LYCOMING SWIM TEAMS DROP DUAL MEETS AT ALBRIGHT

READING, Pa. – The Lycoming College swimming teams traveled to Albright College, Saturday afternoon. Both the women and men fell to the Lions, the Warrior women 142-115 and the Warrior men 141-110. Lycoming’s women are now 1-1 in dual meets, while Lycoming’s men fall to 1-2 in dual meets.

Kelly Sykes (Jr./Willimantic, Conn.; Windham) led the Warrior women with a pair of first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 backstrokes. Rebecca Fox (Sr./Middletown, N.J.; Middletown South) also won two events picking up victories in the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM, while adding a third-place finish in the 200 free.

Three other women placed in multiple events for Lycoming. Stephanie Kudrick (Fr./Coudersport, Pa.; Coudersport) placed second in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes. Michelle Tracey (Fr./Maplewood, N.J.; Mt. St. Mary Academy) finished second in the 400 IM and third in the 1000 free. And Erin Patrick (Sr./Media, Pa.; Penncrest) placed third in both the 50 and 100 frees.

For the men, Chris Dempsey (So./Newtown, Pa.; Notre Dame) paced the Warriors with a first place in the 400 IM and a pair of second places in the 500 and 1000 frees. Josh Hogan (Sr./Waverly, N.Y.; Waverly) also placed in three events, taking first in the 100 butterfly, second in the 200 back, and third in the 100 back. Stuart Olsen (Jr./Evanston, Ill.; Evanston) added a victory in the 500 free and a second place in the 200 free.

Steve Hawley (Jr./New Cumberland, Pa.; Trinity) contributed two second-place finishes in the 50 free and 100 back. Jeff Swatkins (Jr./Guilford, Conn.; Xavier) placed second in the 400 IM and third in the 200 fly.

Both Lycoming teams will be at home on Wednesday, November 10, when they host College Misericordia.