Mountaineers Wrap Up at U.S. Open Championships – West Virginia University Athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Student-athletes from the West Virginia University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished competition at the United States Open Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

 

Sophomore Maddie Smutny was the lone Mountaineer in the A final as she competed in the women’s 200-yard butterfly. Smutny touched the wall at 1:59.65 to place fourth.

 

Redshirt senior Danny Berlitz qualified for the B final the men’s 200 breaststroke with a final time of 2:00.86. Sophomore Ian McKinney touched the wall at 1:49.78 in the men’s 200 butterfly to qualify for the B final.

 

Prelim Results

200-yard Backstroke (women)

22^nd – Delaney Cox (2:00.41)

 

200-yard Backstroke (men)

10^th – Danny Berlitz (1:46.08)

27^th – Christian Simpson (1:48.02)

28th – Justin Heimes (1:48.14)

37th – Joey Stebbins (1:50.11)

 

100-yard Freestyle

27th – Conner McBeth (44.82)

36th – Roanoke Shirk (45.24)

45th – Braden Osborn (47.41)

 

200-yard Breaststroke

15th – Danny Berlitz (2:00.86)

18th – Adam McDonald (2:01.24)

40th – Erik Petruzzi (2:07.45)

 

200-yard Butterfly (women)

8th – Maddie Smutny (2:01.76)

 

200-yard Butterfly (men)

15th – Ian McKinney (1:49.78)

18th – Álvaro Santiago (1:50.61)

 

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