Spetz, Sweetman Lead Penguins in Season-Opening Meet

Youngstown, Ohio — Nathan Spetz and Olivia Sweetman each posted a pair of third-place particular person finishes because the Youngstown State males’s and girls’s swimming and diving packages opened the 2026-27 season this Friday and Saturday on the IU Natatorium. The Penguins competed in a double twin in opposition to Horizon League faculties IU Indy and Cleveland State to start their period beneath head coach Hannah Saiz.

Spetz, a junior switch from Cincinnati, completed third within the 500-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM in his first meet as a Penguin, clocking instances of 4:39.25 and 4:06.04, respectively. Sweetman, final yr’s Swimmer of the Meet on the Horizon League Championships, started her junior marketing campaign with third-place finishes within the 500 free (5:10.38) and 1,000 free (10:43.20).

“We had a strong season opener against IU Indy and Cleveland State, with many tough but exciting races,” Sweetman stated. With many new faces to our roster, everybody stepped up and swam and dove with grit, laying the inspiration – together with Coach Hannah and Coach Ron’s first meet at Penguins. Everyone was on their ft cheering for teammates throughout their races races and dives, and it was a really thrilling solution to enter the season. We are trying ahead to face Oakland on Oct. 2, to hold on the assist community and enthusiasm we now have created and proceed to combat for the Y.”

Andrew Miller, one in every of 4 YSU males’s divers who competed within the opener, stated, “This meet was special because it marked the beginning of what I believe can be a great season for our swimming and diving program. On the diving side, Coach Ron led us to consistency, teamwork, and building a strong foundation for the meets to come. With so much turnover within the past year, there were many questions about what our team dynamic would look like, but I could not be more proud of the energy, teamwork, and camaraderie we brought to this meet. I am super excited to call this team my Youngstown family, and I am excited to see what we can accomplish under the leadership of Coach Hannah, Coach Ron, Coach Noah, Coach Abby, Coach Crispy, and Coach Nick.”

Senior Adrian Andres Moreno posted two top-five finishes for the lads’s workforce, notching a third-place end within the 100 breast (56.56) and a fifth-place end within the 200 breast (2:08.00). A pair of newcomers added top-five finishes as senior switch Joey Chang positioned third within the 100 free (45.60), and freshman Henry Geitz was fifth within the 1,000 free (9:59.95).

For the ladies, sophomore Chloe Moore had a team-high three top-five finishes, inserting third within the 100 free (53.46), fifth within the 50 free (24.32) and fifth within the 100 fly (59.40).  Freshman Lily Ho had a robust begin to her collegiate profession, inserting third within the 200 IM (2:10.65) and fifth within the 200 free (1:57.05), whereas freshmen Tova Axelsson (4:46.04) and Isobel Munnoch (4:46.81) positioned fourth and fifth within the 400 IM. Derin Donmez positioned third within the 200 fly (2:13.02), and Lara Lilic added a fifth-place end within the 1,000 free (11:02.90).

In the workforce outcomes, Youngstown State’s males fell 285-49 to IU Indy and 272-62 to Cleveland State. The Penguins’ ladies’s workforce misplaced 244-86 to IU Indy and 266-68 to Cleveland State.

Youngstown State’s subsequent meet will likely be at Oakland on Oct. 2-3. For data all through the season, observe @ysuswimdive on Instagram, Facebook and X.