PHILADELPHIA - CollegeSwimming released its Mid-Major Championship rankings Wednesday, and the University of Pennsylvania men's and women's swimming teams secured their highest finishes in program history. The Penn men's squad placed second only behind Ivy League champion Harvard, while the women posted a top-15 ranking - and third among Ivy institutions - with a 14th-place result.

The Quakers capped off record-setting seasons on both the men's and women's sides in the 2016-17 campaign. The men's team captured its best all-time finish since 1971 at the Ivy League Championships in February, placing second overall with a team total of 1,335 points - the fourth-straight season the program has eclipsed the 1,000 point mark. Sophomore Mark Andrew paced the Penn men with two Ivy titles (200, 400 IM), while also setting the all-time program and Ivy League Championship meet records in the 400 IM with a time of 3:43.28. Andrew also became the first Penn men's swimmer to win the 200 IM at the Ivy Championships since 1973.

On the women's side, the Quakers put together their third consecutive fourth-place finish at the Ivy Championships, while totaling the second-most points in program history in the last nine seasons (962). Virginia Burns led the way during the Ivies, becoming the fifth-ever, three-time champion with her third win in as many years in the 500 freestyle. Burns picked up her second win of the championships the very next night in the 200 freestyle, while also setting the poo record at Brown's Katharine Moran Aquatics Center. The Quakers were also led by senior Ellie Grimes, who broke three program records at the Ivy Championships. Burns earned first-team All-Ivy, as freshman Grace Ferry was awarded second-team honors.

Beginning in 2015, CollegeSwimming defined Mid-Majors as those programs outside of the Power 5 (Big Ten, Pac 12, Big 12, ACC and SEC) or those that offered fewer than 50% of the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA.