YORK, Pa. – The 200 medley relay team of Shane Stauffer, George Wade, Janis Kirsis, and Ryan Erdman finished first and set a new school record in the process to help the Arcadia University men's swim team sit at second overall after day one of the 2022 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships on Thursday evening.
 
The championship-winning team finished the race in 1:35.37, narrowly besting the relay team from Stevens. The team of Adam Smith, Kevin Foley, Tyler Mui, and Bailey Orehosky completed the race in 1:40.72, good for third in the "B" relay.
 
In the 500 freestyle, Dylan Alexander finished third with a time of 4:48.20, followed by Smith in 13^th place with a personal-best time of 4:56.57, and Daniel Ross in 19^th with a personal-best of 5:05.65.
 
Kirsis came in third in the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.54, Foley finished with a personal-best of 2:01.28 for eighth place and Mui set another personal-best for the Knights with a time of 2:01.47 for 12^th place.
 
Stauffer continued the run of top-three finishes with a third-place completion in the 50 free at a personal-best time of 21.49. Erdman finished in 17^th place with a personal-best of 21.84 and Carlos Pinga completed the race in 22.12 for a 19^th-place finish.

The Knights return to the pool for day two of the MAC Championships tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.