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2007-08 Meet Summaries
February 15-17: 2nd at Landmark Conference Championships
January 26: Susquehanna 111, McDaniel 67
January 19: Susquehanna 108, Albright 97
January 12: Susquehanna 61, Drew 25; Susquehanna 52, King's 41
December 8: Susquehanna 115, Elizabethtown 68
December 1: Susquehanna 108, Scranton 80
November 17: Susquehanna 111.5, Catholic 88.5
November 13: Susquehanna 108, Lycoming 89
November 10: Susquehanna 106, Lebanon Valley 76
November 9: Susquehanna 111, Dickinson 89
October 27: Susquehanna 101, Goucher 55
Crusaders take second at Landmarks Meet Results
KINGS POINT, N.Y.-- Susquehanna's only loss of the year came at the hands of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy scored a meet-high 633 points. Susquehanna followed closely behind with 566 points while Catholic University came in third with 303 points.
The Crusaders, however, rewrote the school record book, erasing all five relay records among a slue of individual event record-breaking performances.
Senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) closed out his collegiate swimming career with three event wins, each in school-record time, and a co-swimmer of the meet award shared with Scranton's Joseph Veselovsky. Fornadley cranked out a 21.56 50 freestyle on the first evening of competition, resetting his former 2006 standard of 21.60. He flirted with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) provisional cut time in his 200 freestyle (1:43.03), taking first in 1:43.90. Fornadley's time erased the 2005 school record of 1:46.29 that Adam Thurstlic set leading off Susquehanna's 800 freestyle relay at the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships that year. Fornadley nearly missed the 100 freestyle NCAA provisional cut time (46.55), swimming a 46.70. Fornadley eclipsed his 2007 47.66 record with his Landmark swim.
Freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) took home the freshman swimmer of the meet honors for his 100 butterfly win (53.69), his second-place showing in the 100 backstroke (54.95) and his third-place effort in the 100 freestyle (48.90). Scheno also had the third-highest point total at the end of the meet next to Fornadley and Veselovsky.
Junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) took first in the 100 breaststroke, covering the four-lap event in a 1:00.16 time. His preliminary swim of 1:00.10 overtook his 2007 school record of 1:00.67. Wolf also placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (22.67) and fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.95).
Senior Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) mined gold in the 200 backstroke, clocking a 2:00.79. Thurstlic reset his 2007 mark of 2:00.51 with a preliminary swim of 2:00.23. In addition to his 200 backstroke event win, Thurstlic took fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:03.24) and third in the 100 backstroke (55.04).
Junior Patrick Donegan (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) provided Susquehanna's biggest surprise of the meet, placing third in the 1-meter diving event with a 319.35 score. Donegan, a goalkeeper for the men's soccer team, had practiced three times leading up to the conference championship meet and defeated two divers from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) lowered two school records in two of his individual events. Lyon, who took fourth in the 400 individual medley with a 4:26.39 time, erased Steve Fischer's 2000 mark of 4:28.61. Lyon also reset his 2005 1650 freestyle standard of 17:19.17 with a 17:12.88 time, taking second in the event. Lyon also placed fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:58.30).
Freshman Alex Willcox (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) erased Thurstlic's 2006 200 butterfly record (2:01.80) when he slipped under the two-minute barrier with a 1:59.92 swim in finals. His sub-two-minute performance earned him a second-place finish. Willcox placed fourth in the 100 butterfly with a 55.42 time and fourth in the 1650 freestyle (17:16.38) in addition to his second-place showing in the 200 butterfly.
All five relays lowered school standards while four of the relays took first.
The 200 freestyle relay contingent of Fornadley, freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen), Wolf and Scheno touched first in 1:27.23. The former school record was 1:28.07, which was set in 2007.
At the end of the first day, the 400 medley relay (Thurstlic, Wolf, Scheno and Fornadley) cruised to a 3:35.31 gold-medal time, crushing the 2007 school-standard of 3:38.35.
The only second-place finish the Crusader relays experienced was in the 200 medley relay, as the grouping of Thurstlic, Wolf, Willcox and Kormanik clocked a 1:39.03. Their time, however, bettered the 2007 record of 1:40.19.
Fornadley, Thurstlic, Lyon and Scheno joined up in the 800 freestyle relay, taking first again in 7:11.45. The time erased the 2007 school mark of 7:17.04.
