Men's Swimming Maintains First Place at AMCC Championships; Lions Win 800 Free Relay

ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team maintains a significant lead after day three of the 2020 Allegheny Empire Championships on Friday night.  

AMCC Men's Scores: 1. Penn State Behrend (538), 2. Alfred State (360), 3. Penn State Altoona (267), 4. SUNY Delhi (95) 5. Pitt-Bradford (93),

Combined Men's Scores: 1. Nazareth (1133) 2. Hartwick (1023) 3. Penn State Behrend (871) 4. Alfred University (853) 5. Alfred State (594) 6. Penn State Altoona (406), 7. Utica (316) 8. Suny Delhi Broncos (152) 9. Pitt-Bradford (138)

Noteworthy:

* Behrend is the front runner in the AMCC once again and is in third place for the combined score with the Empire 8
* The Lions won gold medal for the entire meet in the 800 freestyle relay thanks to Jacob Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep), Quinn Fischer (Fairview, PA/Fairview), David Ewing (South Fayette, PA/South Fayette) and James Connolly (Allentown, PA/Parkland) in 6:58.05
* Coming off a win in the 100 butterfly yesterday, Matt Karenbauer (Butler, PA/Knoch) got his second individual championship in the 200 butterfly
* Karenbauer repeats as the 200 butterfly champion with a time of 1:56.85. He also placed fourth overall
* Steven Owens (Erie, PA/McDowell) was third in the AMCC and eighth overall in this event with a time of 2:00.09
* Behrend had three Top 6 finishers in the 100 breaststroke, led by Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin)
* Eshelman was runner up with a time of 1:00.55, followed by Alex Croll (Honolulu, HI/Roosevelt) in third (1:01.01) and Colin Torrence (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield) placed sixth
* Eshelman and Croll took sixth and seventh in the overall meet, respectively
* In the 100 backstroke, Liam Watterson (Brentwood, PA/Baldwin) led the Lions and grabbed third place in the AMCC with a time of 53.72 and Justin Heller (Franklin, PA/Rocky Grove) came in fifth

Top Finishers:

200 Butterfly

1^st – Karenbauer – 1:56.85
3^rd – Owens – 2:00.09

100 Backstroke

3^rd – Liam Watterson – 53.72
5^th – Justin Heller – 58.72

100 Breaststroke

2^nd – Jacob Eshelman – 1:00.55
3^rd – Alex Croll – 1:01.01
6^th – Colin Torrence – 1:05.53

Next Up:

* The Behrend Lions are back in action tomorrow for the final day of the AMCC-Empire 8 Championships. Prelims begin at 10 a.m.