CANTON, Ohio – Fairmont State's Patrick Fubio and Frostburg State's Genevieve Rippeon picked up third-place finishes to highlight Day 2 of the 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.
Fubio made his mark early in Thursday's evening session, recording a time of 49.45 to barely finishing ahead of Frostburg State's Dylan King to claim third in the Men's 100 Yard Butterfly. Moments later, Rippeon made her move, too, finishing behind a pair of Findlay swimmers and ahead of Joanna Burnham from Hillsdale to claim third in the Women's 400 Yard Individual Medley.
A pair of MEC teams also finished third in the 400 Yard Medley Relay: Frostburg State on the women's side, and Fairmont State on the men's side.
After two days of competition, the University of Findlay leads the women's team standings, followed by Hillsdale College, Ashland University, Frostburg State University, and Wheeling University.
On the men's side, Findlay also leads the pack, followed by Ashland, Frostburg State, Wheeling, and Fairmont.
Friday's prelims begin at 10 a.m., with finals set for 6 p.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 100 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Kendall Hooper, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Cheyanne Rohde, Salem
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Julianne Hobson, Davis & Elkins
Men’s 100 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Patrick Fubio, Fairmont State
Second Team All-MEC: Dylan King, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Carter Redelman, Fairmont State
Women’s 400 IM
First Team All-MEC: Genevieve Rippeon, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Taylor Emrich, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Jade Miller, Wheeling
Men’s 400 IM
First Team All-MEC: Nate Canapp, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Lasse Schrieken, Davis & Elkins
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Bradin Norris, Frostburg State
Women’s 200 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Gabby Baiano, Wheeling
Second Team All-MEC: Mia Abruzzino, Fairmont State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Jayme Meadows, Frostburg State
Men’s 200 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Elias Maurer, Salem
Second Team All-MEC: Abe Bias, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Carter Redelman, Fairmont State
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Nebiolo, Paciello, Hooper, Rippeon)
Second Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Antol, Ridenour, Johnson, Hoover)
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Wheeling (Langmeyer, Miller, Moyer, Baiano)
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Redelman, Bishop, Ferguson, Fubio)
Second Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Stokes, Chanthavong, King, Bias)
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Davis & Elkins (Williams, Schrieken, Content, Willey)