Susquehanna closed out the meet in grand style, as Fornadley, Thurstlic, Kormanik and Scheno blitzed the 400 freestyle relay competition in 3:12.46. Their collaborative effort led to the falling of the final relay record of the meet, which was the 2007 standard of 3:13.66.
The Crusaders were able to keep up with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy because of an incredible depth of role-playing swimmers. All 17 swimmers who competed for points qualified for either the championship final or the consolation final in at least one event.
Junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme) responded after receiving a second alternate status after the preliminary heats in the 200 individual medley, finaling in each of the two backstroke events. Brinker placed fifth in the 100 backstroke (57.08) and the 200 backstroke (2:06.02).
Junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) also placed in the top six in two events. Gorcyca took fifth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:02.92 and sixth in the 200 breaststroke, clocking a time of 2:21.43.
Kormanik qualified for the championship finals in two events and the consolation finals in one event. He placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (22.72), sixth in the 100 butterfly (56.62) and seventh in the 100 freestyle (50.81).
Sophomore Liv Thran (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights) had a strong showing, placing in the top six in two of his events. Thran came in fourth in the 500 freestyle with a 4:57.20, seventh in the 200 freestyle with a 1:53.62 and third in the 1650 freestyle, clocking 17:13.32.
Freshman Arley Garcia (York, Pa./York Suburban) placed in the top 12 for all of his events, snatching up a 10th-place finish in the 500 freestyle (5:14.24), a 10th-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:54.09) and an eighth-place showing in the 1650 freestyle (18:17.51).
Freshman Steve Grieb (Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan) dropped significant amounts of time from his in-season bests in each event he swam. Grieb snared seventh place in the 400 individual medley (4:39.94), eighth place in the 100 backstroke (57.84) and seventh place in the 200 backstroke (2:07.32).
Sophomore Rob Lombardi (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge), who joined up with the team for the second half of the season after being hampered by injury woes, placed in both events he swam. Lombardi won the consolation final heat in the 50 freestyle (23.41), taking seventh, and placed ninth in the 100 freestyle (51.19).
Freshman Bryan Watts (Bethlehem, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) roped in top 12 finishes in each of his events. Watts conjured up a ninth-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a 23.82, a 12th-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a 1:57.74 and a 10th-place finish in the 100 freestyle (52.34).
Sophomore Andrew Cole (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro) muscled his way to three top 12 finishes, taking eighth in the 100 butterfly (58.34), 12th in the 100 backstroke (1:01.95) and 11th in the 100 freestyle (52.43).
Sophomore Will Conway (Abingdon, Md./Bel Air) qualified for night swims in both breaststroke events, taking 11th in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.64) and 12th in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.72).
Senior Brian Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) closed out his swimming career with an eighth-place showing in the 400 individual medley (4:40.45), a ninth-place effort in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.57) and a ninth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.96).
Sophomore Jim Robichaud (South Portland, Maine/South Portland) and senior Sean Hogan (Plymouth, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) each competed in morning swims, but due to an NCAA rule limiting the number of swimmers eligable for points in a conference championship meet, neither could advance to finals since Susquehanna covered its quota of 18 swimmers.
All-Conference Honors:
1st Team:
Jeff Fornadley (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay)
Alex Thurstlic (200 backstroke, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay)
Joe Scheno (100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay)
Derek Wolf (100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay)
Jeff Kormanik (200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay)
Andrew Lyon (800 freestyle relay)
2nd Team:
Alex Willcox (200 butterfly, 200 medley relay)
Joe Scheno (100 backstroke)
Andrew Lyon (1650 freestyle)
Alex Thurstlic (200 medley relay)
Derek Wolf (200 medley relay)
Jeff Kormanik (200 medley relay)
Crusaders complete undefeated regular season Meet Results
SELINSGROVE , PA —For the first time in 10 years, a Susquehanna team obtained perfection.
The 11-0 (4-0) Crusaders beat up on nonconference McDaniel College in front of a large senior day crowd on hand at the James W. Garrett Sports Complex natatorium by a 111-67 final.
The last Susquehanna team to go undefeated in the regular season was the men's track and field team in 1998.
Susquehanna's men's swimming team had never gone undefeated before in a season before the 2007-08 season.
