Results (PDF)
Rochester, Mich. - Gavin Webb and Aleksa Radenovic earned event victories in the Youngstown State men's and women's swimming and diving programs' losses to Horizon League foes, Oakland and IUPUI. The meet concluded on Saturday at the Oakland Aquatic Center.
The men lost to Oakland, the 2022 Horizon League Champions, 399 to 163, while the women lost 438 to 123. IUPUI defeated the YSU men 376 to 185, while the women lost 361.5 to 198.5.
Webb, the reigning men's 1650 free Horizon League Champion, finished first in the event, beating the competition by over 30 seconds with a time of 15:34.00. He also placed second in the 500 and 1000 free with times of 4:36.43 and 9:31.81, respectively.
Radenovic earned victories in both the 100 and 200 fly. He clocked a 47.98 in the 100 fly and a 1:49.28 in the 200 fly. He bested the competition by over a second in both events. He also earned two runner-up finishes in the 200 IM and 50 fly. His time of 21.73 in the 50 fly surpassed his previous school record of 21.75. He clocked a 1:53.02 in the 200 IM in his second-place performance. He also finished third in the 200 back with a time of 1:51.87 to round out his incredible performance against many of the top athletes in the Horizon League.
Freshman James Slessor delivered impressive performances in the breaststroke events. He finished third in both the 50 and 100 breast. His time of 25.63 in the 50 breast bested the school record he set last weekend by over a second. He clocked a 55.71 in the 100 breast to finish top three.
Freshman Zachary Lao was YSU's top finisher in both the men's one-meter and three-meter dives, finishing fifth in both events. He scored a 249.75 in the three-meter and a 242.85 in the one-meter.
Many Penguins finished top five at the meet. Crispy Barton finished fourth in the 1650 free, clocking a 16.17.54. Soma Albert picked up a fifth-place finish in the 100 back with a time of 52.33. Wilson Cannon finished fifth in the 100 fly, swimming a 50.95.
Rares Druga was fifth in the 50 free with a time of 20.83. Karan Raju also picked up a fifth-place finish, clocking a 1:54.84 in the 200 fly. Gavin Redden finished fifth in the 100 free with a time of 46.23. In the 200 free, Christian Taylor finished fifth, clocking a 1:46.17.
Freshman Miriam Frass led the women's squad with two runner-up finishes in the 500 and 1000 free with time of 5:08.14 and 10:28.15, respectively. She also finished third in the 1650 free, clocking a 17:25.62. Frass was also fifth in the 200 free with a time of 1:57.68.
Diver Kayla Wrasman finished an impressive second in the three-meter dive with a score of 235.70. She was also fourth in the one-meter dive, scoring a 246.80.
Freshman Anna Kozinska finished top three in both the 100 and 200 back. She clocked a 58.06 in the 100 back and a 2:09.75 in the 200 back to place third.
Oliwia Kaniak picked up a fourth-place finish in the 50 breast, swimming a 30.46. Freshman Allison Ramirez-Romero was fourth in the 100 fly with a time of 58.79.
Isabelle Hanson finished fifth in both the 50 and 100 back with times of 27.49 and 59.28, respectively.
Hailey Clark finished top five in the 1000 free, clocking a 10:49.96 to finish fifth.
Gunnhildur Baldursdottir clocked a 2:14.56 in the 200 fly to finish fifth. Freshman Madalyn Mahoney also picked-up a fifth-place finish with a time of 53.81 in the 100 free. Hannah Ogler clocked a 24.85 to place fifth in the 50 free.
Gwyneth Thomas and Jordan Truelsch also earned fifth-place finishes. Thomas clocked a 1:06.80 in the 100 breast to finish fifth, while Truelsch placed fifth in the 200 back with a time of 2:12.80.
The Penguins are next in action when the diving squad hosts Clarion in the Beeghly Natatorium on Saturday, Jan. 21.
The swimmers and divers will return to action together the following weekend when they take on Denison on Jan. 28 in Granville, OH and then compete at the Butler Invite in Fishers, Ind. on Jan. 29.
