Ben Koss, Pitt-Bradford, Men's Swimming
Koss wasted no time in making his mark on the Panthers' swim program. In his first event in his first collegiate dual meet, Koss etched his name into Pitt-Bradford swimming history as he was a part of the 200-medley relay team that timed in 1:40.33, breaking the pool record at the Paul C. Duke III Aquatics Center. His strong swimming continued into the individual events as he took first place in the only two events he swam, timing in at 1:52.04 in the 200-freestyle and finishing at 55.23 in the 100-backstroke to complete the perfect day.
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Pitt-Bradford FR Ben Koss wasted no time in making his mark on the Panthers' swim program. In his first event in his first collegiate dual meet, Koss etched his name into Pitt-Bradford swimming history as he was a part of the 200-medley relay team that timed in 1:40.33, breaking the pool record at the Paul C. Duke III Aquatics Center. His strong swimming continued into the individual events as he took first place in the only two events he swam, timing in at 1:52.04 in the 200-freestyle and finishing at 55.23 in the 100-backstroke to complete the perfect day.
BEST OF THE REST: Cabrini SO Matt Schaeffer won the 200 IM in 2:03.87, breaking the program record by more than 1.4 seconds, and also won the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.62, while placing second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.59...PS-Behrend FR Steven Owens tallied four wins to lead the Lions over Alfred State, as he led in the 200 IM, touching first in 2:10.71, he won the 100 butterfly (56.59) and the 200 butterfly (2:10.16), while swimming a leg on the winning 400 medley relay.