Thursday's Results
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Westminster College men's and women's swimming and diving teams both lead the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Swimming & Diving Championship finals after day one of competition.
The Titan men owns a one-point advantage over Grove City College. Westminster claimed the top spot in the team standings after Thursday's six contested events with 272 points. Westminster is looking for its fifth-straight league title. The Titans have claimed nine PAC championships since joining the league in 2003. Westminster started the night off by claiming the title in the 200 free relay with a time of 1 minute, 24.25 seconds. The Titans posted the third-fastest time (1:26.61) in Thursday morning's preliminaries. Members of the relay included junior
Matt Kwalick (Sewickley, PA / Quaker Valley), senior
Clay Murray (Saint Thomas, PA / James Buchanan), freshman Jake Musselman (Denver, PA./ Cocalico) and senior
Michael Spencer (Clearfield, PA. / Clearfield). Sophomore
Connor May (Highlands Ranch, CO / Glacier Park) won the 11-dive, one-meter event for the second-straight year after recording a score of 518.25, surpassing the NCAA Division III regional qualifying standard.
The Titan women owns a one-point advantage of Grove City as they grabbed the top spot in the team standings after Thursday's six contested events with 254 points. Westminster is looking for its fifth league title. The Titans last claimed the PAC Championship in 2007. Junior
Kaitlyn Fast (Wooster, OH / Wooster) prevailed in the 11-dive, three-meter dive event for the second-straight year, posting a winning score and an NCAA Division III regional qualifying standard of 431.55.
On Friday, preliminary heats for all swimming events will begin at 10 a.m. with event finals starting at 6 p.m. Admission to Friday morning's preliminary rounds is $6, while admission to the evening finals is $8. Heat sheets will be available for $4 per session.
*Release courtesy of the PAC.
