Men's Swimming and Diving Places Fourth at Grove City Classic

The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team placed fourth out of five teams in their season opener at the Grove City Fall Classic on Saturday.

October 12, 2019

GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team placed fourth out of five teams in their season opener at the Grove City Fall Classic on Saturday.

Teams: 5
Location: Grove City, Pa.
Results: Behrend finished fourth out of five (539)

Event Moments:

* Sophomore Chase Bietz (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield) and Quinn Fischer (Fairview, PA/Cathedral Prep) were double winners on the day for the Lions
* Bietz won the 100 breaststroke with a winning time of 59.29, before Fischer touched first the 500 freestyle and beating the field by nearly seven seconds
* Fischer, Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin), Jacob Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) and Bietz claimed the final relay of the day, winning the 400 freestyle relay in 3:15.16.
* Bietz, Matt Karenbauer (Butler, PA/Knoch), Fischer and Liam Watterson (Brentwood, PA/Baldwin) placed fourth in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:40.36

Key Times:

* Fischer - (2^nd in the 100 freestyle – 48.49, 2^nd in the 50 freestyle – 22.07, 3^rd in the 100 butterfly – 54.51, 3^rd in the 200 freestyle – 1:47.28)
* Bietz (2^nd in the 200 IM – 1:59.15, 5^th in the 100 freestyle – 49.08, 5^th in the 200 freestyle – 1:48.60)
* Karenbauer - (3^rd in the 200 butterfly – 2:05.84, 4^th in 100 butterfly – 55.41, 8^th in the 200IM – 2:11.52))
* Schmidt (3^rd in the 100 freestyle – 48.92, 6^th in the 100 butterfly – 55.59, 7^th in the 50 freestyle – 23.05)
* Eshelman - (5^th in the 200 breaststroke – 2:24.22, 8^th in the 100 freestyle – 50.60, 9^th in the 200 freestyle – 1:51.53, 10^th in the 100 breaststroke – 1:05.22)
* Alex Croll (Honolulu, HI/Roosevelt) - (6^th in the 50 freestyle – 23.01)
* Watterson - (5^th in the 100 backstroke – 58.97, 8^th in the 200 backstroke – 2:12.27)
* Cole Dombrosky (Mount Pleasant, PA/Mount Pleasant) - (9^th in the 200 backstroke – 2:14.45, 10^th in the 100 backstroke – 59.65)
* James Connolly (Allentown, PA/Parkland) - (4^th in the 500 freestyle – 5:09.35)

Team Scores

1. Grove City (735)
2. Clarion (693)
3. Allegheny (577)
4. Penn State Behrend (539)
5. Oberlin (75)

Next Up

* The Lions return to action on Saturday at Alfred State, beginning at 1 p.m.