All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.
Penn State Behrend senior Dan Simon (Harrison City, PA / Penn Trafford) earned his third straight All-America honor with a fifth-place finish in the 100 backstroke at the Division III NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday.
Penn State Behrend senior Dan Simon will make his third straight and final appearance at the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships hosted in Shenandoah, Texas from March 18-21.
Penn St. Behrend senior Dan Simon was named the 2015 AMCC Men's Swimmer of the Year, while Pitt-Bradford freshman Corey Koss was tabbed as the AMCC Newcomer of the Year.
After holding a commanding lead following each of the first two days of the AMCC Championship meet, the Penn St. Behrend men walked away with their ninth consecutive AMCC championship title.
Simon won three individual and four relay titles at the AMCC Championships. The senior broke eight records and was tied for the highest point winner. He posted a NCAA qualifying time and set a new AMCC meet record in the 100 backstroke. Simon broke three records in winning the 200 backstroke with an NCAA 'B' cut time, before winning the 50 freestyle. He set a new pool record in the 50 backstroke and a pool, invitational and meet record in the 100 backstroke in the 400 medley relay.
The AMCC men's and women's swimming and diving championships will kick off on Wednesday, February 11 with the diving competition at Grove City College.
Simon set the Saint Vincent pool record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.72, breaking the previous pool record of 51.34. The senior was also a part of three winning relays and won the 100 backstroke against Pitt-Bradford this weekend.
Roth had four victories on Saturday against W&J. He posted two individual wins in the 200 free and 500 free, while swimming a leg on both winning relays for the Lions.
In a 101-83 win over Bethany, Renwick finished in first place in the 400 medley relay with a time of 54.57 fly split. In the 200 fly, he finished first with a personal best time of 2:06.48 while helping the 200 free relay to victory as well.
Simon broke the 200 backstroke school record, finishing with a time of 1:54:37 to win the event by more than 20 seconds. He also finished second in the 100 breaststroke. against Penn State Altoona.
Penn St. Behrend senior Dan Simon competed in the 100 backstroke at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatics Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina on Friday morning.
Dan Simon broke the school record in the 200 backstroke to lead Penn State Behrend past Cabrini 151-105 in non-conference men's swimming and diving action on Tuesday afternoon.
Walker led the Blue and White men to a third place finish on Friday and Saturday with record breaking performances. On Friday, Walker set a new school record in the 100 yard backstroke, breaking his previous time of 56.07, with a time of 55.08. On Saturday, the sophomore finished in second place in the 1,650 yard freestyle, reaching the wall in 17:46.98, topping Tim McCann's previous record of 18:23.41. His record breaking 1,000 yard freestyle time of 10:43.81 came during his 1,650 freestyle performance.The sophomore also placed second in the 100 yard butterfly, finishing in 54:21.
Goines Jr. led the way for the Blue and White men, scoring wins in all three of his races. Goines finished first in the 200 yard individual medley in 2:09.93, the 100 yard freestyle in 52:21 and the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:06.24.
Walker led the Blue and White men with two first place finishes on Friday. Walker won the 100 meter backstroke with a time of 1:03.51, while also finishing first in the 200 meter freestyle in 2:06.24. On Sunday, Walker earned a victory in the 100 yard butterfly with a final time of 55.59. Walker also posted a second place finish in the 500 yard freestyle.
Koss placed first in the 200 medley relay with a 1:40.96 time, which set a new school record, first in the 200 IM (2:06.44), and first in the 100 back, and dropped his new school record from last weekend an additional half a second with a time of 54.79.
Simon reached an NCAA "B" cut time in just his second meet of the season and was five tenths of a second away from breaking the Titans pool record in the same event (51.33). The senior also won the 100 freestyle event with a time of 48.80. Simon was also a part of the winning 400 free relay.
Penn St. Behrend's Dan Simon hit an NCAA "B" cut time while winning 100 backstroke, but the Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team fell to Westminster 155-105 in non-conference action on Saturday.