Lehigh Sweeps Marist With Pair of Close Victories

Lehigh vs Marist

• January 11, 2025
• Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Lehigh Sports

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Lehigh women’s swimming and diving returned to action with a 159-140 win against Marist Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks improved to 6-3 and the Red Foxes dropped to 3-3. 

Lehigh totaled seven individual wins on Saturday, highlighted by senior diver Sarah Gill qualifying for the NCAA Zone A Championships in the one-meter dive. Gill scored 271.50 points and came in first. She also tallied a second-place finish in the three-meter dive (244.25 points). 

Teammate Kate Whitaker won the three-meter dive with 244.88 points to pick up a sweep for the Mountain Hawks in the dives. 

Junior Caitlin Deitch had an incredible performance, coming home with three wins. Deitch won the 50-yard freestyle (24.40), the 100-yard freestyle (53.40) and the 100-yard butterfly (57.46). The Mountain Hawks picked up a sweep in the 100-yard butterfly as Clara Moschella came in second (57.82) and Annie Gao came in third (57.82). 

Mairin Ludwig continued her dominance and win streak also totalling three individual wins on Saturday. Ludwig won the 200-yard IM (2:08.78), the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.54) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:09.15).

Lehigh had a two-three-four punch in the 100-yard backstroke with Zoe Davies coming in second place (1:08.50), Eliza Meth tallying a third-place finish (1:08.50) and Annie Gao finishing in fourth place (1:10.13). 

Lehigh picked up seven points in the 1000-yard freestyle with Maggie Mikalic coming in second place (10:46.41) and Natalie Martin coming in third place (10:57.92). 

The Mountain Hawks also won the 200-yard freestyle relay with Gao, Claire Coughlin, Juliana Guida and Maggie Mikalic swimming to a first-place finish with a time of 1:39.82.

Next up, Lehigh will close out the dual schedule at Bucknell on Jan. 25. 

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y . – Lehigh men’s swimming and diving picked up a close 148-143 victory over Marist Saturday at McAnn Arena. The Mountain Hawks improved to 5-4 and the Red Foxes dropped to 5-1.

The Mountain Hawks secured the win in the relays as the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Jack DeVilbiss, Timmy Norris, Aaron Williams and Davis Woerner came in first-place with a time of 1:25.15. Lehigh also won the 400-yard medley relay as Ben Kisker, DeVilbiss, Norris and Williams finished in first-place with a time of 3:25.97.

Lehigh racked up seven individual wins on Saturday. Senior diver Jack Grotke picked up his first-ever collegiate win with a first-place finish in the three-meter dive with 145.50 points. Grotke also scored four more points for Lehigh in the one-meter dive by finishing in second place with 149.48 points. 

Williams totaled a win in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.30. Williams also had a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.96.

Chase Bearley finished behind Williams in the 50-yard freestyle (21.72) for a third-place finish. Bearley had an individual win of his own, coming in first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.44. 

Will Pestrichelli totaled 13 points for Lehigh with a first-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:55.24) and a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (1:58.24). Jack Krause finished behind Pestrichelli in the 200-yard butterfly for a third-place finish (2:00.39). 

DeVilbiss won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.06. Ben Kisker won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.30. 

Next up, Lehigh will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to face Bucknell on Jan. 25. 

Courtesy: Marist Athletics

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist women’s swim and dive team dropped its meet against Lehigh, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes fell short in a close meet against the Mountain Hawks 159-140.

The Red Foxes move to 3-3 overall on the 2024-25 season, and remain 2-1 in MAAC meets.

• “Coming off a good Winter training camp, I thought we put up a great fight against a strong Lehigh team. We had swimmers and divers starting to catch their stride and implement things that will help them at MAACs in a few weeks. We’ll have to quickly shift gears as we have another strong NEC opponent Bryant coming to McCann next Saturday. We aim to send our seniors out with a victory.”

-Head Coach, Anthony Randall

• “I’m incredibly proud of how hard my divers have been working. Their dives look cleaner, and they’re becoming more consistent with every practice. It’s exciting to see all their effort pay off, and I can’t wait to see how they perform at our next few dual meets!”

