Maggie Glass said she was overwhelmed when she strode into the Kinney Natatorium for the start of Thursday’s PIAA Class AA swimming and diving meet. The Fairview freshman had qualified for the 50-yard freestyle and anchored for the Tigers’ 200 freestyle relay team.

But with performances like she had in preliminaries, Fairview coach J.R. Jensen probably hopes Glass maintains her inferiority complex.

Glass made her state debut in the 50 free, where she qualified for tonight’s consolation final at 24.84. She then got Tiger veterans Mallory Waldinger, Lauren Morosky and Kristen Miller into the championship race with a collective time of 1:40.35.

“It was extremely intimidating,” Glass said after the morning session. “Everybody here is extremely fast and they deserve to be here.”

Glass was the second member of her family who qualified for states. Her brother, Elliot, placed 17th in the boys AA 1-meter diving competition in 2007.

-- Mike Copper