Women's Swimming and Diving in Fourth Place at Championships

ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team is in fourth place out of 10 teams after day two of the 2023 Allegheny-Empire Championships hosted by Nazareth College at the Webster Aquatic Center on Thursday night.  

Combined Women's Scores: 1. Nazareth (443), 2. Alfred State (318), 3. Hartwick (262.50) 4. Penn State Behrend (262), 5. Penn State Altoona (241.50), 6. Alfred (196), 7. Utica (148), 8. Wells (86), 9. Pitt-Bradford (82), 10. Medaille (52) 

Noteworthy:

* The Lions are a half a point shy of being tied for third place with Hartwick
* Madelyn King (Uniontown, PA/Uniontown) and Becca Krenzer (Grove City, PA/Grove City) each tallied a seventh-place finish on the night
* King had a time of 2:18.16 in the 200 IM, marking the fourth fastest time in Behrend's Top 10 performances by a freshman
* Krenzer swam a 25.50 in the 50 freestyle for seventh, the fifth fastest time by a freshman in Behrend history
* In the 500 free, Aliya Webster (Bradford, PA/Bradford) was the top finisher for the Lions and placed ninth overall with a time of 5:32.63
* Webster's time ranks sixth in Behrend's Top 10 list of all-time
* Krenzer, Bella Nadzam (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy), Trulee Stainbrook (DuBois, PA/DuBois Area) and Jadyn Danylko (Erie, PA/McDowell) had the fifth-fastest time of the night in the 200 freestyle relay
* The foursome touched in 1:43.60

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to the water tomorrow for day three of the AMCC Empire Championships. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. with finals at 5 p.m.