WILKES-BARRE, Pa – Senior Eliot Keith (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) won three individual events and first-year Drew Degnan (Elmira, N.Y./Elmira) won one to help the Lycoming College men's swimming team post a 54-28 win against Juniata in tri-meet at Wilkes University on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20. Wilkes beat the Lycoming men, 73-48, and the Lycoming women's swimming team fell to Wilkes, 66-61, and Juniata, 99-65.
Keith finished first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.46), 100-yard freestyle (50.67) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.26). Degnan clinched a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:44.84) and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (23.89) and 100-yard freestyle (53.49) just behind Keith.
Lycoming's men improved to 3-7. Juniata is 1-6 and Wilkes is 8-5.
Senior Cathryn Brought (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) led the women's team with two individual wins in the 200-yard freestyle (2:02.81), and 100-yard freestyle (55.73).
Brought was also a part of the winning 200-yard relay team, which also included sophomore Megan Lonergan (York, Pa./York Suburban), senior Courtney Chapman (Warminster, Pa/William Tennent), and first-year Gwyneth Fox (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area).
Chapman had a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:41.77) and Lonergan had a second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:30.12) and a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (1:03.36).
Lycoming fell to 5-6 while Wilkes improved to 5-8 and Juniata improved to 2-8.
The Warriors wrap up their regular season on Saturday, Feb. 3, when they face Moravian University on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m.
Men's Agate
Wilkes 73, Lycoming 48
Wilkes 97, Juniata 22
Lycoming 54, Juniata 28
200 Medley Relay: WU 'A', 1:46.49; 200 Free: Eliot Keith (LC), 1:54.46; 50 Free: Owen Lewis (WU), 23.42; 400 IM: Stephen Verosko (WU), 4:52.71; 100 Free: Eliot Keith (LC), 50.67; 200 Back: Ashton Dainty (WU), 2:19.08; 500 Free: Drew Degnan (LC), 5:44.84; 200 Breast: Eliot Kieth (LC), 2:23.26; 200 Free Relay: WU 'A', 1:35.00.
Women's Agate
Wilkes 66, Lycoming 61
Juniata 101, Wilkes 60
Juniata 99, Lycoming 65
200 Medley Relay: JC 'A', 2:00.97; 1,000 Free: Emma Burlew (WU), 12:25.82; 200 Free: Cathryn Brought (LC), 2:02.81; 50 Free: Mina Tutko (WU), 27.41; 400 IM: Maegan Jordan (JC), 5:32.10; 200 Fly: Kristen Miller (JC), 2:37.09; 100 Free: Cathryn Brought (LC), 55.73; 200 Back: Kara Mette (JC), 2:22.57; 500 Free: Emma Burlew (WU), 5:57.22; 200 Breast: Emma Mumau (JC), 2:43.02; 200 Free Relay: LC 'A', 1:53.91.
