Oct. 18, 2005
Penguins Open Up Season at Tom Stubbs Relays
Bowling Green, Ohio -- Two relay teams
finished fourth for Youngstown State
and individuals posted solid leadoff
times as the Penguins competed in
the Tom Stubbs Relay on Friday.
The 400-yard freestyle relay of Brittany Senn, Becky
Bertuzzi, Erin-Michelle Gordon and
Jessica Front placed fourth with a
time of 3:43.90 while 10 swimmers
combined for a fourth-place time of
4:24.17 in the 500-yard free relay.
No teams scores were kept at the meet, which also featured
Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan and
Akron.
"We swam very well, especially for it being a season-opening
meet," head coach Matt Anderson
said. "The relay meet was a fun and
exciting way to see what the
freshman are capable of and where
the returners are in relation to
last season."
In regulation events, Bertuzzi, Senn and Front teamed up with
Olivia Arnold to record a time of
8:12.90 in the 800 free relay.
Arnold, Julia Darling, Amanda Ladd
and Erin Sayre clocked in at 4:25.00
in the 400 medley relay, and Senn,
Bertuzzi, Gordon and Front posted a
3:43.90 in the 400 free relay.
In leadoff times, Senn recorded times of 25.41 in the 50
free, 55.65 in the 100 free and
1:02.48 in the 100 fly. Bertuzzi
swam a 2:06.21 in the 200 free while
Gordon was close behind with a
2:06.99. Arnold swam a 1:08.79 in
the 100 back and Natasha Bray swam a
500 free time of 5:31.01. Darling
swam a 1:10.68 in the 100 breast.
The Penguins will compete in their first dual meet on Oct. 28
against Canisius at 4 p.m. in
Beeghly Natatorium. |
