UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa - The Nittany Lions welcomed the Princeton Tigers and Virginia Tech Hokies to McCoy Natatorium on Saturday. Following a hard fought battle, Penn State lost each of its matchups, falling 176.50-121.50 to Princeton and 216-84 against Virginia Tech.
Penn State falls to 4-10 all-time against the Hokies, and 14-5 to the Tigers. The Blue and White are now 2-5 on the season.
Top Swims
Junior Morgan Moore put the Nittany Lions on the board with a second place finish in the 1000 Free, posting a 9:59.06 in her first event of the day.
Junior Catherine Meisner got the first gold of the day with a first place finish in the 200 Free with a final time of 1:46.57. Meisner added a third place finish in the 100 Free with a 50.12.
Senior Margaret Markvardt touched first in the 200 IM with a 1:59.76 finish, and recorded a third place finish in the 100 Fly with a final time of 53.26. The Estonia native added a second place finish in the 200 Fly with a 53.29.
Freshman Audrey Cohen added a third place finish in the 100 Breast with a 1:03.64.
Relays
The Blue and White started off the day in the 200 Medley relay, with strong contributions from Ellie Brandbergh, Margaret Markvardt, Maura Fluehr and Catherine Meisner, the relay tallied a tight third place finish.
Diving
Sophomore Abbey Ekstrom finished second in the three meter competition with a 291.10, a slim .15 margin behind the first place finisher.
Grace Brammer added a silver finish in the one meter with a 280.90.
Event Winners
200 Free - Catherine Meisner (1:46.57)
200 IM - Margaret Markvardt (1:59.76)
Penn State returns to competition with another home meet weekend Friday, Jan. 31 against Army, and Saturday Feb. 1 against West Virginia.
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