Day One Results

Championship Site

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – After just ten events the Albright men's and women's swim teams have found themselves amongst the top squads at this year's Middle Atlantic Conference Championship meet. Currently the Lady Lions lead the field with 200 points, while the men's team ranks second overall with 193 points.

Leading the men's team through the first day of competition was junior Chris Sheerer. The Lancaster native not only swam away with a new program, Catholic Youth Center pool, and Middle Atlantic Conference championship meet record in the 200 IM, but he also earned an NCAA “B” cut as well with an amazing 1:53.79 finish.  Sheerer claimed his second NCAA "B" cut later in the day when he recorded a final time of 51.10 seconds in the 100 backstroke as part of the record setting 400 medley relay team.

Since coming to Albright, Sheerer has dominated this event both at MAC's and throughout his three seasons with the Lions. He also helped the 200 yard freestyle relay team place second to start the afternoon with a time of 1:26.53.

For the women's team, Madison Hauk has already made her presence felt earning her first conference championship win in the 200 IM. The freshman closed out the event with a time of 2:12.61. Right behind her was teammate Aimee Snyder who took second with a time of 2:12.78. Also placing in the top-5 five in the 200 IM was Kari Keller with a final mark of 2:17.08.

In the women's 200 freestyle relay the Lady Lions placed third with a time of 1:43.40 to start the afternoon off on a great note. Allie Fies then took second in the 500 free event with a final time of 5:20.99 which was a new personal best for the junior.

Switching over to the men's 500 free, Eric Kramer led the red and white with a sixth place finish (4:56.10), which was then followed up by Matthew Bauer in seventh place (4:59.86, new personal best), and Zach McElheny in eighth place (5:03.25).

Moving into the quick 50 free Katy Oeste placed fourth for the Lady Lions with a time of 25.09, while Jack Kubacki took third in the men's 50 free with a final time of 21.95. The women's 400 medley relay team of Snyder, Katy Oeste, Hauk, and Fies closed out the first day of competition with a first place finish, which put their team back atop the leader board.

Their male counterparts also swam away with a first place finish in the 400 medley relay. Sheerer, Jordan Hash, Adam Kurtz, and Kramer earned a combined time of 3:29.97 to set a new Catholic Youth Center, Middle Atlantic Conference championship, and program record. The original record was set in 2006 by Widener University.

Both teams will return to the water tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. and will compete throughout the day at the Catholic Youth Center.