Men's Swimming Heads to Three-Day Oberlin Invitational
The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving season will spend three days competing at the Oberlin Invitational beginning on Thursday and ending on Saturday night at the Carr Pool.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving season will spend three days competing at the Oberlin Invitational beginning on Thursday and ending on Saturday night at the Carr Pool.
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Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The three-day championship meet format will consist of preliminary sessions in the morning beginning at 9 a.m. with championship and consolation finals at 6 p.m.
* Each swimmer may be entered in up to three individual events and four relays
* The Lions enter the weekend with the fastest times in the 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay among the participating teams
* Graduate student Jake Schmidt (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) has the fastest time in the 500 freestyle (4:56.38), the 200 freestyle (1:46.30) and the 1650 freestyle (16:59.59)
* Senior Jacob Eshelman (Franklin, PA/Franklin) has the third-best time in the 200 IM (2:05.46) and the 200 breaststroke (2:18.59)
* Leading the Lions in the 200 butterfly will be freshman Tim Compton (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny), who enters with a time of 1:58.42 for second seed of 16
* Following Schmidt in the 1650 free is senior James Connolly (Allentown, PA/Parkland) with the second-fastest time at 17:10.00
* Last time out, Behrend fell to Baldwin Wallace 118-105 on November 6
* Compton was named AMCC Swimmer of the Week for winning two events and setting a new pool record in the 200 butterfly against the Yellow Jackets
Participating Teams
* Alfred State
* Allegheny
* Baldwin-Wallace
* Chatham
* Notre Dame
* Oberlin
* Penn State Altoona
* Penn State Behrend
* Transylvania
* Ursuline
* Wheeling