UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's swimming & diving team defeated West Virginia 167-125 Friday evening in McCoy Natatorium.
Tallying 11 first-place finishes, the men are now 26-15 against the Mountaineers all-time. It was Penn States "Pink Meet" as the team wore pink suits to raise cancer awareness. The Penn State women will do the same Saturday at noon when they host West Virginia.
Top Swims
Sophomore, Michael Daly started the individual portion of the meet with a win in the 1000 Yard freestyle (9:13.05) and added wins in the 200 back (1:46.66) and the 500 free (4:32.94) as the meet continued. Senior captain Liam Veregin secured a win for the Nittany Lions by touching first in the 100 back (48.76) and assisting in the winning 200 medley (1:28.73) relay team. His co-captain, Austin Wilson, also added to the final score with two third-place finishes in the 100 back (50.17) and the 200 back (1:50.91).
Freshmen Daniel Raisanen and Samuel Rennard both scored points for the Nittany Lions today. Raisanen assisted in the win by placing first in both the 200 breast (2:02.31) and the 100 breast (56.45) and Rennard earned two second place times in the 1000 free (9:33.86) and in the 500 free (4:38.38).
Zac Zwijacz and Will Roberson both touched first in their respective event with Zwijacz winning the 200 fly (1:48.53) and Roberson in the 50 free (20.05). Roberson also placed second in the 100 free (44.89) and assisted in the winning 200 medley relay (1:28.73).
Hayden Harlow finished the meet with two top-two scores, placing first in the 200 free (1:39:75) and second in the 200 breast (2:03.69). Fellow junior, Brad Johnson also tallied a top-two finish with a second place time in the 100 breast (56.61).
Nittany Lion Relays
The team of Veregin, Johnson, Juliusz Gosieniecki, and Roberson secured first in the 200 medley relay in 1:28.73, while teammates Wilson, Raisanen, Zwijacz, and Zane Sutton placed third (1:32.27). The 400 medley relay team of Roberson, Matthew DiNunzio, Veregin, and Daly touched second with a final time of 3:00.72.
Top Dives
On the boards, junior Bryce Hoch had two top-three finishes with a first-place and NCAA zone qualifying score of 302.25 in the 1-meter dive and a third place score of 303.15 in the 3-meter Teammate Jonah Cey followed behind with a fourth place finish in the 3-meter dive (287.55).
Event Winners
1000 free - Michael Daly (9:13.05)
200 free - Hayden Harlow (1:39.75)
100 back - Liam Veregin (48.76)
100 breast - Daniel Raisanen (56.45)
200 fly - Zac Zwijacz (1:48.53)
50 free - Will Roberson (20.05)
200 back - Michael Daly (1:46.66)
200 breast - Daniel Raisanen (2:02.31)
500 free - Michael Daly (4:32.94)
1M diving - Bryce Hoch (302.25)
Next Up
Penn State will host Ohio State and Virginia Tech at McCoy Natatorium Friday, Nov 1 at 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov 2 at 10 a.m.
Check GoPSUSports.com for coverage of the Penn State swimming and diving teams during the season. Follow the team on Twitter at @PennStateSWIM, Instagram at @PennStateSWIMDIVE and on Facebook at facebook.com/pennstateswimminganddiving.
