The Youngstown State Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving programs will both be well-represented at this week's CSCAA National Invitational Championships at the Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training Center in Ocala, Fla. The meet will begin Thursday and conclude on Saturday.
Last Time Out
The Penguins last competed on Feb. 19-Feb. 22 at the Horizon League Championships at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Penguin women tied their best finish in program history, concluding the meet in fourth place. The women amassed 483 total points, which set a new program record.
The Penguin men finished fifth overall, totaling 410 total points.
Miriam Frass became the first YSU female swimmer to win Horizon League Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships, as she won the 400 IM title for the second year in a row, and also won the 1650 free title as well, becoming the first Penguins female swimmer to win that event.
The women's 800-free relay team of Frass, Olivia Sweetman, Hailey Clark, and Oliwia Kaniak won the first relay title in program history during the Horizon League Championships, finishing with a collective time of 7:20.87.
The Penguin men were highlighted by podium finishes from Dominic Bono, who finished second in the 400 IM, Jacob Gramer, who finished second in the 100 fly and third in the 100 free Gavin Webb, who finished third in the 1650 free, and James Slessor, who finished third in the 100 breaststroke. The 200-medley relay team of Elliot Elmore, Slessor, Gramer, and Darren Laing finished second, becoming the first men's relay team to place on the podium in program history.
Men's Entries:
Soma Albert – 200 backstroke
Lorenz Beck – 50 fly, 50 free, 100 fly, 200 fly
Elliot Elmore – 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 100 IM
Jacob Gramer – 50 fly, 50 free, 100 fly, 100 free
Dominic Panozzo – 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 100 IM, 200 breaststroke
Gavin Redden – 50 fly, 50 free, 100 fly, 100 free
James Slessor – 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 100 IM, 200 breaststroke
Cody Thill – Three-meter diving
Ethan Woycehoski – 1650 free
Ales Zupanec – 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 100 IM
200-free relay – Elmore, Redden, Darren Laing, Zupanec
400-medley relay – Albert, Slessor, Beck, Redden, Elmore
200-medley relay – Elmore, Panozzo, Gramer, Laing
800-free relay – Gramer, Beck, Laing, Woycehoski, Albert
400-free relay – Beck, Redden, Laing, Gramer
Women's Entries
Hailey Clark – 1000 free, 1650 free
Miriam Frass – 500 free, 400 IM, 200 free, 1650 free
Morgan Glass – 1000 free, 1650 free
Hanna Held – One-meter diving, Three-meter diving, Platform diving
Ellen Linscheid – One-meter diving
Olivia Sweetman – 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free
800-free relay – Sweetman, Madelyn Mahoney, Clark, Glass
Event Schedule
Thursday, March 13:
9:30 a.m. (Prelims):
50 backstroke
500 free
50 fly
200 IM
50 breaststroke
50 free
400-medley relay
6:00 p.m. (Finals)
200-free relay
50 backstroke
500 free
50 fly
200 IM
50 breaststroke
50 free
400-medley relay (twenty fastest-seeded relays)
Friday, March 14:
9:30 a.m. (Prelims)
400 IM
100 fly
200 free
100 breaststroke
100 backstroke
800-free relay
6:00 p.m. (Finals)
200-medley relay
400 IM
100 fly
200 free
100 breaststroke
100 backstroke
800-free relay (twenty fastest-seeded relays)
Friday, March 15:
9:30 a.m. (Prelims)
100 IM
200 backstroke
100 free
200 breaststroke
200 fly
400-free relay
1000 / 1650 free
6:00 p.m. (Finals)
1000 / 1650 free (ten fastest-seeded individuals)
100 IM
200 backstroke
100 free
200 breaststroke
200 fly
400-free relay (twenty fastest-seeded relays)
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