ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming team has tallied 281 points over two days of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships, in conjunction with the Empire 8 Championships, on Thursday.

Combined Men's Scores: 1. Alfred State (372), 2. Nazareth (361), 3. Alfred (307.5), 4. Penn State Behrend (281), 5. Hartwick (256), 6. Penn State Altoona (131), 7. Utica (65.5), 8. Pitt-Bradford (60)

Noteworthy:

* Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) started off the second night of finals with an individual championship in the 500 free
* Compton won the gold medal with a time of 4:42.21
* Jake Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) was second in the 500 free with a time of 4:44.09
* In the 200 IM, Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin) claimed second place and fourth overall with a time of 1:58.54
* The Lions had four players finish in the top 10 in the 50 freestyle
* Justin Heller (Franklin, PA/Rocky Grove) led the pack with a third-place tally in 21.85
* In the final 200 freestyle relay, Heller, Schmidt, Dan Tanaskovic (Pittsburgh, PA/Central Valley) and Eshelman posted a time of 1:26.40 for second in the conference and fourth overall

Top Finishers

500 Free

1^st – Compton – 4:42.21
2^nd – Schmidt – 4:44.09

200 IM

2^nd – Eshleman – 1:57.29
6^th – Hoce Gibson (Palm Harbor, FL/Palm Harbor University High) – 2:03.41

50 Free

3^rd – Heller – 21.85
4^th – Tanaskovic – 22.41
8^th – George Zalar (Shamokin, PA/Shamokin) – 22.63
8^th – Jax Abele (Erie, PA/Iroquois) – 22.63