| wimming and Diving: Penguins Defeat Saint Francis On Senior Day, 109-96 |
| Saturday, January 17 2009 |
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| Youngstown -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team defeated Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon at the Beeghly Center Natatorium to send seniors Olivia Arnold, Natasha Bray and Jessica Front out winners in their last home meet. YSU won nine of the 13 events as Arnold won the 1,000-yard freestyle and the 200-yard breaststroke while Bray won the 500 free. Arnold also placed second in the 400-yard IM finishing just .02 behind Saint Francis (Pa.)'s Jessica Dunn. The Penguins started the meet strong winning the 200-yard medley relay in time of 1:52.33. Arnold followed with her win in the 1,000 in time of 10:38.34. For YSU, Hillary Barrett finished fourth and Katie Wolf was fifth. In the 200-yard free, YSU took second through fourth as Caitlin Cook (1:59.69), Kirstin Walker (2:00.63) and Front (2:03.79) took those spots. Nishiani Cicilson placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.56 seconds while Alana Kane was third at 25.75 seconds. Arnold placed second in the 400 IM with a time of 4:49.02 while Bray was fourth and Barrett was fifth. Cook earned a victory in the 200-yard butterfly in time of 2:11.78 while Megan Rupe picked up a win in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 54.65 seconds. Kane was third in the 100 free. Ashley Williamson placed third in the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:16.69. Bray won the 500 free in a time of 5:17.76 while Walker was third at 5:27.84. Arnold's time of 2:31.69 earned her first place in the breast while teammate Jen Johnstone was third. YSU closed the meet winning the 200-yard freestyle relay with a winning time of 1:41.34. Amanda Carpin posted a career-high score in the one-meter competition finishing with a score of 218.75. In the three-meter event she finished with a 221.10, also a personal best. The dual against the Red Flash was YSU's first competition since the end of November. The Penguins return to action next Saturday when they travel to Cleveland to face Horizon League foes Cleveland State and UIC in a triangular. |