IUP swim groups flip in robust performances at Pidgeon, Last Chance Invitationals

NEWVILE, Pa. — The IUP swim and dive groups continued the common season Saturday with robust showings on the John A. Pidgeon Memorial Invitational and the IUP Last Chance Invitational on the Big Springs High School, posting a number of occasion wins, high finishes and season-best performances forward of the PSAC Championships.

At the IUP Last Chance Invitational, the Crimson Hawks claimed the mixed staff title, ending first with 684 factors, whereas the ladies’s staff additionally took first place with 400 factors. The males positioned second with 284 factors. IUP completed forward of Bloomsburg, Kutztown and East Stroudsburg within the total standings.

The Crimson Hawk girls had been paced by constant performances throughout the freestyle and breaststroke occasions. Tina Cudina recorded a pair of top-two finishes, putting second within the 200-yard freestyle and successful the 50-yard freestyle. Summer Esson added a powerful displaying within the 200 freestyle, whereas Kyla Kramer and Zoe Welsh led IUP within the breaststroke occasions. Benedetta Bellini highlighted the meet with a first-place end within the 400-yard particular person medley.

On the lads’s aspect, Alexander Roth gained the 200-yard freestyle, whereas Patrik Kudla captured first place within the 200-yard breaststroke. IUP additionally noticed strong dash performances from Nick Vaow and Benjamin Adamonis, who each completed among the many high opponents within the 100-yard freestyle. The Crimson Hawks added depth factors all through the meet to safe the mixed title.

Earlier within the day on the John A. Pidgeon Memorial Invitational, IUP recorded a number of podium finishes in opposition to a aggressive discipline that included West Chester, Bloomsburg and Kutztown. The girls’s staff posted a number of top-10 finishes within the particular person medley and backstroke occasions, whereas the lads earned factors within the dash freestyle and breaststroke races. IUP relay groups additionally turned in aggressive efforts because the Crimson Hawks continued to sharpen race technique and lineups.