CANTON, Ohio – On the final day the G-MAC/MEC Swimming & Diving Championship Frostbug State’s Genevieve Rippeon won the Women’s 1650 Freestyle. Rippeon, was also named the Women’s Swimmer of the Meet which capped off the four day event at the C.T. Branin Natatorium. Fairmont State’s Delaney Householder won the women’s 200 Backstroke.
 
While on the men’s side, Davis & Elkins’ Payton Williamson took 2^nd place in the 200 Backstroke while fellow Senator Leonardo Oshiro took 3^rd in the 200 Breaststroke.
 
Frostburg State was the highest-scoring women’s team among MEC teams at the G-MAC/MEC Championships. The Bobcats finished with 846 points placing 4^th overall. Fairmont State scored 643.50 points as they finished 5^th, while Wheeling came in 6^th with 495.50 points. Davis & Elkins finished with 412 points as they placed 7^th, with Salem finishing 9^th with 247 points, and West Virginia Wesleyan tallied 26 points.
 
On the men’s side, Davis & Elkins had the highest score of MEC institutions with 933.50 points, finishing 3^rd. Wheeling scored 853.50 points placing 4^th, with Frostburg State finishing 5^th with 782.50 points. Salem tallied 574 points as they placed 6^th overall with Fairmont State placing 7^th with 378 points, and West Virginia Wesleyan finished with 255 points.
 
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 1650 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Genevieve Rippeon (Frostburg State)
Second Team All-MEC: Mia Abruzzino (Fairmont State)
Honorable Mention: Ashley Ellsworth (Frostburg State)
 
Men’s 1650 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Segmen Duygun (Wheeling)
Second Team All-MEC: Leonardo Vallerini (Davis & Elkins)
Honorable Mention: Bliss Hays (Frostburg State)
 
Women’s 100 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Maitlyn Miller (Fairmont State)
Second Team All-MEC: Julianne Hobson (Davis & Elkins)
Honorable Mention: Rachel Shryock (Fairmont State)
 
Men’s 100 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Jan Spehar (Davis & Elkins)
Second Team All-MEC: Vlad Fedoseev (Fairmont State)
Honorable Mention: Gustavo Queiroz (Davis & Elkins)
 
Women’s 200 Backstroke
First Team All-MEC: Delany Householder (Fairmont State)
Second Team All-MEC: Jayme Meadows (Frostburg State)
Honorable Mention: Lauren Lockwood (Davis & Elkins)
 
Men’s 200 Backstroke
First Team All-MEC: Payton Williamson (Davis & Elkins)
Second Team All-MEC: Bradin Norris (Frostburg State)
Honorable Mention: Sean Filipovits (Frostburg State)
 
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Giulia Liberti (Wheeling)
Second Team All-MEC: Olivia Ridenour (Fairmont State)
Honorable Mention: Marra Johnson (Fairmont State)
 
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Leonardo Oshiro (Davis & Elkins)
Second Team All-MEC: Archie Pigott (Wheeling)
Honorable Mention: Yigit Ataman (West Virginia Wesleyan)
 
Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Householder, Miller, Shryock, Abruzzino)
Second Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Chase, Ellsworth, Handwerger, Rippeon)
Honorable Mention: Wheeling (Oltman, Langmyer, Sprecher, Moorley)
 
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Davis & Elkins (Vallerini, Schrieken, Queiroz, Spehar)
Second Team All-MEC: Wheeling (Olivares, Tayali, Kirby, Kilic)
Honorable Mention: Frostburg State (King, Horner, Reynolds, Stokes)

Individual Award Winners
Women’s Diver of the Meet- Riley Hunt, Ashland University
Men’s Diver of the Meet- Joey Lenczyk, Ashland University

Women’s Freshman of the Meet- Helmi Kakela, University of Findlay
Men’s Freshman of the Meet-  Juan David Blandon Torress, University of Findlay
Women’s Swimmer of the Meet- Genevieve Rippeon, Frostburg State University
Men’s Swimmer of the Meet- Camillo Marrugo, University of Findlay
Great Midwest/Mountain East Coach of the Year Men’s Coach of the Year- Diego Santos, University of Findlay
Great Midwest/Mountain East Coach of the Year Women’s Coach of the Year- Diego Santos, University of Findlay
Men’s Elite 26 Winner- Rachel Stanchek, Ashland University
Women’s Elite 26 Winner- Randy Keener, University of Findlay