CANTON, Ohio – Frostburg State enters the final day of the of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference/Mountain East Conference Swimming & Diving Championships as the MEC's high-scoring team among men's and women's programs. 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.
The event concludes Saturday. Frostburg State sits in third place out of 10 teams on the men's side, trailing Findlay and Hillsdale. On the women's side, Findlay leads over Ashland, with Frostburg State sitting in third ahead of fellow MEC schools Fairmont State and Wheeling.
Nate Canapp was one of the standouts for Frostburg State during Friday's third day of competition, finishing runner-up in the Men's 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:38.94. Also on the men's side, Fairmont State had two stars in the 100 Yard Backstroke, as sophomore Carter Redelman finished runner-up ahead of teammate Patrick Fubio, who placed third.
On the women's side, the Frostburg State quartet of Lydia Nebiolo, Taylor Emrich, Jayme Meadows, and Genevieve Rippeon finished third in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay. Rippeon, a freshman, also finished third in the 500 Yard Freestyle, trailing swimmers from Hillsdale and Findlay.
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 500 Free
First Team All-MEC: Genevieve Rippeon, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Gabby Baiano, Wheeling
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Mia Abruzzino, Fairmont State
Men’s 500 Free
First Team All-MEC: Nate Canapp, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Alvaro Arruga Moreno, Salem
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Jack Bond, Frostburg State
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
FFirst Team All-MEC: Carter Redelman, Fairmont State
Second Team All-MEC: Patrick Fubio, Fairmont State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Josh Horner, Frostburg State
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Natasha Paciello, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Madison Hooper, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Meaghan Keegan, Frostburg State
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Lasse Schrieken, Davis & Elkins
Second Team All-MEC: Zack Bishop, Fairmont State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Gustav Lofqvist, Wheeling
Women’s 200 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Kendall Hooper, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Alexis Ramsey, Frostburg State
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Morgan Greenlee, Frostburg State
Men’s 200 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Dylan King, Frostburg State
Second Team All-MEC: Payton Williamson, Davis & Elkins
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Bradin Norris, Frostburg State
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Nebiolo, Emrich, Meadows, Rippeon)
Second Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Baiano, Moorley, Sprecher, Langmyer)
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Fairmont State (Shryock, Perez, Ridenour, Abruzzino)
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Bias, Tipton, Norris, Canapp)
Second Team All-MEC: Salem (Arruga Moreno, Fenner, McAlister, Maurer)
Honorable Mention All-MEC: Wheeling (Kilic, Reigel, Yost, Yost)