Saturday, February 6
State College, Penn.
9:30 am (women) / 2 pm (men)
Michigan State University
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MSU Completes Dual Schedule at Penn State
2/6/2021 7:41:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's swimming and diving programs wrapped up their dual meet season on Saturday at Penn State. The men fell to the Nittany Lions 108-54, and the women dropped a 113-49 decision.
Complete MSU-PSU Results: Men Women Seniors Photo Gallery
Senior Aiden Farley was a three-time winner on the day for Michigan State, earning wins in both the 100 and 200 free, as well as part of the 200 free relay. Classmate Guy Moskovitch also earned a win in the 200 fly and finished second as the anchor in the 200 free relay.
"Aiden Farley really had a nice day today, and I am happy for him in his final dual," said head coach Matt Gianiodis. "This is a tough trip logistically, but we really had some nice performances both today and last night from [senior diver] Amanda Ling.
Farley was the Spartan standout on the men's side, as he posted a time of 45.37 in the 100 free and 1:38.37 to earn a three-second victory in the 200 free. Moskovich's win in the 200 fly (1:53.37) was dramatic, as he touched the pad just a tenth of a second ahead of the second-place finisher from PSU. Josh Pascua was second in the 50 fly (23.44), and Lucas Smiarowki was second in the 200 IM (1:59.54).
Jonathan Lee scored in both the 100 (56.20, second) and 200 breast (2:04.91, third), and his junior classmate Kevin Mills was second in the 50 free (20.88) and third in the 100 free (48.36) and also as the anchor leg in the 400 medley relay. Travis Nietkiewicz was also a part of that podium finish in the 400 MR, and took third in the 100 breast (56.51)
Freshman Michael Benington finished third in the 400 IM (4:07.61) and took second in the 200 back (1:55.76), while Stephen Freitag was third in both the 100 fly (50.19) and 200 IM (2:09.85).
The Spartans went 1-2 in the 200 free relay, as MSU's A entry (Farley, Mills, Freitag, and Evan Stanislaw) was first with the B entry five seconds back in second (Nitkiewics, Cooper Prue, Lee, and Moskovich).
The women's relays were also productive for MSU, as the Spartans took the first two spots in the 200 free and the were third in the 400 medley relay . The A squad in the 200 free relay (Sophia Balow, Abbey Neveling, Olivia Chick, and Taylor Arnold) was clocked in a time of 1:34.74, followed by the B entry (Allison Haak, Samantha Villani, Lucy Schenden, and Taylor Contino). The 400 MR finished third in a time of 3:46.96 (Villani, Erin Szara, Marie Dickson,, and Olivia Chick).
Senior Erin Szara was third in the 50 breast (28.40, just .08 outside of second place) and second in the 100 breast (1:02.14), while classmate Neveling took third in both the 50 free (23.64) and the 200 IM (2:03.71). Wrapping up the scoring seniors was Marie Dickson, who was first in the 100 IM (1:00.30) and third in the 100 fly (56.81), Olivia Chick taking third din the 100 free (52.34), and Ava Boutrous taking second in the 200 fly (2:05.81).
Junior Claire Schenden took third in two races, the 100 (58.54) and 200 back (2:05.76), while her classmate Samantha Villani was second in the 50 back (26.49) and third in the 100 back, (57.63)
In the distance events, sophomore Sophia Balow and freshman Sydney Kelley were the top two finishers in the 500 free, Balow winning the race in a time of 5:07.36. Kelly not only was second in the 500 free (5:11.38), but also took second in the 400 IM (4:28.91).
The freshmen also contributed to the cause, as Allison Haak was third in the 200 free, (1:53.99) and Olivia Starzomski was second in the 200 breast in a time of 2:19.19.
Prior to the men's and women's sessions, Penn State honored MSU's senior class along with their own.
