Feb. 18, 2015
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Penn State's 800-yard freestyle relay record fell on the opening night of competition at the 2015 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday evening in the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. After two events in the four-day meet, the Nittany Lions rank in a tie for fifth with 56 points.
In the 800 free relay, the team of Megan Siverling (Chester Springs, Pa.), Alyson Ackman (Montreal, Quebec), Kaitlin Jones (Midlothian, Va.) and Caitlyn Karr (Reading, Pa.) swam a school-record and NCAA 'A' cut time of 7:05.42 to place fifth, barely breaking the standard of 7:05.44 set last season.
Opening the night, the team of Allie Pennetti (Wexford, Pa.), Haley Sinatro (West Hartford, Conn.), Carolyn Fittin (Sea Girt, N.J.) and Katie Saloky (Bloomsburg, Pa.) placed fifth in the 200 medley relay in a season-best, NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:38.11.
Michigan presently leads with 68 points, and is closely followed by Wisconsin (66) and Minnesota (58). Indiana ranks fourth with 58 points, while Penn State and Purdue are tied for fifth with 56 points.
The meet will resume Thursday morning with preliminary rounds at 11 a.m. and final rounds at 6:30 p.m. The action will be streamed live on BTN Plus.