Oct. 3, 2014
| 160.5 | 137.5 |
| McCoy Natatorium | University Park, Pa. | |
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's swimming and diving team won its third straight season opener with a 160.5-137.5 defeat over Georgia Tech on Friday at McCoy Natatorium. Nate Savoy (Avondale, Pa.) won three individual events and the Nittany Lions' 200 medley and 400 free relay teams captured first en route to the win.
Savoy, a senior team captain, picked up wins in the 100 back (48.82), 200 back (1:49.70) and 200 IM (1:52.38), and was a member of the Nittany Lions' meet-winning 200 medley relay team.
Penn State, who now holds a 2-0 all-time record over Georgia Tech, opened the night by winning the 200 medley relay. Penn State was paced by two members of the program's record setting team, Savoy and Shane Ryan (Havertown, Pa.). Kyle Madley (Madison, N.J.) and Andrew Schuehler (Camden, N.J.) contributed to a 1:29.32 time.
Penn State's 400 free relay team of Bob Bantley (Maple Glen, Pa.), Scott Heil (New Brunswick, N.J.), Matt Stasiunas (Avondale, Pa.) and Ryan ensured an equally exciting end to the meet. The relay team closed out the meet by capturing the event title by a 0.35-second margin.
In his first collegiate showing, David Gross (Perryville, Md.) won the 1,000 free, touching the wall in 9:21.39. In his other appearance of the night, Gross finished second in the 500 free (4:34.84).
Stasiunas won the first individual event of his collegiate career, posting a 1:40.32 time in the 200 free. Also collecting top finishes were Schuehler in the 100 breast (56.92) and Ryan in the 100 free (44.32).
TJ Schenkel and Travis Wright took second and third in both the 1- and 3-meter diving events. In the 1-meter, Schenkel scored 276.82 points and Wright scored 259.12 points. The 3-meter board saw Schenkel record 287.25 points and Wright post 256.95 points.
The Nittany Lions travel to Blacksburg, Va., for the Virginia Tech Challenge on Oct. 18.