After day #1 at the 63rd MAC swimming championships, Albright, Widener, and Misericordia dominate the men’s and women’s results – Albright leads the men with 231 points and Misericordia tops the women with 187. Todays prelims start at 9 AM, with the finals at 5 PM. Saturday is always the biggest day, so seating is always at a premium for the evening session.

In the 200 yard freestyle relay, the Misericordia women edged Albright with a time of 1:40.18 while the Cougar men set pool and MAC records with a time of 1:24.85. Adam Grzech, Jeff Clark, Eric Schollmeyer, and Greg Vossler achieved the record.

In the 500 yard freestyle, Widener women took the top two places (Kelsey Lake, 1st at 5:18.82 and Colleen Tighe 2nd) and Albrights Allie Fies finished 3rd. For the men, Albright’s Eric Karmer won the event for the third time in his career at 4:43.50. Widener’s Jordan Mulligan ended up 2nd and Zach McElhany (Albright) took the third spot.

In the 200 year individual medley, newcomer Katelynn Sagaser (Messiah transfer) won at 2:12.14. She was followed by two Albright swimmers – Madison Hauk and Aimee Snyder. The Albright men took the top two spots as Joe Deighan edged teammate, and MAC record holder, Chris Sheerer with a time of 1:55.37. Misericordia’s Jeff Clark rounded out the medal winners at 3rd.

Laura Snyder, Widener’s top FY swimmer, set conference records in the 50 yard freestyle in prelims with a 23.83 and won the event in the evening at 23.93. She was followed by Chelsea Mixon (Misericordia) and Tricia Janowiak (Albright FY). The Misericordia men took three of the top four spots with Greg Vossler winning at 21.00 flat, a pool and MAC championship record. Albright’s Timmy Pierce landed second and the Cougars Adam Grzech took third.

In the final event of the evening, the Misericordia women won the 400 yeard medley realy at 4:01.34. Widener took second and Albright finished third. The Misericordia men set pool and MAC records (Jeff Clark, Greg Vossler, Matt Moates, and Adam Grzech) with a time of 3:28.03. They were followed by Albright and Widener.

Lots of records!