the addition. The school already has a coach in place, using the release to announce the hiring of <strong>Kile Zeller<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/ncaa-division-ii-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Division II Swimming Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The school is a member of the 17-strong Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, comprised mostly of public schools in the Commonwealth. The PSAC includes 12 women\u2019s programs and seven men\u2019s before the addition of Pitt-Johnstown, including regular NCAA qualifier West Chester. The school will utilize newly renovated Zamias Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled by this historic addition of Women\u2019s Wrestling and Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Swimming to our athletic programs, which already includes several championship teams in our conference,\u201d university president <strong>Jem Spectar<\/strong> said <a href=\"https:\/\/psacsports.org\/news\/2025\/4\/8\/general-pitt-johnstown-adds-womens-wrestling-mens-swimming-and-womens-swimming-to-rise-to-16-sports-offered.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>. \u201cWe are highly confident that these new sports will elevate an already outstanding athletic program, making Pitt-Johnstown an even more compelling destination for prospective students, thereby helping to increase our in-state and out-of-state enrollments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zeller swam at Florida State and has a degree in sociology from the University of Georgia. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/sfuathletics.com\/sports\/womens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/coaches\/kile-zeller\/1567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most recently<\/a> the women\u2019s swimming coach at St. Francis University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe addition of Swimming, a very popular sport, also leverages key strengths, including the recently renovated Zamias Aquatic Center and UPJ\u2019s history for hosting high school swim meets on our campus,\u201d Pitt-Johnstown Director of Athletics <strong>Abby Gearhart<\/strong> said. \u201cThe Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is one of the strongest conferences for swimming which makes it a perfect fit. We also look to grow the sport of swimming by adding various programs for the community to partake in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pitt-Johnstown Adds Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Swimming Pitt-Johnstown announced on Monday that it is adding men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming as varsity sports. 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