West Virginia Shines in Day One of Terrapin Cup Invite

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, November 16. THE West Virginia University swimming and diving team has secured first place with 477.5 points after one day of competition at the Terrapin Cup Invitational on Thursday at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.

The men ranked first with 268 points and the women ranked second with 209.5 points through six events. The women are five-tenths behind first place University of Kansas.

The women got the Mountaineers' successful night rolling with a first place finish in the 200 free relay. Sophomore Rachel Fedyk and freshmen Kayla Andrews, Kitti Veisz and Stephanie Shupe earned the victory with a time of 1:33.75.

The men followed the women with their own first in the 200 free relay. Senior Kyle Williams, junior Nick Delic, sophomore Andrew Langenfeld and freshman Zoltan Povazsai comprised for the winning time of 1:19.65.

Povazsai went on to win the 500 free with a time of 4:26.37.

The Mountaineers earned two second places in the 200 IM. Veisz pulled down the points for the women with a time of 2:03.40, while sophomore Michael Walker came through for the men with a time of 1:51.03.

The 50 free also brought much success for WVU. Andrews finished the quickest for the women, earning a second place finish with a time of 23.23. Both Langenfeld and Delic competed strong for the men, earning second (20.17) and third (20.39), respectively.

The women's squad finished their night of competition strong, setting a new school record in the 400 medley relay. Veisz, Shupe, Andrews, and freshman Morgan Callaway finished first in the event with a time of 3:44.23. This new record breaks the old record (3:46.86) established on Oct. 19 against Penn State.

The men were also victorious in the 400 medley relay. Walker, Delic, Langenfeld and Povazsai finished the race in first with a time of 3:16.05.

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