CANTON, Ohio – Highlights from Day two of the G-MAC/MEC Swimming & Diving Championship saw Frostburg State’s Genevieve Rippeon win the women’s 400 IM while the Frostburg State’s 400 Medley Relay placed 4
th overall with a time of 4:01.69
Davis & Elkins men’s 400 Medley Relay took 3
rd with a time of 3:25.12 followed by Wheeling in 4
th and Frostburg State in 5
th.
In the men’s 100 Butterfly a pair of Falcons took 3
rd and 4
th. Josh Seitz placed 3
rd with a time of 56.28 while Jayden Starks placed 4
th with a time of 56.95.
Team totals on the women’s side after two days of competition, has Frostburg State sitting in 4
th with Fairmont State in 5
th overall. Wheeling is in 7
th followed by Davis & Elkins, Salem, and West Virginia Wesleyan.
On the men’s side, Davis & Elkins is in 3
rd followed by Wheeling in 4
th, and Frostburg State in 5
th. Salem sits at 7
th followed by Fairmont State, and West Virginia Wesleyan in 9
th place.
Thursday's prelims are set to begin at 10 a.m., with finals set for 6 p.m.
2026 Mountain East Conference All-MEC Swimming
(*The top three MEC Times at the G-MAC/MEC Swimming & Diving Championships earns all-conference recognition)
Women’s 100 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Julianne Hobson (Davis & Elkins)
Second Team All-MEC: Lauren Lockwood (Davis & Elkins)
Honorable Mention: Mackenzie Payne (Frostburg State)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Dylan King (Frostburg State)
Second Team All-MEC: Gustavo Queiroz (Davis & Elkins)
Honorable Mention: Sean Filipovits (Frostburg State)
Women’s 400 IM
First Team All-MEC: Genevieve Rippeon (Forstburg State)
Second Team All-MEC: Taylor Emrich (Frostburg State)
Honorable Mention: Ashley Ellsworth (Frostburg State)
Men’s 400 IM
First Team All-MEC: Lasse Schrieken (Davis & Elkins)
Second Team All-MEC: Aris Dimakis (Wheeling)
Honorable Mention: Leonardo Oshire (Davis & Elkins)
Women’s 200 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Delaney Householder (Fairmont State)
Second Team All-MEC: Jenna Handwerger (Frostburg State)
Honorable Mention: Jayme Meadows (Frostburg State)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Leonardo Vallerini (Davis & Elkins)
Second Team All-MEC: Jan Spehar (Davis & Elkins)
Honorable Mention: Elias Maurer (Salem)
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Betancourt, Handwerger, Payne, Rippeon)
Second Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Chrysafi, Liberti, Moyer, Sprecher)
Honorable Mention: Davis & Elkins (Lockwood, Peterson, Hobson, Foley)
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Davis & Elkins (Spehar, Whitsed, Williamson, Vallerini)
Second Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Dimakis, Pigott, Schonekes, Olivares)
Honorable Mention: Frostburg State (Filipovits, Wetherhold, King, Stokes)