MORGANTOWN, W.Va.- The men's Penn State Nittany Lions Swimming and Diving continue their winning streak to open the 2023-24 season against the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Several big swims late in the meet helped the Nittany Lions build a lead against the Mountaineers and finish the compeition with a final score of 189-111.
Top Swims:
Junior Victor Baganha played a huge part in the Penn State victory, winning the 50 and 100 free. His two wins helped to extend the Nittany Lions lead over the Mountaineers and secure the team victory.
Sophomore Cooper Morley captured the first individual win for the Blue and White on the night in the 100 back with a fast time of 48.54.
Senior Ben Doyle was able to capture his first victory of the season in the 100 breast with a time of 56.76.
The Nittany Lions swept the 100 fly with sophomore Matthew Bittner (50.13) finishing in the top spot followed by freshman Caden Davis (50.40) and sophomore Erik Bolang (50.94). That was the only sweep of the night for Penn State.
Junior Jack Harvey was impressive for the Nittany Lions, earning his first victory of the 2023-24 campaign in the 100 back (1:49.76).
Relays:
Both of the relays earned the top spot to stay undefeated in the 223-24 season for Penn State.
In the 400 medley relay, Morley, Mariano Lazzerini, Baganha and Tylor Kim captured the victory for the Nittany Lions in a fast 3:14.65, edging out the second place Mountaineers by six seconds.
In the 200 free relay to close the night out, Lazzerini, Kim, Ryan McNutt and Morley close won for the Nittany Lions in a fast 1:22.68, three seconds quicker than the second place Penn State team.
Dives:
Senior Kevin Sullivan and freshman Hayden Elliot swept the dives for the Nittany Lions.
Sullivan won the one-meter dive with an excellent score of 323.18. He also was able to take third place in the three-meter dive.
Elliot closed out the three-meter dive for Penn State with a score of 349.58.
Winners:
100 Back: Cooper Morley (48.54)
100 Breast: Ben Doyle (56.76)
200 Fly: Sam Folger (1:49.53)
50 Free: Victor Baganha (20.02)
100 Free: Victor Baganha (44.02)
100 Back: Jack Harvey (1:49.76)
500 Free: Eduardo Cisternas (4:31.87)
100 Fly: Matthew Bittner (50.13)
Next Up:
The Penn State Nittany Lions women's swimming and diving team will look to stay undefeated in the 2023-24 season swimming tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. against the Mountaineers.
The Nittany Lions will head to South Bend following this weekend against West Virginia to face Notre Dame and Pitt in a tri-meet.
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