CANTON, Ohio – Five Mountain East Conference swimmers finished with third-place finishes on Day 3 of the Great Midwest-Mountain East Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday in Canton.
After 30 events, the University of Findlay sits in first place on the women’s leaderboard with 1472 points, followed by Hillsdale (1160), Frostburg State (712.5), Ashland (460) and Fairmont State (416).
On the men’s team leaderboard, the University of Findlay is in first place with 1435 points, followed by Frostburg State (973), Ashland (903), Fairmont State (514) and Davis & Elkins (426).
Following Saturday’s events, the MEC program with the most team points will earn the 2024 Mountain East Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
Individually, day three was headlined by Frostburg State’s Nate Canapp (3
rd, Men’s 500 Free), Fairmont State’s Patrick Fubio (3
rd, Men’s 100 Backstroke), Davis & Elkins’ Enrique Garcia (3
rd, Men’s 100 Breaststroke), Frostburg State’s Kendall Hooper (3
rd, Women’s 200 Butterfly), and Notre Dame’s Luis Miguel Delgado (3
rd, Men’s 200 Butterfly).
In addition, Frostburg State place third in the men’s and women’s 800 freestyle relays.
The final day of action is set for Saturday with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday’s events include the 1650 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke and 400 free relay.
2024 Mountain East Conference All-MEC Swimming
(*The top three MEC times at the G-MAC/MEC Swimming & Diving Championships earn all-conference recognition)
Women’s 500 Free
First Team All-MEC: Gabby Baiano, Wheeling
Second Team All-MEC: Mia Abruzzino, Fairmont State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Rachel Rickabaugh, Frostburg State
Men’s 500 Free
First Team All-MEC: Nate Canapp, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Jakob Knoblauch, Davis & Elkins
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Juan Nunez Barreras, Notre Dame
Women’s 100 Backstroke
First Team All-MEC: Lydia Nebiolo, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Jade Miller, Wheeling
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Lexi Antol, Fairmont State
Men’s 100 Backstroke
First Team All-MEC: Patrick Fubio, Fairmont State
Second Team All-MEC: Carter Redelman, Fairmont State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Gabriel Peragallo, Fairmont State
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Natasha Paciello, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Shelbey Fuller, Davis & Elkins
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Jordan Stump, Notre Dame
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Enrique Garcia, Davis & Elkins
Second Team All-MEC: Marcus Walker, West Va. Wesleyan
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Edwin Li, Davis & Elkins
Women’s 200 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Kendall Hooper, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Morgan Greenlee, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Alexis Ramsey, Frostburg State
Men’s 200 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Luis Miguel Delgado, Notre Dame
Second Team All-MEC: Dylan King, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: PJ Emrich, Frostburg State
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Rickabaugh, Taggart, Meadows, Nebiolo)
Second Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Oltman, Baiano, Miller, Moorley)
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Fairmont State (Perez, Hoover, Mann, Abruzzino)
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Davis & Elkins (Garcia, Williamson, Knoblauch, Dixon)
Second Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Loper, Bias, Bond, Canapp)
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Fairmont State (Fubio, Redelman, Hoover, Peragallo)