YSU runners McLean, Klim tabbed by league

YSU runners McLean, Klim tabbed by league

INDIANAPOLIS

Youngstown State junior Austin McLean (West Jefferson) and Detroit freshman Ben Kendell are the Horizon League Men’s Co-Runners of the Week, while Youngstown State sophomore McKinsie Klim (Poland) is the Horizon League Women’s Runner of the Week for the week of Sept 2-7. McLean collects the honor for the second consecutive week.

The Youngstown State men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Tommy Evans Invitational this past Thursday. McLean paced the Penguins for the second-straight week to take seventh-place overall in the 6440 meter race. The junior completed the course in a time of 20:39 while competing against 51 fellow runners.

Klim picked up her first-career race win at the Invitational against a field of 51 runners. The sophomore led the Penguins for the second week in-a-row and crossed the finish line with a time of 18:35. Klim’s first-place finish was six seconds ahead of the next competitor in the 5K course.

Horizon Leauge honors Penguins’ Podolsky

Indianapolis

Youngstown State senior goalkeeper Jackie Podolsky (Canfield) has been named the Horizon League Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. This is the third career weekly award for Podolsky and the first this season. Podolsky won the award on Oct. 1 and Oct. 22 in 2012.

Last week, Podolsky helped the Penguins to a 1-0-1 record with a 5-0 win over Malone on Sept. 5 and a 1-1 tie against Big Ten member Purdue. For the week, Podolsky collected 10 saves and a 0.58 goals-against average in 155 minutes in the net. All 10 of her saves came in the 1-1 double-overtime tie against the Boilermakers. Her biggest save of the match came in 62nd minute when she blocked a potential game-winning penalty kick by Purdue’s Maddy Williams.

YSU’s Watson cited for volleyball effort

INDIANAPOLIS

Youngstown State senior middle blocker Shannon Watson has been named the Horizon League’s Defensive Player of the Week for matches played between Sept. 1-7, the league announced on Monday. Watson, a native of Bolivar, averaged 1.31 blocks per set as Youngstown State won three of its four matches at the Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational.

She set a new career high with 10 blocks in five sets against Duquesne on Saturday, and her efforts helped the Penguins limit their opponents to a combined .155 attack percentage. YSU got off to a 6-0 start for the first time in school history.

Staff reports