| Carter Breaks School Record, Anderson Picks Up First Win |
| Monday, October 27 2003 |
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| Youngstown -- Junior Erin Carter set the school record in the 200-yard individual medley to highlight Matt Anderson's first victory as a head coach over the Radford Highlanders, 158-141, on Sunday afternoon at the Beeghly Natatorium. Carter's time of 2 minutes, 14.29 seconds topped Becky MacFadyen's record of 2:14.79 set in 1984. Trailing 128-117 through 13 events, YSU swept 3-meter diving and claimed victories in the 200 IM and the 400 freestyle relay. Kalyn Leveto picked up her second victory of the meet by winning the 3-meter with a score of 268.50 while Courtney Harless, Lynea Harrill and Erin Mazzant claimed the second through fourth spots to put the Penguins ahead 135-128. Carter then followed with her school-record time in the 200 IM to claim the victory and the 400 freestyle relay team of Missy Wiese, Becky Bertuzzi, Jordan Dunn and Lena Arens finished first to seal the victory. Leveto also won the 1-meter event with a Zone C Championship qualifying score of 276.80 to win both diving events for the second straight meet. Carter finished with three individual victories on the day, claiming the top spot in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.92 and the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.54 to add to her win in the 200 IM. Arens added wins in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.09 seconds and and the 100 free with a time of 55.32 to her victory in the 400 freestyle relay. Wiese finished second in the 50 free and the 100 free behind Arens while Kim Hanley placed second in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke. Mazzant added a second-place finish in 1-meter diving while Dunn claimed second in the 500 freestyle and Michelle Von Duhn finished second in the 1,000 freestyle. Bertuzzi finished third in the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly while Danielle Blagg placed third in the 200 breaststroke. Harrill added a third-place finish in the 1-meter while Megan Blazek finished third in the 200 backstroke. Kris Deckert picked up wins in the 1,000 freestyle, the 200 butterfly and the 500 freestyle to lead the Highlanders. The swimming squad will travel to Duquesne on Nov. 8 while the diving team will compete at Clarion on Nov. 9. |
| Leveto Claims Two Victories Against Marshall |
| Saturday, October 18 2003 |
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| Youngstown -- Youngstown State diver Kalyn Leveto won the one and three-meter diving events, the Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Penguin swimming and diving team 133-107 on Saturday afternoon at the Beeghly Natatorium. Leveto claimed first place while tallying a score of 256.15 in the three-meter and 227.05 in the one-meter. Erika Nilsson and Milla Kuurto earned two wins for the Thundering Herd. Jordan Dunn picked up a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11 minutes, 17.10 seconds and a third-place spot in the 200 back. Lena Arens added a first-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 25.04 seconds. Erin Carter finished second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:14.97, a time .18 seconds shy of the school record. Carter added a second-place finish in the 200 fly with a time of 2:16.73. Missy Weise chipped in with second-place finishes in the 50 free and 100 free while Becky Bertuzzi finished third in the 200 free and the 500 free. Also picking up third-place finishes were Erin Mazzant in one-meter diving, Courtney Harless in three-meter diving, Lauren Connolly in the 100 free, Danielle Blagg in the 200 breast, and Erika Gregos in the 200 fly. The Penguins will continue their season on Oct. 26 when they host Radford at 1 p.m. |
| Red Wins Annual Red-Black Showdown, Arens Named Captain |
| Monday, October 13 2003 |
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| Youngstown -- Junior Erin Carter won two individual events and two relay events as the Youngstown State swimming and diving team competed in their annual intra-squad Red-Black Meet on Friday afternoon. Carter won the 200-yard individual medley and the 200 fly to lead the red team to a 125-88 victory. The meet also marked head coach Matt Anderson's coaching debut and the announcement of lone-senior Lena Arens as team captain for the 2003-04 season. Also for the red team, junior Kalyn Leveto, who was named Horizon League Diver of the Year as a sophomore, won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Arens finished first in the 50 freestyle while Lauren Connolly led the way in the 500 free and Danielle Blagg won the 200 breast. The red team also won the 200 medley relay and the 400 yard free relay. Junior Erika Gregos and freshman Becky Bertuzzi paced the black squad by picking up a win and a second-place finish apiece. Gregos won the 1,000 free and finished second in the 200 fly while Bertuzzi won the 200 free and finished second in the 100 free. Also for the black, Jordan Dunn won the 200 backstroke while Missy Weise was victorious in the 100 free. The Penguins will open their 2003-04 season on Oct. 18 when they play host to Marshall University at 4 p.m. |