Friday, October 13
Morgantown, W.Va.
6 p.m.
West Virginia University
111
vs
189
Penn State
Men Fall to Penn State in Dual-Meet
October 13, 2023 08:56 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University men's swimming and diving team fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions in a dual-meet, 189-111, on Friday at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown.
"It was a very strong meet for the men," head coach Vic Riggs said. "Our goal was to get better from last week, and we did that. The men raced smart, extremely well, and we were competitive in every event. They showed some toughness tonight and that's definitely something we can build off of."
The meet began with West Virginia (0-1) placing second in the 400-yard medley relay with the relay team comprised of seniors Joe Schaefer and Justin Heimes and juniors Conner McBeth and Jake Young.
Overall, the Mountaineers won four events with senior Danny Berlitz leading the way with three individual victories. Berlitz won the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.17), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:01.37) and the 400-yard individual medley (3:57.75).
Senior William Mullen was the only other Mountaineer to win an individual event, winning the 1000-yard freestyle (9:24.16). Mullen also finished in second place in the 500-yard freestyle (4:36.35) to Penn State's (3-0) Eduardo Cisternas (4:31.87).
In the diving well, freshman Owen Recker led WVU in the 1-meter springboard event, finishing third (262.20) behind Penn State's Hayden Elliot (329.10) and Kevin Sullivan (323.18), respectively.
Junior Glenn Eloriaga finished second (319.65) in the 3-meter springboard event behind PSU's Elliot (349.58).
The West Virginia women's swimming and diving team will face Penn State at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 14. Match results will be available at WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUSwimDive on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
"It was a very strong meet for the men," head coach Vic Riggs said. "Our goal was to get better from last week, and we did that. The men raced smart, extremely well, and we were competitive in every event. They showed some toughness tonight and that's definitely something we can build off of."
The meet began with West Virginia (0-1) placing second in the 400-yard medley relay with the relay team comprised of seniors Joe Schaefer and Justin Heimes and juniors Conner McBeth and Jake Young.
Overall, the Mountaineers won four events with senior Danny Berlitz leading the way with three individual victories. Berlitz won the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.17), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:01.37) and the 400-yard individual medley (3:57.75).
Senior William Mullen was the only other Mountaineer to win an individual event, winning the 1000-yard freestyle (9:24.16). Mullen also finished in second place in the 500-yard freestyle (4:36.35) to Penn State's (3-0) Eduardo Cisternas (4:31.87).
In the diving well, freshman Owen Recker led WVU in the 1-meter springboard event, finishing third (262.20) behind Penn State's Hayden Elliot (329.10) and Kevin Sullivan (323.18), respectively.
Junior Glenn Eloriaga finished second (319.65) in the 3-meter springboard event behind PSU's Elliot (349.58).
The West Virginia women's swimming and diving team will face Penn State at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 14. Match results will be available at WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUSwimDive on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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