UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's swimming & diving team came out on top in its home-opening "Sprint fest", earning wins over Liberty, 212-139, and St. Bonaventure, 279-72, Friday afternoon in McCoy Natatorium. The teams primarily competed in sprint events. The women had at least one swimmer beat St. Bonaventure in every race, and won more than twice the races than Liberty.
Top Swims
Carly Hart, junior breaststroke and IM swimmer, had a stellar day with three individual wins in the 50 breast (28.63), 100 breast (1:02.28), and 200 IM (2:04.80).
Upper classmen Maddie Hart and Camryn Barry also came away with multiple wins. Barry, a junior freestyle distance swimmer, won both the 200 (1:50.67) and 500 free (4:56.38) while Hart, a senior backstroke and butterfly swimmer, won the 50 (25.19) and 100 fly (55.93). In addition, backstroker Marie Schobel showed dominance in her stroke with wins in the 50 (25.83) and 100 (55.66). Juniors Stephanie Szekely and Maddie Cooke also had sold swims with Szekley placing fourth in the 200 free (1:52.74) and second in the 500 free (5:00.24), and Cooke placing second in the 25 free (10.60) and 50 breast (29.04), and third in the 100 breast (1:04.78).
Freshman Abbie Amdor had a strong season debut with the team. Amdor won the 100 free (51.36), placing fourth in the 25 free (10.95), and fifth in the 50 free (24.44).
Top Dives
On the boards, junior Kamryn Umbel earned a win in the 3-meter (276.80) against Liberty and St. Bonaventure divers. Senior Christina Crowell kicked off her season as captain with a second place score (262.5) in the 1-meter dive and a third place score in the 3-meter (261.00). She missed qualifying for zones by only 2.5 points in the 1-meter.
Nittany Lion Relays
Opening the throwback meet, the women narrowly defeated Liberty in the 100 medley relay (47.35) with swimmers Maddie Hart, Carly Hart, Marie Schobel, and Madison Ledwith. That same relay team also won the 200 medley (1:42.89) and was followed by another Penn State team (1:44.20) with Emma Harvey, Maddie Cooke, Margaret Markvardt, and Kate Sheridan.
Event Winners (W)
200 Free – Camryn Barry (1:50.67)
50 Back – Marie Schobel (25.83)
100 Free – Abbie Amdor (51.36)
50 Fly – Maddie Hart (25.19)
50 Breast – Carly Hart (28.63)
500 Free – Camryn Barry (4:56.38)
100 Breast – Carly Hart (1:02.28)
100 Fly – Maddie Hart (55.93)
100 Back – Marie Schobel (55.66)
200 IM – Carly Hart (2:04.80)
3-Meter Dive – Kamryn Umbel (276.80)
Next Up
Penn State will host West Virginia at home on Saturday, October 12 in the Mccoy Natatorium at 9 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 , on Instagram at @pennstateswimdive , and on Facebook at facebook.com/pennstateswimminganddiving.
