Bietz, Patterson Lead Men's Swimming and Diving at Grove City

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

Teams: 4
Location: Grove City, Pa.
Results: Behrend finished third out of four (597.5)

Event Moments:

* Freshman Chase Bietz (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield) led with three individual first-place finishes and swam the 200 breaststroke for the first time in his career
* Senior Mark Patterson (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) tallied a pair of individual first-place finishes
* Patterson, Bietz and Quinn Fischer (Fairview, PA/Cathedral Prep) were members of the second-place 200 medley relay team (1:39.58) and the third-place 400 freestyle relay team (3:17.71). Steve Owens (Erie, PA/McDowell) swam on the 200 medley relay, while James Connolly (Allentown, PA/Parkland) completed the 400 freestyle relay.

Key Times:

* Bietz (1^st in 50 freestyle – 21.94; 1^st in 200 breaststroke – 2:11.50; 1^st in 200 IM – 2:00.29; 2^nd in 100 breaststroke – 59.22)
* Patterson (1^st in 100 backstroke – 54.12; 1^st in 200 backstroke – 2:01.35; 2^nd in 50 freestyle – 22.12; 7^th in 500 freestyle – 5:10.46)
* Owens (2^nd in 200 butterfly – 2:08.66)
* Jake Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) - 6^th in 200 freestyle (1:51.30)
* Matt Karenbauer (Butler, PA/Knoch) - 3^rd in 200 butterfly (2:08.83); 4^th in 100 butterfly (55.58); 8^th in 100 backstroke (59.80); 8^th in 200 IM (2:11.22)
* Connolly (8^th in 200 freestyle – 1:52.92; 9^th in 500 freestyle – 5:14.55)
* Fischer (8^th in 100 freestyle – 50.80)

Team Scores

1. Grove City (1,032.5)
2. Allegheny (612)
3. Penn State Behrend (597.5)
4. Clarion (595)

Next Up

* The Lions return to action on Saturday against Alfred State in a dual meet at the Junker Center, beginning at 1 p.m.