Avery Heisey
Avery Heisey
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Lancaster, PA
  • High School:
    Conestoga Valley

Bio

2021-22: Competed with the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team in her sophomore season…earned first team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference honors in one individual swim, as she won the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 1:03.81 during the conference championships…also took second team All-AMCC recognition in a pair of individual swims by finishing as the conference runner-up in the 50 Yard Freestyle (25.21) and 100 Yard Freestyle (54.86)…earned first team All-AMCC places in two relay events, as her team won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:42.13) and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (3:43.43) during the championships…also took second team All-AMCC status with her teammates in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, as the group finished as the conference runner-up with a combined time of 8:16.05…set a new Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team record in the 100 Yard Freestyle (54.08)…also had a hand in setting new team records as part of the 200, 400, and 800 Yard Freestyle Relay and 400 Yard Medley Relay (4:17.48) squads…was chosen as the AMCC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 1 and Nov. 22…earned a spot on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer…was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society.

2020-21: Team's normal regular season and the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships were canceled due to COVID-19...Lions competed in two dates during Spring 2021...took a place on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.

2019-20: Competed in her freshman season with the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming program…earned first team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference honors in four different events by taking first place in those swims during the conference championships in February…was also second team All-AMCC by placing as the runner-up in one event in the conference finals…individually, was first team All-Conference in the 50 Yard Freestyle (24.83) and 100 Yard Freestyle (55.02), as well as second team All-AMCC in the 100 Yard Butterfly (1:04.53)…as part of relay teams, was first team All-Conference in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:43.48) and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (3:49.06)…put her name in the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming record books in four different events by the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, establishing new records in the individual swims of the 50 Yard Freestyle and 100 Yard Freestyle, as well as in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay events…was chosen as the AMCC Women’s Swimmer of the Week twice during the season…was selected to the AMCC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team in a vote of her teammates…earned a spot on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.

High School: Four-year varsity letter winner in swimming...swim team captain in 2018-19...member of the National Honor Society...graduated in the top 10% of her class in 2019.

Personal: Daughter of Chad and Melissa Heisey...majoring in Nursing.

News Mentions

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Women’s Swimmers Take All-AMCC Honors in 10 Events

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Five different Penn State Altoona women’s swimmers combined to achieve All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate...

February 23, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Sets New Team Points Record, Places Third in AMCCs

WEBSTER, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team wrapped up the four-day Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...

February 18, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Keeps Third Place Through Three Days at AMCCs

WEBSTER, N.Y. – Following the conclusion of Friday night’s finals session, which capped day three of the four-day Allegheny Mountain...

February 17, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Holds Third After Second Day at AMCCs

WEBSTER, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team remained in third place out of five Allegheny Mountain Collegiate...

February 16, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Sets Two Records, Starts AMCCs in Third

WEBSTER, N.Y. – After the opening night of the four-day Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships on Wednesday at Webster...

February 15, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Falls to Elizabethtown in Regular Season Finale

ALTOONA, Pa. – In its final meet of the regular season on Saturday afternoon in the Adler Natatorium, the Penn State Altoona women’s...

January 28, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Sweeps Saturday Quad Meet

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team returned to action on Saturday afternoon for its first event of the spring...

January 21, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Gets Past Behrend, 112-102

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team picked up its third dual meet victory of the season on Saturday afternoon,...

December 3, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Finishes Ninth at Oberlin Invite

OBERLIN, Ohio – After the third and final day of the Oberlin College Invitational on Saturday at Carr Pool, the Penn State Altoona women&rsq...

November 19, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Tenth After Day One of Oberlin Invite

OBERLIN, Ohio – After the first of the three-day Oberlin College Invitational on Thursday, the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming...

November 18, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Holds 10th Place After Day Two at Oberlin

OBERLIN, Ohio – Following day two of the Oberlin College Invitational on Friday night at the Carr Pool, the Penn State Altoona women’s...

November 18, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Falls to Alfred State

ALFRED, N.Y. – In its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference meet of the season on Saturday afternoon, the Penn State Altoona...

November 5, 2022

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Heisey Chosen as AMCC Women’s Swimmer of the Week

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona senior Avery Heisey (Lancaster, PA/Conestoga Valley) was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate...

October 17, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Overpowers W&J 168-69

WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday, when the Lions...

October 15, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Defeats LHU in Season Opener

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team started its 2022-23 schedule with a strong win at home on Saturday...

October 8, 2022

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Men’s and Women’s Swimming 2022-23 Season Preview

The Penn State Altoona men’s and women’s swimming program enters the 2022-23 season with much cause for optimism. Each team returns a...

October 6, 2022