Backstroke Prowess Leads Penn State to Sweep of Military
Penn State relied on its depth in males’s backstroke to tilt the stability in a decent meet with Military on Friday night time.
The Nittany Lions’ males’s squad prevailed, 156.5-143.5, in a taut affair. The Penn State ladies received by a wider margin at 183-117.
Backstroke made the distinction. Cooper Morley received the 100 again for the Lions in 48.08 seconds. He was adopted by Lachlan Byrne and Jack Harvey, with Matthew Bittner fourth in an exhibitioned swim for good measure. The 200 was fairly so demonstrative. However Harvey received in 1:48.97, with Byrne six tenths again in second.
Morley’s leadoff leg of twenty-two.50 staked Penn State to a lead it wouldn’t relinquish within the 200 medley relay. Mariano Lazzerini, Victor Baganha and Byrne rounded out a quartet that went 1:28.67 to win.
The closeness of the meet was underscored by the concluding 200 free relay, during which the A squads tied for the win in 1:21.13. Tylor Kim, Baganha, Morley and Lazzerini comprised Penn State’s foursome, Baganha dropping a race-best 19.77. Owen Harlow, Ben Vorthmann, Kohen Rankin and Thomas Hadji have been Military’s 4, Harlow placing the Black Knights out entrance by a half second in 20.32 off the entrance.
Eduardo Cisternas dominated distance for Penn State, successful the 1,650 and 500 free. Baganha received the 50 free in 20.14 by .07 over Harlow, then captured the 100 butterfly in 47.91. Kim received the 100 free. Hayden Elliott swept diving, scoring 358.05 on 1-meter and 357.60 on 3-meter.
Rankin received a pair of excellent races over Lazzerini in breaststroke. The Military sophomore bought the measure of Lazzerini by .39 seconds within the 100, successful in 54.04. It was simply two tenths within the 200, Rankin holding off a late cost in 1:59.45.
Wes Tate bested Kim within the 200 free with a time of 1:38.01. He was second within the 500. Jack Pogue received the 200 fly in 1:47.90. Alex Edwards (1:49.87) edged teammate Kalvin Hahn by .11 seconds to win the 200 particular person medley, however the cost got here too late for the Black Knights.
On the ladies’s facet, the Nittany Lions’ sweep of freestyle guided the victory. Cat Stanford received the 50 free in 23.39 seconds and the 100 in 51.07. The 200 and 500 went to Catherine Meisner in 1:49.58 and 4:57.86. Third within the 500 was Morgan Moore, who had received the 1,650 to start out the meet.
Stanford anchored Penn State’s win within the 200 medley relay and swam the third leg on the victorious 200 free relay. Ellie Brandbergh and Carly Sebring joined her on each quartets.
Brandbergh received the 100 again in 55.61, a 1-2 consequence with Molly Carson. She was second to Sebring (56.08) in what proved a decisive podium sweep of the 100 fly. Daphne Wils scored 320.25 factors to win 1-meter diving. Second to her was Kailey Koval, who topped the sphere on 3-meter with 387.93.
Military scored a decisive victory in breaststroke. Catriona Gilmore edged teammate Aurelie Migault within the 100 with a time of 1:02.69. They reversed locations within the 200, Migault successful in 2:17.12. Gilmore simply outtouched Meisner within the 200 IM, successful in 2:04.25.
Melinda Zhang received the 200 fly for Military. Layne Peterson was tops within the 200 again.
