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Swimming & Diving: Penguins Win Six Events, Fall to Niagara 170-130

Results

Niagara, Falls, N.Y. -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team won six out of 16 events in a dual meet with Niagara on Friday night, but the Penguins lost the meet by a 170-130 mark at the Oxy Aquatics Center.

 

Earning events victories for YSU were Kirstin Walker in 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.51, Caitlin Cook in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:17.61, Nishani Cicilson in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.06 seconds, freshman Casey Hill won both the one-meter dive with a score of 236.40 and the three-meter dive at 240.74 while the Penguins' 200-yard freestyle relay team of Cicilson, Audy Grubbs, Walker and Alana Kane won with time of 1:42.15.

 

Hill cruised to both of the diving titles. In the one-meter she won by 17 points over teammate Amanda Carpin while in the three-meter she took the crown by more than 40 points. Her score in the three-meter dive was a career-best total by 10 points.

 

Penguins who earned second-place finishes were Amanda Ritzenthaler in the 100-yard backstroke, Rachel Tano in the 100-yard breaststroke, Walker in the 100-yard freestyle, Cicilson in the 200-yard back, Walker in the 500-yard free and Cook in the 100 fly.

 

YSU returns to action next Friday when they play host to Cleveland State, Malone and Canisius in a four-team meet at the Beeghly Center Natatorium. The start time for the event has been moved up to 4:30 p.m.