Oct. 30, 2009
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. |