With four wins in five events on the men's side, West Chester continued its dominance over the field on day three. For the women, WCU claimed victory twice and remains at the top of standings, nearly 100 points ahead of second place.
Bloomsburg, IUP, and Gannon are in second, third, and fourth, respectively, for each gender.
West Chester's Tess Hayward was victorious in an individual event for the third night in a row, again taking first in a freestyle event. Having previously won the 200 free and 1000 free, Hayward won the 500 free on Saturday night.
Teammate Dani Barron was again right behind Hayward, finishing second. She now has three top three finishes in individual freestyle events.
Alex Wheatley from Bloomsburg won the 100 back, touching the wall at 56.70. In 2015, Wheatley was the fifth place finisher in the event.
In the 100 breast, there was a repeat winner, as Jade Arganbright, from California, successfully defended her crown, claiming victory in 1:02.53.
The top three from the 100 breast was the same as 2015, as Arganbright won, Bloomsburg's Nikki Young took second, and Edinboro's Holly Stein was third for the second straight year.
Gannon's Madeline Summers won the 200 butterfly, jumping up from a fifth place finish last year.
Hayward, Barron, Emily Stang, and Emelie Johansson finished first in the 800 free relay for West Chester, bookending wins on the night for the Golden Rams.
Victory Polyakov won his third individual race in as many tries, taking the top spot in the 500 free. He had previously won the 200 free and 200 IM. Polyakov also set a PSAC Championship record time of 4:26.89.
Also from West Chester, Dan Sokman touched the wall first in the 100 back. He was the third place finisher in the event last year. This was the only men's event on the night where a record was not broken.
After finishing in third place last year in the 100 breast, Bloomsburg's Jake Harner won this season with a PSAC Meet record of 54.33.
Harner finished ahead of of Mike Oliver from West Chester, who was the runner-up for the second year in a row.
West Chester won its third race of the night in the 200 butterfly, when Eric Long defended his title with a PSAC Championship record time of 1:48.45.
The Golden Rams closed the evening with a PSAC record time of 6:34.50 in the 800 free relay. Sokman, Polyakov, Long, and Bradley Strathmeyer comprised the record-setting team.
The PSAC team champions will be crowned on Sunday following the championships' final evening session that is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.
Women's Team Standings
1. West Chester 540.5
2. Bloomsburg 454
3. IUP 358
4. Gannon 276
5. Shippensburg 240.5
6. Clarion 174
7. Edinboro 166
8. Millersville 135
9. East Stroudsburg 126
10. California 102
11. Lock Haven 61
12. Kutztown 57
Men's Team Standings
1. West Chester 740
2. Bloomsburg 581
3. IUP 319
4. Gannon 240
5. Edinboro 185
6. Shippensburg 162
7. Shippensburg 131
