ARLINGTON, VA – The York College men's
swim team rolled to a 154-47 Capital Athletic Conference victory at
Marymount University in Arlington, VA on Saturday afternoon. The
Spartans improve to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in the league while the
Saints fall to 0-3 overall and 0-3 in the conference.
The Spartans racked up seven individual
first-place finishes while they also won both of the team relay
events.
Junior Steve Yeager (Sinking Spring,
Pa./Wilson) posted a pair of victories on the day as he
won the 200 free and the 500 free. Yeager won the 200 in a time of
1:52.02 while his 500 time was 5:07.12. Sophomore Jack
Gottschalk (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) rolled to a victory
in the 1000 free, touching the wall in a time of 10:54.23. Junior
Ben Hilt (Mt. Joy, Pa./Hempfield) cruised to a win
the in the 50 free, posting a time of :23.09. Senior Andrew
Demarest (Galloway, N.J./Abesegami) won the 200 IM with a
mark of 2:08.35.
Freshman Will McLennan (Sparks,
Md./Calvert Hall) won the 100 free as he traversed the
pool in a time of :50.74. Senior Colin Brown (Jackson,
N.J./Jackson Memorial) picked up York's final
victory with a win in the 200 breast stroke, notching a time of
2:29.74.
The 400 medley relay team of Hilt,
Clark Arnold (York, Pa./Northeastern),
Steve Tobin (Estell Manor, N.J./Holy Spirit), and
Richard Janosky (Dover, Pa./Dover) notched a win
as the foursome combined for a time of 3:51.05.
The 400 free relay squad of McLennan,
Gottschalk, Steve Mercer (Rockville, Md./The Heights
School), and Mike Murphy (Farmingdale, N.J./Colts
Neck) rolled to a victory with a time of 3:23.29.
The Spartans had five second place finishes in
the win. McLennan finished behind Hilt in the 50 free as he
recorded a time of :23.42. Mercer was the runner-up in the 200 IM
as he finished just .21 seconds back of Demarest with a time of
2:08.56.
Arnold finished second in the 200 fly with a
time of 2:13.94 while Matt Kempel (Millington, Md./Queen
Anne's County) clocked in with a time of 5:19.06 in
the 500 free as he was the runner-up to Yeager.
Freshman Tyler Ziegler (Coatesville,
Pa./Coatesville Area) was York's final runner up as
he was second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:32.12.
The Spartan 400 medley relay “B”
team also earned a second place finish for York.
The Green and White returns to action on
Saturday, November 21 when they travel to St. Mary's to face
the Seahawks in a Capital Athletic Conference meet.
The meet is scheduled for a 1:00 pm start.
MEET
RESULTS
Steve Yeager photo courtesy of Zach Clabaugh (www.sharpedgephoto.smugmugcom)
