Mifflin grad Martin lending leadership to Albright swimming

Dayne Martin continues to work hard both in the pool and out of it for the Albright women’s swim team.

The Governor Mifflin grad competes mainly in the freestyle sprints, the butterfly and relays teams for the Lions. The senior kicked off the second half of the season by winning the 100 butterfly in 1:04.23 and swimming a leg on the 200 medley relay which finished first in 2:01.34 in a 149-39 Middle Atlantic Conference victory over Hood on Jan. 6 in Frederick, Md. In the classroom, she earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the first semester. She’s a past winner of the Swimming Coach’s Award.

“Dayne is an outstanding senior captain,” coach Michael Hay said. “She has become one of the most consistent performers on the squad.”

The coach is looking forward to seeing what Martin can do in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships set for Feb. 15-18 in York.

“Dayne has had the opportunity to score in multiple events and relays in previous MAC events,” Hay said. “We expect better results from her this year. She is the type of person who will consistently go the extra mile for her teammates and coaches and she has been an absolute pleasure to coach.”

The freshman is one of the top divers with the George Washington men’s swim team. The Colonials defeated rivals American 192-44 and Georgetown 164-78 in a tri meet on Jan. 13 in Washington, D.C. Tomczyk finished third behind two teammates (a junior and a fellow freshman) in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. His 1-meter score was 280.40 and his 3-meter total was 259.40. He won the Central Penn League diving title as a senior at Exeter and was named the league’s Diver of the Year.

The Kutztown junior kicked off his indoor track season by capturing the 1,000 meter run at the school’s Golden Bear Invitational on Jan. 12 in Kutztown. His time, 2:37.86, was a personal record and well better than his previous best of 2:45.45 record in his sophomore season. Luckanitz captured the 800 meter run at the PSAC Outdoor Track Championships last season with a personal best and school record time of 1:51.56. He finished fourth in the 800 indoors as a sophomore with a time of 1:56.31.

The junior is doing a solid job with the Niagara men’s swim team. Prior to the break on Nov. 11, in a 110.595.5 victory over Waterloo, Leskowicz swam a leg on the winning 400 free relay (3:15.43), and scored points when he was second in the 200 freestyle (1:50.99) and third in the 800 freestyle (8:23.48). He also finished sixth in the 100 freestyle (51.68). The Purple Eagles face rival Canisius in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference meet Saturday in Buffalo.

The freshman is seeing more action with the 8-7 Widener men’s basketball team and the 6-foot-1 freshman is making the most of his playing time. Peters had a college career high 19 points in a 78-66 loss to Alvernia on Jan. 10. He hit 5 of 7 3-point attempts. Prior to that, Peters had 14 points and seven rebounds in an 83-75 victory over Messiah on Jan. 6. He hit 13 of 22 shots from the field and six of 12 from outside the arc in the two games.

The 6-foot-2 senior missed five games with an ankle injury but he’s back keying the Alvernia men’s basketball team once again, the Golden Wolves having won five straight including four with Miller in the lineup. He had 23 points in a 77-72 victory over Penn State Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 9, 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals in a 78-66 triumph over Widener on Jan. 10 and 10 points in an 85-83 victory over Stevenson on Jan. 13 which gave Alvernia an 8-8 overall mark and a 3-4 record in MAC Commonwealth play.

The junior swam a leg on the winning 400 medley relay but his Albright men’s swimming team came up short in a 115-89 loss to Ursinus on Jan. 13 in Reading. The winning time was 3:39.05. He also finished second in the 50 freestyle in 22.81 and third in the 100 freestyle in 49.75. Deschamps captured the 50 freestyle in 22.08 as the Lions earned a 176.5-24.5 Middle Atlantic Conference victory over Hood on Jan. 6 in Frederick, Md.

The freshman is seeing action with the Penn State women’s swim team, the Nittany Lions opening the second semester by defeating Navy 181-118 but losing to North Carolina 200-91 in a tri meet on Jan. 13 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Gaspari finished ninth in the 200 freestyle in 1:53.79 and ninth in the 500 freestyle in 5:05.21. She also swam a leg on the 400 medley relay B squad which finished third with a time of 3:30.26.