Behrend Men's Swimming Defeats Penn State Altoona
Tim Compton and James Connolly each won two events to lead the Penn State Behrend men’s swimming team past Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.
ALTOONA, Pa. – Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) and James Connolly (Allentown, PA/Parkland) each won two events to lead the Penn State Behrend men's swimming team past Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.
Score: Penn State Behrend 141, Penn State Altoona 118
Location: Altoona, Pa. | Alder Natatorium
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions won five events to earn the conference win over Altoona
* Compton finished first in the 1000 freestyle in 10:19.67, before claiming the 200 IM (2:03.68) in the second to last event of the day
* Connolly led the Lions in the 200 freestyle with a winning time of 1:52.81
* Connolly then tallied a time of 5:08.27 for first in the 500 freestyle
* Jake Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep), Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin), Matt Karenbauer (Butler, PA/Knoch) and Justin Heller (Franklin, PA/Rocky Grove) posted a two-second win over Altoona in the final 400 freestyle relay in 3:17.76
Next Up
* The Lions return to action on Saturday, January 15 against Grove City at the Junker Pool. Meet begins at 1 p.m.