February 16th, 2025 by WCBC Radio
Frostburg State Men's Swim team secured their third consecutive Mountain East Conference title on Saturday, placing third overall at the GMAC/MEC Championships.
On the final day of events, senior Nate Canapp took second overall in the 1,650 free at 16:09.74 while earning First Team All-MEC, as sophomore Jack Bond placed seventh with Honorable Mention honors in 17:07.72. In the 100 free, sophomores Abe Bias (46.43) and Dylan King (46.92) secured First and Second Team All-MEC honors, respectively, finishing fifth and seventh overall, with the former setting the third-fastest time in program history and the latter earning the fifth-fastest.
FSU earned another Honorable Mention All-MEC with graduate PJ Emrich (2:11.52) taking seventh overall in the 200 breast, then in the final event of the day, the 400 free relay team of Bias, King, senior Jaden Tipton, and junior Josh Horner placed third overall and first in the MEC at 3:07.51, the third-best mark in program history.
Frostburg ended the meet on 1,119.5 points, trailing only Ashland in second place with 1,556 and Findlay, who earned another championship on 1,791 points. The full standings and FSU All-MEC performers are listed below.
1.Findlay – 1,791 points
2.Ashland – 1,556 points
3.Frostburg State – 1,119.5 points
4.Fairmont State – 697 points
5.Wheeling – 577 points
6.Davis & Elkins – 514 points
7.Salem (WV) – 500 points
8.Malone – 344.5 points
9.West Virginia Wesleyan – 228 points
First Team All-MEC
200 free relay – Abe Bias, Jaden Tipton, Mikkel LeBlanc, Tory Reynolds
400 free relay – Abe Bias, Jaden Tipton, Josh Horner, Dylan King
800 free relay – Abe Bias, Jaden Tipton, Bradin Norris, Nate Canapp
Nate Canapp – 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free, 400 IM
Dylan King – 200 fly
Abe Bias – 100 free
Second Team All-MEC
200 medley relay – Josh Stokes, Tave Chanthavong, Dylan King, Tory Reynolds
400 medley relay – Josh Stokes, Tave Chanthavong, Dylan King, Abe Bias
Dylan King – 200 IM, 100 fly, 100 free
Bradin Norris – 1000 free
Tory Reynolds – 50 free
Abe Bias – 200 free
Honorable Mention All-MEC
Bradin Norris – 400 IM, 200 fly
Jack Bond – 500 free, 1650 free
Josh Horner – 100 back
PJ Emrich – 200 breast
