Stephens Wins 1M Diving; Lions Move In Second Place at Championships

Stephens Wins 1M Diving; Lions Move In Second Place at Championships

ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team moved into second place out of eight teams after day two of the 2024 Allegheny-Empire Championships at the Webster Aquatic Center on Wednesday night.  

Combined Women's Scores: 1. Nazareth (408), 2. Penn State Behrend (381.50), 3. Alfred State (332), 4. Hartwick (320), 5. Penn State Altoona (185), 6. Alfred (173), 7. Pitt-Bradford (132.50) 8. Wells (84)

Noteworthy:

* The Behrend Lions have pulled within 26.5 points of first place
* The Lions had one AMCC Champion and three runner-up finishes
* Lauren Stephens (Fairview, PA/Fairview) won the 1-meter diving event with a score of 372 and scored third overall in the combined meet
* Nora Blasch (Springfield, VA/West Springfield) was runner up in the 1-meter diving (259.20) and sixth overall while Julia Sank (North East, PA/North East) was third in the AMCC and seventh overall
* Isabel Sheridan (Allentown, PA/Parkland) was seeded sixth after the preliminaries in the 500 free and finished second in the AMCC and seventh overall (5:25.36)
* Camryn Watters (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield) and Jadyn Danylko (Erie, PA/McDowell) were in the top five finishers for the 50 free
* Watters was second in both placings with a time of 24.81 and Danylko was third overall in 25.30
* Watters, Danylko, Samantha Sebulak (Erie, PA/McDowell) and Becca Krenzer (Grove City, PA/Grove City) placed second in the AMCC and third overall with a time of 1:40.23 in the 200 free relay
* Madelyn King (Uniontown, PA/Uniontown) posted a time of 2:15.51 to take third in the AMCC and fifth place overall in the 200 IM

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.