Lions Win 14th Straight AMCC Championship

ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team continue to dominant the AMCC Championships with their 14^th straight title on Saturday, earned at the 2020 Allegheny Empire Championships on Saturday night.   

AMCC Men's Scores: 1. Penn State Behrend (774), 2. Alfred State (458), 3. Penn State Altoona (363), 4. Pitt-Bradford (131), 5. SUNY Delhi (119)

Combined Men's Scores: 1. Nazareth (1482) 2. Hartwick (1374) 3. Penn State Behrend (1251) 4. Alfred University (1179) 5. Alfred State (762) 6. Penn State Altoona (549), 7. Utica (393) 8. Pitt-Bradford (210) 9. Suny Delhi Broncos (192)

Noteworthy:

* The Lions won three of the five events, extending their large lead to secure the AMCC Crown
* Quinn Fischer (Fairview, PA/Fairview) was a two-time repeat champion on the night, winning the 100 freestyle and then swimming a leg on the winning 400 freestyle relay
* Fischer swam a time of 47.05 in the 100 freestyle for gold and also took 4^th overall
* Alex Croll (Honolulu, HI/Roosevelt) as close behind in second in the AMCC and fifth overall (47.49)
* James Connolly (Allentown, PA/Parkland) not only won first place in the AMCC, he also posted the best time in the entire competition in the 1605 freestyle
* Connolly touched in 16:26.70 to win, followed by Jacob Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) in second place and fourth overall (16:37.62)
* Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin) led six swimmers to finish in the Top 10 in the 200 breaststroke
* Eshelman was first in a time of 2:11.21 (placing third overall) and Connolly had the next best time in 2:12.23
* In the 200 backstroke, Liam Watterson (Brentwood, PA/Baldwin) had the best Behrend time for second place (1:54.63)
* Fischer, Croll, Eshelman and Schmidt teamed up for the final relay of the weekend
* The foursome earned first in the 400 freestyle relay with a  time of 3:07.25, good enough for second overall

Top Finishers:

1650 Freestyle

1^st- Connolly – 16:26.70
2^nd – Schmidt – 16:37.62
3^rd - David Ewing (South Fayette, PA/South Fayette) – 16:38.27
4^th – Brady Mattson (Wilmington, DE/Delaware Military Academy – 16:56.04
5^th – Luc Tomasello (Sharon, PA/Sharon) – 17:07.00

100 Freestyle

1^st – Fischer – 47.05
2^nd – Croll – 47.49
5^th – George Zalar (Shamokin, PA/Shamokin) – 49.63
6^th – Justin Heller (Franklin, PA/Rocky Grove) – 49.82

200 Backstroke

2^nd – Watterson – (1:54.63)
4^th – Steven Owens (Erie, PA/McDowell) – 2:00.60

200 Breaststroke

1^st – Eshelman – 2:11.21
3^rd – Connolly – 2:12.23
5^th – Colin Torrence (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield) – 2:24.34
6^th – Thaddeus Johnson (Brookville, PA/Brookville) – 2:28.16
8^th – Charlies Li (Jining City, China/Mercyhurst Prep) – 2:29.91
9^th – Gregory Schriner (Oakdale, PA/West Allegheny) – 2:48.06