CANTON, Ohio -- Seven top-10 finishes headlined the second day of the GMAC/MEC Swimming Championships for Fairmont State on Wednesday evening in Canton. The day was headlined by the fifth-place finish by Ricard Castan in the 500 freestyle for Fairmont State.
 
The Falcons had three swimmers qualify for A-finals on Wednesday, with each coming in the 500 freestyle. On the men's side, Castan (4:45.91) turned in the top-five performance to earn third-team All-MEC honors in the event, while Pedro Gaspar came in eighth place in the event with a time of 4:55.99. Chris Hoover also qualified in B-final for the event, finishing 16^th with a time of 5:05.02.
 
On the women's side, Zsofi Bevardi qualified for the lone A-final on Wednesday, finishing seventh in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:14.70.
 
In the second individual event of the day, Fairmont State had two men's swimmers qualify for the B-final in the 200 IM. Tyler Virtue won the B-final race and finished ninth in the event with a time of 1:57.89. He also garnered third team All-MEC honors with his performance. Majester Abdul-Jalil finished 13^th in the event with a time of 2:00.54, while Kyle Carson swam in the C-final and finished 23^rd with a time of 2:06.97.
 
In the women's 200 IM, Alexis Antol and Kayla Fogle each qualified for the C-final. Antol placed 19^th in the event with a time of 2:18.93, and Kayla Fogle came in 21^st place with a time of 2:21.64.
 
In the third individual event of the day, Fairmont State's Nathan Fubio won the B-final of the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.54. His teammate Devan Wilson also qualified for the C-final in the event and placed 24^th with a time of 22.94. In the women's 50 freestyle, Sarah Stallman qualified for the C-final and finished 21^st with a time of 26.21.
 
Fairmont State also competed in the 400 Medley Relay on Wednesday evening. The Falcon men placed fifth in the event with a time of 3:31.17 to earn third-team All-MEC accolades in the event. The FSU women took ninth in the relay with a time of 4:16.63.
 
After two days of competition, UNC Pembroke leads all MEC programs and is in third on the women's side with 374 points at the GMAC/MEC Championships. Hillsdale leads the meet with 633 points, and Findlay is second with 510.5 points. Fairmont State is currently in eighth place with 197 points.

On the men's side, Findlay leads the way with 595.5 points. Notre Dame is in second with 357 points, just ahead of Fairmont State's two-day total of 345 points.

All-MEC Performers-
Women 500 Free
First Team All-MEC: Gillian Manning (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Nathalia Silva (UNCP)
Third Team All-MEC: Hannah Berlin (NDC)
 
Men 500 Free
First Team All-MEC: Anthony Giuseppetti (FROST)
Second Team All-MEC: Michael McAlpine (WVWC)
Third Team All-MEC: Ricard Castan (FAIR)

Women 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Anna Miller (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Dru Mills (DE)
Third Team All-MEC: Jaybreona Foster (NDC)

Men 200 IM
First Team All-MEC: Enrique Garcia (DE)
Second Team All-MEC: Noah Loper (FROST)
Third Team All-MEC: Tyler Virtue (FAIR)

Women 50 Free
First Team All-MEC: Mariel Mencia Martinez (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Megan Schueller (DE)
Third Team All-MEC: Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos (UNCP)

Men 50 Free
First Team All-MEC: Arthur Assfeld (WVWC)
Second Team All-MEC: Andrew Creelman (FROST)
Third Team All-MEC: Roan Kelleher (NDC)

Women 400 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: UNC Pembroke (Paige Seplak, Sarah Morden, Caterina Coughlin, Mariel Mencia Martinez)
Second Team All-MEC: Notre Dame (Emily Thomas, Jaybreona Foster, Hannah Parkman, Brooke Dobrzanski)
Third Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan (Amanda Schlor, Kay Lange, Alienor Dalle, Morgan Choffin)

Men 400 Medley Relay
First Team All-MEC: Davis & Elkins (Geoff Dixon, Enrique Garcia, Viggy Muler, Jiwh Santos)
Second Team All-MEC: Notre Dame (Trey Parris, Evan Gyurke, Ashton Smith, Roan Kelleher)
Third Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Pedro Gaspar, Majester Abdul-Jalil, Josep Castan, Tyler Virtue)