Saturday's Results and Final Team Scores
Jackie Hynson (King George, VA/King George) won two events and set meet records in both and
Rudy da Costa (Durbin, South Africa/Westville) added a victory in the men's competition on the final day of the Pidgeon Invitational at the John A. Pidgeon Natatorium.
The IUP women won with 1,077 points, almost 200 ahead of California. The men totaled 980 points to finish second behind Wheeling Jesuit.
Hynson won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.78 and also broke the meet record with a winning time of 2:04.31 in the 200 butterfly. The junior was an All-American in both events last season and had already earned NCAA B cuts in both this year.
da Costa picked up the only win for the IUP men during the three-day meet, besting the field in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:56.60. Teammate
Kyle Ford (Fairfax, VA/Chantilly) was two spots behind in 2:04.03.
The men also had three second-place finishes, including
Doug McWhorter (Charlottesville, VA/Broadneck) in the 100 freestyle (48.01) and
Dylan Mudlo (Kittanning, Pa./Kittanning) in the 200 butterfly (1:58.26). McWhorter and Mudlo were joined by Stephen Long and
Walter Smith (Annandale, VA/Annandale) in taking second in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:11.88.
Allyson Mitidieri (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West), who won the 400 individual medley Friday, took third in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:26.37, and
Chanele Molano (Centreville, VA/Westfield) was third in the 1650 freestyle in 18:27.37. The team of
Lauren Alshouse (Lancaster/Conestoga Valley),
Christina Janosky (Dover, Pa. /Dover ),
Bethany Johnston (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock) and
Ashley McAteer (Irwin/Penn-Trafford) was third in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:38.08.
Both IUP teams return to the pool Dec. 3-5 at the Zippy Invitational hosted by Akron.