Feb. 25, 2015
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Penn State men's swimming and diving team finished the first day of the 2015 Big Ten Championships by competing in two relay events at host Iowa's Campus Rec and Wellness Center Natatorium.
The Nittany Lions along with the 10 other conference schools competing in the event teamed up for the 200 medley relay and then the 800 free relay to kick-off day one of the four-day championship session.
In the 800 free, head coach Tim Murphy's squad finished eighth with a time of 6:28.32, which was a season best. The relay team of Matt Stasiunas (Avondale, Pa.), Bob Bantley (Maple Glen, Pa.), Ryan O'Neill (Howell, N.J.) and Nick Ankosko (East Brunswick, N.J.) scored a total of 22 points for their team in the event.
The 200 medley relay led-off the evening but the Lions fell victim to unfortunate circumstances as their relay team was disqualified from the event after a swimmer had an early take off.
The DQ cost PSU at least 14 points as they presently sit in 10th place with 22 total points, 26 points behind eighth place Purdue.
Penn State will get its next shot to put some points up on the board, Thursday as individual events are set to begin with preliminaries scheduled for 12 p.m. eastern.
The 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free as well as the 400 medley relay and one meter dive will all take place tomorrow in Iowa City with finals starting at 7:30 p.m. eastern.
A free live video stream of prelims will be available by going to hawkeyesports.com or by clicking this link.