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CANTON, Ohio -- UNC Pembroke came up with two individual victories to highlight the first day of competition at the 2020 Great Midwest Athletic Conference/Mountain East Conference Swimming & Diving Championships. 

Nathalia Silva won the 1,000 free with a time of 10:17.88, just .10 ahead of Leah Tunney from Hillsdale to set a new meet record. Silva led for most of the race and held off Tunney down the stretch to secure the win. Fairmont State's Zsofi Bevardi was third (10:26.10), Courtney Deem finished fifth in the event (10:44.01) and Notre Dame's Hannah Berlin was eighth (10:53.03).

Mariel Mencia Martinez came away with the win in the 50 free with a time of 23.98, just .07 ahead of Marie Taylor. 

Fairmont State's Emily Gersper posted a fifth-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.33 to highlight other top-eight performances on the women's side. 

UNC Pembroke finished third in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:51.42. Fairmont State was fourth (1:52.49) and Notre Dame was sixth (1:57.64).

On the men's side, Fairmont State's Pedro Gaspar (9:46.24) and Ricard Caston (9:58.64) took third and fourth, respectively, in the 1,000 free. Davis & Elkins' Ryan Clement was seventh (10:08.09). D&E's Geoff Dixon took eighth in the 200 IM (2:01.62). West Virginia Wesleyan's Arthur Assfeld was runner-up in the 50 free (21.07), and Notre Dame's Roan Keller was fifth in the event (21.34). 

WVWC's relay team took fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:35.69), just ahead of Fairmont State (1:37.00) and Frostburg State (1:37.26). 

All-MEC Performers

Women 1000 Free
First Team All-MEC: Nathalia Silva (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Zsofi Bevardi (FAIR)
Third Team All-MEC: Courtney Deem (FAIR)
 
Men 1,000 Free
First Team All-MEC: Pedro Gaspar (FAIR)
Second Team All-MEC: Ricard Castan (FAIR)
Third Team All-MEC: Ryan Clement (DE)
 
Women 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Emily Gersper (FAIR)
Second Team All-MEC: Monique Dias (FAIR)
Third Team All-MEC: Amanda Schlor (WVWC)
 
Men 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Geoff Dixon (DE)
Second Team All-MEC: Adonis Thomas (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Marc Bennett (WVWC)
 
Women 50 Free
First Team All-MEC: Mariel Mencia Martinez (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Brionna Costanzo (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Emily Gersper (FAIR)
 
Men 50 Free
First Team All-MEC: Arthur Assfeld (WVWC)
Second Team All-MEC: Roan Kelleher (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Jiwn Santos (DE)
 
Women 200 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: UNC Pembroke (Jaycie Knight, Sarah Morden, Bianca Bateman, Mariel Mencia Martinez)
Second Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Monique Dias, Emily Gersper, Eulalia Castan, Zsofi Bevardi)
Third Team All-MEC: Notre Dame (Brionna Cosanzao, Hannah Parkman, Alexis Torosian, Brooke Dobrzanski)

Men 200 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan (Arthur Assfeld, Logan Knoyer, Michael McAlpine, Marc Bennett)
Second Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan (Ricard Castan, Majester Abdul-Jalil, Josep Castan, Nathan Fubio)
Third Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Anthony Giuseppetti, James Harmon, Quincy Page, Luke Russell)