College sports: Gettysburg contends for Centennial swim titles

The Gettysburg College men's and women's swimming teams won four events on day two of the Centennial Conference Championships on Saturday at Franklin & Marshall College, and both squads are in contention for the team title heading into the final day today at Lancaster.

The men's team has extended its lead to 139 points over Ursinus College. On the women's side, the Bullets trail Ursinus by 11 points, 424-413.

Each team won two events, highlighted by a record-setting performance by the men's 800-yard freestyle relay team. Freshman Tyler Gould, sophomore Jason Potter, junior Sean Staerk and sophomore Ashton Leyens broke the Centennial Conference record that a Gettysburg team set last season. The foursome touched the wall first in an NCAA Division III championship qualifying "B-cut" time of 6:50.83.

Potter also won his first individual Centennial Conference title, taking the 200 freestyle with a B-cut of 1:40.62.

Freshmen Lea Candelmo and Marie Gingher prevailed for the women's team. Candelmo captured her second gold in as many days, touching first in the 400 individual medley. Gingher claimed the 100 breaststroke.

Indoor Track

Centennial Conference Championships: At Collegeville, Gettysburg's men's team finished in fifth place among nine teams. The women's squad placed eighth.

Gettysburg earned five medals, with four coming on the men's side.

The Bullets registered a 2-3 finish in the 800-meter run. Senior Joe Sharp was timed

at an indoor personal record of 1:56.74 to finish second. Competing in the same heat, sophomore Ryan Rausch was third in 1:58.02.

Freshman Travis Andrews also captured a medal, placing third in the long jump with a season-best mark of 21-9.

Senior and Littlestown High graduate Tom Senseney took fifth in the heptathlon with 3,707 points.

Gettysburg's 4x200-meter relay team also garnered a medal, as Andrews, Malcolm Belin, senior Sean Thon and Bay came in third in 1:34.37.

For the women's team, freshman Katie Cavanaugh led the way. She captured the bronze in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.14. Cavanaugh also took fourth in the 60 dash in 8.10.

For McDaniel, Jasmine McCormick finished third in the pentathlon to earn the event's initial bronze medal and Carlos Hernandez bettered his previous personal best by more than five inches to win the shot put and lead McDaniel's men.

Wrestling

Centennial Conference Championships: At Baltimore, Joe Camlin won the title at heavyweight to lead McDaniel to a third-place finish.

Camlin opened his gold-medal run with a 9-0 win over Johns Hopkins' Joey Tilson before notching a pair of pins to capture the crown. He topped New York University's Anthony Chu in 5:41 before better Ursinus' Robert Scarmuzza in 4:37.

Ryan O'Boyle added a second-place showing at 133 as one of five Green Terror wrestlers to place in the top four of their respective weight classes.

For Gettysburg, Zach Thomson won the 174-pound championship for his second straight league crown.

Men's Basketball

Mount St. Mary's 73, St. Francis, N.Y. 65: At Emmitsburg, Md., Julian Norfleet scored a career-high 25 points to lead Mount St. Mary's (14-13. 9-7 Northeast Conference past visiting St. Francis, N.Y. (11-16, 7-9)

The win stretched the Mount's win streak to a season-high five games.

Norfleet scored 14 of his 25 points in the first half to pace the Mount to a 39-32 lead at the half.

Senior Raven Barber, making his final regular season appearance at Knott Arena, added 10 points and four rebounds in the win. Freshman Shivaughn Wiggins chipped in 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.

Mockford led all scorers with 29 points for St. Francis.

Women's Basketball

Mount St. Mary's 49, St. Francis, N.Y. 48: At Emmitsburg, Md., Mount St. Mary's (12-14, 8-7 NEC) edged St. Francis, N.Y,, as Jacqueline Brewer hit five 3-pointers to lead the Mount with 15 points.

The Mount's Tara Lonergan missed a lay-up with eight seconds left, and St. Francis (N.Y.) grabbed the rebound, but their desperate shot from halfcourt at the buzzer was off the mark.

Lonergan added 12 points and a pair of blocks while Sydney Henderson chipped in nine points, six rebounds and four steals for the Mountaineers.

Jaymee Veney led St. Francis, N.Y., with 16 points.

Men's Lacrosse

Gettysburg 11, Messiah 4: At Grantham, freshman Jameson Smith recorded two goals and three assists in his collegiate debut while sophomore Robby Maddux tallied three goals as Gettysburg won its season opener.

The Bullets, who won their eighth-straight season opener, never trailed and outscored the Falcons 11-1 over the opening 38:20.

Heath Kupecky scored two goals for Messiah, which was also playing its season opener.

Mary Washington 11, McDaniel 9: At Fredericksburg, Va., Mary Washington outscored McDaniel 4-2 in the fourth quarter to win.

Michael Woglom recorded two goals and an assist to lead the Green Terror (0-2).

Luke Dick was one of three players to record hat tricks for the Eagles (2-1), including the hosts' final two goals of the afternoon.

Women's Lacrosse

McDaniel 15, Elizabethtown 14, OT: At Westminster, Md., McDaniel closed the game on an 8-3 run to rally from an 11-7 deficit and defeat Elizabethtown in overtime.

Danielle Entrot recorded five goals and an assist to lead the Green Terror (1-0).

Emily Butler led the Blue Jays (1-1) with three goals and four assists.

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