Youngstown State University
Miami (OH) Classic
Swimming Heads to Two-Day Miami (OH) Classic
2/8/2024 1:11:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
The Youngstown State men's and women's swimming and diving programs will make their final stop before the highly anticipated Horizon League Championships as select swimmers compete at the Miami (Ohio) Classic in Oxford, Ohio on Friday and Saturday.
Action is set to begin at 3 p.m. on Friday and will see a morning and afternoon session on Saturday with action at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
16 Penguins will compete at the meet. Representing the women's squad are Hilda Baldursdottir, Kamden Batchik, Jael Dankle, Amanda Denny, Elizabeth DeSalle, Madi Hindman, Summer Raymer, and Sydney VanderVelde. The Penguin men competing are David Grant, Quinn Harman, Nathan Johnson, Joey Lundgren, Kyle McDade, Phillip Miller, Jack Motl and Joseph Wyatt.
Event Schedule
Friday
3 p.m.
200 free relay
500 free
200 IM
50 free
400 medley relay
Saturday
9 a.m.
200 medley relay
100 fly
400 IM
200 free
100 breast
100 back
800 free relay
3 p.m.
1650 free
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 fly
400 free relay
Last Time Out
The Penguins hosted a diving only meet on Saturday in the Beeghly Natatorium. The meet was highlighted by Emma Schum's qualification for the 2024 NCAA Zone C Championships. Schum scored a 266.33 in the women's one-meter to win the event against Duquesne. Schum will join teammate Hanna Held who qualified for the platform diving event earlier this season as both compete at the zone championships on March 14-16 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Penguins swept the diving events as Held was victorious in the three-meter dive with a score 258.23. Held also rounded out the top three in the one-meter with a score of 253.43. Natalie Weissman placed fourth in both events, scoring a 216.30 in the one-meter and a 223.58 in the three-meter. Schum rounded out the top five in the three-meter event with a score of 222.08. Dasha Toth place sixth in both events with a score of 204.53 in the one-meter and 213.98 in the three-meter.
Zachary Lao won both the men's one- and three-meter dives. He scored a 255.23 in the three-meter and a 268.50 in the one-meter. Cody Thill placed second in both events, scoring a 251.78 in the one-meter and a 238.88 in the three-meter.
Up Next
The four-day Horizon League Championships will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 14 and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.
Action will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday with finals at 5:30 p.m. while the remainder of the days of competition will begin with swimming prelims at 10 a.m., diving at 1 p.m., and finals at 5:30 p.m. Fans can stream the sessions on ESPN+.
