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YORK, Pa. – Thanks to a tremendous last-day push that included multiple program records, Messiah men's swimming was one of three teams to score over 400 points, and they finished third overall at the MAC Championships on Sunday night. Messiah finished with 449.5 points—a new program high by 49.5 points—and finished ahead of fourth-place Widener by more than 75 points.
Sunday's highlights included
Drew Wolfe (100 Free),
Nolan McArdle (200 Breast), and the 400 Free Relay team all collected third-place finishes, respectively. McArdle and the 400 Free group also set Messiah records in the process.
McArdle's time of 2:07.71 in the 200 Breast was just 0.30 seconds behind the second-place finisher, but his mark best his prelim time of 2:09.23. His finals time also set the new standard in the program, eclipsing his older brother Zachary's time of 2:13.26 set at the 2012 MAC Championships.
As for the 400 Free Relay,
Ridge Hagar,
Daniel Logan,
Andrew Leeper, and
Drew Wolfe clocked in at 3:10.79 to score the last 32 points of the weekend. Their performance beat the program record—set last year at the MAC Championships—by 1.12 seconds. Leeper and Wolfe were among that group.
Wolfe, who didn't set a Messiah record in the 100 Free final on Sunday night, did set a new standard in the prelims on Sunday morning with a time of 46.56.
The third place finish for Messiah ties their best-ever result from 2016, when they scored exactly 400 points. Messiah has now been among the top-four in each of the past three seasons.
Saturday, Feb. 17
Messiah men's swimming put together a good third day at the MAC Championships and are currently sitting in third place with 324 points, trailing first-place Arcadia (381.5) and second-place Albright (381).
The Falcons started the night off with a bang, taking gold and setting a new program record in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:25.36. The foursome of
Andrew Leeper,
Nolan McArdle,
Daniel Logan, and
Drew Wolfe made it an exciting finish, edging out King's by just 0.03 seconds, although the Monarchs were later disqualified.
In the 200 Free,
Drew Wolfe put together a fantastic race, setting a new program record and MAC record with a time of 1:41.40, over two seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. The Falcons'
Daniel Logan also medaled in the event, earning bronze with a time of 1:43.93. Messiah had four of the eight swimmers in the final event of the evening, the 100 Back, and the Falcons did not disappoint as
Nolan McArdle garnered silver with a program record time of 52.21 and
Ridge Hagar finished right behind to earn bronze with a time of 52.29.
Kurtis Platteel (6th) and
Andrew Leeper (8th) also swam in the 100 Back, while Messiah's other competitor in tonight's finals,
Jeffrey Gao, finished in fourth-place in the 100 Breast with a program record time of 59.71.
Friday, February 16
In the first event this evening, the 400 Medley Relay, the team of
Ridge Hagar,
Nolan McArdle,
Anthony Pompei, and
Drew Wolfe put together a strong race finishing in third with a time of 3:30.68 to earn Third Team All-MAC honors. That time also broke the old program record of 3:33.70 set in 2016.
In the 200 IM
Nolan McArdle swam a great race with a time of 1:56.52 to earn third place and another All-MAC honor. Teammate
Ridge Hagar wasn't far behind him placing fourth with a time of 1:56.81
The Falcons return tomorrow morning for day three of MAC Championships with a start time of 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 15
After day one of competition with 66 points. Arcadia University is in first place with 68 points.
The highlight of tonight's performance was earning a Second Team honor in the 800 Freestyle relay. The Falcons finished in a time of 6:58.78, which set a new program record, and held of an Albright squad by 1.22 seconds.
Daniel Logan,
Nolan McArdle,
Ridge Hagar, and
Drew Wolfe made up the team. Trailing the Lions by 1.88 seconds after the third leg, Wolfe made up some ground putting forth a strong final leg swimming it in 1:41.09 to help Messiah earn the victory.
The Falcons also took third place in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:36.05, breaking the old record of 1:37.10 set in 2015.
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Notes:
1st place is First Team All-MAC; 2nd place is Second Team All-MAC; 3rd place is Third Team All-MAC
A second "X" under Messiah record column indicates MAC Championships Record.
| Event No. |
Event Name |
Swimmer(s) |
Time (Place) |
First
Team |
Second
Team |
Third
Team |
Season Record |
Messiah Record |
| 1 |
200 Medley Relay |
Ridge Hagar, Nolan McArdle, Anthony Pompei, Andrew Leeper |
1:36.05 (3) |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
| 3 |
800 Freestyle Relay |
Daniel Logan, Nolan McArdle, Ridge Hagar, Drew Wolfe |
6:58.78 (2) |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
| 5 |
400 Medley Relay |
Ridge Hagar, Nolan McArdle, Anthony Pompei, Drew Wolfe |
3:30.68 (3) |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
| 9 |
200 IM |
Nolan McArdle |
1:56.52 (3) |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
| 13 |
200 Freestyle Relay |
Andrew Leeper, Nolan McArdle, Daniel Logan, Drew Wolfe |
1:25.36 (1) |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
| 19 |
200 Freestyle |
Drew Wolfe |
1:41.40 (1) |
X |
- |
- |
X |
XX |
| 21 |
100 Breast |
Jeffrey Gao |
59.71 (4) |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
| 23 |
100 Back |
Nolan McArdle
Ridge Hagar |
52.21 (2)
52.59 (3) |
-
- |
X
- |
-
X |
X
- |
X
- |
| 27 |
200 Back |
Ridge Hagar* |
1:56.22 (6) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 29 |
100 Freestyle |
Drew Wolfe** |
46.77 (3) |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
| 31 |
200 Breast |
Nolan McArdle |
2:07.71 (3) |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
| 35 |
400 Free Relay |
Ridge Hagar, Daniel Logan, Andrew Leeper, Drew Wolfe |
3:10.79 (3) |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
* Set Messiah record in prelims with time of 1:56.22
**Set Messiah record in prelims with time of 46.56
