Compton Breaks More Records; Behrend Men's Swimming and Diving Wins Blue Devil Invite

Compton Breaks More Records; Behrend Men's Swimming and Diving Wins Blue Devil Invite

FREDONIA, NY – Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) broke the team record and the Fredonia pool record in the 200 butterfly, just one of the highlights in the Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving first-place finish at the Blue Devil Invite on Sunday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 1st out of six teams (1969)
Location: Fredonia, NY | Steele Hall Natatorium

Key Moments

* Behrend picked up 1969 points over the three days, outswimming second-place Alfred State by nearly 300 points
* Compton won the 200 butterfly in 1:51.80 to break the two records
* Compton previously broke the record on Nov. 20, 2021 with a time of 1:52.85
* Anthony Tumino (Hershey, PA/Hershey) and Will Perham (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) also won individual events on the final day
* Tumino registered a time of 1:55.65 in the 200 backstroke for the win and Glenn Fowkes (Vandergrift, PA/Kiski Area) was a close second (1:59.15)
* Perham led a 1-2 finish in the 200 breaststroke
* Perham had a winning time of 2:08.63 and David Hauptman (Titusville, PA/Titusville) was second in 2:12.77
* Dan Tanaskovic (Aliquippa, PA/Central Valley) led the Lions in the 100 free for second overall in 48.35, before swimming with Tumino, Compton, and Jax Abele (Erie, PA/Iroquois) for the win in the 400 free relay (3:10.98)

Next Up

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Penn State Altoona. The dual meet begins at 1 p.m.