Men's Swimming Places Sixth at Franklin & Marshall Invitational
LANCASTER, Pa. – The Frostburg State Men's Swimming team earned sixth place out of nine total teams over the weekend at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational.
The first event of the meet was the 500-yard freestyle, where out of 51 competitors, junior Nate Canapp earned a spot in the A Final, placing sixth overall at 4:43.77. Freshman Jack Bond came 23rd overall in the C Final, swimming a 4:55.77.
In the 200-yard IM, freshman Dylan King had a strong showing, getting into the B Final and placing 13th out of a total 67 swimmers, with his 1:58.25 being the sixth-fastest time in program history. Sophomore Julian Najarro Sedar qualified for the A Final in a tightly-contested 50-yard free, coming in seventh overall out of 81 at 21.31.
During the 200-yard free relay, the team of seniors Noah Loper and Jackson Miller, junior Mikkel LeBlanc, and Najarro Sedar finished seventh out of 17 teams, swimming a 1:26.05 that was a new season-high in the event.
Canapp starting day two out with a bang, placing fifth overall in the 400-yard IM at 4:13.21, taking over four seconds off his preliminary time. Also in the event, senior PJ Emrich came 14th in the B Final, with his 4:21.69 good enough for fifth all-time in school history. Bond also put himself into the top 10, earning a 4:26.72 in the preliminaries.
Najarro Sedar and King both earned a spot in the A Final of the 100-yard butterfly, finishing fifth (50.85) and sixth (51.73), respectively. King's 51.49 in the preliminaries also gave him the third-best time for the program all-time. Loper made his way into the B Final in the 200-yard free, placing 15th out of a field of more than 50 in 1:46.53.
On the final day of events, in the preliminaries of the 200-yard backstroke, sophomore Josh Horner set a new personal record in 2:05.05 that moves him into the seventh spot all-time in school history. Najarro Sedar swam a new season-best in the 100-yard free at 47.00, earning him 13th place in the B Final.
Frostburg sent a pair of athletes to the 200-yard breaststroke A Finals, where junior Luka Smith (2:10.25) set a personal record in finishing sixth, while senior PJ Emrich (2:13.85) placed eighth. King continued his impressive showing, earning sixth in the 200-yard fly with a time of 1:57.93 that puts him third on the all-time program list.
One of the top races for FSU came in the final individual event, where Canapp (16:16.37) won the 1,650-yard free, followed by Bond (16:39.37) in fifth place with the program's second-fastest ever time.
Men - Team Rankings
1. Franklin & Marshall College 1636.5
2. Washington and Lee University 1527
3. Rowan University 1485.5
4. University of Mary Washington 1070
5. Shippensburg University of PA 799
6. Frostburg State University 678
7. Washington College 588
8. Mount Saint Mary's 377
9. Marywood University 60
The men will be back in action on Saturday, December 9 for a tri-meet on the road against hosts Indiana (Pa.) and Clarion. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.
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