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| Hill Wins 1-Meter in Meet with Green Bay, Illinois State |
| Sunday, January 30 2011 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
Green Bay, Wis. -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team traveled to Green Bay on Saturday to compete in a dual meet between Green Bay and Illinois State. YSU dropped decisions to both, 230-70 and 233-67, respectively at the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium.
Youngstown State sophomore diver Casey Hill finished on top in the 1-meter dive scoring 262.15. Hill also had a third-place finish in the 3-meter dive with a score of 236.40.
Sophomore Sam Roberts finished in third place in the 100-yard with a time of 1:08.57 and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.62). In the 200-yard freestyle, junior Kirstin Walker came in fifth with a time of 1:57.69.
The Penguins' top relay team was fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team comprised of Walker, junior Audy Grubbs, senior Alana Kane and junior Nishani Cicilson.
The YSU divers will host a Diving Invitational on Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. The team's next action is at the Horizon League Championship in February. |
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| Swimming & Diving Wins Four Events at UIC |
| Saturday, January 29 2011 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
Chicago, Ill. -- The Youngstown State Swimming and Diving team posted four individual wins, two swimming and both diving events in a dual meet against UIC at UIC Natatorium on Friday. The Flames won the dual by a score of 164-131.
Winning swimming events were junior Nishani Cicilson who won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.06 seconds and freshman Laura Paz who was first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:00.06.
Sophomore Casey Hill won the one-meter dive with a score of 252.30 and the three-meter dive with score of 248.62.
Sophomore Samantha Roberts won 400 IM with time of 4:47.21, but posted the second fastest time in the event. Roberts placed second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of1:08.76 and was second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:26.49.
Freshman Megan Ciampa placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:51.25 and had the third-fastest time in the 400 IM at 4:49.13.
In the one-meter dive and three-meter dives, freshman Tricia Vallinger placed second behind Hill with scores of 228.90 and 236.70.
In the 200 free relay, YSU was second with time of 1:41.63.
The Penguins are back in action on Saturday when they head north to visit Green Bay. YSU takes on the Phoenix and Illinois State at the meet. |
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| Casey Hill Wins 3-Meter in Meet Against Cleveland State/Wright State |
| Sunday, January 23 2011 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
The Youngstown State swimming and diving squad competed against Horizon League members Cleveland State and Wright State on Saturday afternoon at the Busby Natatorium. YSU sophomore Casey Hill won the three-meter dive and was second in the one meter.
In the three-meter event, Hill scored a 254.40 to finish in front of Cleveland State's Kacey Cummings who was second with a 238.70. In the one meter, Hill finished behind Cummings with a 261.95. Cummings scored a 271.95 in the event.
Sophomore Samantha Roberts continued to be solid. Roberts placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:25.69, was third in the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.61 and was fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:17.17.
Freshman Laura Paz placed second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:13.40 and senior Cailtin Cook came in third in the event with a time of 2:14.76.
In the 1,000 freestyle, freshman Megan Ciampa placed fourth with a time of 10:55.71 while teammate Brittany Vigar was sixth with a 11:00.53. Ciampa was fifth in the 500 with a time of 5:21.84.
Sophomore Nishani Cicilson was fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.88 seconds.
In the team scoring, YSU dropped a 206-94 decision to Cleveland State and a 202-96 contest to Wright State.
The Penguins return to action on Friday when they travel to UIC for a dual meet. |
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| Roberts Wins 200-yard Breaststroke in Home Finale vs. Akron, Saint Francis |
| Sunday, January 16 2011 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
The Youngstown State swimming and diving team finished up their home season on Saturday with a dual meet against Akron and Saint Frances (Pa.) at Beeghly Natatorium, 104-199 and 137-157, respectively.
The seniors, Amanda Carpin, Caitlin Cook, Alana Kane and Kari Tridle, were recognized for their hard work while at YSU prior the to meet.
Highlighting the afternoon was sophomore Samantha Roberts who came on top in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:27.83.
Nishani Cicilson finshed in second place in all four of the events that she competed in that day. She started off with the 100-yard backstroke finishing with a time of 1:01.98. In her last two individual events, the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle, her times were 25.24 seconds and 54.39 seconds, respectively, coming in second place by less than a second each time. In her final event, the 400-yard freestyle, the team consisted of Kirsten Walker, junior, Audy Grubbs, Junior, Kane, and Cicilson. They finished in 3:41.76.
In the 200-yard medley relay, Youngstown State's A squad finished third (1:54.09). Angela Diorio, freshman, Sam Roberts, sophomore, Laura Paz, freshman and Kane were the on this team. Freshman Megan Ciampa finished in second place in the 1,000-yard freestyle clocked at 10:49.06. Walker came in fourth place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.79. Roberts was one second slow in the 100-yard breaststroke, coming in second place (1:08.80).
