2018-19 Men's Swimming News
Mary Washington's Leckrone & York's Stahl Both Two-Time All-Americans at NCAA Swimming Championships
March 24, 2019
Mary Washington senior Jeff Leckrone and York sophomore Keven Stahl and junior Justine Wantz have been selected to compete at the 2018 NCAA Division III Swimming Championships. The championships will be held March 20-23 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. A total of 579 participants (526 swimmers and 53 divers) will compete in the championships.
Mary Washington's Leckrone, York's Stahl & Wantz Earn Spots at NCAA Swimming Championships in Greensboro
February 28, 2019
Mary Washington senior Jeff Leckrone and York sophomore Keven Stahl and junior Justine Wantz have been selected to compete at the 2018 NCAA Division III Swimming Championships. The championships will be held March 20-23 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. A total of 579 participants (526 swimmers and 53 divers) will compete in the championships.
Mary Washington Captures 19th Straight CAC Men's Swimming Title; UMW's Jeff Leckrone Named Swimmer of the Year
February 17, 2019
Mary Washington totaled 1064.5 points throughout the four-day meet en route to its 19th straight CAC men's swimming championship at St. Mary's.
CAC Swimming Championships Underway at St. Mary's
February 12, 2019
The 2019 CAC Swimming Championships will kick off on Thursday evening on the campus of St. Mary's in St. Mary's City, Md.
Mary Washington's Jeffrey Leckrone Earns Second CAC Men's Swimmer of the Week Award
January 29, 2019
Mary Washington's Jeffrey Leckrone won three races as Mary Washington battled Gettysburg College on Saturday. He placed first in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 58.23, as well as the 200 yard breaststroke at 2:07.33. He was part of the winning 400 yard medley relay, and also placed third in the 100 yard butterfly.
Seven CAC Swimming Programs Achieve CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Status
January 28, 2019
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 713 teams from 460 institutions to the Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2018 semester. The teams were selected by the CSCAA’s Scholar All-America committee on the basis of their Fall grade point averages and represent 16,502 student-athletes.
Salisbury's Peter Moyer Selected CAC Men's Swimmer of the Week
January 22, 2019
Salisbury senior Peter Moyer collected five individual victories in Salisbury's previous four meets, helping lead the team to a 3-1 record. The senior earned two first-place finishes against McDaniel, coming in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle. He then placed first in the 100-meter freestyle against Virginia Wesleyan and collected his final two against Marymount in the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle. Moyer was also a part of four relay victories, earning one in each of the four meets.
York's Keven Stahl Selected CAC Men's Swimmer of the Week for Third Consecutive Week
December 04, 2018
York sophomore Keven Stahl had another big week in leading the Spartans to a second place finish at the Washington & Lee Invitational this past weekend. Stahl earned a trio of individual wins for the Spartans. He won the 200 IM in a time of 1:54.53. Stahl touched the wall first in the 400 IM with a time of 4:08.21. He finished off the weekend with a win in the 1650 free with a pool-record time of 16:24.40. Stahl also swam the lead off leg of two second place relay teams, the 400 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay. Stahl's time in the 200 IM is now the top mark in the CAC in the event. For the year, Stahl has 11 individual wins in four meets for the year.
York Sophomore Keven Stahl Named CAC Men's Swimmer of the Week
November 20, 2018
York sophomore Keven Stahl had another big weekend as he won three individual races at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational this weekend. Stahl won the 1650 freestyle, the 400 IM, and the 500 freestyle. Stahl notched a time of 15:57.97 is the top time in the CAC so far this year while it ranks third in the nation in the event. His 400 IM time of 4:02.43 is third in all of Division III while his 500 freestyle time is fourth best in the nation so far in 2018-19. Stahl leads the Spartans with 11 individual wins for the year. Stahl also swam on three relay teams that earned top ten finishes during the weekend including a pair of fourth place finishes in the 400 medley relay and the 800 free relay.
CAC Players of the Week - Nov. 6
November 06, 2018
This week's conference swimming honors were garnered by Keven Stahl of York men's swimming and Brenna Litynski of St. Mary's women's swimming. See below for more information about the weekly award winners and honor rolls for each sport, or click here to watch the CAC Players of the Week video on YouTube.
CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 30
October 30, 2018
Now several weeks into the CAC swimming season, this week's conference honors were awarded to Joey Peppersack of Mary Washington men's swimming and Carley Vaughn of Mary Washington women's swimming.
Mary Washington Men's Swimming Unanimously Selected to Claim 19th Straight CAC Crown
October 26, 2018
Mary Washington was selected as the unanimous preseason favorite to win the win the Capital Athletic Conference men's swimming title in a preseason vote among the conference head coaches. The Eagles will aim for their 19th-consecutive conference championship this winter.
CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 23
October 23, 2018
The fall golf season is winding down with only a few tournaments left on the slate, while the swimming campaign is just getting started with four of the five CAC teams opening up their seasons this past weekend. This week's CAC weekly awards were given to Carson Castelli of Christopher Newport men's golf, Erica Whitehouse of Christopher Newport women's golf, Jeffrey Leckrone of Mary Washington men's swimming, and Justine Wantz of York women's swimming.
Rasmussen Named York Swimming Coach
August 28, 2018
York College Assistant Dean for Athletics and Recreation Paul Saikia is happy to announce that Eric Rasmussen has been named the new head swimming coach/aquatics director at York College. Rasmussen comes to York with over 25 years of coaching and aquatic experience.
Mary Washington Announces Justin Anderson as Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach
July 20, 2018
Justin Anderson has been named as the head men's and women's swimming coach at the University of Mary Washington, according to interim Director of Athletics Patrick Catullo. Anderson, a 2010 UMW graduate, returns to his alma mater after five seasons as head coach at Frostburg State University.