ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's and women's swimming and diving team will travel to Webster, NY for the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)-Empire 8 Championships on Wednesday, February 14 through Saturday, February 17 at the Webster Aquatic Center.

In conjunction, the three Empire 8 institutions (Nazareth, Hartwick, Alfred) will join forces with the AMCC (Penn State Behrend, Penn State Altoona, Wells, Pitt-Bradford, Alfred State) for the fourth Allegheny Empire Championships. At the conclusion of the meet, an Allegheny Empire Women's and Men's Champion will be crowned as well as a Male and Female Swimmer and Diver of the Meet. The top three finishers in each event will also be recognized.

Schedule of Events/Coverage

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Diving: 1 p.m. (Video | Live Results)
Finals: 5 p.m. (Video | Live Results)

Thursday, February 15, 2024
Prelims: 10 a.m. (Video | Live Results)
Diving: 11:30 a.m. (Video | Live Results)
Finals: 5 p.m. (Video | Live Results)

Friday, February 16, 2024
Prelims: 10 a.m. (Video | Live Results)
Diving: 11:30 a.m. (Video | Live Results)
Finals: 5 p.m. (Video | Live Results)

Saturday, February 17, 2024
Prelims: 10 a.m. (Video | Live Results)
Diving: 11:30 a.m. (Video | Live Results)
Finals: 5 p.m. (Video | Live Results)

Tickets
$30 All-Session Pass
$5 Per-Session Pass

Location
Webster High School Pool
875 Ridge Road
Webster, NY 14580

Penn State Behrend News & Notes

Men
* The Behrend Lions are preparing for their 15^th title after a three-year hiatus of capturing the championship
* The Lions took second the last two seasons
* Junior Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) was a three-time individual champion and four-time runner up at last year's championships
* Compton broke four records and was the AMCC Champion in the 500 free, 400 IM and 200 butterfly
* Will Perham (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) claimed a pair of individual titles, winning the 100 and 200 breaststroke
* Behrend holds the top times this season in the AMCC in 15 events

Women
* The Behrend women are looking to capture their 13^th overall AMCC Crown
* The Lions last won the AMCC title in 2022
* Behrend won four individual events at last year's Championship
* 2023 Diver of the Year, Julia Sank (North East, PA/North East), won both diving events for Behrend
* Sank returns for her final championship, along with AMCC Champions Emma Webster (Bradford, PA/Bradford) and Aliya Webster (Bradford, PA/Bradford)
* Emma Webster won the AMCC title in the 200 backstroke, while Aliya was first in the 1650 free