"It was an incredible gesture, and I want to thank Penn State, their AD Sandy Barbour, and Head Coach Tim Murphy for their generosity towards our team this weekend," said Gianiodis. "We didn't get a home meet in the condensed schedule, and giving our senior athletes that recognition means a lot to my staff and to our team. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
Complete MSU-PSU Results: Men Women Seniors Photo Gallery
Senior Aiden Farley was a three-time winner on the day for Michigan State, earning wins in both the 100 and 200 free, as well as part of the 200 free relay. Classmate Guy Moskovitch also earned a win in the 200 fly and finished second as the anchor in the 200 free relay.
"Aiden Farley really had a nice day today, and I am happy for him in his final dual," said head coach Matt Gianiodis. "This is a tough trip logistically, but we really had some nice performances both today and last night from [senior diver] Amanda Ling.
Farley was the Spartan standout on the men's side, as he posted a time of 45.37 in the 100 free and 1:38.37 to earn a three-second victory in the 200 free. Moskovich's win in the 200 fly (1:53.37) was dramatic, as he touched the pad just a tenth of a second ahead of the second-place finisher from PSU. Josh Pascua was second in the 50 fly (23.44), and Lucas Smiarowki was second in the 200 IM (1:59.54).
Jonathan Lee scored in both the 100 (56.20, second) and 200 breast (2:04.91, third), and his junior classmate Kevin Mills was second in the 50 free (20.88) and third in the 100 free (48.36) and also as the anchor leg in the 400 medley relay. Travis Nietkiewicz was also a part of that podium finish in the 400 MR, and took third in the 100 breast (56.51)
Freshman Michael Benington finished third in the 400 IM (4:07.61) and took second in the 200 back (1:55.76), while Stephen Freitag was third in both the 100 fly (50.19) and 200 IM (2:09.85).
The Spartans went 1-2 in the 200 free relay, as MSU's A entry (Farley, Mills, Freitag, and Evan Stanislaw) was first with the B entry five seconds back in second (Nitkiewics, Cooper Prue, Lee, and Moskovich).
The women's relays were also productive for MSU, as the Spartans took the first two spots in the 200 free and the were third in the 400 medley relay . The A squad in the 200 free relay (Sophia Balow, Abbey Neveling, Olivia Chick, and Taylor Arnold) was clocked in a time of 1:34.74, followed by the B entry (Allison Haak, Samantha Villani, Lucy Schenden, and Taylor Contino). The 400 MR finished third in a time of 3:46.96 (Villani, Erin Szara, Marie Dickson,, and Olivia Chick).
Senior Erin Szara was third in the 50 breast (28.40, just .08 outside of second place) and second in the 100 breast (1:02.14), while classmate Neveling took third in both the 50 free (23.64) and the 200 IM (2:03.71). Wrapping up the scoring seniors was Marie Dickson, who was first in the 100 IM (1:00.30) and third in the 100 fly (56.81), Olivia Chick taking third din the 100 free (52.34), and Ava Boutrous taking second in the 200 fly (2:05.81).
Junior Claire Schenden took third in two races, the 100 (58.54) and 200 back (2:05.76), while her classmate Samantha Villani was second in the 50 back (26.49) and third in the 100 back, (57.63)
In the distance events, sophomore Sophia Balow and freshman Sydney Kelley were the top two finishers in the 500 free, Balow winning the race in a time of 5:07.36. Kelly not only was second in the 500 free (5:11.38), but also took second in the 400 IM (4:28.91).
The freshmen also contributed to the cause, as Allison Haak was third in the 200 free, (1:53.99) and Olivia Starzomski was second in the 200 breast in a time of 2:19.19.
Prior to the men's and women's sessions, Penn State honored MSU's senior class along with their own.
"It was an incredible gesture, and I want to thank Penn State, their AD Sandy Barbour, and Head Coach Tim Murphy for their generosity towards our team this weekend," said Gianiodis. "We didn't get a home meet in the condensed schedule, and giving our senior athletes that recognition means a lot to my staff and to our team. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
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