Penn State Men, Women Escape With Narrow Wins Over West Virginia ...Middle East

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WVU vs. Penn State

Penn State pulled off a narrow double victory over West Virginia on Friday, with both the men’s and women’s teams winning by a margin of less than 30 points.

Women’s Recap

The weekend’s competition saw a tough battle between the Nittany Lions and the Mountaineers, with Penn State winning 11 of the day’s events and beating WVU 157 to 140 points.

Three of the Penn State women picked up two individual victories apiece, helping to lead their team to victory.

Margaret Markvardt prevailed in the 100 back (53.45), charging into the wall over two seconds ahead of the runner-up to clock a season-best time, and the 100 fly (53.88). She later improved her season-best in the 100 back even further, throwing down a time of 53.27 as the leadoff on the winning 400 medley relay. Markvardt also helped the Nittany Lions to victory in the 200 free relay.

Teammate Morgan Moore swept the distance events, winning the 500 free in 4:55.00 and the 1000 free in 10:00.34. Following close behind her in both races was WVU’s Olivia Busch, who took the runner-up spot in 4:57.63 and 10:10.98, respectively.

Also turning in two individual wins for the Nittany Lions was Audrey Cohen, who took home the title in the 100 breast (1:03.46) and 200 breast (2:16.45).

Gabriela Martin was a top competitor for the Mountaineers, charging into the wall first in the 100 free (50.39) and 200 free (1:48.52) and marking a season-best performance in the 200.

WVU’s Maddie Smutny prevailed in the 200 fly (2:00.81), while Delaney Cox won the 200 breast (2:01.28), which marked the final two victories of the meet for the Mountaineer women.

Meanwhile, MJ Gilligan stunned for WVU in the 400 IM, snagging the runner-up spot in 4:18.21 and logging the 2nd-fastest time in program history. Gilligan knocked over the two seconds of her former lifetime best (4:20.64), which she had just set a few weeks ago at the Big 12 East Championships.

Men’s Recap

Penn State took home a victory on the men’s side, winning 11 events and posting 163 points to beat out WVU by 26 points.

The Nittany Lions were led by Tylor Kim and Cooper Morley, who each turned in two individual victories. Kim touched first in the 50 free (20.13) and 100 free (44.03), while Morley swept the backstroke events, prevailing in the 100 back (46.66) and 200 back (1:44.89).

Morley and Kim also helped the team to a victory in the 200 free relay, joining teammates Rylan Anselm and Matthew Bittner to record a time of 1:20.15. Bittner and Anselm posted their own individual wins as well, with Bitner winning the 100 fly (57.13) and Anselm taking home the title in the 500 free (4:29.75).

Vicente Villanueva proved to be a top competitor for Penn State, prevailing in the 200 breast in 1:56.60. He also snagged the runner-up spot in the 100 breast (53.73), racing in behind teammate Mariano Lazzerini (52.86).

Hayden Elliott was victorious on the 1-meter board, posting a score of 347.70 points to claim the title by over 20 points.

The Mountaineers started off strong, winning the first three races of the meet on the men’s side. Szymon Mieczkowski, Rafael Miguel Mimoso, Dragos Ghile and Jameson McEnaney combined for a victory in the 400 medley relay, touching first by nearly three seconds in 3:14.34.

Freshman Jake Salcedo shone for WVU, dominating the 1000 free and charging into the wall ahead of the pack with a time of 9:13.38. His performance shaved a second off of his top time and marked the 2nd-fastest time in program history. Salcedo later won the 500 free, turning in a time of 4:29.75.

Fellow freshman Felix Vicknair also logged a top performance for the Mountaineers, winning the 200 fly in 1:47.77 and logging the 8th-fastest time in school history.

Levi Hellman was WVU’s top diver of the meet, turning in a 1st-place performance on the 3-meter with a score of 347.55 points and a runner-up performance on the 1-meter with 325.05 points.

Up Next 

After hosting George Washington on Jan. 31st and securing another double victory, Penn State is now off until the Ohio State First Chance Invitational from Feb. 13th-14th. WVU’s diving teams will be back in action on Feb. 6th for the Virginia Tech Diving Invitational, while the swimmers have a break from competition until the Big 12 Championships kick off on Feb. 24th.

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