CANTON, Ohio – Frostburg State's men's and women's teams finished high in the overall rankings after Day 1 of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference/Mountain East Conference Swimming & Diving Championships. The four-day event is being held at C.T. Branin Natatorium, and is being hosted by Malone University. The G-MAC has four teams competing, while the MEC has six representatives.
Frostburg State's women were the top scoring among MEC programs, followed by Wheeling, Fairmont State, and Salem. On the men's side, the Bobcats lead among MEC teams, followed by Wheeling, Salem, Davis & Elkins, and Fairmont State.
Fairmont State's Men's 200 Medley Relay team finished third behind Findlay and Ashland of the G-MAC.
For Frostburg State, Nate Canapp finished runner-up in the Men's 1000 Freestyle behind Findlay's Matteo Filippi.
Lasse Schrieken of Davis & Elkins put together an impressive performance in the Men's 200 IM, finishing third behind Findlay and Ashland. Schrieken finished the race in 1:54.57, a hair ahead of Frostburg State's Dylan King (1:54.65).
On the women's side, Wheeling's quartet of Lydie Sprecher, Jade Miller, Grace Moorley, and Sofia Castillo finished third in the Women's 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:39.74. In the same event on the men's side, Frostburg State's Abe Bias, Jaden Tipton, Mikkel Leblanc, and Tory Reynolds also finished third, barely edging out Wheeling.
Thursday's prelims are set to begin at 10 a.m.
2025 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 200 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Betancourt, Paciello, Hooper, Hooper)
Second Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Miller, Gonzalez Bernal, Sprecher, Castillo)
Honorable Mention: Fairmont State (Antol, Ridenour, Johnson, Hoover)
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Redelman, Bishop, Fubio, Ridenour)
Second Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Stokes, Chanthavong, King, Reynolds)
Honorable Mention: Salem (Maurer, Kassan, Arruga Moreno, Zivojinovic)
Women’s 1000 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Genevieve Rippeon, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Lydia Nebiolo, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention: Gabby Baiano, Wheeling
Men’s 1000 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Nate Canapp, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Bradin Norris, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention: Alvaro Arruga Moreno, Salem
Women’s 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Kendall Hooper, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Taylor Emrich, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention: Jade Miller, Wheeling
Men’s 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Lasse Schrieken, Davis & Elkins
Second Team All-MEC: Dylan King, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention: Payton Williamson, Davis & Elkins
Women’s 50 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Madison Hooper, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Zoe Hoover, Fairmont State
Honorable Mention: Cheyanne Rohde, Salem
Men’s 50 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Gustav Lofqvist, Wheeling
Second Team All-MEC: Tory Reynolds, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention: Elias Maurer, Salem
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Sprecher, Miller, Moorley, Castillo)
Second Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Naddeo, Meadows, Burke, Hooper)
Honorable Mention: Fairmont State (Hoover, Shryock, Antol, Abruzzino)
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Bias, Tipton, Leblanc, Reynolds)
Second Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Lofqvist, Kilic, Kirby, Kofinke)
Honorable Mention: Fairmont State (Bishop, Ferguson, Demaree, Ridenour)