UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's and women's swimming and diving teams will travel to Blacksburg, Virginia this Saturday to compete in their eighth meet of the season. The Nittany Lions are set to compete against the Hokies on Saturday, January 22 at 11a.m. at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
Live stats will be available through the Meet Mobile app.
Men
The last time the Nittany Lions met the Hokies was just three months ago and Virginia Tech defeated Penn State with a score of 261 to 90.
The Nittany Lions are coming into this meet after competing in the North Carolina State Invitational in November. In addition, three Nittany Lions traveled to Columbia to compete in the Jr. Pan Am. Freshman Victor Baganha and Eduardo Moraes represented Brazil while senior Carlos Vasquez represented Honduras. Baganha earned a gold medal with Team Brazil in the 4x100 freestyle relay, and Moraes earned the silver medal individually in the 400 free with a time of 03:53.23. At the World Championships in December, Vasquez set new national short course records in the 50, 100 and 200 butterfly.
Women
The women return to competition after a strong showing at the NC State Invitational in November and winter training in December and January. They are led by senior Marie Schobel and sophomore Cat Stanford, who swam Penn State's third fastest 200 back time (1:54.41) and fifth fastest 100 free (49.15) at North Carolina. On the boards junior Wei Wei leads the Nittany Lions after placing sixth in the platform dive (183.50) in November.
Next Up
The men's and women's teams will host Villanova University at McCoy Natatorium for their final meet of the regular season where Penn State seniors will be recognized.
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.