Cook came in second place in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:12.18. Walker finished .61 seconds behind Cicilson in the 100-yard freestyle finishing in third (55.00).
Casey Hill, sophomore, came in second in the 1-meter dive scoring 250.12 points. Hill and Tricia Vallinger, freshman, came in fourth and fifth place in the 3-meter dive scoring 241.20 and 237.07.
The Penguins return to action next Saturday when they travel to Cleveland State. YSU will also take on Wright State in the Triangular. |
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| Casey Hill and Samantha Roberts Named HL Athletes of the Week |
| Wednesday, January 12 2011 |
| Courtesy of: AVV |
Indianapolis, Ind. -- Sophomores Casey Hill and Samantha Roberts were named Horizon League Athletes of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday. Roberts was tabbed the Swimmer of the Week, while Hill was the HL's Diver of the Week.
Roberts, a native of Spencer, Ind., won all three events she competed in on Friday against Ohio University. She beat six competitors in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.51) and 200 backstroke (2:25.12) and took first out of eight in the 400 individual medley (4:53.79).
Hill, from Bethlehem, Pa., has earned her fifth diver of the week award for the 2010-11 season placing second out of eight in both diving events on Friday. In the 1-meter dive she earned a 248.17 and scored a 253.58 in the 3-meter.
The Penguins close out the home swimming and diving dual portion of their schedule on Saturday at 1 p.m. YSU plays host to Akron and Saint Francis (Pa.) at the Beeghly Natatorium. Admission is free and the meet will be broadcast on the Horizon League Network. |
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| Penguins Return to Pool Dropping Dual at Ohio, 177-116 |
| Saturday, January 8 2011 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
Athens, Ohio -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team returned to action for the first time since November swimming a dual at Ohio on Friday. The Penguins suffered a 166-117 defeat to the Bobcats at the OU Aquatic Center.
Sophomore Samantha Roberts had a solid performance winning the 100 and 200-yard butterflys as well as the 400-yard IM.
Roberts erearned a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.51 and came in first in the 200 with a time of 2:25.12. She also took the top spot in the 400 IM with a time of 4:53.79.
In the diving events, sophomore Casey Hill was second in both the one and three meter events. In the one-meter, Hill had a score of 248.17 while in the three meter scored 253.58.
Junior Kirstin Walker placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.71 seconds. Senior Caitlin Cook finished second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:24.25. Freshman Megan Ciampa finished second in the 500-yard freestyle posting a time of 5:29.88. Also, freshman Laura Paz placed second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 59.92 seconds.
YSU returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 15 when they play host to Akron and Saint Francis (Pa.). The meet is set to start at 1 p.m. at the Beeghly Center Natatorium. The meet is the Penguins' Senior Day and will be carried live on the Horizon League Network. |
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| Penguins Finish Second at Radford Invitational |
| Tuesday, November 23 2010 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
Radford, Va. -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team placed second at the Radford Highlander Invitational which concluded on Saturday afternoon. The Penguins scored 716.5 points to finish behind only Georgia Southern in the eight-school event.
Sophomore Casey Hill won both the one and three-meter diving events. Hill had a score of 262.50 in the three-meter diving event while she scored 247.85 in the one-meter. Freshman Tricia Vallinger was third in both with a 228.55 in the one-meter and a 223.10 in the three-meter.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, sophomore Sam Roberts placed second with a time of 2:25.99.
Senior Caitlin Cook was fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:12.22 while freshman Laura Paz was fifth with a time fo 2:13.45.
Junior Nishani Cicilson finished sixth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.96 seconds while Kirstin Walker was eighth with a time of 54.75 seconds.
In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the Guins placed fifth with a time of 3:38.99. |
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| Radford Invitational Day Two Update; Friday's Prelims Complete |
| Saturday, November 20 2010 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
Radford, Va. -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team had a busy second morning the Radford Highlander Invitational on Friday. The Penguins competed in five events on the day.
In the team race, the Guins are third with179 points. Georgia Southern is in first place with 255 points while Campbell is second with 200.
Sophomore Sam Roberts, who won the 200 IM on Thursday, was sixth in the 400 IM preliminaries with a time of 4:49.51. Also in the 400 IM, freshman Laura Paz was ninth (4:51.91), sophomore Rachel Harbarger was 10th (4:53.26), freshman Megan Ciampa was 11th (4:53.72) and freshman Brittany Vigar was 12th (5:11.31).
Roberts placed third in the prelims of the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.74. Freshman Angela Diorio also made the top final with a seventh-place time of 1:12.07.