-Head Diving Coach, Chloe Smith

• The Red Foxes started the meet out hot in the 400-yard medley relay race. The team consisting of Milena Judge, April Avila, Sophia Swanson, and Eydis Kolbeinsdottir placed first in the race. The first-place finish was timed in at 3:56.76, earning 11 points for the Red Foxes.
• Maddie Healey continued her dominance in the 1000-yard freestyle, with a first-place finish in the race. Healey swam her way to a time of 10:44.00, which added another win for the Red Foxes.
• Milena Judge had an outstanding swim in the 100-yard backstroke. Judge swam to a first-place finish with a time of 1:00.74, finishing right in front of teammate Lauren Castellani. Castellani place second with a fast time of 1:01.56.
  • Judge added to her win total with a first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke. Judge swam her way to the win with a time of 2:08.58.
• April Avila once again placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke for the Red Foxes. Avila dominated the race, swimming to a time of 1:04.70, finishing almost four seconds in front.
  • Avila continued her dominance in the breaststroke, placing first in the 200-yard race. Avila swam to a time of 2:24.40.
• Sabrina Conrad recorded a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly for the Red Foxes. Conrad swam her way to a time of 2:08.80, with the second-place finisher timing in at 2:10.31.

• Kyra Cavicchi placed on the podium for the Red Foxes in the three-meter dive. Cavicchi scored 212.25 on the boards, which was good for a third-place finish.
• Caitlyn Degise placed on the podium in the one-meter dive for the Red Foxes. Degise placed second in the dive with an outstanding score of 203.93.

• The Red Foxes host Senior Day for 15 Red Foxes against Bryant.
• The meet is slated for Jan. 18 with first swim at 1 p.m. The Red Foxes senior ceremony is slated for 12:30 p.m.

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men’s swim and dive team dropped its first meet of the season against Lehigh, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes fell in a tight meet 148-143 against the Mountain Hawks.

The Red Foxes moved to 5-1 overall on the 2024-25 season, and remain 3-0 in MAAC play.

• “Coming off a good Winter training camp, I thought we put up a great fight against a strong Lehigh team. We had swimmers and divers starting to catch their stride and implement things that will help them at MAACs in a few weeks. We’ll have to quickly shift gears as we have another strong NEC opponent Bryant coming to McCann next Saturday. We aim to send our seniors out with a victory.”

-Head Coach, Anthony Randall

• “I’m incredibly proud of how hard my divers have been working. Their dives look cleaner, and they’re becoming more consistent with every practice. It’s exciting to see all their effort pay off, and I can’t wait to see how they perform at our next few dual meets!”

-Head Diving Coach, Chloe Smith

• James Conable led the Red Foxes with their first win of the meet in the 200-yard freestyle. Conable swam his way to a first-place finish with a time of 1:43.48.
  • Conable recorded a second win in the 200-yard IM. Conable swam to a first-place finish with a time of 1:55.19.
• Kellen Fletcher tallied a win in the 200-yard butterfly for the Red Foxes. Fletcher time in at 1:56.67 for the first-place finish and continued his dominance in the event.
  • Fletcher added to his win total with a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly. Fletcher clocked in with a time of 50.75 in the race.
• Quinn Smith dominated in the 200-yard backstroke, placing first in the meet. Smith swam his way to a time of 1:52.93, earning the first-place finish.
• Another win for the Red Foxes in the meet came from sophomore Dylan Magda. Magda placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:08.62. Caden Hardy followed Magda with a second-place finish with a time of 2:08.63.

• Quinn Smith placed first in the one-meter dive in thrilling fashion. Smith earned the first-place finish with a score of 150.83, narrowly beating the second-place finisher who scored 149.48.
• Newcomer Patrick Rankin placed on the podium in the one-meter dive. Rankin placed third with a score of 125.40.

• The Red Foxes host Senior Day for 15 Red Foxes against Bryant.
• The meet is slated for Jan. 18 with first swim at 1 p.m. The Red Foxes senior ceremony is slated for 12:30 p.m.