WARRIOR SWIM TEAMS COMPETE IN SECOND DAY OF MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

SCRANTON, Pa. – The Lycoming College swimming teams have now completed 12 events each through two days of competition at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. The men’s team sits in fourth place in the team competition with 172 points. Widener leads the men’s championship with 374 points. Lycoming’s women’s team is in fifth place with 138 points. Albright leads the women’s competition with 287 points.

A.J. LeViere (Jr./Pittsburgh; Monsignor Bonner) led the Warriors by placing 2^nd in the 100-yard backstroke and 3^rd in the 200-yard freestyle. Greg Brown (Jr./Mechanicsburg; Cumberland Valley) also placed in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing 6^th.

The women’s team claimed two top six finishers. Kristen Campbell (So./Camp Hill; Cedar Cliff) came in 3^rd in the 100-yard breaststroke; and Jess Amadore (Fr./Easton; Wilson) placed 6^th in the 100-yard backstroke.

Sunday, February 18 will be the final day of the championships.

Complete list of Lycoming place winners:

Women
Campbell – 3^rd 100-yard breaststroke (1:11.39)
Amadore – 6^th 100-yard backstroke (1:05.59)
Kristen Turpin (Fr./West Windsor, NJ; Princeton) – 7^th 100-yard butterfly (1:03.83)
Andrea Rapach (So./Pittsford, NY; Mendon) – 9^th 100-yard backstroke (1:05.59)
Melissa Crandell (So./Queensbury, NY; Queensbury) –11^th 100-yard backstroke (1:06.38)

Men
LeViere – 2^nd 100-yard backstroke (:55.96); 3^rd 200-yard freestyle (1:48.02)
Brown – 6^th 100-yard backstroke (:58.40)
David DeZago (Fr./Sparkill, NY; Tappen Zee) – 9^th 400-yard IM (4:43.46)
Rob Neil (Fr./Dallas; Dallas) – 7^th 100-yard butterfly (:56.24)
Chris Rager (Jr./Camp Hill; Cumberland Valley) – 10^th 100-yard butterfly (:57.12)
Matt Thompson (So./Canisteo, NY; Canisteo Central) – 9^th 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.13)
David Shiner (Sr./Camp Hill; Cumberland Valley) – 12^th 100-yard backstroke (1:02.23)