Youngstown State University
Gannon
Women and Men's Swimming & Diving Win at Home Against Gannon
10/23/2021 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
The Youngstown State women's and men's swimming and diving teams both picked up victories over Gannon on Saturday at the Beeghly Natatorium. The men won 215-79 while the women's squad earned a 174-122 win.
YSU swept the diving events as Tess Weiskopf won both the one-meter and three-meter for the women with a score of 256.20 and 243.60, respectively. For the men, Cody Thill picked up victories in both diving events with a score of 257.10 in the one-meter and 248.85 in the three-meter.
The swimming team started off strong picking up wins in both the men's and women's 200-yard medley relay. The women won with a time of 1:49.19 and the men with a time of 1:35.25.
Hailey Clark and Olivia Wilcox both picked up two single-event victories. Clark clocked a 10:45.96 in the 1000 free and a 2:28.96 in the 200 breaststroke in her event wins. Wilcox swam a time of 59.42 in the 100 back and a 2:10.45 in the 200 back for victories.
In other individual wins, Aubrey Whitaker placed first in the 50 free with a time of 24.80, Gunnhildur Baldursdottir won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:13.87, and Saige Kemeny swam a time of 4:43.93 to win the 400 IM.
Whitaker swam a 1:57.38 to place second in the 200 free, and Hannah Olger was third in the 100 free and second in the 50 free. Kemeny also placed second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 100 breaststroke. Averi McCarthy was second in the 200 back with a time of 2:15.75.
For the men, Aleksa Radenovic came away with victories in both the 100 (50.10) and 200 (1:51.51) backstroke, and David Nacarino Campos (58.60) won both the 100 and 200 (2:12.13) breaststroke. Jasper Liekens swam a time of 1:55.04 to win the 200 fly. Fabian Gines picked up a win in the 500 free with a time of 4:44.64.
In the men's 1000 free, YSU placed first, second, and third. Gavin Webb led the way with a 9:14.02. Webb also placed second in the 500 free with a time of 4:49.73 behind Gines.
Gavin Redden won the 50 free with a time of 21.17 and placed third in the 100 free with a time of 47.26. Darren Laing won the 100 free with a time of 47.21 and placed second behind Redden in the 50 free. Wilson Cannon swam a 50.85 to win the 100 fly. Dominic Bono won the 400 IM with a time of 4:10.79.
Ales Zupanec placed second in the 100 back with a time of 54.39, and Cannon added a second-place finish in the 200 free with a 1:43.99. Bono and Soma Albert were second and third, respectively, in the 200 back.
The men's team finished strong with a win in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:24.72.
The Penguins are next in action on Saturday as they compete against Valparaiso and Green Bay at 2 p.m. Eastern at the Valparaiso Aquatic Center.
