UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's swimming & diving team posted top times and scores in all events, as it cruised past George Washington, 183-109, Friday afternoon in McCoy Natatorium.
Nittany Lion Relays
Penn State touched first in both the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Nittany Lions Marie Schobel, Maddie Cooke, Maddie Hart and Katrina Kuhn finished the 200 medley with a time of 1:42.51. Sadie Schumann, Heather MacDougall, Maddie Cooke and Marget Shelly finished the 400 free relay in 3:31.86.
Top Swims
Senior captain Ally McHugh, the reigning Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Week led the Penn State women taking first in three events. McHugh completed the 200 free, breaststroke and IM with times of 1:48.96, 2:19.84 and 2:05.79, respectively.
Freshman Marie Schobel led a Nittany Lion sweep of the 100 backstroke finishing the race with a time of 56.33. Brooke Matthias and Heather MacDougall followed suit with times of 57.36 and 58.16, respectively. Schobel also won the 200 back in 2:01.32.
Junior Maddie Hart also led the Penn State women in a winning trio in the 200 butterfly, as she touched first in 2:03.03 and was followed by Stephanie Szekley (2:06.13) and Madison Ledwith (2:08.50).
Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Week award winner, Madison Murtagh came in on top in the 1000 free with a time of 10:00.53. She also finished the 200 backstroke in third place with a time of 2:04.50.
Top Dives
Junior Christina Crowell, the reigning Big Ten Women's Diver of the Week, led Penn State on the boards, sweeping the 1- and 3-meter events.
Penn State Event Winners
Women's 200 medley relay: Marie Schobel, Maddie Cooke, Maddie Hart, Katrina Kuhn – 1:42.51
Women 1000 freestyle: Madison Murtagh – 10:00.53
Women 200 freestyle: Ally McHugh – 1:48.96
Women 100 backstroke: Marie Schobel – 56.33
Women 100 breastroke: Carly Hart – 1:02.62
Women 200 butterfly: Maddie Hart – 2:03.03
Women 50 freestyle: Olivia Jack – 23.59
Women 100 freestyle: Madison Ledwith – 52.24
Women 200 backstroke: Marie Schobel – 2:01.32
Women 200 breastroke: Ally McHugh – 2:19.84
Women 500 freestyle: Stephanie Szekely – 4:59.62
Women 100 butterfly: Brooke Matthias – 56.23
Women 200 IM: Ally McHugh – 2:05.79
Women 400 freestyle relay – Sadie Schumann, Heather MacDougall, Maddie Cooke, Marget Shelly – 3:31.86
Women 3 meter dive: Christina Crowell – 253.35
Women 1 meter dive: Christina Crowell – 253.35
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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