| Arnold Collects Two Wins, Sets 1,000 Free Record Against Akron |
| Sunday, January 27 2008 |
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| Youngstown -- Junior Olivia Arnold won two events and broke her own school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle in Youngstown State's final home meet of year against Akron on Saturday. Arnold topped her previous record by four seconds, posting a second-place time of 10:38.91. She later just missed her personal-best time to win the 200 IM in 2:16.89, and her time of 5:16.09 gave her a win in the 500 free. "We had a great meet led off by our second-fastest time of the season in the 400 medley relay, and Olivia followed that up with the school record," head coach Matt Anderson said. "It's good to see that we're peaking at the right time. Hopefully this will increase our confidence heading into our final two dual meets and the conference championships." In addition to Arnold's record-setting time in the 1,000 free, three other entries were made to YSU's top-10 performers list. Natasha Bray set a personal-best (10:43.86) in the 1,000 free by nine seconds and now ranks second in school history. Alana Kane's personal-bests in the 50 free (25.71) and 200 free (2:00.83) rank her eighth and 10th, respectively. As a team, the Penguins had 19 season-best times and nine personal-best marks. Ashley Williamson added a victory in the 200 back (2:12.18), and she teamed up with Kane, Brittany Senn and Megan Rupe to win the 400 free relay. Jessica Front finished second in the 200 free (2:00.54), Williamson was second in the 100 back (1:00.19) and Darling's second-place time of 1:08.85 in the 100 breast was just .39 seconds off her her school record. Senn added a second-place time in the 50 free (25.02), and Rupe was second in the 100 free (55.25). The Penguins will compete at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational on Friday at 6 p.m. |
| Arnold Collects Three Wins to Lead YSU Past Radford in Double Dual |
| Tuesday, January 22 2008 |
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| Loretto, Pa. -- Junior Olivia Arnold won three individual events to lead the Youngstown State swimming & diving team to a victory over Radford in a double dual on Saturday afternoon. Arnold touched the wall first in the 500- (5:21.91) and 1,000-yard (10:53.97) freestyles and added a win in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:33.85). Her efforts paced YSU to a 142-58 victory over the Highlanders, but Saint Francis (Pa.) defeated the Penguins 115.5 to 83.5. Freshman Ashley Williamson was the top finisher in the 200 back (2:11.79), and she teamed up with Alana Kane, Brittany Senn and Megan Rupe to win the 200 free relay (1:42.17). Natasha Bray finished second behind Arnold in both freestyles, clocking in with a time of 5:21.91 in the 500 and 10:58.26 in the 1,000. Senn tied for second place in the 50 free (25.57). Rupe was third in the 100 and 200 free, and Julia Darling placed third in the 200 breast. The Penguins will have their second home meet of the season on Saturday when they host Akron at 1 p.m. Seniors Amanda Ladd, Darling and Senn will be honored prior to the first event in what will be their final home meet. |
| Penguins Open Up Spring Portion of Schedule at Ohio |
| Monday, January 14 2008 |
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| Athens, Ohio -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team began the spring portion of its schedule on Saturday afternoon with a dual at Ohio. Coming off a 10-day training trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., YSU was led by Megan Rupe with two second-place individual finishes and a victory in the 400 freestyle relay. The Bobcats, however, claimed wins in the first 10 events en route to the meet victory, 134-87. Rupe finished second in the 200 free (1:59.58) and the 500 free (5:19.56), and she joined Alana Kane, Jessica Front and Brittany Senn in the 400 free relay. Olivia Arnold added a second-place finish in the 1,000 free (10:44.12), and Ashley Williamson was second in the 200 backstroke. The Penguins will take on St. Francis (Pa.) and Radford in a double dual on Saturday in Loretto, Pa. |