Men’s Swimming Tops Allegheny in Dual Meet Action

Photo Credit: Edward M.

Edinboro, Pa. – The Edinboro men's swim team earned a 135-29 victory over visiting Allegheny Saturday afternoon inside McComb Fieldhouse.
 
The 200-yard medley relay team of Matthew Shollenberger, Christian Connell, Frank Barger and Adrian Fikry Reina got the Scots out to a fast start with a first-place finish in a time of 1:41.44.
 
Barger and Brian Bell took the top two spots in the 200-freestyle with times of

1:54.56 and 1:56.07 respectively. The Scots claimed the top three spots in the 100-backstroke with Elijah Innis touching the wall in 54.97, Braden Hain turning in a 55.34 and Schollenberger finishing in 56.39.
 
Jake Hillibush touched the wall in 1:01.15 to take first in the 100-breaststroke just besting Connell who finished in 1:01.37.
 
Tommy Collins took first in the 200-butterfly with a time of 1:58.48. Hain took the top spot in the 50-freestyle with a time of 22.40 just ahead of Kasey Stanton who touched the wall in 22.61. Innis picked up his second first-place swim of the day in the 100-freestyle with a time of 50.61.
 
Bell posted a first-place finish in the 200-backstroke with a time of 2:08.17. Connell grabbed a first in the 200-breaststroke finishing in 2:18.79. Innis' third first-place swim came in the 100-butterfly in a time of 54.48. Collins rounded out the individual events with a first-place finish in the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:09.60.
 
The relay team of Stanton, Barger, Hain and Innis closed out the meet with time of 1:28.10 to win the 200-freestyle relay.

Courtesy of Craig Butler, Director of Athletic Communications
 
The Scots are back in action next Saturday when they host the PennWest Duals inside McComb Fieldhouse. It will be senior day and swimming begins at 1 p.m.