Feb. 21, 2008

Three School Records Fall in First Three Events at League Meet

    Cleveland -- Junior Olivia Arnold broke her own school record in the 1,000 freestyle and two Youngstown State relays also eclipsed school marks in the first day of the 2008 Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday.
    Arnold posted a time of 10:33.14 to finish eighth and beat her old record by five seconds.
    Arnold's record was the second of three to fall for the Penguins in the first day, which only consisted of three events in the women's competition.
    The 200 freestyle relay of Brittany Senn, Megan Rupe, Ashley Williamson and Alana Kane finished fourth with a record time of 1:37.18 in the championship's first event. Senn's personal-best 50 free time of 24.45 to lead off the relay ranks her second in school history.
    Williamson, Senn, Rupe and Julia Darling then teamed for a record time of 1:49.00 in the 200 medley relay. The time 200 medley relay time was 2.57 seconds faster than the previous record while the 200 free  relay time was 1.33 seconds faster.
    Leah Krout and Amanda Ladd also established personal-best times in the 1,000 free. Krout placed 21st with a time of 10:53.98, which ranks fifth in school history, and Ladd's time of 11:30.04 ranks her 10th on the YSU charts.
    The Penguins will compete in preliminary heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and 1-meter diving today starting at 10:30 a.m. Finals start at 6 p.m. and will have a live video feed on the Horizon League Network.