YSU qualified two for the finals in the 100-yard butterfly. Junior Nishani Cicilson was sixth at 1:00.52 and Paz was seventh at 1:00.56. Senior Caitlin Cook just missed a spot in the top eight placing ninth with a time of 1:01.12.
Junior Kirstin Walker was sixth in the 200-yard freestyle prelims with a time of 1:59.07 while Audy Grubbs was ninth at 2:00.21.
In the 100-yard backstroke, Cicilson was fifth with a time of 1:01.78 to lead the Guins in that event.
The finals of those events are set for this evening at 6 o'clock.
YSU's Friday Prelim Results
Event 8 400 IM
Sam Roberts 6th 4:49.51
Laura Paz 9th 4:51.91
Rachel Harbarger 10th 4:53.26
Megan Ciampa 11th 4:53.72
Brittany Vigar 13th 5:07.90
Kaite Wolf 16th 5:11.31
Event 9 100 Fly
Nishani Cicilson 6th 1:oo.52
Laura Paz 7th 1:00.56
Caitlin Cook 9th 1:01.12
Sam Roberts 21st 1:03.11
Event 10 200 Free
Kirstin Walker 6th 1:59.07
Audy Grubbs 9th 2:00.21
Alana Kane 16th 2:03.32
Brittany Vigar 20th 2:05.32
Event 11 100 Breast
Sam Roberts 3rd 1:08.74
Angela Diorio 7th 1:12.07
Liseli Baich 15th 1:14.35
Event 12 100 Back
Nishani Cicilson 5th 1:01.78
Laura Paz 13th 1:03.54
Angela Diorio 15th 1:04.01
Caitlin Cook 19th 1:04.87
Rachel Harbarger 24th 1:05.90 |
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| Radford Invitational Day One Update; Roberts Earns Win |
| Saturday, November 20 2010 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
Radford, Va. -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team is in action at the eight-team Radford Highlander Invitational this Thursday through Saturday.
The event which features schools from Campbell, Georgia Southern, Liberty, Millersville, Mount St. Mary's, North Carolina A&T, Radford and Youngstown State will feature preliminary rounds - Thursday and Friday- and conclude with 6 p.m. finals on the first two days.
Swimmers will hit the water at 9 a.m. Saturday with the finals scheduled for 3 p.m.
In Thursday's finals, YSU sophomore Sam Roberts won the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:11.89 beating Radford's Emily Turner by almost a half second.
The Guins were second in the 400-yard medley relay finishing three seconds behind Georgia Southern. YSU's group of Angela Diorio, Roberts, Laura Paz and Nishani Cicilson had a time of 4:03.82. YSU placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:40.66 by Cicilson, Kirstin Walker, Audy Grubbs and Alana Kane.
In the 500 free, Walker placed fifth with a time of 5:19.24, while freshman Brittany Vigar was seventh at 5:22.78 and Megan Ciampa was eighth at 5:24.89.
Cicilson was sixth in the 50 free with a time of 24.80.
In the morning's preliminaries, YSU had three of the top eight in the 500 freestyle led by Walker's time of 5:18.60. Ciampa was right behind in sixth at 5:19.72 while Vigar was in eighth at 5:22.78.
In the 200 IM, Roberts had the third-fastest preliminary time at 2:14.54 while Rachel Harbarger and Diorio were both in the top 16.
In the 50 free, Ciclison qualified in eighth position with a time of 25.16 seconds while Walker was 10th at 25.45. |
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| Swimming & Diving Falls to Bowling Green, 174-119 |
| Saturday, November 13 2010 |
| Courtesy of: YSU |
Youngstown -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team was defeated by Bowling Green on Friday evening at Beeghly Natatorium, 174-119.
Junior Nishani Cicilson, sophomore Sam Roberts and freshman Laura Paz finished first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.59), 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.76) and the 100-yard butterfly (59.71), respectively. Freshman Angela Diorio accompanied Roberts, finishing third in the 200 breast with a time of 2:38.80.
Freshman Megan Ciampa finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:51.91. In the 200-yard freestyle, junior Kirstin Walker and Audy Grubbs took first and second, finishing with a time of 1:59.55 and 2:01.15. Diorio finished in third in the 100-yard backstroke. Senior Caitlin Cook and Roberts finished in second in the200-yard butterfly (2:11.11) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.31), respectively. Walker finished in second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.18.
Sophomore Casey Hill took first place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives with scores of 267.00 and 276.25. Tricia Vallinger finished in second in both events with scores of 226.70 and 236.20.
In the 400-yard medley relay, YSU finished third. The squad was comprised of freshman Claire Reynolds, sophomore Liseli Baich, Cook and senior Alana Kane.
This week, the Penguins are on the road at the Radford Invitational. |
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