Nittany Lions Drop Two Duals to No. 10 Indiana and No. 11 VirginiaNittany Lions Drop Two Duals to No. 10 Indiana and No. 11 Virginia

Nittany Lions Drop Two Duals to No. 10 Indiana and No. 11 Virginia

Nov. 20, 2010

Final Results (PDF)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The PSU men's swimming & diving team fell to host No. 11 Virginia, 186-150, and 10th-ranked Indiana, 182-154, in a two-day tri-meet this weekend.

The 200 medley relay kicked off Saturday's action with a 1:31.78 behind the power of Sean Grier (Hummelstown, Pa.), Mitch Scherer (Pottstown, Pa.), Matt Salig (Downingtown, Pa.) and Brian Alden (Lansdale, Pa.). The foursome was narrowly edged out by UVa's first-place team that touched the wall in 1:31.04 and Indiana (1:31.24).

Scherer returned to the pool for one of his premier events, the 200 breaststroke. The junior swam a 2:03.50, finishing third behind two Virginia swimmers. Another top individual performance was turned in by Salig in the 100 fly as the freshman finished fifth in a time of 50.43.

Other notable performances included Luke Bushman (Green Bay, Wis.) who was sixth in the 400 IM (4:02.41) and ninth in the 100 back with a time of 51.08. Alden was eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:42.13) and Jack Zierenberg (Allison Park, Pa.) was the Nittany Lions' top finisher (ninth) in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:42.07. In the 50 free, James Wilson (Nottingham, Pa.) swam 21.46 in eighth place.

The day was capped off with a fourth-place showing by the Nittany Lion 400 freestyle relay of Alden, Salig, Wilson and Shane Austin (Kennett Square, Pa.). The quartet of swimmers posted a time of 3:05.68 on Sunday afternoon.

Penn State returns to action for the three-day Georgia Invitational in Athens, Ga. December 3-5. For coverage of all PSU men's swimming & diving, visit GoPSUsports.com.

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