Big Opening Day at Championships
The Alfred State men's swimming & diving team had a big first day at the Allegheny Empire Swimming & Diving Championships.
The highlight of the day was a record breaking 2nd place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team of Westin Perry (Canisteo Greenwood), Ethan Dale (Lock Haven, PA), Nate Miller (Gananda), and Matt Walker (Kenmore West) finished in 1:34.87, nearly four seconds faster than their seed time. The Pioneers were the top AMCC finisher in the race.
Austin Miller (Hornell) had a solid day on the 3m diving board as he finished 2nd with a score of 421.85.
Dale earned a 6th place finish (2nd in the AMCC) in the 200 IM with a swim of 1:59.78.
Walker was 8th in the 500 free in 4:50.50. In the prelims he set a new school record with a time of 4:48.90. Austin Eckrich (Churchville Chili) was 19th in the 500 free (5:04.05) and Anthony Kahwaty (Jefferson Township, NJ) was 20th (5:04.05).
Stuart Yates (Naples) was 15th in the 50 free (22.62) while Alexander Semchenko (Fulton) was 23rd (23.46).
In the AMCC standings the Pioneers are in 2nd place with 104 points while they sit in 5th place overall.
Day two action begins at 10 a.m. with preliminary rounds, diving begins at approximately 1 p.m., and the finals start at 5:30 p.m.
AMCC Standings: Penn State Behrend (205), Alfred State (104), Penn State Altoona (74), Pitt Bradford (36), SUNY Delhi (29)
Overall Standings: Nazareth (430), Penn State Behrend (323), Hartwick (318), Alfred University (285), Alfred State (163), Utica (92), Penn State Altoona (90), Pitt Bradford (54), SUNY Delhi (40).
