WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – A third-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay by the Lycoming College women's swim team was the highlight of the second day at the Diamond City Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Catholic Youth Center.
 
The men's team remains in sixth place as the women moved into fifth place.
 
First-year Augustus Wood (Herndon, Va./Herndon) started the individual portion of the morning events, finishing 12^th with a 5:52.05 in the 500-yard freestyle, the best team time of the season. Wood also finished eighth in the 200-yard freestyle at 2:10.96.
 
In the 50-yard freestyle, senior Katherine Brown (Glenside, Pa./Abington) finished third, swimming a 25.22, junior Cathryn Brought (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) finished fifth at 25.68 and junior Elisa DiNicola (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) finished seventh with a 26.60. DiNicola also finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly, swimming a 1:05.21, and she was followed by junior Courtney Chapman (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent) in seventh with a 1:07.66.
 
Brought took fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a 2:07.78, the team's top time in the event this season.
 
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Chapman, Plotts, DiNicola, and Brought finished fifth in 1:51.10. The 400-yard medley relay team of Wood, Brought, Chapman, and first-year Megan Lonergan (York, Pa./York Suburban) took fourth in 4:31.71. The final relay team of the day, DiNicola, Champman, Lonergan, and Wood combined for a team-best third place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay at 9:01.23.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Noah Vivian (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) took fifth in the 50-yard freestyle, swimming a 22.65, the team's best time this season, and he took fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a 55.34. In the 400-yard individual medley, senior Matthew Michenfelder (East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown) swam a 4:53.90 for eighth. The 100-yard breaststroke saw junior Eliot Keith (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) and senior Will Marcinkowski (Philadelphia, Pa./LaSalle College) finish sixth and seventh, with Keith posting a 1:03.28 and Marcinkowski in seventh with a 1:03.39.
 
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Marcinkowski, senior Reilly Gluz (Syracuse, N.Y./Williston Northampton), senior Caleb Reigle (Mount Wolf, Pa./Northeastern) and junior Brennan Warner (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) finished seventh in 1:37.68. In the 400-yard medley relay, Michenfelder, Marcinkowski, Vivian, and Keith swam a 3:53.84 for sixth and Vivian, Gluz, Michenfelder, and Keith combined to post a 7:55.97 to take sixth in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
 
The Warriors return to the pool for the final day of the Diamond City Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 10 a.m. in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
 
 
Women: 1. Bridgewater (Va.), 1237; 2. SUNY Oneonta, 689; 3. Hood, 539; 4. Cabrini, 529; 5. Lycoming, 472; 6. Marywood, 444; 7. King's, 326; 8. Mount Saint Mary, 324; 9. Albright, 165; 10. Wilkes 39.
200 Free Relay: Bridgewater (Va.), 1:41.08; 5. Lycoming, 1:51.10; 500 Free: Andrea Kassa (Hood), 5:30.57; 12. Augustus Wood (LC), 5:52.05; 14. Megan Lonergan (LC), 5:56.77; 200 IM: Katelyn Wiglesworth (BC), 2:15.71; 22. Olivia Plotts (LC), 2:45.56; 50 Free: Isabelle Bauer (BC), 24.77; 3. Katherine Brown (LC), 25.22; 5. Cathryn Brought (LC), 25.68; 7. Elisa DiNicola (LC), 26.60; 400 Medley Relay: Bridgewater, 4:08.76; 4. Lycoming, 4:31.71; 400 IM: Andrea Kassa (Hood), 4:57.34; 100 Fly: Eve Umberger (BC), 1:01.85; 4. Elisa DiNicola (LC), 1:05.21; 7. Courtney Chapman (LC), 1:07.66; 200 Free: Katelyn Wiglesworth (BC), 2:00.82;  5. Cathryn Brought (LC), 2:07.78; 8. Augustus Wood (LC), 2:10.96; 15. Megan Lonergan (LC), 2:14.41; 16. Courtney Chapman (LC), 2:14.52; 100 Breast: Isabella Bauer (BC), 1:07.54; 100 Back: Lexi Robert (BC), 1:01.24; 17. Olivia Plotts (LC), 1:11.73; 800 Free Relay: Bridgewater, 8:35.62; 3. Lycoming, 9:01.23.
 
Men: 1. Bridgewater (Va.), 936; 2. Hood, 753; 3. SUNY Oneonta, 715.5; 4. Cabrini, 606; 5. King's, 425.5; 6. Lycoming, 423; 7. Albright, 313; 8. Wilkes, 290; 9. Mount Saint Mary, 206; 10. Marywood, 91.
200 Free Relay: Bridgewater (Va.), 1:28.97; 7. Lycoming, 1:37.68; 500 Free: Tommy Ronayne (CAB), 4:43.94; 15. Reilly Gluz (LC), 5:36.33; 200 IM: Andrea Cibrario (BC), 1:53.62; 11. Matt Michenfelder (LC), 2:13.71; 15. Caleb Reigle (LC), 2:31.38; 50 Free: Travis McCauley (BC), 21.58; 5. Noah Vivian (LC), 22.65; 15. Eliot Keith (LC), 23.26; 22. Brennan Warner (LC), 24.06; 30. Will Marcinkowski (LC), 25.32; 400 Medley Relay: Bridgewater, 3:36.67; 6. Lycoming, 3:53.84; 400 IM: Andrea Cibrario (BC), 4:03.19; 8. Matt Michenfelder (LC), 4:53.90; 100 Fly: Alfred Pong (Hood), 52.17; 4. Noah Vivian (LC), 55.34; 17. Reilly Gluz (LC), 59.26; 200 Free: Hazen Stowell (Hood), 1:45.85; 11. Brennan Warner (LC), 1:58.02; 18. Caleb Reigle (LC), 2:08.79; 100 Breast: Jeffrey Prevost (BC), 1:00.13; 6. Eliot Keith (LC), 1:03.28; 7. Will Marcinkowski (LC), 1:03.39; 100 Back: Dylan Hervieux (MWU), 55.76; 800 Free Relay: Bridgewater, 7:11.56; 6. Lycoming, 7:55.97.