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  penn state behrend dual recap
Penn State Behrend Recap
Sports Information Department
Trevor James Hawes, Graduate Assistant

Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: November 16, 2007
 
GANNON SWIMMERS OVERTAKE
PENN STATE BEHREND

 
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon University men’s and women’s swimming teams swept the Penn State Behrend Lions in a dual meet Friday evening. The men’s squad defeated the cross-town rival 110-71, while the Lady Knights overtook host Behrend 122-52. Scoring was only kept through the first 20 events. The final seven events were considered exhibitions.
   
Val Adams (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and Carey Siwek (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) recorded double-wins for the Lady Knights. Both took first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 4:27.32. Rebecca Eberly (Eighty Four, Pa./Canon McMillian) and Ashlee Calandra (Hamburg, N.Y./Frontier) also participated on the relay team. Adams won the 500 freestyle in 5:33.91. Siwek topped all competitors in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:19.95.
   
Michael Piper (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake) posted a double-win for the Golden Knights. Piper finished the 200 backstroke in 2:02.16 and joined Matt Krizmanic (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), Joe Wagner (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch), and David Landry (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon Area) with a 2:02.16 take of the 400 medley relay.
   
The men’s and women’s swimming teams continue action on Thursday, November 29 at the three-day-long Ashland Invitational, hosted by Ashland University.    

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