Matt Michenfelder
Matt Michenfelder wins the 200-yard backstroke against Messiah.

Men's Swimming

Warriors edged out by Messiah

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Junior Katherine Brown (Glenside, Pa./Abington) set a pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke and senior Jake Booth (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) won three individual events to lead the Lycoming College swimming teams against Messiah University on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Lamade Gym Natatorium.
 
Brown's time of 1:06.48 was nearly half a second better than the previous best, set by E. Zimmerman of Elizabethtown in the finals of the 1998 MAC Championships.
 
Booth won the first individual race of the day for the Warriors in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.45. In the 100-yard freestyle, he led the way with a time of 50.06, and he also took home the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:02.15.
 
Sophomore Carter Branigan (Lansdowne, Pa./Commonwealth Charter) won two events of his own, the 200-yard butterfly in 2:01.96 and the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:28.25.
 
Junior Matthew Michenfelder (East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown) won his first individual event of the season, taking the 200-yard backstroke in2:17.88. Sophomore C.J. Zortman (York, Pa./York Suburban) won the 100-yard backstroke in a season-best 58.41.
 
Lycoming ended the day with a win in the 200-yard medley relay featuring Branigan, junior Reilly Gluz (Syracuse, N.Y./Williston Northampton), sophomore Eliot Keith (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain), and junior Will Marcinkowski (Philadelphia, Pa./LaSalle College), finishing in 1:42.84. The Warriors also won the 400-yard freestyle relay with Booth, Branigan, Zortman, and Keith, in 3:24.05.
 
On the women's side, Brown contributed to the 400-yard freestyle relay win for the Warriors that also included senior Devon Kaiser (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson), and sophomores Courtney Chapman (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent) and Elisa DiNicola (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township), as they posted a 3:52.50.
 
The Warriors return to the pool on Friday, Nov. 19, as they travel to Wilkes-Barre Catholic Youth Center for the Diamond City Invitational in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., at 5 p.m.
 
Men: Messiah 127, Lycoming 121
200 Medley Relay: Lycoming, 1:42.84; 1000 Free: PJ Cronauer (MU), 10:47.99; 200 Free: Jake Booth (LC), 1:49.45; 100 Back: C.J. Zortman (LC), 58.41; 100 Breast: Isaac McCabe (MU), 1:02.94; 200 Fly: Carter Branigan (LC), 2:01.96; 50 Free: Mark Lukens (MU), 22.88; 100 Free: Jake Booth (LC), 50.06; 200 Back: Matthew Michenfelder (LC), 2:17.88; 200 Breast: Isaac McCabe (MU), 2:18.58; 500 Free: Jake Booth (LC), 5:02.15; 100 Fly: Johnathon Lacayo (MU), 57.02; 400 IM: Carter Branigan (LC), 4:28.25; 400 Free Relay: Lycoming, 3:24.05.
 
Women: Messiah 190, Lycoming 52
200 Medley Relay: Messiah, 1:59.31; 1000 Free: Lauren Mock (MU), 11:49.88; 200 Free: Marie Hagemaster (MU), 2:05.20; 100 Back: Sophie Schulze (MU), 1:03.33; 100 Breast: Katherine Brown (LC), 1:06.48; 200 Fly: Katelyn Boyce (MU), 2:21.60; 50 Free: Erin Goudie (MU), 26.31; 100 Free: Lainey Flanagan (MU), 57.52; 200 Back: Sophie Schulze (MU), 2:20.88; 200 Breast: Katelyn Boyce (MU), 2:38.76; 500 Free: Lauren Mock (MU), 5:39.70; 100 Fly: Erin Goudie (MU), 1:01.70; 400 IM: Katelyn Boyce (MU), 4:51.73; 400 Free Relay: Lycoming, 3:52.50.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jake Booth

Jake Booth

6' 0"
Senior
Carter Branigan

Carter Branigan

5' 8"
Sophomore
Reilly Gluz

Reilly Gluz

5' 7"
Junior
Eliot Keith

Eliot Keith

6' 0"
Sophomore
Will Marcinkowski

Will Marcinkowski

6' 3"
Junior
Matthew Michenfelder

Matthew Michenfelder

6' 0"
Junior
C.J. Zortman

C.J. Zortman

5' 11"
Sophomore
Katherine Brown

Katherine Brown

5' 10"
Junior
Courtney Chapman

Courtney Chapman

5' 7"
Sophomore
Elisa DiNicola

Elisa DiNicola

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jake Booth

Jake Booth

6' 0"
Senior
Carter Branigan

Carter Branigan

5' 8"
Sophomore
Reilly Gluz

Reilly Gluz

5' 7"
Junior
Eliot Keith

Eliot Keith

6' 0"
Sophomore
Will Marcinkowski

Will Marcinkowski

6' 3"
Junior
Matthew Michenfelder

Matthew Michenfelder

6' 0"
Junior
C.J. Zortman

C.J. Zortman

5' 11"
Sophomore
Katherine Brown

Katherine Brown

5' 10"
Junior
Courtney Chapman

Courtney Chapman

5' 7"
Sophomore
Elisa DiNicola

Elisa DiNicola

5' 5"
Sophomore