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2008 NPAAA Hall of Fame Inductees
1979 North Penn High School Girls Swimming Team
Before the District One Championship Meet some very
calculated decisions had to be made. After much discussion the team
members decided to set aside personal opportunities for the ultimate
success of the team. By strategically placing sophomore Sharon
Herzog and freshman Juli Schulte in two Relay events, each
sacrificing one individual event, it would make the team a stronger
contender at the State Championship meet. The girls swam well at
the District One meet winning both relays and finishing fourth in the
Team Championship.
The headlines in the North Penn Reporter read, “North Penn
Turns a Dream into a Stunning Reality” by winning the PIAA
Girls Swimming and Diving State Championship. “It was quality not quantity that won the championship” said
Coach Patricia Henry. The Medley Relay composed of Juli Schulte, Becky Heinz Sharon Herzog and Jenny
Sanders won the PIAA State title. Sharon Herzog finished second in the butterfly setting a new State record in the
preliminaries and Juli Schulte placed third in the backstroke. The 400 Freestyle Relay Team consisting of Jenny
Sanders, Juli Russell, Sharon Herzog and Juli Schulte needed a third place or higher to win the State title; they
placed second finalizing the dream come true. North Penn High School had its first Girls PIAA State Swimming
and Diving Championship.
North Penn High’s (left to right) Pam Beaver, Gina Waters, Jenny Sanders. Sharon
Herzog, Becky Heinz, Julie Russell, Juli Schulte and Coach Patricia Henry proudly
display the banner proclaiming the Maidens’ swim team the finest in Pennsylvania.
Photo by Robert Martin