COLLEGE SWIMMING YSU set for Horizon event today

The Penguins have high expectations under first-year coach Matt Anderson.
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown State swimming and diving team draws inspiration this year from a quote by Heywood Broun: "Sports don't build character. They reveal it."
Beginning today, the Penguins plan on revealing their character and determination at the Horizon League Championships in Chicago.
YSU has high expectations entering its third Horizon League meet, the first under coach Matt Anderson.
The team has had a great season under his guidance with several athletes breaking both personal and school records.
YSU has numerous swimmers and divers who can score at conference.
Arens seeded fourth
Senior Lena Arens is seeded fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and 15th in the 100-yard freestyle. In the 50, less than one second separates first from eighth place.
In distance events, the field is a little more spread apart by time but not talent. Juniors Jordan Dunn, Erika Gregos and Michelle Von Duhn plan on moving up in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650-yard freestyle.
Taking charge of the stroke events are juniors Erin Carter and Danielle Blagg. Carter is a versatile swimmer at the top of the league in numerous events. However, she will have to chose only three individual events in which to compete.
She is ranked 12th in the 100 backstroke, 11th in the 200 butterfly, 10th in the 100 butterfly, 11th in the 200 butterfly, 10th in the 200 IM and fifth in the 400 IM (she is also ranked 11th in the 200 freestyle).
The breaststroke competition is in the capable hands of Blagg, the school's record holder in the 100 and 200, and her prot & eacute;g & eacute; freshman Kim Hanley.
Diving is lead by junior Kayln Leveto, the reigning Horizon League Champion on 3-meter. Current rankings have her topping both the 3-meter and 1-meter board.
Talented freshmen
The Penguins' freshmen class has talent. Hanley, breaststroke, is ready to make her mark at conference while teammate Becky Bertuzzi is poised to surprise in freestyle and butterfly.
The conference at the UIC Natatorium continues through Saturday evening. The Penguins hope to improve from the sixth place ranking of last year.
Wright State has won the previous two championships while UW-Green Bay has been second the last two years.