Day 1 Results

Columbus, Ohio; Jan. 27, 2006 ¨C The Penn State women's swimming and diving team leads both Ohio State and Indiana after day one of the two-day dual meet. The women garnered first place finishes in four of eight swimming events. At the end of day one, the Penn State women lead Ohio State 120-60 and Indiana 100.50-85.50.

Seniors Sarah Haupt (Barnstable, Mass.) and Amberle Biedermann (Colorado Springs, Colo.), sophomore Molly Crispell (Boalsburg, Pa.), and freshman Abby Hoisington (Leawood, Kan.) started the meet off with a first place finish in the 400-yard medley relay with an NCAA "B" cut time of 3:41.78.

Freshman Kaitlin O'Brien (Caldwell, N.J.) took first place in the 200-yard IM, with an NCAA "B" time of 2: 02.79. Freshmen Kelly Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) and Karie Haglund (Marietta, Ga.) finished in third and fourth place with 200 IM NCAA "B" cut times of 2:03.64 and 2:30.68 , respectively.

Hoisington's NCAA "B" cut time of 1:03.86 in the 100-yard breast-stroke earned her first place. Haupt took first place in the 200-yard backstroke with an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:59.18.

Biedermann earned a close second in the 200-yard butterfly with a NCAA "B" time of 2: 00.92, and junior Nikki Collins (Carmel, Ind.) earned second in the 500-yard freestyle, with an NCAA "B" time of 4:51.96.

Day two of the dual meet begins at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

For more information on Penn State men's and women's swimming and diving, please visit Penn State's official athletic website at www.GoPSUsports.com.