WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Sophomore Carter Branigan (Lansdowne, Pa./Commonwealth Charter) came up big, winning two individual events, while junior Katherine Brown (Glenside, Pa./Abington) set a Diamond City Invitational and school-record in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:04.68 to lead the Lycoming College men's and women's swim teams in the second day of the event on Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Catholic Youth Center.
 
Brown's time of 1:04.68 was just a tenth of a second off a NCAA 'B' cut, while she took down the school-record of 1:05.43 set by Stacy Flick on Feb. 19, 2011.
 

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Branigan took home a winning time of 2:02.78 in the 200-yard individual medley and was joined by fellow Warrior, junior Matthew Michenfelder (East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown), in the top 10, as he finished ninth with a 2:10.29 time. Branigan also won the 100-yard fly with a personal-best time of 53.26, the fourth-fastest in program history.
 
Senior Jake Booth (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) placed seventh in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:06.51, and third in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:48.69. First-year Noah Vivian (Barto, Pa./Boyertown Area) placed seventh in the 50-yard freestyle at 22.84, junior Will Marcinkowski came in seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.25, and Michenfelder took seventh in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.44.
 
The Warriors took second in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:42.93 that included Booth, Marcinkowski, Branigan, and sophomore Eliot Keith (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain). The Warriors also took fifth in the 800-yard freestyle relay at 7:40.51, with Booth, Keith, Vivian, and Branigan contributing.
 
For the women, sophomore Elisa DiNicola (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) took eighth in the 500-yard freestyle at 5:45.93 and second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.88. Senior Devon Kaiser (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) took seventh in the 400-yard individual medley, clocking in at 5:17.63, and sophomore Courtney Chapman (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent) came in seventh in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:04.33. The women's relay team consisting of Kaiser, Brown, Chapman, and DiNicola, placed second in the 400-yard medley relay in 4:14.67.
 
The Warriors return to the pool for the final day of the Diamond City Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
 
Women – Team Ranking – Through Event 26

1. Bridgewater College 1141
2. SUNY Oneonta 734
3. King's College 702
4. Hood College 601
5. Marywood University 520
6. Cabrini College 477
7. Lycoming College 332
8. Albright College 311
9. Mount Saint Mary College 229
10. Wilkes University 181

200 Free Relay: Bridgewater, 1:41.02; 500 Free: Eve Umberger (BC), 5:28.28, Elisa DiNicola (LC),5:45.93; 200 IM: Katelyn Wiglesworth (BC), 2:19.71, Devon Kaiser (LC), 2:29.11; 50 Free: Izzy Bauer (BC), 24.76, Courtney Chapman (LC), 26.86; 400 Medley Relay: Bridgewater, 4:08.79, Lycoming, 4:14.67; 400 IM: Tara McCloskey (CC), 4:53.79, Devon Kaiser (LC), 5:17.63; 100 Fly: Eve Umberger (BC), 1:01.32; Elisa DiNicola (LC), 1:02.88; 200 Free: Katelyn Wiglesworth (BC), 2:01.19, Courtney Chapman (LC), 1:04.33; 100 Breast: Katherine Brown (LC), 1:04.68, Devon Kaiser (LC), 1:17.43; 100 Back: Izzy Bauer (BC), 59.80, Elisa DiNicola (LC), 1:08.48, Courtney Chapman (LC), 1:11.85; 800 Free Relay: Bridgewater, 8:21.21.
 
Men – Team Ranking – Through Event 26

1. Cabrini College 937
2. King's College 768.5
3. Hood College 720
4. Bridgewater 720
5. SUNY Oneonta 610
6. Lycoming College 456
7. Wilkes University 434
8. Albright College 311
9. Marywood University 259
10. Mount Saint Mary University 177.5

200 Free Relay: Cabrini, 1:29.55; 500 Free: Tommy Ronayne (CC), 4:48.41, Jake Booth (LC), 5:06.51, Caleb Reigle (LC), 5:45.93; 200 IM: Carter Branigan (LC), 2:02.78, Matthew Michenfelder (LC), 2:10.29; 50 Free: Travis McCauley (BC), 22.00, Noah Vivian (LC), 22.84, Eliot Keith (LC), 23.66, Will Marcinkowski (LC), 23.70; 400 Medley Relay: Cabrini, 3:39.91, Lycoming, 3:42.93; 400 IM: Tommy Ronayne (CC), 4:15.24; 100 Fly: Carter Branigan (LC), 53.26; 200 Free: Hazen Stowell (HC), 1:46.69, Jake Booth (LC), 1:48.69, Caleb Reigle (LC), 2:06.10; 100 Breast: Luke Wintersgill (BC), 1:00.35, Will Marcinkowski (LC), 1:03.25, Matthew Michenfelder (LC), 1:05.70, Noah Vivian (LC), 1:06.36; 100 Back: Logan Deconti (CC), 54.59, Matthew Michenfelder (LC), 1:00.44; 800 Free Relay: Cabrini, 7:16.62, Lycoming, 7:40.51.