ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming team stays in second place after day three of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships, in conjunction with the Empire 8 Championships, on Friday.

Combined Men's Scores: 1. Alfred State (720.5), 2. Nazareth (651), 3. Alfred (581), 4. Penn State Behrend (563), 5. Hartwick (515), 6. Penn State Altoona (244), 7. Utica (115.5), 8. Pitt-Bradford (95) 9. Medaille (1)

Noteworthy:

* The Behrend Lions crowned two individual champions on the day
* Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) won his second AMCC gold medal of the championships to lead off Friday night finals
* Compton registered a winning time of 4:07.50 to capture the 400 IM
* Jake Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) is the repeat champion in the 200 freestyle
* Schmidt clocked in at 1:43.03 for his first AMCC individual title of this championship­
* Matt Karenbauer (Butler, PA/Knoch) led the Lions in the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke
* Karenbauer placed second in the 100 back (53.32) and fourth in the 100 butterfly (52.64)
* In the 100 breaststroke, James Connolly (Allentown, PA/Parkland) brought home the silver with a time of 59.91
* The relay of Karenbauer, Connolly, Compton and Schmidt posted a time of 3:31.92 in the 400 medley relay for second overall

Top Finishers

400 IM

1^st – Compton – 4:07.50
2^nd – Hoce Gibson (Palm Harbor, FL/Palm Harbor University High) – 4:24.17
3^rd – Jacob Bailey (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) – 4:27.12

100 Butterfly

4^th - Karenbauer – 52.64

200 Free

1^st – Schmidt – 1:43.03
3^rd – George Zalar (Shamokin, PA/Shamokin) – 1:48.68
6^th – Justin Heller (Franklin, PA/Rocky Grove) – 1:51.26
5^th – Jax Abele (Erie, PA/Iroquois) – 1:49.51

100 Breaststroke

2^nd – Connolly – 59.91
4^th – Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin) – 1:00.16

100 Backstroke

2^nd – Karenbauer – 53.32
5^th – Dan Tanaskovic (Pittsburgh, PA/Central Valley) – 57.27