Behrend swimmers set records at Allegheny-Empire Championships

ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend swimmers set multiple records at the Allegheny-Empire Championships at Nazareth College on Feb. 15-18. Tim Compton, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, won the 500 freestyle and the 400 IM. Emma Webster, a junior from Bradford, won the 200 backstroke.

Behrend’s basketball, track and field, tennis, bowling and water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Men’s basketball

Pitt-Greensburg 70, Penn State Behrend 69

Alfred State 64, Penn State Behrend 61

Tommy DiRienzo, a junior from Pittsburgh, scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds against Alfred State. Stefan Milinkovic, a junior from Fairport, New York, scored 14 points against Pitt-Greensburg.

Women’s basketball

Penn State Behrend 81, Pitt-Greensburg 49

Penn State Behrend 83, Alfred State 59

The Lions have a bye in the first round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference tournament. They play the winner of Mt. Aloysius and Pitt-Greensburg on Feb. 24.

Men’s tennis

Penn State Behrend 9, Thiel 0

Penn State Behrend 9, Alfred 0

Ritvik Nadikude, a freshman from Hyderabad, India, won twice at No. 1 singles. He finished 6-1, 6-2 against Thiel and 6-0, 6-2 against Alfred.

Men’s swimming and diving

Third (of 10 teams) at the Allegheny-Empire Championships

Will Perham, a freshman from Upper St. Clair, won the 100 breaststroke, finishing in 57.84, and the 200 breaststroke, finishing in 2:06.49.

Women’s swimming and diving

Third (of 10 teams) at the Allegheny-Empire Championships

Emma Webster, a junior from Bradford, won the 200 backstroke with a team-record time of 2:10.61. Julia Sank, a junior from North East, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference diver of the year.

Men’s track and field

Samuel Hetrick, a junior from New Bethlehem, won the high jump event at the Wittenberg Invitational, clearing a height of 2.11 meters. He holds the top spot in the NCAA Division III rankings.

Women’s track and field

Olivia Nola, a sophomore from Erie, set a school record in the 3,000-meter run at the Wittenberg Invitational, finishing in 10:20.29. She placed third in a field of 38 runners.

Women’s bowling

Penn State Behrend 794, La Roche 771

Penn State Behrend 822, Mt. Aloysius 633

Penn State Behrend 868, Pitt-Bradford 801

Penn State Behrend 809, Penn State Altoona 740

Penn State Behrend 860, New Jersey City 816

St. Vincent 925, Penn State Behrend 740

Penn State Behrend 796, Hobart Williams Smith 619

Medaille 935, Penn State Behrend 845

Penn State Behrend 812, Pitt-Greensburg 745

The Lions placed third in a field of 11 teams at the AMCC Second Round Robin. They were 5-0 on the second day of the event. Mars McAninch, a freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio, bowled a 194 in the match against Medaille.

Women’s water polo

Iona 25, Penn State Behrend 8

Mercyhurst 19, Penn State Behrend 10

Wittenberg 11, Penn State Behrend 9

LaSalle 26, Penn State Behrend 6

Nic Darrell, a sophomore from Perkasie, scored seven goals over two matches on the first day of the Curtis Robinette Memorial Invite. Sarah Mancebo, a junior from Tulare, California, made eight saves against Mercyhurst.

Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.