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CANTON, Ohio -- Fairmont State's Courtney Deem was a winner in the 1,000-yard freestyle and Notre Dame's Seth Knights came away with a victory in the 50 freestyle to highlight the first day of action from the 2018 Great Midwest Athletic Conference/Mountain East Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
Deem won the 1,000 free with a time of 10:29.64, which was nearly an NCAA 'B' cut time. Deem, who was seeded fourth in the event, lead the race wire-to-wire.
FSU's Marlena Dudek took third in the 200 IM, (2:06.76) and teammate Francine Meyer finished third in the 50 free (26.50).
In the relays, West Virginia Wesleyan placed third in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:53.32.
On the men's side, Knights was the only swimmer to break 21 seconds in the preliminaries, and then won the finals with a time of 21.00, just .03 faster than Trent Williams from Findlay. Fairmont State's Alex Quintao was third in the event, while teammate JP Zimcosky was fifth.
WVWC's Mikel Mugarza finished seventh in the 1,000 free (10:04.50), while teammate Dominik Schopper was fifth in the 200 IM (1:57.24). Fairmont State's Shawn Gee also had a top-eight finish taking eighth in the 200 IM witha time of 1:57.94.
In the relays, Fairmont State's team took second with a time of 1:35.56.
All-MEC (Top three among MEC swimmers only from each event earn All-MEC honors)
Women's 1,000 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Courtney Deem (FSU)
Second Team All-MEC: Samantha Segrest (WVWC)
MEC Honorable Mention: Ashton Cole (WVWC)
Men's 1,000 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Mikel Mugarza (WVWC)
Second Team All-MEC: Michael Lyns (FSU)
MEC Honorable Mention: Dan Williams (WVWC)
Women's 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Marlena Dudek (FSU)
Second Team All-MEC: Alyssa Serrano (WVWC)
MEC Honorable Mention: Theresa Burgess (WVWC)
Men's 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Dominik Schopper (WVWC)
Second Team All-MEC: Shawn Gee (FSU)
MEC Honorable Mention: Jeff McNeil (WVWC)
Women's 50 Free
First Team All-MEC: Francine Meyer (FSU)
Second Team All-MEC: Camilla Brizzi (WVWC)
MEC Honorable Mention: Sabrina Buhagiar (FSU)
Men's 50 Free
First Team All-MEC: Seth Knights (NDC)
Second Team All-MEC: Alex Quintao (FSU)
MEC Honorable Mention: JP Zimcosky (FSU)
Women's 200 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan (Allie Matti, Alyssa Serrano, Alayna Thompson, Camilla Brizzi)
Second Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Maddy Beekler, Emily Gersper, Becka Crandall, Sabrina Buhagiar)
MEC Honorable Mention: Urbana (Holly Fisher, Jaybreona Foster, Ashlynn Miller, Jaelle Lindon)
Men's 200 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Arthur Brilhante, Shawn Gee, JP Zimcosky, Alex Quintao)
Second Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan (Dylan Ringer, Mikel Mugarza, Nathan Swalley, Logan Knoyer)
MEC Honorable Mention: Notre Dame (Ryan Sorenson, Brandon Zachary Barr, Seth Knights)