The Penn State men’s swimming and diving team swept the podium in five events with eight Nittany Lions earning the top spot en route to a 150-101 win over Villanova (0-4) on Friday.
The Blue and White (4-1) earned the top three spots in the 200 back, 50 free, 200 fly, 100 breast and 100 back.
The meet opened in striking fashion for Penn State, which put three 400 medley relay teams on the podium, led by a 3:22.77 time from Shane Ryan (Havertown, Pa.), Andrew Schuehler (Camden, N.J.), Nate Savoy (Reading, Pa.) and Jeff Young (Hershey, Pa.)
The Nittany Lions continued to sweep the podium in the 100 back. Ryan, Kyle Madley (Madison, N.J.) and Ryan O'Neill (Howell Twp., N.J.) posted 49.80, 51.57 and 54.02 marks.
Matt Stasiunas (Avondale, Pa.), Joseph Ahlberg (Glastonbury, Conn.) and David Gross (Perryville, Md.) earned the meet's top three times in the 200 fly, while the trio of Young, Harrison Grimm (Fairview, Pa.) and Kevin Glenn (Matthews, N.C.) posted podium-sweeping performances of their own.
Ryan, Ryan Magee (Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.) and Madley also went 1-2-3 in the 200 back, led by Ryan's 1:52.89, and Zach Kantz (Mount Bethel, Pa.), Larry Virgilio (Pine Bush, N.Y.) and Tim Mauer (Hershey, Pa.) in the 50 free, with Kantz touching the wall in a meet-best 21.27 time.
Earning meet titles were Bob Bantley (Maple Glen, Pa.) in the 200 free (1:42.86), Conall Loughlin (Blue Bell, Pa.) in the 1,000 free (9:41.82) and Savoy in the 100 free (45.64). Ahlberg also captured gold in the 200 breast for his first collegiate win after swimming to a 2:11.72 mark.
The Nittany Lions continue their homestand on Nov. 7 and 8 by hosting Virginia and Michigan at 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. in McCoy Natatorium.
Continuing its undefeated dual meet record this season, the No. 14 Penn State women’s swimming and diving team picked up a convincing 156-101 victory against Villanova at McCoy Natatorium on Friday afternoon.
The Nittany Lions finished first in 10 of the 16 events.
Penn State improved to a perfect 7-0 on the season, while Villanova moved to 2-2. The squad improved to 21-1 all-time against the Wildcats. The team’s 7-0 start is its best since the 2007-08 squad finished the season 11-0.
Seniors Megan Siverling (Chester Springs, Pa.) and Caitlyn Karr (Reading, Pa.) each picked up multiple individual victories in the meet. Siverling touched the wall in 10:02.52 to top the field in the 1000-yard freestyle before winning the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.08. Karr touched the wall first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.76) and also took first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 4:57.35.
The Nittany Lions started off the meet by taking the first two spots in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of junior Casey Fazio (Washington Township, Pa.), junior Melissa Rodriguez (Chihuahua, Mexico), senior Carolyn Fittin (Sea Girt, N.J.) and junior Alyson Ackman (Montreal, Quebec) clocked in at 3:46.78.
Later, sophomore Anna Farnsworth (State College, Pa.) came out on top in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.18. Senior Katelyn Miller (Hershey, Pa.) swam to a time of 23.63, a season-best, in the 50-yard freestyle, while sophomore Megan Wujciak (Livingston, N.J.) won the 100 free (51.42).
Ackman touched the wall first in the 200-yard backstroke with a mark of 2:02.43, before Haley Sinatro rounded out the Penn State victories with a mark of 2:24.78 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
The Nittany Lions are back in action at home, hosting Virginia and Michigan on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8. Friday’s action starts at 6 p.m. and Saturday’s competition begins at 11 a.m.
