CANTON, Ohio – The Fairmont State men's and women's swim teams wrapped up competition at the GMAC/MEC Swimming Championships with a pair of championship victories in the 1650 freestyle event.
 
Zsofi Bevardi won the women's 1650 with a time of 17:26.31, while Ricard Castan was victorious in the men's 1650 with a time of 16:41.06. Josep Castan and Chris Hoover also finished in the top-10 of the men's 1650 by finishing eighth and ninth, respectively.
 
In the men's 200 backstroke Pedro Gaspar and Castan both qualified for the A-final. Gaspar finished fourth in the event with a time of 1:58.27, while Castan came in seventh with a time of 1:58.88. In the women's 200 backstroke, Lexi Antol led the Falcons by qualifying for the B-final with a time of 2:12.46.
 
Later in the evening, both Majester Abdul-Jalil and Tyler Virtue earned a trip to the podium in the men's 200 breaststoke. Abdul-Jalil finished third in the event with a time of 2:04.54, while Virtue came in seventh after turning in a time of 2:09.91. Nathan Harvey also qualified for the B-final in the event.
 
In the final individual event of the day, Kayla Fogle and Castan led the Fairmont State women and men by qualifying for the B-final in the 200 butterfly. In addition, Nathan Fubio and Tyler Virtue each qualified for the B-final in the men's 100 freestyle.
 
In the final relay of the four-day championship event, the Fairmont State men came in third place in the 200 free relay with a time of 3:12.09. The Fairmont State women came in eighth in the women's 200 free relay.
 
In the final event standings at the GMAC/MEC Swimming Championships, the Falcon men came in fourth place overall – turning in the second-highest point total by a MEC program behind Notre Dame College.
 
In the final event standings on the women's side, the Falcons came in ninth place overall, the sixth-best finish by a Mountain East Conference program.
 
All-MEC Performers-
Women 1,650 Free
First Team All-MEC: Zsofi Bevardi (FAIR)
Second Team All-MEC: Nathalia Silva (UNCP)
Third Team All-MEC: Hannah Berlin (NDC)

Men 1,650 Free
First Team All-MEC: Ricard Castan (FAIR)
Second Team All-MEC: Justin Geiszler (FROST)
Third Team All-MEC: Daniel Alvarez (NDC)

Women 200 Back
First Team All-MEC: Emily Thomas (NDC)
Second Team All-MEC: Alexis Antol (FAIR)
Third Team All-MEC: Paige Seplak (FROST)

Men 200 Back
First Team All-MEC: Anthony Giuseppetti (FROST)
Second Team All-MEC: Pedro Gaspar (FAIR)
Third Team All-MEC: Geoff Dixon (DE)

Women 100 Free
First Team All-MEC: Mariel Mencia Martinez (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Hannah Parkman (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Francesca Crevoiserat (FROST)

Men 100 Free
First Team All-MEC: Arthur Assfeld (WVWC)
Second Team All-MEC: Ashton Smith (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Noah Loper (FROST)

Women 200 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Kay Lange (WVWC)
Second Team All-MEC: Jaybreonna Foster (NDC)
Third Team All-MEC: Sarah Morden (UNCP)

Men 200 Breaststroke
First Team All-MEC: Majester Abdul-Jalil (FAIR)
Second Team All-MEC: Tyler Virtue (FAIR)
Third Team All-MEC: Enrique Garcia (DE)

Women 200 Fly
First Team All-MEC: Gillian Manning (UNCP)
Second Team All-MEC: Caterina Coughlin (UNCP)
Third Team All-MEC:  Alexis Torosian (NDC)

Men 200 Fly
First Team All-MEC: Andrew Creelman (FROST)
Second Team All-MEC: Viggy Muley (DE)
Third Team All-MEC: Santiago De Stefano Cavazos (WVWC)

Women 400 Free Relay
First Team All-MEC: UNC Pembroke (Mariel Mencia Martinez, Anna Miller, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Gillian Manning)
Second Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Francesca Crevoiserat, Summer Mastandrea, Aubree Morris, Liz Perry)
Third Team All-MEC: Notre Dame (Hannah Berlin, Brooke Dobrzanski, Emily Thomas, Alexis Torosian) 

Men 400 Free Relay
First Team All-MEC: Frostburg State (Anthony Giuseppetti, Noah Loper, Quincy Page, Jackson Miller)
Second Team All-MEC: Fairmont State (Tyler Virtue, Nathan Fubio, Ricard Castan, Pedro Gaspar)
Third Team All-MEC: Notre Dame (Jeremy Acosta, Daniel Alvarez, Roan Kelleher, Ashton Smith)