School Records and Personal Bests Highlight Penguins’ Performance at Miami (OH) Invite

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Oxford, Ohio – Highlighted by the men’s numerous record-breaking performances, the Youngstown State men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs posted tremendous outings at the Miami (OH) Invitational.

Sophomore Aleksa Radenovic set three individual school records in the 200 IM, 100 fly, and 200 fly. He was also a member of three record-breaking relay teams. In the 100 fly, Radenovic came in first place and set the program record with a time of 47.27. He touched second in the 200 IM, clocking a 1:48.64. In the 200 fly, he set the record with a time of 1:44.97, placing second and missing first by just .01 seconds.

Gavin Webb improved his 500 free school record, swimming a time of 4:25.97, to finish second in the event. Webb earned a victory in the 1650 free, clocking a 15:25.41 to finish over 15 seconds ahead of the competition. Webb also finished second in the 400 IM with a time of 3:54.37. He also finished 16th in the 200 fly, clocking a 1:55.57.

Soma Albert lowered his school record in the 100 back to 49.43 seconds, placing fifth overall. He also finished third in the 200 back with a time of 1:47.04. Albert was also 12th in the 500 free, clocking a 4:39.77.

Freshman James Slessor became the new 100 breast record holder, swimming a 55.00 to tie for fourth in the event. He also placed fifth in the 200 breast, clocking a 2:01.72. Slessor also finished 15th in the 200 IM with a time of 1:53.80.

Gavin Redden lowered his school record in the 100 free to 45.14 to place seventh overall.

The men also broke three relay records. In the 200 free relay, the team of Rares Druga, Wilson Cannon, Darren Laing, and Radenovic clocked a 1:22.29 to break the record. Druga, Slessor, Radenovic, and Laing were the record-breaking squad in the 200 medley relay, clocking a 1:29.57. In the 400 free relay, Druga, Cannon, Redden, and Radenovic broke the record with a time of 3:01.69.

Crispy Barton finished third in the 400 IM with a time of 3:57.78. He also picked up an 11th-place finish in the 500 free, swimming a 4:38.27.

Brenden Reeves picked up a seventh-place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:03.03 as well as a 10th-place finish in the 200 IM, clocking a 1:51.22. He also placed 15th in the 200 fly, swimming a time of 1:54.95.

Karan Raju finished sixth in the 200 fly with a time of 1:50.49. He also clocked a 1:41.58 in the 200 free to finish 10th overall. 

Dominic Bono was eighth in the 200 back with a time of 1:57.00. He also finished 12th in the 400 IM, swimming a 4:07.19, as well as placed 16th in the 200 IM, clocking a 1:54.70.

Cannon earned a seventh-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 49.06 as well as tied for 19th in the 100 free, clocking a 46.02.

In the 50 free, Druga, Cannon, and Redden finished one-two-three in the C final, respectively, or 17th,18th, and 19th overall. Druga clocked a 20.94 while Cannon swam a time of 20.98. Redden clocked a 21.13.

Druga also placed 12th in the 100 back with a time of 51.41 and 16th in the 100 free, swimming a 46.07.

In diving, Zachary Lao broke his own school record in the platform dive, scoring a 228.70. Brooks Adams and Cody Thill finished back-to-back in both the one- and three-meter dives. Thill finished 11th in the three-meter with a score of 235.95 while Adams finished 12th, scoring a 221.95. In the one-meter, Adams was 12th with a score of 235.35 while Thill finished 13th, scoring a 231.35.

Overall, the Penguin men finished fourth with 578 points. Grand Canyon University won the meet with 1107.5 points. 

For the women, freshman Miriam Frass led the way with a fourth-place finish in the 1650 free, clocking a 17:12.95. She also came in seventh in the 200 free with a time of 1:52.97. She also swam a 5:01.36 in the 500 free to place 11th overall. Frass also finished 23rd in the 100 free with a time of 53.06.

Hailey Clark finished 10th in the 1650 free with a time of 17:36.00 while Brooke Schuette finished 12th, swimming a 17:53.34. Gunnhildur Baldursdottir was just behind in 13th place with a time of 17:54.19. 

Schuette and Clark also finished 23rd and 24th in the 500 free, respectively. Schuette clocked a 5:08.83 while Clark was just behind with a 5:10.91. Schuette also picked up a 23rd-place finish in the 200 free with a time of 1:56.10. Clark also finished 22nd in the 200 breast, clocking a 2:31.43.

Freshman Allison Ramirez Romero finished 15th in the 100 fly and 17th in the 200 fly, swimming times of 57.17 and 2:08.04, respectively. Natalia Andres finished 18th in the 200 fly, clocking a 2:09.65

The Penguins showed depth in the 400 IM with five Penguins moving on to the B and C consolation finals. Macy Wang clocked a 4:37.42 to finish 14th. Freshman Valeria Sanchez-Cordero finished first in the C final and 17th overall with a time of 4:39.09. Kyndall Hindman clocked a 4:42.13 to place 20th while Baldursdottir and freshman Summer Raymer finished 23rd and 24th with times of 4:46.20 and 4:56.28, respectively.

Baldursdottir also finished 23rd in the 200 fly with a time of 2:11.32 while Wang picked up a 19th-place overall finish in the 200 breast, swimming a 2:25.97.

In the 100 back, freshmen Anna Kozinska and Jordan Truelsch competed in the C final. Kozinska clocked a 58.43 to finish 19th overall while Truelsch swam a 59.03 to pick up a 23rd-place overall finish. Truelsch was also 16th in the 200 back with a time of 2:06.40.

Freshman Gwyneth Thomas finished first in the C final or 17th overall in the 100 breast, clocking a 1:06.43. She was also 23rd in the 200 breast, clocking a 2:32.22. Freshman Zoey Gallagher finished 24th in the 200 fly with a time of 2:11.81.

Oliwia Kaniak finished 14th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:23.78 as well as a 24th-place finish in the 200 IM, clocking a 2:08.89.

Kayla Wrasman placed first in the B final of the women’s three-meter dive, finishing ninth overall with a score of 231.10. Tess Weiskopf was 14th in the event, scoring a 207.75. Wrasman was also 11th in the one-meter dive with a score of 230.60.

Overall, the women finished sixth with 220 points. Miami University (Ohio) earned the victory with a score of 1276.5.

The Penguins will return to action as they send some swimmers to Biscayne Bay, Fla. to compete in the CSCAA Open Water National Championships on Sunday, December 18. The men’s 5k will kick off the morning at 8:30 a.m. followed by the women’s 5k at 10 a.m.