LYCOMING SWIMMING: MEN THIRD, WOMEN FIFTH AFTER FIRST DAY OF MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS;
DECAPRIA WINS 50 FREE

SELINSGROVE, PA – The Lycoming College swimming teams traveled to Susquehanna University, Friday, to compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. Both the men’s and women’s teams are off to strong starts after the first day of competition. The men are in third place with 82 points, trailing Widener (133) and Albright (171). The women are in fifth place with 85 points behind Scranton (98), Widener (101), Juniata (107), and Albright (115).

Lycoming’s men highlighted their strong performance by breaking four school records and claiming an individual conference champion. Nathan DeCapria (Fr./Jersey Shore, PA; Central Mountain) captured the MAC title in the 50 freestyle, swimming a :21.57 in the finals. Earlier in the day he swam a :21.41 in the preliminaries to also set a new school record in the event. Steven Hawley (Fr./New Cumberland, PA; Trinity) placed third in the 50 free less than half a second behind DeCapria. Hawley also bettered his own school record in the 100 backstroke on the opening leg of the 400-medley relay.

The Warriors set new school marks in two relays at the meet. The team of DeCapria, Hawley, Dustin Long (Fr./Halifax, PA; Halifax), and Josh Hogan (So./Waverly, NY; Waverly) crushed the Lycoming record for the 400-medley with a time of 3:42.41 – more than three full seconds faster the previous mark set in 2001. The 200 free relay team of DeCapria, Hawley, Hogan, and Tim Roche (Fr./Wyndmoor, PA; Springfield) improved their own record set earlier this year with a time of 1:27.91.

Lycoming’s women were led by a second-place finish in the 50 free by Andrea Rapach (Sr./Pittsford, NY; Pittsford Mendon) and a third-place finish in the 200 IM by Rebecca Fox (So./Middletown, NJ; Middletown). Other Warrior place-winners were: Erin Patrick (So./Media, PA; Penncrest) – 10^th in the 200 IM; Kelly Sykes (Fr./Willimantic, CT; Windham) – 6^th in the 50 free; and Jess Amadore (Jr./Easton, PA; Wilson) – 9^th in the 50 free. Lycoming’s women’s relays placed third in the 200-free and fifth in the 400-medley.  
Competition at the MAC Championships will resume at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.