YORK, Pa. – Freshman Katherine Brown (Abington, Pa./Glenside) took second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:06.14 to highlight the Lycoming College swimming team's third day at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Graham Aquatic Center.
 
Brown posted the second-fastest time in program history, just behind Stacy Flick's school-record of 1:05.43 set in 2011, as she had a split of 31.15 in the first 50 and 34.99 in the second 50, both second only to race winner, Grace Nikolski of Misericordia (1:04.27), a three-time MAC champion. She took more than 1.5 seconds off her time in the event from her high school conference championships in 2019.
 
Sophomore Devon Kaiser (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) also scored points for the Warriors in the event, finishing 19^th in 1:13.85, topping her previous career-best in the race by more than a second. Senior Elena Pikounis (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) also took 19^th in the 200-yard butterfly, posting a time of 2:28.35.
 
The 800-yard freestyle relay team of Pikounis, junior Martina Westcott (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area), junior Mikayla Wright (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) and junior Sheila Whitman (Lake Ariel, Pa./Wallenpaupack) took 13^th in 9:22.78.
 
On the men's side, senior Will Gillespie (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) finished 17^th in the 200-yard butterfly, winning the 'c' final in 2:07.59. Junior Dominick Berardelli (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) took 20^th in the 100-yard backstroke, posting a career-best 57.88 and freshman William Marcinkowski (Philadelphia, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) took 20^th in the 100-yard breaststroke in a season-best 1:04.53.
 
The 800-yard freestyle relay team of junior Brandon Vought (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg Area), Berardelli, Gillespie and Marcinkowski took 10^th in 7:47.46.
 
The Warriors get back in the pool at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, when they will race the preliminaries of the 100-yard freestyle, the 200-yard backstroke, the 200-yard breaststroke and the 1,650-yard freestyle. The 400-yard freestyle relay will also be decided during the finals session which begins at 6 p.m. at the Graham Aquatic Center.
 
Men's Results
1. Stevens, 1121.5; 2. Albright, 844; 3. Arcadia, 682; 4. Messiah, 650; 5. Widener, 610; 6. Wilkes, 442; 7. Misericordia, 440; 8. King's (Pa.), 422; 9. FDU-Florham, 256; 10. Hood, 207.5; 11. Lycoming, 163; 12. Lebanon Valley, 151; 13. Stevenson, 23.
200 Fly: Bryce Schaffer (Albright), 1:49.02; 17. Will Gillespie (LC), 2:07.59; 100 Back: Avery Barley (Messiah), 49.80; 20. Dom Berardelli (LC), 57.88; 100 Breast: Tyler Zanki (Stevens), 56.18;  20. William Marcinkowski (LC), 1:04.53; 800 Free Relay: Stevens 'A', 6:51.61; 10. Lycoming 'A', 7:47.46.
 
Women's Results
1. Stevens, 880.5; 2. Misericordia, 838; 3. Arcadia, 682.5; 4. Widener, 654; 5. Messiah, 600; 6. King's (Pa.), 557; 7. Albright, 475   8. Wilkes, 317; 9. Lycoming, 301; 10. Lebanon Valley, 298; 11. FDU-Florham, 292; 12. Stevenson, 229; 13. Hood, 200.  
200 Fly: Jill Bujanowski (Widener), 2:06.59; 19. Elena Pikounis (LC), 2:28.35; 100 Back: Elizabeth Savidge (King's), 58.47; 31. Michaela Thode (LC), 1:07.94; 100 Breast: Grace Nikolski (Misericordia), 1:04.16; 2. Katherine Brown (LC), 1:06.14; 800 Free Relay: Albright, 7:59.34; 13. Lycoming 'A', 9:22.78.