WARRIOR SWIMMERS POST SOLID SECOND DAY AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

CHESTER, PA – The Lycoming College swimming teams had another strong showing at the Middle Atlantic Conference Swimming Championships being held at Widener University in the second day of competition. The women’s team held off a rally by Scranton to maintain their position in second place. The men’s team stayed in the thick of things by maintaining sixth place.

Lycoming’s women claimed nine individual place-winners and finished 3^rd and 5^th in the 200-medley and 800-free relays respectively.

Karissa Brown (Fr./Chemung, NY; Waverly) turned in the top performance of the evening, placing second in the 100 backstroke. Jess Amadore (So./Easton, PA; Wilson Area) and Andrea Rapach (Jr./Pittsford, NY; Pittsford Mendon) also placed in the event, finishing 5^th and 11^th respectively.

The Warriors also had three place-winners in the 100 fly. Karen Turpin (So./West Windsor, NJ; Princeton) led the way coming in fourth place. Erin Patrick (Fr./Media, PA; Penncrest) followed in 6^th place and Tracey Fausel (Fr./Burdett, NY; Watkins Glen) came in 10^th.

Rebecca Fox (Fr./Middletown, NJ; Middletown) picked up a sixth place finish in the 400 IM with Erin Horsley (Fr./Allegany, NY; Allegany Central) close behind in eight place.

Kristin Campbell (Jr./Camp Hill, PA; Cedar Cliff) rounded out the individual place-winners with a fourth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke.

As a team Lycoming’s women are in second place with 220 points. They trail current leader Albright who has 290, but they lead Scranton with 207 and Widener with 156.

On the men’s side the Warriors picked up six individual places in addition to a fourth in the 800-free relay and a sixth in the 200-medley relay.

Two of those places came in the 100 fly where Josh Hogan (Fr./Waverly, NY; Waverly) came across in 6^th and Rob Neil (Jr./Dallas, PA; Dallas) placed 11^th. Another two came in the 100 breaststroke. Greg Brown (Sr./Mechanicsburg, PA; Cumberland Valley) placed 7^th in the event and Matt Thompson (Jr./Canisteo, NY; Canisteo Central) came in 10^th.

Hogan added a fourth place finish in the 100 backstroke and Chris DeZago (So./Sparkill, NY; Tappen Zee) notched a ninth place finish in the 200 freestyle to round out the place-winners from Lycoming.

The Warrior men are in sixth place as a team with 125 points, trailing Widener (347.5), Albright (342), Drew (178), Scranton (144.5), and Elizabethtown (128). Sunday will be the final day of competition at the Championships.