2018-19 AMCC Men's Swimming and Diving News

  • BEHREND'S PATTERSON NAMED CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION
    July 04, 2019
  • THREE SCHOOLS EARN CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA HONORS
    June 26, 2019
    The Alfred State College and Penn State Altoona men's and women's swimming and diving teams, along with the Penn State Behrend women's team have been named Division III Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), on Tuesday.
  • CHRISTOPHER HECKMAN NAMED FIRST HEAD COACH OF MEDAILLE SWIMMING AND DIVING
    May 17, 2019
    Medaille College Athletic Director Amy DeKay announced today the hiring of Christopher Heckman as the first Head Coach for the Mavericks Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving programs.
  • D3 WEEK DAY 5: BEHREND REMAINS IN COMMAND OF PRESIDENTS CUP AFTER WINTER SEASON
    April 05, 2019
    As the winter sports season comes to a close, Penn State Behrend holds on to their commanding lead in the Presidents Cup Standings with an .813 percentage ranking to remain in the top spot of the conference.
  • PITT-BRADFORD HOSTS SPECIAL OLYMPIC SWIM MEET
    March 08, 2019
    On Friday, March 8, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford hosted the Special Olympics Swim Meet at the Paul C. Duke Aquatics Center.
  • MEDAILLE TO ADD MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
    February 21, 2019
    The Medaille College Athletic Department is pleased to announce that starting in Fall 2019, Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving will officially become the 17th and 18th sponsored sports at Medaille College.
  • PATTERSON, MILLER, AND BIETZ HEADLINE MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
    February 20, 2019
    Penn State Behrend senior Mark Patterson was named the AMCC Swimmer of the Year for the second straight season.
  • SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP FUNDRAISER EARNS $250 FOR GOGGLES FOR GUPPIES
    February 20, 2019
    The Chuck a Duck community service event at the AMCC Swimming and Diving Championship raised $250 for Googles for Guppies.
  • Austin Miller, Alfred State College, Men's Diving
    February 18, 2019
    Miller was named the AMCC Diver of the year after winning the 1m and 3m competitions. He qualified for the NCAA Regionals with his performances. He won the 3m with a score of 484.45 and the 1m with a mark of 440.80.
  • BEHREND MEN CRUISE TO 13TH CONSECUTIVE SWIMMING/DIVING TITLE
    February 16, 2019
    Penn St, Behrend left the rest of the field in their wake on Saturday, winning their thirteenth consecutive AMCC title.
  • BEHREND MEN CONTINUE TO DOMINATE AT SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP
    February 15, 2019
    The Penn St. Behrend men moved one day closer to their thirteenth consecutive championship with another dominating performance today.
  • BEHREND MEN TAKE COMMANDING LEAD AT SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP
    February 14, 2019
    Penn St. Behrend claimed first place finishes in all five events on Thursday to take a commanding lead at the AMCC Championship Meet on Friday.
  • BEHREND MEN, ALFRED STATE WOMEN IN LEAD AFTER DAY ONE OF AMCC CHAMPIONSHIPS
    February 13, 2019
    After day one of the AMCC Swimming and Diving Championships, the Penn State Behrend men and the Alfred State College women hold down the top spots in the standings. 
  • AMCC MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS KICK OFF ON WEDNESDAY
    February 11, 2019
    The AMCC men's swimming and diving teams will take to the starting blocks this week for the 2019 AMCC championship meet. Hosted by Penn State Behrend at the Junker Center, the diving events will lead off Wednesday evening, with the swimming events to follow Thursday, February 14 through Saturday, February 16.
  • Mark Patterson, Penn St. Behrend, Men's Swimming
    February 04, 2019
    Patterson won a total of six events this weekend. He tallied three against Malone and three vs. St. Vincent to help the Lions extend their win streak to six straight. Patterson won two relay and the 100 backstroke vs. Malone. He then captured the 100 backstroke (54.35) and 200 backstroke (1:57.73) vs. the Bearcats.
  • THREE TEAMS EARN CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA HONORS
    January 28, 2019
    Three AMCC swimming and diving teams earned All-Academic honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their performace in the classroom this past fall.
  • Austin Miller, Alfred State College, Men's Diving
    January 28, 2019
    Miller won both the 1m (351.40) and the 3m (392.05) at the Pioneer Invitational and then was 3rd in the 3m (411.30) and 6th in the 1m (354.30) at the Ithaca Diving Invitational.
