LYCOMING SWIM TEAMS SPLIT MEET AT SCRANTON
DECAPRIA SETS SCHOOL RECORD

SCRANTON, PA – The Lycoming College women’s and men’s swimming teams traveled to the University of Scranton, Saturday afternoon, for their first competition since the middle of December. The Warriors came home with mixed results as the men defeated the Royals 113-98, but the women fell 78-127. Lycoming men are now 4-1 overall, while the women drop to 3-2 on the season.

Nathan DeCapria (Fr./Jersey Shore, PA; Central Mountain) highlighted the meet by breaking the school record in the 100 freestyle. DeCapria swam a :48.46 to win the event and surpass the previous mark of :49.07 set by Kevin Barrett in 1994.

Steve Hawley (Fr./New Cumberland, PA; Trinity) and Josh Hogan (So./Waverly, NY; Waverly) were also individual winners for the men. Hawley won the 50 freestyle and Hogan won the 200 backstroke. The Warriors also won both the 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays.

On the women’s side, Lycoming also claimed three individual event winners. Rebecca Fox (So./Middletown, NJ; Middletown) won the 200 freestyle, Andrea Rapach (Sr./Pittsford, NY; Pittsford Mendon) won the 50 freestyle, and Kelly Sykes (Fr./Willimantic, CT; Windham) won the 200 backstroke.

Lycoming will be at home for their next swim meet, hosting King’s College on Wednesday, January 22. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.