Oct. 26, 2007

Two School Records Fall in Season's First Dual Meet

    Youngstown -- Freshman Ashley Williamson broke the school record in the 200 backstroke and junior Olivia Arnold topped her own school record in the 1,000 free against Marshall and Green Bay on Friday evening at the Beeghly Natatorium.
    Williamson, competing in her first collegiate dual meet, swam the 200 back in 2:08.51 to top the previous record more than a second. Arnold edged her previous school record by just .17 seconds by swimming a time of 10:42.53 in the 1,000 free. Both swimmers finished second overall in their respective races.
    "This was a great way to start out the season with two school records falling," YSU head coach Matt Anderson said. "Both were fantastic swims - one by a veteran and one by a freshman. I think that shows we have some depth, and it is a positive sign toward what is going to come over the next couple of months."
    Senior Brittany Senn added a second-place overall finish in the 50 free (25.38), and sophomore Megan Rupe placed second overall in the 100 free (54.53).
    Jessica Front finished fifth in the 200 free (2:01.92), and Arnold added a fifth-place showing in the 500 free (5:22.37). Williamson, Laura Hanley, Senn and Rupe finished fifth in the 400 medley relay, and Senn, Alana Kane, Front and Rupe placed third in the 400 free relay.
    Williamson's time eclipsed Gwynee Stacy's previous school record of 2:09.57. Erin Carter now ranks third in school history with her time of 2:12.87, and the fourth-place time is 2:18.20 by Lori Greenlee.
    The Penguins will have a busy weekend next week with a dual meet at Wright State on Friday and a double dual with Butler and Illinois State on Saturday.