Four senior men processed behind the starting block area with their parents at the beginning of the meet to commemorate their years of service on the Crusader team. The seniors included Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey), Sean Hogan (Plymouth, Pa./Wyoming Valley West), Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) and Brian Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga). Senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) was unable to attend the senior recognition ceremony but was also recognized for his tenure on the team.
Fornadley capped his final collegiate dual meet by winning both events he swam. He swam a 1:52.29 200 freestyle and a 48.52 100 freestyle.
Freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) slipped under the 23-second barrier in the 50 freestyle by a hair, winning the event in 22.99. Scheno also took second in the 200 butterfly (2:09.98).
Thurstlic won the 200 backstroke, edging out junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn /East Lyme) with a 2:10.59 time. Thurstlic also took second in a close race against McDaniel's Chris Reed in the 200 individual medley, clocking a 2:07.86.
In Lyon's absence, the Crusaders struggled in the distance events. McDaniel's Morgan DeHart captured the 1000 freestyle while Green Terror star Stephen Gomez took the 500 freestyle.
Susquehanna also won both relay events.
Brinker, junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), Scheno and sophomore Rob Lombardi (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) teamed up in the 400 medley relay with a 3:47.27 win. The grouping of Thurstlic, Brinker, freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) and Fornadley finished the meet with a 3:32.55 victory in the 400 freestyle relay.
Several Crusaders picked up second-place finishes on the afternoon. Sophomore Liv Thran (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights) took second in the 1000 (10:57.52) and the 500 (5:28.21) freestyles, freshman Bryan Watts (Bethlehem, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) placed second in the 200 freestyle (2:01.03), Kormanik placed second in the 50 freestyle (23.37), sophomore Andrew Cole (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro) came in second in the 100 freestyle (53.06), Brinker settled for second in the 200 backstroke (2:10.78) and junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) corralled a second-place finish in 200 breaststroke (2:27.56).
Susquehanna will prepare in the upcoming weeks for the Landmark Conference Championships in Kings Point, N.Y. Male swimmers from Susquehanna as well as Drew University, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the University of Scranton, the Catholic University of America and Goucher College will compete in an open-qualifying championship meet. With the host site having six lanes, the top 12 finishers in each event will score points. All events will have a preliminary qualifying session followed by a final session at night with the exception of the 1650 freestyle. The 1650 will be a timed final event swum on the meet's final day.
Crusaders continue undefeated streak Meet Results
READING, PA — Susquehanna prevailed in the most challenging test thus far of its undefeated season when the 400 freestyle relay of freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen), freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia), senior Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) and senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) crushed Albright's contingent and set a new pool record with a 3:17.50 time.
The Crusaders ended the meet by winning 108-97, bringing their record to 10-0 (4-0).
Fornadley cruised to wins in each of his individual events. He snagged a victory in the 50 freestyle (22.33) as well as in the 100 freestyle (48.56).
Scheno took the meet's most surprising win, edging out a trifecta of talented Albright swimmers in the 200 freestyle with a 1:48.19 time. Scheno posted a second-place time of 54.19 in the 100 butterfly as well.
Junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) blitzed the 100 breaststroke heat, winning by four and a half seconds. His 1:00.72 performance set a new Albright College pool record.
Swimming three individual events, senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham ) picked up two second-place finishes. He settled for a 10:25.66 time in the 1000 freestyle and pulled out a gutsy 2:07.52 swim in the 200 individual medley.
Junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme) pulled out a second-place showing in the 100 backstroke with a 57.53 swim.
In the meet's final individual event, junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) helped keep the Crusaders' hopes alive by taking second place in the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.25.
The win against Albright marks the first 10-win season in the history of the program. Neither the men's swim team nor the women's swim team has ever gone undefeated.
McDaniel will stand as the Crusaders' final test when they travel to Susquehanna's campus Saturday. The Green Terror has compiled a record of 1-5 thus far this season.
Crusaders sweep meet to improve to 9-0 Meet Results
WILKES-BARRE, PA—Susquehanna continued its winning ways coming back from the winter holiday break, improving its record to 9-0 after defeating Drew University and King’s College by scores of 61-25 and 52-41, respectively, in a tri-meet.
The Crusaders swept all 11 events.
Senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) led the way for the Crusaders, notching two individual event wins on the afternoon. Lyon smoked the field in the 1000 freestyle (10:30.21) before unleashing a 5:08.46 effort in the 500 freestyle.
Freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) doubled up on individual event wins as well. He took out the 50 freestyle field, covering the sprint in 23.34, before cranking out a 52.39 performance in the 100 freestyle.
Several other Susquehanna men chalked up victories.
After facing tough competition in the first 100 of the 200 freestyle, freshman Arley Garcia (York, Pa./York Suburban) outlasted King’s Brian Seslar with a time of 1:58.53.
Another close race ensued in the 200 individual medley as freshman Alex Willcox (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) staved off a strong freestyle leg by Drew’s Andrew Cronholm. Willcox recorded a time of 2:10.55.
Senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) switched up his normal routine, clocking a 57.40 in the 100 butterfly en route to a first-place finish.
Freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) added another potential championship event to his arsenal, dominating the 100 back competition in 56.63.
Junior school record holder Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) continued his unbeaten streak in the 100 breaststroke, clocking a 1:03.11.
Both Crusader relays took home the first-place honors. Junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme), Wolf, junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) and sophomore Jim Robichaud (South Portland, Maine/South Portland) joined up in the 200 medley relay, winning in a 1:46.73, while the 200 freestyle relay contingent of Gorcyca, junior Ryan Miller (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville), freshman Brian Watts (Bethlehem, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) and Fornadley won in 1:34.74.
Sophomore Liv Thran (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights), freshman Steve Grieb (Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan) and senior Brian Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) each earned second-place finishes.
The Crusaders’ undefeated season hangs in the balance as Susquehanna travels to Albright College on Saturday to face a tough Lion squad. Last year, the Crusaders upset the Lions by a 106-91 tally in the meet’s final event.
Crusaders' perfect season continues as Susquehanna dominates Elizabethtown Meet Results
SELINSGROVE, Pa. —The Crusader men piled on another win as Susquehanna (7-0, 3-0) controlled the tempo of a non-conference meeting against the Elizabethtown Blue Jays by a 115-68 margin.
Senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa. /Hershey) fell just .25 off of his school record in the 100 freestyle as he won the event in a blistering 47.91. Fornadley also topped the 50 freestyle field (22.70).
Senior Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) turned in two individual first-place finishes as well by winning both the 200 IM (2:06.88) and the 100 backstroke (1:00.47).
Junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) easily disposed of the 100 breaststroke competition, grinding out a 1:01.43 performance. Wolf also placed second in the 50 freestyle (23.41).
Senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) took a break from his usual 1000 routine and pulled out a 1:52.71 win in the 200 freestyle. Lyon touched the wall second in the 500 freestyle (5:06.57).
Freshman Alex Willcox (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) took out Elizabethtown 's star swimmer, Chris Miller, in the 1000 freestyle and took the event's top honor by putting out a 10:35.31 performance.
Freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown , Pa./William Allen) swam just one individual event, but he won the only race he swam, the 100 butterfly, in 57.23.
The 200 medley relay consisting of junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme), Wolf, freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) and Kormanik used a strong breaststroke leg by Wolf to topple Elizabethtown's top relay and finished first in 1:41.77.
Kormanik, Scheno, Thurstlic and Fornadley combined sprint talents to lead the Crusaders' “A” 200 freestyle relay to a 1:30.56 win.
Susquehanna fielded second-place finishers with Scheno in the 200 freestyle (1:53.13), freshman Steve Grieb (Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan) in the 100 backstroke (1:00.81) and senior Brian Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) in the 200 individual medley (2:15.17) and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.56).
Susquehanna continues its run at perfection - Meet Results
SCRANTON, PA—Senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) and senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) each won two events as the Crusaders (6-0, 3-0) continued its run at perfection with a 108-80 disposal of Landmark opponent Scranton.
Fornadley took down the field in each of the sprint events. He clocked a first-place 22.72 in the 50 freestyle before breaking the 49-second barrier for the first time this season in the 100 freestyle (48.89).
Lyon swam a first-place time of a 17:49.87 in the grueling 1650 freestyle. He continued on later in the meet to defeat the 400 IM winner, Joe Veselovsky, with a 5:08.62 time.
Freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) swam just one individual event, turning in a decisive 1:53.11 time in the 200 freestyle.
Freshman Alex Willcox (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) continued to master distance butterfly as he took down the competition with a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly (2:04.88). Willcox also placed second in the 1650 freestyle (17:54.84).
Junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) picked up the final individual win for the Crusaders in the meet, touching the pad first in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.82).
Freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen), senior Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) and junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme) each notched second place finishes.
Avenging a disqualification in the 400 medley relay, Susquehanna’s “A” relay in the 400 freestyle relay easily took out Scranton’s relay. The grouping of sophomore Andrew Cole (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro), Thurstlic, junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa/Mechanicsburg) and Scheno set the gold standard in the event, clocking a 3:26.96.
Susquehanna remains undefeated
SELINSGROVE, Pa.-- Susquehanna defeated Catholic at home in the second Landmark meet of the season, clipping the Cardinals at the hands of a 111.5-88.5 score.
Junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme), junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) and Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) handily won the first event of the meet by means of a 200 medley relay win.
Freshman Alex Willcox (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) led the way in a Crusader sweep of the 1000 freestyle, winning the event in a 10:36.42 time. Senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) shortened Willcox's lead in the final 100 yards of the race, but he fell just short of first place with a 10:37.72 time.
Fornadley built up a comfortable lead in the first 100, but Catholic's Brian Jones mounted a comeback and tied Fornadley for the win with a 1:50.99 time.
Scheno and Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) battled it out in the 50 freestyle, giving Susquehanna a one-two finish. Scheno defeated Kormanik by the smallest of margins with a 23.24. Kormanik settled for second place with a 23.25.
Scheno returned in the 100 butterfly after the break and easily put up a 56.46, first-place win.
Susquehanna pulled out another sweep in the 100 freestyle. Fornadley blasted out in a 23 high 50 freestyle split and touched the wall first in 49.42. Kormanik gave the Crusaders a second-place finish with a time of 52.55 while Bryan Watts (Bethlehem, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) conjured up the third spot (54.07).
Brinker held on in the 100 backstroke against Cardinal opponent Dan Finnegan, winning the event in a 58.66 time.
Lyon held a sizable lead throughout the majority of the 500 freestyle, but Jones attacked the back half of the race and eventually caught Lyon just before the wall on the last lap and won the event. Lyon posted a second-place effort of 5:04.72.
Wolf continued his dominance of the 100 breaststroke event, easily taking the race in a 1:02.14 time.
Susquehanna fielded the first-place 200 freestyle relay as well. Backed by a 22.35 anchor split by Kormanik, the team of Watts, Andrew Cole (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro), Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) and Kormanik edged out Catholic's quartet, capturing the final event in 1:33.95.
Susquehanna steamrolls Lycoming Meet Results
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.-- The Crusaders rolled to their fourth straight win at Lycoming College on Tuesday in a 108-89, 11-event sweep.
For the first time this season, Susquehanna won every individual event, including the events won after the Crusaders deactivated live swims at the conclusion of the 100 backstroke.
Senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) led the way for the Crusader men, upsetting Lycoming's Ryan Adamson in the 50 freestyle with a 22.17 time. Fornadley cruised to a 49.54 win in his second individual event of the night in the 100 freestyle.
Senior Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) picked up two individual event wins of his own, claiming the first-place spot in both the 200 freestyle (1:52.31) and the 100 backstroke (57.66).
Several other Crusader swimmers came away with one individual event win.
Sophomore Liv Thran (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights) blitzed senior school record holder Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) on the last 50 of the 1000 freestyle, swimming a lifetime-best time of 10:43.83. Thran also placed third in the 500 freestyle (5:15.18).
Lyon avenged his second-place finish in the 1000 with a victory in the 500 freestyle, clocking a 5:08.22.
Freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) mounted a comeback win in the 100 butterfly, taking first place in a 56.12. Scheno also held off Lycoming's John Dougherty in the 200 freestyle, placing second with a 1:52.67 time.
Junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme) posted a first-place time in the 200 IM (2:09.30) before taking second to Thurstlic in the 100 backstroke (58.27).
Junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) rounded out the individual event winners with a balanced 1:02.68 performance in the 100 breaststroke. Wolf ran up to the blocks at the last minute in the 50 freestyle and posted a third-place time of 23.24.
Susquehanna stunned Lycoming in both relay events as well.
The Crusaders put together a team of Brinker, Wolf, Scheno and freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) in the 200 medley relay that won in a 1:42.17 time. The 200 freestyle relay grouping of junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett), Kormanik, Thurstlic and Fornadley unleashed a 1:30.78 performance and easily handled the top Warrior relay in the process.
