Women's Swimming and Diving Defeats Penn State Altoona
The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team won nine events, placing first and second in six, to defeat Penn State Altoona 120-53 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team won nine events, placing first and second in six, to defeat Penn State Altoona 120-53 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.
Kristin Owens (Erie, PA/McDowell) had three first-place finishes on the day, starting with the 200 medley relay. She joined Allie Schneider (Erie, PA/McDowell), Abigail Witmer (Herndon, PA/Herndon) and Claire Mallick (Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills) for a combined time of 2:04.64 in the opening relay.
Owens then won the 100 and 200 breaststroke later in the meet. She had a time of 1:17.43 in the 100 and touched in 2:47.55 in the 200.
Gwendolyn Lowery (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) and Maryn Horn (Houston, TX/Jersey Village) were double winners for the Lions. Lowery led a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 freestyle. She had a winning time of 2:06.74, followed by Jessica Wyckoff (Elma, NY/Iroquois) in second (2:13.11) and Lacey Grinnen (Warren, PA/Warren) in third (2:17.58).
Lowery also won the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:04.77.
Horn, Witmer and Schneider made up the top three in the 100 backstroke. Horn led in 1:04.14 and Witmer was two seconds behind in 1:06.98 and Schneider was third (1:10.09). In the 100 freestyle, Horn had a winning time of 56.93, while Wyckoff was second in 1:00.56.
Wyckoff then won the 50 free (26.54) and Mallick was second in 28.00. The final 1-2 combo was in the 200 backstroke. Witmer had the top time (2:24.35) and Schneider was runner up in 2:31.48.
Behrend returns to action on Friday, December 1 for the three-day Fredonia State Blue Devil Invitational. The meet begins at 4 p.m.