PRINCETON, N.J. – The Penn State women's swimming & diving team came in third place overall with a score of 687 ahead of both Lehigh (640) and host Princeton (520) after the final session of the two-day Big Al Open at Denunzio Pool.
Nittany Lion Relays
Nittany Lions Kathleen Sheridan, Elizabeth Gaspari, Camryn Barry and Olivia Jack completed the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:26.79 for a sixth-place finish.
Top Individual Performances
After taking second in the 500 yard freestyle (4:54.80) on Friday, freshman Madison Murtagh claimed a definitive first place win in the 1650 free with a time of 16:46.12. Following Murtagh were Stephanie Szekely and Camryn Barry in both fourth (17:01.64) and eighth (17:13.83), respectively, after also having both placed in the 500 free on Friday. Szekely also placed in the top 20 in the 200 backstroke claiming seventh (2:01.39).
Freshman Marie Schobel improved upon her eighth-place finish in the 100 back moving into fifth place in the 200 back with a time of 2:00.95.
Following a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke on Friday, Carly Hart moved into second place for the 200 breast with a time of 2:17.44.
Brooke Matthias finished strong in the 200 fly with a time of 2:02.78 for a fourth-place finish.
Next Up
Penn State's Ally McHugh and Maddie Hart will compete in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Purdue starting at 5 p.m. today. The competition at ACC/Big Ten Challenge will be streamed on BTN Plus on BTN2Go.
Check GoPSUSports.com for coverage of the Penn State swimming and diving teams during the season. Follow the team on Twitter at @PennStateSWIM and on Facebook at facebook.com/pennstateswimminganddiving.
A fundraiser has been launched to support freshman women's swimmer Nikolette Nolte and her family for costs associated with her leukemia treatment. Any surplus funds will be donated to THON and the Jessie Rees Foundation to help others facing pediatric cancer. Donate at gopsu.info/nikistrong
