MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University men's and women's swimming and diving teams finished competition at the WV State Games with the men's team placing first and the women's team placing second on Saturday at The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown.
 
The men's swimming and diving team was dominant in its first meet of the season, finishing with 1,709 points. The women's swimming and diving team finished just behind Marshall with 1,410 points. The Thundering Herd earned 1,483 points.


 
The highlight of the day came in the diving well as two divers posted NCAA Zone Diving Championship qualifying scores on the 1-meter springboard. Senior Sarah Krusinski and sophomore Owen Recker each qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships after they qualified on the 3-meter springboard on Friday.
 
Krusinski placed second on the 1-meter with 286.80 points. Recker placed first on the 1-meter with 322.80 points.
 
The men's swimming and diving team began the day in dominant style, with three relay teams finishing in the top three of the 400-yard medley relay. The women's swimming and diving team placed a relay team in second place with a final time of 3:51.21.
 
Senior Braden Osborn was a major contributor for the Mountaineers, placing first in the men's 100-yard butterfly (50.20). Osborn was also part of two relay teams that placed first in the 400-yard medley relay (3:19.99) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:22.57).
 
Sophomore Maddie Smutny had a dominant performance in the women's 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 5:01.79 to place first for WVU.
 
West Virginia will return to action on Friday, October 18, in the team's Alumni Meet at The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown.
 
Full Women's Results

1. Marshall (1,483 points)
2. West Virginia (1,410 points)
3. Wheeling (171 points)
4. Fairmont State (114 points)
5. Davis & Elkins (85 points)
6. Salem (69 points)
7. West Virginia Wesleyan (8 points)
8. Bethany (4 points)
9. WVU Tech (2 points)

Full Men's Results

1. West Virginia (1,843 points)
2. Fairmont State (315 points)
3. Salem (305.50 points)
4. Wheeling (255.50 points)
5. WVU Tech (206 points)
6. Davis & Elkins (200 points
7. West Virginia Wesleyan (46 points)

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