  • Tim Olin, Alfred State College, Men's Swimming
    January 28, 2019
    Olin led the way by winning three individual events as Alfred State won the Pioneer Invitational on Saturday. He won the 100 back in 58.65, the 50 free in 23.23, and the 200 back in 2:14.33. He was also part of the 2nd place 200 medley relay team (1:47.56) and the 2nd place 200 free relay team (1:35.30).
  • Tanner Yaw, Penn State Altoona, Men's Swimming
    January 21, 2019
    Yaw had a great week to help lead the Lions to a pair of dual meet wins last week, finishing with five individual first places. In Tuesday afternoon's victory at Wells, he grabbed first place in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:37.59, and he won the 100 Yard Breaststroke by finishing in 1:11.74. In Friday night's win at Gallaudet, Yaw took first place in the 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:09.91, prevailed in the 100 Yard Freestyle by clocking in at 55.79, and won the 100 Yard Butterfly by posting a time of 57.21.
  • AMCC STUDENT-ATHLETES SET TO COLLECT WARM CLOTHING FOR LESS FORTUNATE
    January 16, 2019
    As the temperatures in January continue to drop throughout the landscape of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC), the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be joining forces over the next two weeks to help keep the less fortunate warm this winter.
  • Chris Troll, Pitt-Bradford, Men's Swimming
    January 14, 2019
    Troll earned a pair of individual wins in the tri-meet at Buffalo State, earning the second victory of the day for Pitt-Bradford, finishing the men's 100-breaststroke in 1:07.23, edging out a competitive opponent that finished just 0.17 seconds behind. Troll's second victory of the day came in the men's 200-breaststroke with a time of 2:29.90, the fastest he's swam the event all season.
  • Chase Bietz, Penn St. Behrend, Men's Swimming
    December 10, 2018
    Bietz set four records, hit two NCAA "B" cut times and won six events to help the Lions capture the 2018 Fredonia Blue Devil Invitational. He won three individual events, hitting an NCAA qualifying time in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Bietz also set a new AMCC and school record in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.23), and school records in the 100 breaststroke (56.10) and 200 IM (1:53.87). He also swam on three winning relays.
  • Andrew Lesnett, Penn State Altoona, Men's Swimming
    December 03, 2018
    Lesnett won every event in which he competed during Saturday's SUNY Delhi Fall Invitational, helping the Lions to finish in first place with 344 points. Lesnett had individual wins in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:52.72 and the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 51.29. He also helped his team win both of its relay events, as he and his teammates combined for a time of 1:49.37 to place first in the 200 Yard Medley Relay and a time of 1:37.49 to win the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.
  • Tim Olin, Alfred State College, Men's Swimming
    November 19, 2018
    Olin picked up three individual victories and one relay first place finish in the team's victory over Penn State Altoona on Saturday. Olin won the 50 back (29.09), the 100 fly (1:00.05), and the 100 back (59.93). He was also part of the 1st place 400 free relay team.
  • Austin Miller, Alfred State College, Men's Diving
    November 12, 2018
    Miller won the 3m competition with a score of 265.35 which broke the previous record of current diving coach Nick Beach. Miller also finished 2nd in the 1m with a mark of 203.30.
  • Robert Armistead, SUNY Delhi, Men's Swimming
    November 12, 2018
    Armistead won two solo events, while capturing a relay victory. Armistead took first in the 200-yard IM, then followed that up with a victory in the 100-yard backstroke. Armistead then teamed with James Brunt, Damon Keefer and John Cosmus to claim first in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
  • Ethan Dale, Alfred State, Men's Swimming
    November 05, 2018
    Dale continued his solid start to the season by winning the 100 breast (1:05.14), the 200 breast (2:27.64) and the 200 IM (2:10.35). He was also part of the 200 medley relay team that finished 2nd in 1:45.10.
  • Caleb Hansen, Pitt-Bradford, Men's Swimming
    October 29, 2018
    Hansen pulled off the impressive feat of winning three individual events in his first collegiate meet Saturday, leading the team to a win at Penn State-Altoona. Hansen won the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:53.82, then won the 100-freestyle with a time of 52.29, over six seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. The third win of the day for Hansen came in the 500-freestyle, finishing with a time of 5:28.34 and nearly 13 seconds ahead of his competition.
  • Austin Miller, Alfred State College, Men's Diving
    October 22, 2018
    Miller won both the 1m and 3m diving competition. He scored 218.80 on the 1m and 229.65 on the 3m.
  • Matt Karenbaurer, Penn State Behrend, Men's Swimming
    October 22, 2018
    Karenbauer had four wins against Alfred State on Saturday, three individual and one relay. he had the top times in the 200 butterfly (2:04.80), 100 butterfly (54.75) and 200 IM (2:08.51). Karenbauer was also apart of the winning 200 medley rela