2025 YSU Invite
- November 20-22, 2025
- Youngstown, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results on MeetMobile: “YSU Invite”
Courtesy: YSU Sports
Youngstown, Ohio – The Youngstown State men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs wrapped up the three-day YSU Invite on Saturday in very impressive fashion.
Hanna Held and Rafael Serey-Cormier began the day by setting school records in the platform diving events. Held won the women’s section as the only participant, scoring 240.20 in the finals. Her score of 245.55 in the prelims set the school record.
Rafael-Serey Cormier won the men’s platform diving event with a score of 326.10, setting a new school record.
The Penguin women placed one-two-three in the 1650 free, while the men captured the top two spots in their section. Olivia Sweetman won the women’s event with a time of 16:58.62, followed by Derin Donmez in second with a time of 17:25.17, and Nehir Guler in third with a time of 18:01.87. Poyraz San Askin won the men’s 1650 with a time of 15:49.87, while Seif Elbatal finished runner-up with a time of 16:13.75.
YSU swept the top two spots in both the men’s and women’s 100 IM events. Hannah Murray led the women with a first-place finish, clocking a time of 58.48, while Owynn Lafollete finished second with a time of 1:03.00. Elliot Elmore won the men’s section with a time of 50.46, followed by Adrian Andres-Moreno, who finished runner-up with a time of 51.65.
The Penguins also swept victories in the 50 butterfly. Ximena Young won the women’s section with a time of 25.87. Finishing runner-up was Abby Perry, as she clocked a time of 26.10. Jacob Gramer won the men’s event with a time of 21.58. Chase Fyffe finished third with a time of 23.42.
The men and women finished one-two in both the men’s and women’s 200 butterfly. Quinn Cynor won the men’s event with a time of 1:46.35, followed by Valer Kennedy, who was second with a time of 1:46.61. Allison Ramirez Romero won the women’s event, clocking a pool-record time of 2:03.41. Orla Maccines finished second with a time of 2:03.70.
YSU won both the men’s and women’s 200 breaststroke events. Hannah Murray won the women’s section with a time of 2:20.63, while Adrian Andres-Moreno won the men’s section with a time of 2:00.82. James Slessor finished runner-up for the men with a time of 2:03.63.
Lara Lilic won the women’s 200 backstroke with a time of 2:04.43, while Pablo Santos won the men’s section with a time of 1:48.12.
Santos also won the men’s 50 breaststroke with a time of 23.25, outlasting teammate Ethan Ferroni, who finished second with a time of 24.75.
Lorenz Beck finished first in the men’s 100 free with a time of 44.89, followed by Jacob Gramer, who was runner-up with a time of 44.94.
The Penguins wrapped up the day with wins in the 400-free relays. The men’s squad of Quinn Cynor, Reid Withey, Jacob Gramer, and Lorenz Beck won with a collective time of 2:57.87, a new pool record. The women’s team of Olivia Sweetman, Hannah Murray, Orla Maccines, and Chloe Moore won with a time of 3:27.87.
Chloe Moore finished second in the 100 free with a time of 52.29, while Olivia Sweetman finished third with a time of 52.47.
Final Team Scores
Men:
- Youngstown State – 1693
- IUP – 883.5
- PennWest Edinboro – 665.5
- Pitt-Johnstown – 59
Women:
- Youngstown State – 1354
- IUP – 1023
- PennWest Edinboro – 666
- Pitt-Johnstown – 80
Up Next
The Penguins will return to the pool for the four-day Zippy Invite in Akron, Ohio on Dec. 4-7.
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Courtesy of IUP Athletics
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — IUP swimming closed out the YSU Invite with one of its strongest collective performances of the three-day meet Saturday, stacking up top-five finishes and showcasing depth in multiple events as both the men’s and women’s teams secured runner-up finishes.
The distance group delivered early momentum for the Crimson Hawks. In the women’s 1650-yard freestyle, Benedetta Bellini led the way with a fourth-place finish in 18:09.37. Avital Flaishman followed in fifth, while Bella Rhoades, Becca Ramos and Brenna Bonnett also placed inside the top nine, giving IUP five scorers in the event.
On the men’s side of the 1650, Ty Uhlig turned in one of the highlight swims of the day, grabbing third in 16:14.52 and closing strong over the final 200 yards. James Taylor added a ninth-place finish to bolster the Hawks’ distance scoring.
IUP shined in the backstroke finals, where the women claimed four of the top eight spots in the 200 back. Lilly Farmer placed second in 2:06.04, and Summer Esson took third shortly behind her. Jordan Crupie and Julie Zaffiro added sixth- and eighth-place times. The men’s 200 back followed with another standout pairing, as Alexander Roth finished second in 1:51.31 and Uhlig added a third-place 1:52.99.
The breaststroke group kept the momentum with three top-six finishes in the women’s 200 breaststroke. Kyla Kramer led the charge in second place at 2:21.42, with Catrina Miller fifth and Tina Cudina sixth. Freshman Zoe Welsh added a ninth-place finish in the B final, and Ellie Speer placed 11th.
In the butterfly events, Gem Crittenden continued her strong weekend by placing third in the 200 fly at 2:03.93. Jensen Westrick and Bonnett added scoring efforts from the B final. On the men’s side, Trent Powell posted a fourth-place finish in 1:54.58, while Jeffrey McArthur placed sixth.
The Hawks also found points in the sprint freestyle. Katie Crosscut finished sixth in the women’s 100 free, and freshman Kaleese Jallow won the B final in 53.34. For the men, Stephen Goff posted a fourth-place mark in the 100 free, and teammates Nick Vaow, Rey Nunez and Riley Yute contributed additional scoring positions.
IUP closed the weekend with competitive relay efforts. The top women’s 400 freestyle relay team placed fifth in 3:41.20, while two additional relay squads finished sixth and seventh. The men’s A relay secured fourth in 3:13.17, with the B relay close behind in fifth.
At the conclusion of the meet, both IUP programs finished securely in second place in the team standings, trailing only host Youngstown State. The women compiled 1,023 points, while the men finished with 883.5.
IUP returns to action in December as the program continues its midseason progression toward championship preparation.
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