LANCASTER, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall's Tom Graminski and Ben Delia and Swarthmore's Ben Freeman garnered top awards to headline the 2020 All-Centennial Men's Swimming Team.
Graminski was honored as the championship meet Most Outstanding Performer after collecting six total gold medals throughout the meet. The sophomore won three individual races and was part of three winning relays for the Diplomats. Individually, he won the 200 IM, 100 and 200 breaststroke events while also teaming up for wins in the 200 medley, 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Graminski set new conference, championship meet and pool records in the both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and was part of championship-record 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Graminski becomes the ninth Diplomat to receive Most Outstanding Performer honors, and the first since Tom Grabiak in 2010. F&M now holds a 9-8 edge over Gettysburg for the most all-time MOP awards at the CC championship.
Freeman was selected as the Most Outstanding Rookie, marking the third straight year in which a Swarthmore swimmer received the honor. Freeman won bronze in a trio of events, including the 1,650 freestyle on Sunday with an NCAA B cut time of 16:07.03. Swarthmore has the most Most Outstanding Rookie awards (3) in the conference since the award's inception in 2013.
Delia was chosen by his peers as the Coach of the Year after guiding the Diplomats to their first team title since 2010 and ninth overall. The Diplomats won 10 of the 18 events and compiled 802.5 points, defeating second-place Gettysburg by 18.5 points for the team crown.
A conference-leading nine swimmers earned All-CC recognition for the champion Diplomats. Gettysburg tallied the second most all-stars with seven, while Swarthmore had five swimmers on the list. Dickinson and Washington College both had one individual land on the All-CC squad.
Most Outstanding Performer – Tom Graminski, Franklin & Marshall
Outstanding Rookie Performer – Ben Freeman, Fr., Swarthmore
Coach of the Year – Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall
FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Year, Event, Hometown / High School
Will Freeman, Dickinson, Sr., 400 IM, Haddonfield, N.J. / Pennington School
Brendan Cline, Franklin & Marshall, So., 200 MR / 200 FR / 400 FR, Annapolis, Md. / Key School
Tom Graminski, Franklin & Marshall, So., 200 MR / 200 IM / 400 MR / 100 Breast / 200 Breast / 400 FR, Red Hook, N.Y. / Red Hook
Matt Hopkins, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., 200 FR, Wayne, Pa. / Malvern Preparatory
Alex Sang, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., 200 FR, West Windsor, N.J. / West Windsor-Plainsboro
Chris Schiavone, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., 200 MR / 50 Free / 400 MR / 200 FR / 100 Free / 400 FR, Mount Joy, Pa. / Hill School
Jack Sinton, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., 400 MR, Towson, Md. / Loyola Blakefield
Willem Stoll, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., 1650 Free, South Salem, N.Y. / John Jay
Alec Wahl, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., 200 MR / 400 MR / 400 FR, Webster, N.Y. / Webster Thomas
Nick Cox, Gettysburg, Fr., 100 Back, Purcellville, Va. / Ponte Vedra
Jack Edelson, Gettysburg, Jr., 100 Fly / 200 Fly, Charlotte, N.C. / Providence Senior
Ethan Bergmann, Swarthmore, So., 800 FR, Rogersville, Mo. / Logan-Rogersville
Ben Freeman, Swarthmore, Fr., 800 FR, Lakewood, Colo. / Colorado Academy
Alec Lawless, Swarthmore, So., 800 FR, Bethlehem, Pa. / Blair Academy
Alec Menzer, Swarthmore, Jr., 800 FR / 500 Free / 200 Free, Newark, Del. / Newark Charter
Andrew Feeley, Washington College, Jr., 200 Back, Baltimore, Md. / Towson
HONORABLE MENTION
Will Freeman, Dickinson, Sr., 200 IM, Haddonfield, N.J. / Pennington School
Brendan Cline, Franklin & Marshall, So., 100 Fly, Annapolis, Md. / Key School
Cameron Mehta, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., 400 IM, Mount Pleasant, S.C. / Wando
Chris Schiavone, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., 200 Free, Mount Joy, Pa. / Hill School
Jack Sinton, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., 200 Fly, Towson, Md. / Loyola Blakefield
Alec Wahl, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., 100 Back, Webster, N.Y. / Webster Thomas
Aedan Collins, Gettysburg, So., 800 FR / 200 FR, Westfield, N.J. / Westfield
Nick Cox, Gettysburg, Fr., 200 MR / 400 MR / 200 Back, Purcellville, Va. / Ponte Vedra
Jack Edelson, Gettysburg, Jr., 200 MR / 800 FR / 400 MR / 200 FR, Charlotte, N.C. / Providence Senior
Sam Nonemaker, Gettysburg, So., 200 MR / 400 MR / 200 FR, Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg
Danny Petrillo, Gettysburg, Jr., 800 FR, Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan
Duncan Proxmire, Gettysburg, Jr., 800 FR / 500 Free / 1650 Free, McLean, Va. / Langley
Oliver Yancey, Gettysburg, Jr., 200 MR / 50 Free / 400 MR / 200 FR / 100 Breast, Wallingford, Pa. / Strath Haven
Ethan Bergmann, Swarthmore, So., 400 FR, Rogersville, Mo. / Logan-Rogersville
Ben Freeman, Swarthmore, Fr., 400 FR, Lakewood, Colo. / Colorado Academy
Alec Lawless, Swarthmore, So., 400 FR, Bethlehem, Pa. / Blair Academy
Alec Menzer, Swarthmore, Jr., 100 Free, 400 FR, Newark, Del. / Newark Charter
Horace Shew, Swarthmore, So., 200 Breast, Chicago, Ill. / U. of Chicago Lab. Schools
SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
- John Crafa, Dickinson, Sr., Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City
- Jack Sinton, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., Towson, Md. / Loyola Blakefield
- Christian Tolino, Gettysburg, So., New Market, Md. / Oakdale
- Grayson Blanchard, McDaniel, Sr., Germantown, Md. / Seneca Valley
- Ethan Bergmann, Swarthmore, So., Rogersville, Mo. / Logan-Rogersville
- Gage Mandrell, Washington College, Fr., Lititz, Pa. / Manheim Township