Barbie Cessar

Barbie Cessar
Barbie Cessar
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Slippery Rock, PA
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Slippery Rock
  • Events:
    Breaststroke/IM
Bio

Career Highlights

2020-21

* No official season due to covid

2019-20

* AMCC Champion and First Team All-AMCC in the 200 breaststroke
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 200 IM
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 400 Medley Relay
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 200 Medley Relay
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 100 breaststroke

2018-19

* Helped Penn State Behrend win the 2018-19 AMCC Championship
* First Team All-AMCC in the 400 Medley Relay
* First Team All-AMCC in the 200 Medley Relay
* First Team All-AMCC in the 100 Breaststroke
* First Team All-AMCC in the 200 Breaststroke
* Academic All-AMCC

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in digital arts, media and technology with a minor in marketing and data assessment
* President of American Marketing Association

Personal

* Daughter of Paul and Melissa Cessar
* Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Slippery Rock High School
* 200 medley relay record holder
* Student Council

News mentions
Women's Swimming and Diving All-Conference; Wallace Named Coach of the Year
Women's Swimming and Diving All-Conference; Wallace Named Coach of the Year

The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team registered 30 All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) accolades while head coach Jen Wallace garnered Coach of the Year honors after capturing the 2022 AMCC Championship last weekend.

Women's Swimming and Diving Captures AMCC Championship
Women's Swimming and Diving Captures AMCC Championship

The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team won their 12th overall AMCC Championship on Saturday and finished second overall in the AMCC Empire Meet held at the Webster Aquatic Center.

Women's Swimming and Diving Regains Lead at AMCC Championships
Women's Swimming and Diving Regains Lead at AMCC Championships

The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team moved back into first place with 479 points after the completion of day three at the 2022 AMCC Championships held in conjunction with the Empire 8 Championships on Friday.

Women's Swimming and Diving in Second Place at AMCC Meet
Women's Swimming and Diving in Second Place at AMCC Meet

The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team is one point away from first place, sitting second with a score of 250 after day two of the 2022 AMCC Championships held in conjunction with the Empire 8 Championships on Thursday.

Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Leads After Day One of Championships
Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Leads After Day One of Championships

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team is in first place out of five teams after day one of the 2022 Allegheny Empire Championships hosted by Nazareth College at the Webster Aquatic Center on Wednesday night.  

Women's Swimming and Diving Faces Gannon on Senior Day
Women's Swimming and Diving Faces Gannon on Senior Day

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team celebrates Senior Day with a dual meet against Division II Gannon on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center Pool. Meet starts at 1 p.m.

Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Sets Eight Team Records at Nazareth
Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Sets Eight Team Records at Nazareth

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team set eight new team records while competing against Nazareth on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Flyers defeated the Lions, 212-81.

Women's Swimming and Diving Places Fifth at Oberlin; Webster Breaks Team Record
Women's Swimming and Diving Places Fifth at Oberlin; Webster Breaks Team Record

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team recorded 685 points over three days to place fifth out of nine teams at the Oberlin Invitational.

Lions Set to Compete at Oberlin Invitational
Lions Set to Compete at Oberlin Invitational

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team will travel to Oberlin, Ohio to compete in the three-day Oberlin Invitational. There will be two sessions each day with preliminaries in the morning and finals in the evening.

Westminster Too Much For Women's Swimming and Diving
Westminster Too Much For Women's Swimming and Diving

The Westminster women's swimming and diving team tallied a 182-103 win over Penn State Behrend in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Heads to Westminster
Behrend Women's Swimming and Diving Heads to Westminster

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team travels to New Wilmington, Pa. to face the Westminster Titans in non-conference action on Saturday. Meet time is 1 p.m.

Women's Swimming and Diving Hosts Pitt-Bradford and Medaille in Season Opener Saturday
Women's Swimming and Diving Hosts Pitt-Bradford and Medaille in Season Opener Saturday

The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team’s home opener this Saturday features the Pitt-Bradford Panthers and the Medaille Mavericks at 1 p.m. in the Junker Center Pool.