PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Penn State Altoona men's swimmer Adam Capatch (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg) earned first team Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference All-Conference honors in four events and also was named the league Newcomer of the Year Friday when the AMCC Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving All-Conference teams were announced.

All-conference selections are based on event finish at the AMCC Championships, which were held last Thursday through Saturday in Grove City, PA.

Capatch, a freshman, was a first team selection in the 200 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, and 200 Medley Relay with Dan Palermo (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley), Bryan Dau (Princeton, NJ/Notre Dame), and Jimmy Reilly (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley).  Capatch set new Penn State Altoona pool records in the 200 IM and 200 Breast.

Sophomore Dan Bodde (Shippensburg, PA/Shippensburg) got second team all-league accolades in the 50 Free, 200 Free, joined Dau, Palermo, and Reilly for second team honors in the 400 Free Relay, and also helped Capatch, Palermo, and Reilly take second team in the 800 Free Relay.

Dau collected an individual second team all-league honor in the 100 Fly, while Palermo earned the same award in the 200 Back.

Penn State Behrend was the men's team champion with Penn State Altoona, Frostburg State, and Pitt-Bradford finishing second through fourth, respectively.

On the women's side, freshman Whitney Weston (South Williamsport, PA/South Williamsport) won second team all-conference honors in the 200 Free and joined teammates to earn second team distinction in the 400 Free Relay and 800 Free Relay.

She joined with Caroline Smith (New Carrollton, MD/Elizabeth Seton), Melissa DeFelice (Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley), and Brittany Bauer (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks South) in the 800 Free before helping Smith, DeFelice, and Emily McAleer (Altoona, PA/Altoona) in the 400 Free.

Lion diver Mollie Torello (Avondale, PA/Avon Grove) got second team recognition in the 1 meter diving portion of the championships.

Penn State Behrend also won the women's team championships with Frostburg State, Penn State Altoona, and Pitt-Bradford finishing second through fourth, respectively. 

GROVE CITY, Pa. - Penn State Altoona men's swimmer Adam Capatch (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg) broke the school record in the 200 Yard IM after clocking a 2:00.77 Thursday on the opening day of the 2009 Grove City Invitational, which contains the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and Presidents Athletic Conference Championships.  The Lion men accumulated 49 points and sit in third place, while the Altoona women are in second place with 60 points.

Capatch won the AMCC Individual Championship in the 200 IM with his record-setting performance, which was two seconds better than the previous Adler Pool mark set by Kyle Centrella in 2002.

The championships continue through Saturday.  Check the men's and women's swimming home pages for links to the Grove City Invitational official meet page, where fans can view live results and watch a live video webcast of the championship.

HUNTINGDON, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona women's swimming and diving squad fell to non-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference foe Juniata College 107-83 on Saturday, January 31, in the Lions' last meet before the season-ending AMCC Championships.

Altoona was able to capture three individual wins, with Brittany Bauer (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks South) winning the 200 SC meter IM, Kaitlyn Knott (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) claiming the 100 SC meter butterfly, and Brianna Yingling (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) placing first in the 100 SC meter backstroke.

Yingling was also able to grab a second-place finish in the 100 SC meter breastroke during the meet.

The Lions will be back in action on February 12, when both the men's and women's squads will participate in the Grove City Invitational/AMCC Championships.  Meet time is still to be determined.

FREDERICK, Md. - Sophomore Bryan Dau (Princeton, NJ/Notre Dame) and freshman Adam Capatch (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg) won a pair of events for the Penn State Altoona men's swimming team, which cruised to a 124-63 victory over Hood College Saturday afternoon in a non-league dual meet.  The Lion women fell 92-88 to the Blazers from Hood.

Dau won the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 24.34 and also took the 100 Yard Butterfly with a 59.45.  Capatch emerged victorious in the 200 Yard IM after clocking a 2:17.92 and followed that up with a 1:07.91 to win the 100 Yard Breaststroke.

Sophomore Dan Bodde (Shippensburg, PA/Shippensburg) also won an event for the Lion men, taking the 100 Yard Freestyle in 51.23.  Altoona captured both relays on the afternoon including the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay and the 200 Yard Medley Relay.

On the women's side, sophomore Brittany Bauer (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks South) along with freshmen Brianne Yingling (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) and Kaitlyn Knott (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) were event winners on the afternoon.

Bauer swam a 2:37.29 to win the 200 Yard IM, while Yingling won the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a 1:19.60.  Knott narrowly won the 100 Yard Butterfly, edging Hood's Erica Hamor by nine-hundreths of a second with a time of 1:08.42.

Both the Lion men's and women's swimming teams return to action next Saturday, January 31, for a non-league dual meet at Juniata College.

ALTOONA, Pa. - Both Penn State Altoona's men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference rival Penn State Behrend Saturday afternoon at the Adler Pool.

The men's squad lost 124-85 to their foes from the north.  Individually, Adam Capatch (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg Area) placed first in both the 200 yard IM and the 100 yard breastroke, while teammate Dan Palermo captured a first-place win in the 100 yard backstroke.

A combination of Capatch, Palermo, Bryan Dau (Princeton, NJ/Notre Dame), and Dan Bodde (Shippensburg, PA/Shippensburg) also took home the men's 400 yard medley relay for the afternoon.

On the women's side, the Lions of Altoona fell 109-89 to Behrend.  For the first time all season, the Lions did not win a team event or an individual event.

Both Lion squads are back in action next Saturday when Altoona will face Hood College in a non-conference meet.  Meet time is set for 1:00 PM.