Jan. 13, 2008

Penguins Open Up Spring Portion of Schedule at Ohio

    Athens, Ohio -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team began the spring portion of its schedule on Saturday afternoon with a dual at Ohio.
    Coming off a 10-day training trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., YSU was led by Megan Rupe with two second-place individual finishes and a victory in the 400 freestyle relay.
    The Bobcats, however, claimed wins in the first 10 events en route to the meet victory, 134-87.
    Rupe finished second in the 200 free (1:59.58) and the 500 free (5:19.56), and she joined Alana Kane, Jessica Front and Brittany Senn in the 400 free relay.
    Olivia Arnold added a second-place finish in the 1,000 free (10:44.12), and Ashley Williamson was second in the 200 backstroke.
    The Penguins will take on St. Francis (Pa.) and Radford in a double dual on Saturday in Loretto, Pa.