2016-17 AMCC Men's Swimming and Diving News
On the second day of NCAA Division III Week, the AMCC is proud to announce the 18 winners of the Team Peak Performer award.
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 sophomore Mark Patterson is the AMCC Men's Swimmer of the Year.
Penn State Altoona freshman Allen Shmurak was selected the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Rookie of the Week in men's swimming on Tuesday afternoon.
Penn State Behrend senior Nick Kost was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Swimmer of the Week, while sophomore Mark Patterson earned CollegeSwimming Men's Conference Swimmer of the Week.
Beach was named the AMCC Championship Diver of the Meet after winning both the 1 m and 3 m competitions. He won the 3m with a finals score of 211.05 after posting a 366.5 in in the prelims. He won the 1m with a finals score of 265.15 after a scored of 405.30 in the prelims.
Kost won three individual events and swam on two winning relays to help the Lions win their 11th straight AMCC Championship. He won every event he competed in, claiming first place in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 breaststroke in which he set a new team and pool record. Kost also swam on the winning 800 free relay that broke four records and the 400 free relay. Kost was tied for the highest-point winner of the meet.
The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving teams continued their undefeated reign atop the victory platform at the conclusion of the 2017 AMCC championship.
Standout performances continue as Day 3 of the AMCC Swimming and Diving Championships wrap up.
As record continue to shatter, Penn St. Behrend's men and women extended their leads at the AMCC Swimming and Diving Championship Thursday evening.
Penn St. Behrend got a jump on defending its 2016 title by winning the 800 freestyle relay Wednesday night at the AMCC Swimming and Diving Championship.
In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the AMCC, the conference office is encouraging all institutions hosting a championship this year to incorporate a community service event in with the championship.
In conjunction with the AMCC celebrating its 20th anniverary this year, the conference is proud to announce that it will be hosting its first stand-alone swimming and diving conference championship meet this year.
Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving sophomore Mark Patterson has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III North Swimmer of the Week for his performance over the weekend.
Beach was fifth in both the 1m (209.70) and 3m (202.70) at the Geneseo Invite.
Patterson won four events spanning over two meets, while breaking the St. Vincent College pool record in the 200 backstroke this weekend. He was a triple winner against Pitt-Bradford, winning the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and helping the 400 medley relay to victory. He then set a pool record in the 200 backstroke in 1:59.49 (27.93, 30.98, 30.70, 29.88) and also took second in the 200 free (1:49.63) and was third in the 200 medley relay.
