CANTON, Ohio – Fairmont State had five A-final qualifications on Thursday evening during the third day of the GMAC/MEC Swimming Championships in Canton, Ohio.
 
Day three was highlighted by a third-place finish from Zsofi Bevardi in the women's 400 individual medley with a time of 4:43.18. Kaitlyn Stumpf and Kayla Fogle also quailed for Thursday's B-final in the 400 IM.
 
On the men's side, Pedro Gaspar, Majester Abdul-Jalil, Tyler Virtue and Josep Castan all qualified for A-finals. Gaspar finished sixth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:46.64, while Abdul-Jalil also finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 58.07. Virtue finished just behind Abdul-Jalil in seventh place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 58.24. Castan qualified for the A-final in the 100 butterfly and turned in a time of 52.65 to finish eighth in the event.
 
Fairmont State also had seven individuals qualify for B-finals on Thursday, while 12 others swam in C-finals.
 
B-final qualifications included: Majester Abdul-Jalil (100 Butterfly), Kaitlyn Stumpf (400 IM), Kayla Fogle (400 IM), Kyle Carson (400 IM), Nathan Harvey (100 Breaststroke), Lexi Antol (100 Backstroke), Nathan Fubio (100 Backstroke)
 
C-final qualifications included: Kayla Fogle (100 Butterfly), Nathan Harvey (400 IM), Michael Miller (400 IM), Chris Pfaltzgraff (400 IM), Chase Curry (400 IM), Chris Hoover (200 Freestyle), Nathan Fubio (200 Freestyle), Catharina Delduque (100 Breaststroke), Zack Bishop (100 Breaststroke), Josep Castan (100 Backstroke), Devan Wilson (100 Backstroke), Trevor Gallardo (100 Backstroke)
 
To cap the night in the 200 freestyle relay, the Fairmont State men finished seven with a time of 1:30.45 (Fubio, Castan, Bishop, Wilson), while the women came in ninth with a time of 1:46.48 (Sarah Stallman, Makayla Burns, Cheri Signorelli and Alexis Antol).
 
Heading into the final day of competition, the Fairmont State women are in seventh place with 316 total points on the week. UNC Pembroke leads all MEC programs with 690.
 
On the men's side, Fairmont State is in sixth place with 588 points. Notre Dame is in second place overall and leads all MEC programs with 685 points.
 
All-MEC Performers-
Women 100 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Mariel Mencia Martinez (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Caterina Coughlin (UNCP)
Third Team All-MEC: Liz Perry (FROST)

Men 100 Butterfly
First Team All-MEC: Andrew Creelman (FROST)
Second Team All-MEC: Ashton Smith (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Michael McAlpine (WVWC)

Women 400 Individual Medley
First Team All-MEC: Zsofi Bevardi (FAIR)
Second Team All-MEC: Anna Miller (UNCP)
Third Team All-MEC: Natalia Sarmiento (UNCP)

Men 400 Individual Medley
First Team All-MEC: Noah Loper (FROST)
Second Team All-MEC: Adonis Thomas (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Daniel Alvarez (NDC)

Women 200 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Gillian Manning (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Nathalia Silva (UNCP)
Third Team All-MEC: Dru Mills (DE)

Men 200 Freestyle
First Team All-MEC: Ashton Smith (NDC)
Second Team All-MEC: Anthony Giuseppetti (FROST)
Third Team All-MEC: Arthur Assfeld (WVWC)

Women 100 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Sarah Morden (UNCP)
Third Team All-MEC: Jaybreona Foster (NDC)

Men 100 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Enrique Garcia (DE)
Second Team All-MEC: Majester Abdul-Jalil (FAIR)
Third Team All-MEC: Tyler Virtue (FAIR)

Women 100 Backstroke
First Team All-MEC: Gillian Manning (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Emily Thomas (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Alexis Antol (FAIR)

Men 100 Backstroke
First Team All-MEC: Jiwh Santos (DE)
Second Team All-MEC: Geoff Dixon (DE)
Third Team All-MEC: Anthony Giuseppetti (FROST)

Women 200 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: UNC Pembroke (Mariel Mencia Martinez, Gillian Manning, Nathalia Silva, Bianca Bateman)
Second Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Francesca Crevoiserat, Summer Mastandrea, Aubree Morris, Liz Perry)
Third Team All-MEC: Notre Dame (Hannah Berlin, Brooke Dobrzanski, Alexis Torosian, Hannah Parkman)

Men 200 Freestyle Relay
First Team All-MEC: Notre Dame (Ashton Smith, Matt Headley, Trey Parris, Roan Kelleher)
Second Team All-MEC: West Virginia Wesleyan (Arthur Assfeld, Jake Bohland, Michael McAlpine, Marc Bennett)
Third Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Jackson Miller, Quincy Page, PJ Emrich, Andrew Creelman)