Arcadia University Athletics issued the following announcement on Feb. 16.
It was a weekend to remember for both the Arcadia University men's and women's swim teams at the 2022 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships at the Graham Aquatic Center in York, Pa.
The men's team finished in third place overall with 979.5 points and 13 overall top-three finishes while the women finished in fifth place with 734 points and one top-three finish.
DAY ONE
On day one Thursday evening for the men, the 200 medley relay team of Shane Stauffer, George Wade, Janis Kirsis, and Ryan Erdman finished first and set a new school record finishing the race in 1:35.37, narrowly besting the relay team from Stevens. The team of Adam Smith, Kevin Foley, Tyler Mui, and Bailey Orehosky completed the race in 1:40.72, good for third in the "B" relay.
In the 500 freestyle, Dylan Alexander finished third with a time of 4:48.20, followed by Smith in 13th place with a personal-best time of 4:56.57, and Daniel Ross in 19th with a personal-best of 5:05.65.
Kirsis came in third in the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.54, Foley finished with a personal-best of 2:01.28 for eighth place and Mui set another personal-best for the Knights with a time of 2:01.47 for 12th place.
Stauffer continued the run of top-three finishes with a third-place completion in the 50 free at a personal-best time of 21.49. Erdman finished in 17th place with a personal-best of 21.84 and Carlos Pinga completed the race in 22.12 for a 19th-place finish.
For the women on day one, Risa Krauss highlighted the day with a fifth-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.28. Kira Alderman completed the race in 2:20.46, good for a 16th-place finish.
The 200 medley relay team of Julia Stephens, Krauss, Emily Raedisch, and Sarah Ritter finished sixth with a time of 1:52.25, while the team of Madelyn Meyer, Alderman, Olivia Hyde, and Hannah Daniels finished fourth in the B relay with a time of 1:55.45.
Natalie Link came in 12th in the 500 freestyle, completing the race in 5:27.58. Hyde finished 16th with a personal best of 5:32.25, while Katherine Pastva was 20th at 5:33.34 and Madison Desjardins earned a personal best time of 5:43.48 at 24th place.
In the 50 free, Ritter took a 12th-place finish at 25.42 while Gigi Brown finished 21st at 26.10.
DAY TWO
On day two for the women's team, the top finishes of the day were in the 200 free relay, where the team of Raedisch, Pastva, Krauss, and Ritter placed fourth with a time of 1:41.82, and in the 400 medley relay, where the team of Stephens, Krauss, Raedisch, and Brown also came in fourth with a time of 4:04.32.
In the 200 freestyle, Stephens was the high finisher with a time of 2:01.11, good for seventh place. Link followed in 14th place at 2:04.42, Daniels was 15th at a personal-best 2:04.67 and Desjardins also set a new personal-best at 2:07.23.
In the 400 IM, Pastva finished in 5:08.46, good for 11th while Emma Kury finished in a personal-best 5:19.70 and 14th place.
For the men, Wade finished a personal-best 4:11.33 in the 400 IM to earn the second-place finish, followed by Dalton Fink in 15th place with a time of 4:38.98.
The 400 medley relay team of Stauffer, Wade, Kirsis, and Pinga earned silver with a time of 3:29.66, missing the program-best by under a second in the process.
Alexander came in fifth in the 200 free with a time of 1:46.30. He was followed by Pinga at 1:47.16 for 10th place and Ross at 23rd with a time of 1:51.96, who hit a personal-best time of 1:51.79 during the morning prelims.
The 200 free relay team of Stauffer, Erdman, Mui, and Pinga finished fourth with a time of 1:26.33, just behind the program record of 1:25.98.
DAY THREE
The Knights brought home a gold medal on day three in the 100 breaststroke as Wade recorded a school record and personal best time of 56.80 seconds. Foley brought home the bronze medal in the same event with a time of 59.80 seconds and Mui finished in fourth with a time of 1:00.19.
Arcadia had two podium finishers in the 100 backstroke as Stauffer finished with a personal best time of 52.63 seconds. Kirsis finished sixth in the event with a time of 52.67 seconds.
The Knights third medal of the night came in the 800 freestyle relay as they brought home the silver medal with a time of 7:03.41. Kirsis recorded a personal best time as the lead off in the relay. Pinga, Alexander, and Wade rounded out the medal-winning relay.
For the women, Krauss brought home the first medal for the women's squad on Saturday night as she won the bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07.42. Alderman finished in 12th place in the event with a time of 1:10.39.
Hyde finished in 15th place in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:28.71 and Kury recorded a personal best time of 2:39.06 for 20th place in the event.
In the 100 backstroke, Stephens finished with a time of 1:02.38 for 14th place and Raedisch finished in 18th place with a time of 1:02.05.
The Knights finished in sixth place in the 800 freestyle as Patsva recorded a personal best time in the leadoff spot, followed by Stephens, Daniels, and Link
DAY FOUR
Link began the final session on the podium in the 1650 freestyle as she finished in eighth place with a time of 18:57.45. Desjardins finished in 17th place with a time of 20:12.15 and Dunphy finished in 24th place with a time of 21:18.50.
The Knights had four finalists in the 100 freestyle as Pastva finished in 13th place (56.09), Raedisch finished in 15th place (56.31), Ritter finished in 18th place (56.14) and Daniels came in 22nd place (57.19).
Stephens just missed out on the podium in the 200 backstroke, finishing in ninth with a time of 2:12.85. Jess Rodgers finished in 24th place with a time of 2:26.07.
Alderman finished on the podium in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:35.93.
Stephens, Pastva, Raedisch and Ritter finished on the podium in sixth place in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:44.96 to finish the tournament.
For the men on the final day, Arcadia put three swimmers on the podium in the 200 breaststroke as Wade brought home the gold medal with a time of 2:05.94. Foley won the bronze medal with a time of 2:11.48 and Mui finished in eighth with a time of 2:12.97.
Kirsis took home the silver medal in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:54.86. Smith finished in 15th place in the same event with a time of 2:05.11.
Kirsis, Pinga, Stauffer, and Wade brought home the bronze medal in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:09.01, which is a new school record.
Alexander finished in fourth in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:48.78, just .54 seconds behind a bronze medal placing. Smith placed 12th in the event with a time of 17:24.11 and Ross finished in 15th with a time of 17:46.30.
Stauffer finished on the podium in the 100 freestyle, finishing tied for sixth place with a time of 47.79 to close out the weekend for the men.
"The women's team showed a lot of heart and determination all weekend," coaches Mike Kokoszka and John Fimmano said after the conclusion. "After a tough start dropped them down in the rankings, the women bounced back with vigorous determination to place fifth overall. We're proud of how the women represented the program and continued to battle all four days." The coaches continued with an assessment of the men's performance; "The men's team had a great meet," they explained. "There were many personal best times across the board, and some really standout performances. With a roster of only 13, we managed to accumulate 13 total medals and narrowly missed finishing 2nd overall. Both teams have a lot to be proud of, and I know they will continue fighting in the future until the job gets done."
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