UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's swimming & diving team was dominant in its home opener, earning a 196-99 win over George Washington Friday afternoon in McCoy Natatorium. Penn State nearly swept the board, posting the top times and scores in all but the 200 backstroke.
Nittany Lion Relays
Opening the homecoming meet, the team of Liam Veregin, Brad Johnson, Juliusz Gosienieki, and Gabe Castano finished first in the 200 medley relay in 1:29.68, while and Will Roberson, Castano, Nathan Schiffman and Eben Krigger finished out the meet with the fastest time in the 400 free relay (3:01.07).
Top Swims
Michael Daly, the reigning Big Ten Men's Freshman of the Week, continued his strong start to his collegiate career with three top-two finishes, as he placed first in the 200 fly (1:52.27) and 500 free (4:32.92), while finishing second in the 200 free (1:40.91).
In addition to his two relay wins, Castano won a pair of individual races, touching first in the 200 (1:40.67) and 100 (45.07) freestyles. Sophomore Hayden Harlow posted a pair of top-two finishes, taking first in the 200 breast (2:07.41), second in the 1000 free (9:33.59) to teammate Eben Krigger (9:31.67), and fourth in the 200 fly (1:54.56). Will Roberson nearly won all of his races, finishing first in the 50 free (20.74) and coming 1.08 seconds behind first place in the 100 back (50.05) behind Veregin (48.97).
Sophomore Brad Johnson also had a strong home opener, winning the 100 breast (56.20), as well as assisting the 200 medley relay winner.
Top Dives
On the boards, senior Hector Garcia Boissier won the 1-meter dive, earning a final score of 339.53, as well as winning the 3-meter dive with a score of 359.78. Freshman Jonah Cey again had a solid outing, earning his NCAA Zone cuts with his 1-meter dive (306.53).
Next Up
Penn State will travel to Blacksburg, Va. to take on Virginia Tech and Ohio State in the Christiansburg Aquatic Center for a two-day meet beginning Friday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m
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