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Roberts' Record Leads Penguins in Strong Performance at Butler

Results

Indianapolis, Ind. -- Freshman Samantha Roberts lowered her school-record in the 200-yard breaststroke to lead the Youngstown State swimming and diving team to a second-place finish at a five-team meet held at Butler on Sunday afternoon.

 

Roberts swam a time of 2:25.79 in the 200-yard breaststroke on Sunday. She set the mark previously on Jan. 8 with a time of 2:27.31. She also placed second in the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.02, which is her personal best and ranks second in school history.

 

Other strong performances for the Penguins included: Hilary Barrett placing second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a career-best time of 18:26.21; a fourth-place finish by Kirstin Walker in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:59.21; a second-place effort by Caitlin Cook in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:13.94; a second-place finish by Nishani Cicilson in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.81 seconds; and a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:39.05.

 

Ball State posted the best team score finishing with 833 points. YSU was second with 493, Eastern Illinois was third with 375, Valparaiso was fourth at 271 while Butler scored 139 points.

 

The Penguins return to action on Saturday, Feb. 6 when they travel to Cleveland to face Cleveland State and UIC. The meet is set to start at 1 p.m.