Ten Records Drop; Compton Sets Pool Record in Win at Nazareth

ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving set new team records in meters while defeating Nazareth 186-102 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

Score:  Penn State Behrend 186, Nazareth 102
Location: Rochester, NY | Nazareth University

Key Moments

* Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) led with four team records, while breaking the Nazareth pool record for winning the 400 free in 4:06.51
* Compton also won the 200 free relay in record time (1:59.92), while swimming on two relays that set team records in meters
* The 200 medley relay of Compton, Glenn Fowkes (Vandergrift, PA/Kiski Area), Will Perham (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) and Anthony Tumino (Hershey, PA/Hershey) not only won the event but set a new record in 1:50.16
* Tumino, Jax Abele (Erie, PA/Iroquois), Compton and Perham were second in the 800 free relay, yet set a new team record
* Tumino set two individual records by placing second in the 100 free, setting the 100 free (55.33) and 50 free (26.32) record off the beginning leg of the event
* Fowkes, who won the 100 back (1:00.26) and the 200 back (2:14.84) set the individual team record in meters for the Lions
* Like Fowkes, Perham set three records including the 100 breaststroke (1:05.68) and the 200 breaststroke (2:25.15) while placing first in each event
* Jacob Earley (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) won both diving events, claiming the 3m (184.35) and the 1m (212.35)
* Ronan Murphy (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia) set a new record in the 200 fly with a time of 2:28.35, while Ryan Willis (State College, PA/State College) set the record in the 200 IM (2:23.16)

Friday's Meet:
Score:  Gannon 146, Penn State Behrend 86
Location: Erie, PA | Gannon Natatorium

Key Moments

* Fowkes picked up the lone win in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.27

Next Up

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Wheeling. Meet time is 1 p.m.