LYCOMING SETS SIX SCHOOL RECORDS DURING SECOND DAY OF MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Lycoming College women’s and men’s swimming teams combined to break six school records, Saturday evening, during the second day of competition at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. The Warrior men moved up one spot in the team standings to third overall, while the women remained in fourth.

On the women’s side, Rebecca Fox (Sr./Middletown, N.J.; Middletown South) claimed an individual conference championship in the 400-yard IM and broke her own school record in the process with a time of 4:47.46. Stephanie Kudrick (Fr./Coudersport, Pa.; Coudersport) came in second in the 100-yard breaststroke and set a new school mark during the preliminaries with a time of 1:08.55. Amy Gatehouse (So./Bethel Park, Pa.; Bethel Park) finished third in the same event. The women’s 200 medley relay team also set a new school record with a time of 1:53.59. The team was made up of Kelly Sykes (Jr./Willimantic, Conn.; Windham), Kudrick, Jen Konecni (So./Highland Mills, N.Y.; Monroe Woodbury), and Kellie Cicconi (So./Odessa, N.Y.; Odessa-Montour Central).

For the men, Steve Hawley (Jr./New Cumberland, Pa.; Trinity) recorded his second individual conference title this year by winning the 100-yard backstroke. His time of 52.76 seconds broke his own school record and is a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Division III National Championships. Josh Hogan (Sr./Waverly, N.Y.; Waverly) placed third in the same event. Chris Mungo (Jr./Boonton, N.J.. Montville Township) set a new school record with a time of 1:03.73 in the 100-yard breaststoke. The men’s 800-free relay team of Stuart Olsen (Jr./Evanston, Ill.; Evanston), Hogan, Jeff Swatkins (Jr./Guilford, Conn.; Xavier), and Mungo also set a new school record with a time of 7:22.27.

The MAC Championships will conclude on Sunday, February 13, with the final session beginning at 5 p.m.