YORK, Pa. – On Sunday evening, the Messiah University swimming team earned sixth place in the 2025 MAC Championships. The Falcons earned sixth with 616.5 total points in the four-day championships. The Falcons earned one All-Conference honor on the weekend with a second-place finish from
PJ Cronauer in the 1650 free.
Sunday, Feb. 16 Update
The Falcons opened the final day of the MAC Championships with their first All-Conference honor.
PJ Cronauer earned a silver in the 1650 free with a time of 16:44.29.
Logan Radell also added a 14th place finish with a time of 17:52.34.
Sage Sobek added an 11th place finish in the 100 free with a time of 49.32.
The Falcons added a top 20 finish in the 200 back with
Connor Fleming finishing in 20th with a time of 2:10.08.
The Falcons finished the individual events in the 2025 MAC Championships with two top 20 finishes.
Nathan Book finished in14th place with a time of 2:16.58 and
Will Russell finished in 18th with a time of 2:18.84.
The Falcons capped off the 2025 MAC Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 400 free relay. The team of
Nathan Book,
Brayden Trout,
PJ Cronauer, and
Sage Sobek finished in sixth with a time of 3:16.73.
Saturday, Feb. 15 Update
The Falcons opened day three of the MAC Championships with two top 20 finishes.
Dylan Yellets finished in 10th with a time of 2:01.57 and
Ben Clarke finished in 17th place with a time of 2:08.98.
In the next event, the Falcons added two top 20 finishes in the 100 back.
Mitch DiFante finished in 15th with a time of 58.65 and
Connor Fleming finished in 20th with a time of 1:00.81.
The Falcons added a 10th and 12th place finish in the 100 breast.
Nathan Book finished in 10th with a time of 59.24 and
Brayden Trout finished in 12th with a time of 1:00.84.
The Falcons finished day three of the MAC Championships with a fourth-place finish in the 800 free relay. The team of
PJ Cronauer,
Logan Radell,
Brayden Trout, and
Sage Sobek finished in fourth with a time of 7:14.27.
Friday, Feb. 14 Update
The Falcons opened day two of the MAC Championships finals with a sixth-place finish in the 200 free relay. The team of
Nathan Book,
Connor Fleming,
Brayden Trout, and
Sage Sobek finished in sixth with a time of 1:29.86.
The Falcons earned two top 20 finishes in the 200 IM.
Will Russell finished in 15th place with a time of 4:29.76 and
Dylan Yellets finished in 20th with a time of 4:39.09.
Brayden Trout added a top 20 finish in the 100 fly with a time of 54.48.
The Falcons had three top 20 finishes in the 200 free.
Sage Sobek led the Falcons in the 200 free with a sixth-place finish with a time of 1:44.89.
PJ Cronauer added a 11th place finish with a time of 1:47.61 and
Logan Radell finished in 16th place with a time of 1:51.06.
The Falcons finished day two of the MAC Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 400 medley relay. The team of
Dylan Yellets,
Nathan Book,
Brayden Trout, and
PJ Cronauer finished in seventh with a time of 3:40.27.
Thursday, Feb. 13 Update
The Falcons opened the 2025 MAC Championships with their top finish of the evening in the 500 free.
PJ Cronauer finished in fifth with a time of 4:51.55.
Logan Radell also added a 13th place finish with a time of 5:03.48.
The Falcons earned a top-20 finish in the 200 IM with
Brayden Trout earning 19th place with a time of 2:02.88.
In the next event, the Falcons earned two top-20 finishes in the 50 free.
Sage Sobek earned a 13th place finish with a time of 22.28 and
Nathan Book finished in 15th with a time of 22.36.
The Falcons finished day one of the MAC Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team of
Dylan Yellets,
Nathan Book,
Ben Clarke, and
Sage Sobek finished in seventh with a time of 1:40.75.
All-Conference Honors
Event Number - Event Title - Swimmer - Time - Place
Event 28 - 1650 Free -
PJ Cronauer - 16:44.29 - 2nd
