AMCC

BEHREND'S SIMON QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS AS LIONS EXTENDS LEAD ON DAY TWO OF SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP

BEHREND'S SIMON QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS AS LIONS EXTENDS LEAD ON DAY TWO OF SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP

Penn St. Behrend junior Dan Simon qualified for nationals in the 100 backstroke and helped the Lions increase its lead to 23 points through 10 events at the AMCC Championship held at Grove City College.

The Lions lead all teams at the AMCC Championship with 166 points.  Penn St. Altoona continues its strong and stubborn hold on second place with 143, followed by Pitt-Bradford (97) and Cabrini College(70).

Behrend junior Dan Simon won the 100 backstroke in an NCAA qualifying time and new AMCC meet record with a time of 50.01.  Simon earned his second individual title and repeated as champion in the 100 backstroke, while finishing first overall in the entire meet.

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Day three with preliminaries begin at 10 a.m. and the evening session at 6 p.m.