WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - An accomplished group of three swimmers will join the Lycoming College swim teams in 2022-23, third-year head coach
Andrew Dragunas announced on Wednesday, July 20.
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The group includes two women's swimmers and one men's swimmer.
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The Warrior men finished ninth out of 14 teams at the 2022 MAC Championships and the women finished 11th. Senior
Katherine Brown (Glenside, Pa./Abington) paced the team, earning the college's first bid to the NCAA Championships since 2003 and winning two MAC individual titles.
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Augustus Wood (Herndon, Va./Herndon)
A four-year letterwinner in swimming at Herndon … a two-time regional qualifier and four-time district qualifier … took ninth in 500-yard freestyle (5:27.39) at regional championships and seventh at district championships (5:35.42) as a senior … also took 16
th in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.72) at district championships … notched top times of 25.95 in 50-yard freestyle, 55.70 in the 100, 2:02.70 in the 200, 5:21.54 in the 500, 10:54.17 in the 1000 and 18:24.58 in the 1,650 … has swam all 14 individual events in competition … swam club with Herndon Aquatic Club.
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Megan Lonergan (York, Pa./York Suburban)
A four-year letterwinner in swimming at York Suburban … a two-time district qualifier and three-time league championships qualifier … placed eighth in district in 500-yard freestyle (5:38.84) and 200-yard freestyle (2:04.70) as a sophomore … took ninth at league championships in 500-yard freestyle (5:48.82) and 22
nd in 100-yard backstroke (1:10.64) as a senior … swam club with the Trojan Aquatic Club.
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Evan Hamm (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area)
A two-year letterwinner at Montoursville Area and one-year letterwinner at Williamsport Area … a two-time district qualifier and four-time district finalist … finished fourth in 500-yard freestyle (5:22.12) and fifth in 200-yard individual medley (2:09.33) as a sophomore … took fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:30.23) and fifth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.63) as a ninth grader … swam club with Eastern Lycoming YMCA … a three-time qualifier for the state YMCA Championships … posted top times of 24.60 in the 50-yard freestyle, 1:00.26 in the 100-yard backstroke, 1:01.18 in the 100-yard butterfly, 2:16.62 in the 200-yard butterfly, 2:09.33 in the 200-yard individual medley and 4:44.68 in the 400-yard individual medley.
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