Elizabethtown College Swimming
Friday, February 16, 2001

MOORE SETS CONFERENCE RECORD, ETOWN MEN IN FOURTH, WOMEN IN SIXTH AFTER FIRST DAY OF MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

SCRANTON, Pa. --- Casey Moore (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson) shattered the Middle Atlantic Conference swimming championships 500 yard freestyle record twice Friday as the men's team finished the first day in fourth place with 76 points. The women's team concluded Friday in sixth place with 69 points.

Moore first broke the MAC record of 4:54.92, set by Albright's Andy Smith in 1995, when he swam the preliminary heat in 4:47.85. In the finals, Moore cut another five seconds off the record, finishing in 4:42.06, good enough to reach the NCAA "B" qualifying time.

In the women's events, Lindsay Texter (Lititz, PA/Warwick) captured a silver medal in the 200 yard individual medley, finishing the final heat in 2:17.24.

At Scranton, Pa.
Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, First Day
Complete Elizabethtown Women’s Results
Team Scores:
1. Albright, 137
2. Juniata, 98
3. Widener, 90
4. Scranton, 79
5. Lycoming, 70
6. Elizabethtown, 69
7. Drew, 36
8. Susquehanna, 32
9. King's, 16
10. Lebanon Valley, 10
11. FDU-Madison, 6
200 Free Relay: 5. Texter, Benton, Blaha, Bradley 1:44.90
500 Free: 8. Knepper (5:35.43 prelim) 5:28.44 (final); 11. Hyde (5:37.70 prelim) 5:40.28; 25. Hahn 5:55.10
200 IM: 2. Texter (2:17.21 prelim) 2:17.24 (final); 14. Blaha 2:24.76; 24. Thomas 2:28.91; 27. Schadler 2:29.49; 33. Cumor 2:30.84; 39. Bachman 2:33.56
50 Free: 4. Bradley (25.53 prelim) 25.51 (final); 17. Benton 27.01; 26. Keefer 27.53; 29. Sadak 27.73; 33. Ressler 28.01; 35. Ellis 28.42
400 Medley Relay: 6. Benton, Blaha, Knepper, Bradley 4:18.03
Complete Elizabethtown Men's Results
Team Scores:
1. Widener, 151
2. Albright, 116
3. Lycoming, 78
4. Elizabethtown, 76
5. Drew, 66
6. Scranton, 60
7. Susquehanna, 43
8. Lebanon Valley, 21
200 Free Relay: 4. Fortin, Ostrelich, English, Moore 1:29.94
500 Free: 1. Moore (4:47.85 prelim *MAC record) 4:42.06 (final *MAC record, NCAA "B" qualifying time) 14. Bicocchi 5:12.11; 17. Hyde 5:18.12
200 IM: 6. Contino (2:03.00 prelim) 2:04.99 (final)
50 Free: 7. English (23.03 prelim) 22.79 (final); 18. Fortin 23.52; 25. Ostrelich 24.05
400 Medley Relay: 4. Moore, Fortin, Contino, English 3:45.48