Gannon Knights Outswim Behrend Men
The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving played host to Division II Gannon on Saturday, falling 211-82 in non-conference action.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving played host to Division II Gannon on Saturday, falling 211-82 in non-conference action.
Score: Gannon 211, Penn State Behrend 82
Location: Erie, Pa. | Junker Center Pool
Key Moments:
* Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) was a double winner for the Behrend Lions
* He joined Anthony Tumino (Hershey, PA/Hershey), Will Perham, and Dan Tanaskovic (Monaca, PA/Central Valley) in the winning 200 medley relay to begin the meet
* The foursome registered a time of 1:38.66 for first place
* Compton also won the 200 butterfly in 1:57.11, over two seconds faster than second place Hiyan Kubagawa of Gannon
* Jacob Earley (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) dove to a second-place finish on the 3-meter board with a score of 200.40 and also placed third on the 1-meter board (214.65)
* Perham, Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin) and Jake Niziol (Eighty Four, PA/Ringgold) each tallied a third-place finish on the day
* Perham swam 1:00.46 in the 100 breaststroke, Eshelman had a time of 1:49.60 in the 200 freestyle, while Niziol was third in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.09)
Next Up
* The Lions return to action on Saturday against Nazareth. Meet begins at 1 p.m. in the Junker Center Pool