Black Knights Fall to Penn State

Friday, January 13

State College, PA

4:00 PM

Army West Point

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197

Penn State

Black Knights Fall to Penn State

January 14, 2023 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Army West Point men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to Penn State Friday night. Evan Yoo won the 200 breast in the 197-101 loss to Penn State. On the women's side Aurelie Migault finished first in the 200 breast.

The Men's Meet
The Army West Point Black Knights fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions 197-101. In ten events Army finished in the top two and finished first in two events; senior Sean Dwyer won the 200 free (1:39.10) and Evan Yoo finished first in the 200 breast (1:57.77). Senior Tanner Falls bested Penn State's Tommy Hurley in the 200 free with a time of 1:39.15, Hurley finished third with a time of 1:19.18.

Freshman Kohen Rankin and sophomore Evan Yoo finished second and third in the 100 breast with a time of 54.24 and 54.41 respectively. Owen Harlow finished second in both the 50 and 100 free with times of 19.94 and 44.34. In the 500 free, Army's CJ Bernauer finished in the top two with a final time of 4:33.32, pushing past Penn State's Andrew Christensen.

In the diving events freshman Alex Zhang finished third in the 3M dive with a score of 257.25 as well as finishing third in the 1M dive with a final score of 254.03.

The Women's Meet
The Army West Point women's swim team turned in several solid performances against a powerful Penn State team Friday evening. Aurelie Migault beat the field in the 200 breast (2:14.94) after placing second earlier in the 100, along with second place finishes by Molly Webber and Minh Donnell in the 200 butterfly (2:01.2) and one meter diving (285.98 points), respectively.

Migault posted a 1:02.54 in the shorter 100 breast in finishing behind winner Penn State's Liv Jack then returned later to claim the 200 in besting the Nittany Lions' Kylie Rydland (2:18.24) for that honor. She also swam a leg on the 200 free relay that placed third (1:35.20). Webber was runner-up in the 200 fly (2:01.2) and took fourth in the 500 free (5:00.54) with Donnell placing fourth on the 3M board (291.38).

Catriona Gillmore posted a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.24) and 200 individual medley (2:06.63). Bridget O'Shaughnessy was third in the 1650 free (17:39.97), Layne Peterson claimed the bronze in the 200 back (1:59.93) along with the rest of the members of the 200-free relay in Webber, Melinda Zhang and Angela Huang.

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Coach's Corner
"Our team stepped up against a very ready and excited Penn State team today. We handled a long day of travel with a quick turnaround very well. Penn State swam off the charts today, so hats off to their athletes and coaches. I thought we raced well given the level of training that we've had over the last few weeks. Our details were much sharper than they usually are in early January, which is a testament to the teams work ethic and focus, but we still have work to do before Patriot League Championships kick off in just 33 days. As soon as the meet ended, we warmed down and loaded the bus for Bucknell. We'll swim them in the morning, and we know they will be ready to compete at a high level, so we have to be ready for another tough meet in just over 16 hours." — Head Coach Brandt Nigro

Cadet's Corner
"It was a really good opportunity to race a very welcoming and fast school that challenged us and suiting up made it a great racing environment. I personally really enjoyed the competition, and it pushed me to go the fastest I've ever gone in season at a dual meet." – Aurelie Migault

"During winter training the team has definitely put in a lot of heart and soul into getting better. This was seen at the meet. There was a lot of anticipation to race and see where we are all at after a long training block. There were numerous best in-season times across the board so we are excited for what's to come." – Owen Harlow

What's Next
The Black Knights continue their road trip campaign and will face Bucknell on Saturday, January 14 at 12 p.m.

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