Crusaders take Family Weekend meet Meet Results
SELINSGROVE, PA-- Susquehanna swam its second meet in 24 hours and easily handled non-conference Lebanon Valley by a 106-76 score.
No one walked away with more than one individual win for the Crusaders. Kevin Carney of Lebanon Valley racked up two wins for the Dutchmen, winning the 1000 freestyle (10:35.91) and the 400 IM (4:28.00).
Senior Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) beat out senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) in a battle of the Crusader superstars in the 200 freestyle. Thurstlic's 1:53.37 trumped Fornadley's 1:53.94.
Freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) took out his sprint competitors in the 50 freestyle, taking first in a 23.77 time.
Freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) attempted the back-to-back 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle combo and could only muster up one victory out of the effort. Kormanik bested the butterfly competition, touching the wall in 57.92.
Fornadley fell just short of breaking the one-minute barrier in the 100 backstroke with his victory in the event, recording a 1:00.16 time.
Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) picked up his third straight 500 freestyle win with a 5:15.08 time.
Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) notched the final Susquehanna individual win with a 1:04.85 in the 100 breaststroke.
The 200 medley relay grouping of Thurstlic, junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), Scheno and Fornadley burned the Lebanon Valley relay, winning in just less than nine seconds with a 1:41.92 time.
Junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett), freshman Bryan Watts (Bethlehem, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic), freshman Kory Miller (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) and senior Brian Savard (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) closed out the meet by taking the 200 freestyle relay, clocking a 1:36.48.
Susquehanna upsets Dickinson Meet Results
CARLISLE, PA —The Crusader men shocked host Dickinson College by winning for the first time ever against the Devils, by a 111-89 score.
Susquehanna kicked off the meet by claiming the 400 medley relay in a 3:40.76 time. Senior Alex Thurstlic (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) led off with a 55.69 100 backstroke, and the other three stroke legs of junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa. /Mechanicsburg), freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) and senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) held on to solidify the win.
Freshman Alex Willcox (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin ) paced the field in both of his events. He started the meet by winning the 1,000 freestyle, an event where the Crusaders took both first and second place, in a 10:38.95 time. Willcox dominated the 200 butterfly from start to finish, clocking a 2:06.98.
Fornadley emerged from a formidable field of sprinters in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events. He covered the two-lap sprint in a 22.68 before staving off three Devils in the 100 freestyle (49.64).
Thurstlic rounded out the double-event winners, banging out decisive wins in both the 200 IM (2:05.28) and the 200 backstroke (2:07.02).
Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham ) also give the Crusaders an individual win in the 500 freestyle (5:11.63).
The Crusaders also defeated Lebanon Valley, 106-76, on Family Weekend Saturday. Due to technical difficulties, full meet results are not yet available.
Fornadley, Lyon win twice as Susquehanna suffocates Goucher 101-55 Meet Results
BALTIMORE, MD —The Susquehanna University Crusaders' men's swimming team easily handled Goucher College by a score of 101-55 in the inaugural Landmark Conference swim meet.
Susquehanna won 10 of the 11 events, going exhibition after the 100 backstroke.
Senior Jeff Fornadley (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) easily handled his competition, placing first in both the 200 freestyle (1:52.68) and the 100 freestyle (49.19).
Senior Andrew Lyon (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham) swam alone in the 1000 freestyle and stopped the clock at 10:39.15. Lyon claimed the top spot in the 500 freestyle swimming exhibition, finishing in 5:09.04.
Both Crusader relays placed first. The 200 medley relay team of junior Rich Brinker (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme), junior Derek Wolf (Mechanicsburg, Pa. /Mechanicsburg), junior Jeff Gorcyca (Kennett, Pa./Kennett) and Fornadley clocked a winning time of 1:43.46.
Sophomore Jim Robichaud (South Portland, Maine /South Portland), freshman Jeff Kormanik (Allentown, Pa. /William Allen), Wolf and freshman Joe Scheno (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) swam the 200 freestyle relay as an exhibition event and won with a 1:35.19 time.
Other Crusader event winners included freshman Alex Willcox (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) in the 200 individual medley (2:11.49), Gorcyca in the 100 butterfly (1:00.72), Brinker in the 100 backstroke (59.12) and Wolf in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.20).
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