IOWA CITY, Iowa (Jan. 28, 2005) ¨C Nine Penn State menĄŻs swimmers had a hand in wins as the Nittany Lion swimming and diving team finished the first of a two-day double-dual meet with leads over host Iowa, 108-69, and Missouri, 94-89.
The three teams will wrap up the 21-event meet with the second, and final, session beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at the University of Iowa Fieldhouse Pool.
Junior Shawn McLin (Sinking Spring, Pa.) led Penn State with three wins on the day, including a top individual finish in the 100-yard backstroke in 51.29 seconds.
McLin helped teammates Daryl Northrop (Verona, N.J.), Patrik Johansson (Lund, Sweden) and Kyle Miranda (Louisville, Colo.) win the 200 medley relay in 1:33.38.
He also came away with a win in the 800 freestyle relay (6:51.78) with senior Dustin Thompson (Munster, Ind.), freshman Sean Biedermann (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and freshman Josh Graham (Newport News, Va.).
Northrop led Johansson, Dan Kaiserian and Chris Ippoliti to a win in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:23.46.
Thompson also came away with a win in the 1,650 freestyle in 15:56.55.
Divers Adam Pierce (Conroe, Texas) and Marc Gastaldo (Winslow, Maine) had a good day on the 1- and 3-meter boards as well. Pierce finished second on the 1-meter board (302.85) and third on the 3-meter board (329.85). Gastaldo took third on the 1-meter board (282.15) and second on the 1-meter board (330.90).
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Nittany Lions MenĄŻs and WomenĄŻs Swimming and Diving
Penn State 108, Iowa 69; Penn State 94, Missouri 89; Missouri 100, Iowa 77 (After 1 session) (Friday at Iowa City, Iowa)
100-yard Backstroke: 9. Josh Graham, PSU, 53.59; 10. Bobby Franssen, PSU, 55.44.
400 IM: 1. Trevor Haley, IOWA, 4:04.26; 2. David Darmitzel, Missouri, 4:05.13; 3. Sean Biedermann, PSU, 4:07.33; 4. Mark Zucca, PSU, 4:07.49; 5. Richard Kornacki, PSU, 4:10.88; 9. Richie Kraus, PSU, 4:17.42.
200 Freestyle Relay: 1. Penn State (Daryl Northrop, Patrik Johansson, Dan Kaiserian, Chris Ippoliti) 1:23.46; 2. Iowa; 3. Iowa.
200 Medley Relay: 1. Penn State (Shawn McLin, Kyle Miranda, Patrik Johansson, Daryl Northrop) 1:33.38; 2. Iowa; 3. Missouri.
1650 Freestyle: 1. Dustin Thompson, PSU, 15:56.55; 2. Peter Willett, Missouri; 3. Brandon Lee, Missouri; 4. Pat Healey, PSU, 16:07.33.
100 Backstroke: 1. Shawn McLin, PSU, 51.29; 2. Eric Hahn, Iowa; 3. Chris Lukas, Missouri.
100 Breaststroke: 1. Calvin Shelangoski, Iowa, 56.59; 2. Dragos Agache, Iowa; 3. Matt North, Missouri; 5. Kyle Miranda, PSU, 58.93; 6. Chris Ippoliti, PSU, 59.25; 8. Mark Zucca, PSU, 1:00.58.
100 Butterfly: 1. Chris McCrary, Missouri, 50.12; 2. Alex Boyce, Iowa; 3. Patrik Johansson, PSU, 51.31; 5. Brad Roth, PSU, 52.12; 8. Daryl Northrop, PSU, 52.80; 10. Dan Kaiserian, PSU, 53.40.
800 Freestyle Relay: 1. Penn State (Shawn McLin, Sean Biedermann, Josh Graham, Dustin Thompson) 6:51.78; 2. Missouri; 3. Iowa.
1-meter diving: 1. Evan Watters, Missouri, 317.17; 2. Adam Pierce, PSU, 302.85; 3. Marc Gastaldo, PSU, 282.15; 6. Patrick Bukowski, PSU, 227.47.
3-meter diving: 1. Evan Watters, Missouri, 347.10; 2. Marc Gastaldo, PSU, 330.90; 3. Adam Pierce, PSU, 329.85; 7. Patrick Bukowski, PSU, 210.15.
