MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - The No. 25 Penn State men's swimming & diving team earned a 161-132 road win at West Virginia on Saturday, earning first place finishes in 11 events. Lachlan Byrne led the Nittany Lions with a pair of event wins. The Nittany Lions improved to 2-0 on the season.
Top Swims:
In the 400 Medley Relay, Michael Daly, Daniel Raisanen, Victor Baganha and Will Roberson finished first with a time of 3:16.72. Penn State also finished third in the event as the team of Lachlan Byrne, Jack Hurley, Jake Houck and Zane Sutton produced a time of 3:20.96.
In the 1000 Freestyle, Sam Rennard came in first with a time of 9:24.64. Henry Radzikowski placed third with a time of 9:38.49
In the 100 Backstroke, Byrne swam a 50.81 to win the event. He also won the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:51.67.
Tommy Hurley won with a time of 57.01 in the 100 Breaststroke, leading a Penn State sweep that included William Lulek in second (57.33) and Roberson in third (57.80).
Raisanen won the 200 Breaststroke with a pace of 2:01.47.
In the 50 Freestyle, Jake Houck finished first with a time of 21.00, pacing a Nittany Lion sweep. Zane Sutton finished second (21.07) and Devon Chenot placed third (21.20).
Will Roberson came in first with a time of 44.62 in the 100 Freestyle with Houck following in second with a time of 45.34.
In the 500 Freestyle, Daly won with a time of 4:34.22. Daly led a PSU sweep, placing in front of Rennard (4:37.04) and Zachary Brewer (4:40.46).
In the 100 Yard Butterfly, Baganha finished with a winning time of 47.36.
Diving:
In the 1-meter dive, Logan Krabbe came in first with a score of 288.23. He was also Penn State's top performer in the 3-meter dive (286.13).
Next up:
The Nittany Lions have a week off and then will face Ohio State, Virginia Tech, and Indiana at their next meet on October 29th and 30th at Ohio State in Columbus, OH.
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Craig Houtz