Youngstown State University
Horizon League Championships
Roberts Turns In Sixth-Place Performance to Headline Day Three
2/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Chicago, Ill. -- Youngstown State freshman Sam Roberts placed sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke finals to lead the swimming and diving teams efforts on the third day of competition at the Horizon League Championships.
Roberts smashed the school mark in the event finishing with a time of 1:06.01. The previous-best time by a Penguin was 1:07.83 set at last year's championship by Jennifer Johnstone. Earlier in the evening, Roberts placed 13th in the 400 IM with a time of 4:36.23. That mark moved her into third place all-time in school history.
In the 100-yard butterfly, sophomore Nishani
Cicilson placed 13th in the 100-yard butterfly with time of
58.37 seconds. Cicilson established a career-best time of 58.30 in
the prelims.
In the 200-yard freestyle, sophomore Kirstin Walker finished 14th
with a time of 1:55.54. Walker set a career-best time earlier in
the day at 1:55.27.
In the 100-yard backstroke, freshman Amanda
Ritzenthaler placed 16th with a time of 1:02.63. To qualify she
had a career-best time of 1:01.10 in the prelims.
The final event of the night was the 800-yard freestyle. The Guins placed sixth with a time of 7:55.06.
In the team standings, YSU is in sixth place with 164.5 points. Green Bay has a sizeable lead over Wright State for the overall lead.
The final day of competition will be on Saturday. Events for the
women on the last day are the three-meter dive, 1,650 Freestyle,
200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly and
the 400 Free Relay.
