YORK, Pa. – Sophomore Sean Lehan defended his title at MAC Championships at the Graham Aquatic Center while Widener men's swimming took fifth overall.
 
The Pride swam to 801.5 points and placed 5^th out of 11 teams.

DAY 1 – THURSDAY (174.5 Total Points | 4^th Place)

• Thursday finals opened with a bang as Sean Lehan took first for the second year straight in the 500-yard free. Lehan would capture a 4:41.44 to win by two seconds.
• The C Final showed Benjamin Holub touching in a 5:09.40.
• In the B Final of the 200-yard individual medley, Seth Phillips took third with a 2:03.73, just bettering his prelim swim. Adam Bailey took seventh with a 2:06.41.
• The 50-yard free gave Zach Delgado a tie for fourth with Matt Beaney from Stevens. Delgado hit the pad in a 22.47 that matched his morning sprint.
• Bryce Garber won the C Final in the 50-yard free with a 22.44 while Marcus Moreef took third with a 22.78.
• The quad of Matthew Niro, Phillips, Bailey, and Delgado took fifth in the 200-yard medley relay with a 1:38.81. 

DAY 2 – FRIDAY (422.5 Total Points | 4^th Place)

• In the 200-yard free relay, Niro, Naveen Boggi, Delgado, and Bryce Garber took fifth with a final time of 1:28.88. Delgado would lead the splits with a 21.90.
• Bailey snuck into the B Final in the 400-yard individual medley as he touched in a 4:34.74 after his 4:28.20 morning swim.
• Phillips would capture first in the C Final with a 4:30.91 while Holub took third with a 4:38.15 to drop from the morning.
• Niro's 100-yard butterfly would be a fourth-place finish with a 51.78 to cut .5 off his preliminary swim. Delgado would take third in the B Final with a 54.77.
• John Halloran won the C Final with Collin Ergood coming in sixth. Halloran clocked a 55.59 while Ergood swam in a 58.15.
• Lehan continued his final streak with a silver in the 200-yard free. The sophomore would touch with a 1:44.10 to drop two seconds from the morning.
• Noah Fedo and Boggi would finish back-to-back with Fedo leading in a 1:55.43. Boggi hit the wall in a 1:56.14.
• The night would be capped off with a fifth-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay. Niro, Phillips, Bailey, and Delgado showcased a 3:38.94.

DAY 3 – SATURDAY (611.5 Total Points | 5^th Place)

• A long Saturday night finals session opened with Bailey sneaking into the A Final in the 200-yard butterfly. The 2:06.00 would follow his prelims 2:02.79 swim. 
• Halloran and Ergood came back-to-back the B Final with a 2:10.37 and 2:14.11 respectively.
• Niro's A Final swim in the 100-yard backstroke showed a 54.56 while Garber took fifth in the B Final in 56.59.
• The 100-yard breaststroke showed a 1:01.82 for Michael Machristie as he dropped from the prelim swim. 
• Marcus Moreef's C Final showed a 1:04.85 to also drop time.
• Finals would be wrapped up with a bronze in the 800-yard free relay as Lehan, Bailey, Ergood, and Phillips touched in a 7:25.31.

DAY 4 – SUNDAY (801.5 Total Points | 5^th Place)

• Lehan took silver in the 1650-yard free with a 16:43.78 to begin the fourth night of competition. From earlier in the afternoon, Holub wrapped up his mile with an 18:09.77.
• Boggi would swim in a 50.38 in the B Final of the 100-yard free. Delgado won the C Final with a 49.97 which won by 0.3 seconds. Marcus Moreef would sneak into finals with a 51.55 from the morning and drop to a 51.30.
• The 200-yard backstroke showed Niro capturing first in the B Final with a 2:00.64. Garber took second in the C Final with a 2:08.91.
• The 200-yard breaststroke final held Machristie in the A Final. Machristie would touch in a 2:15.39.
• Phillips took seventh in the B Final with a 2:18.74 for a two second drop from prelims. 
• The meet wrapped up with the Pride taking sixth overall in the 400-yard free relay. Niro, Boggi, Phillips, and Delgado would touch with a 3:19.63.