Lehigh vs Colgate
- October 24, 2025
- Bethlehem, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Lehigh Sports
BETHLEHEM Pa. – Lehigh women’s swimming and diving hosted Patriot League rival Colgate on Friday night. The Mountain Hawks held off the Raiders, beating them 135-105 for their third straight win.
The most effective swimmer for Lehigh was senior Mairin Ludwig, who won two events in the competition. She got her first win of the night in the 200-yard freestyle, where she finished in 1:52.62. Ludwig also got a freestyle win over 500 yards, where she gapped the rest of the field by 7.5 seconds, hitting the wall at 5:03.65. Ludwig also finished second in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:07.87 just one second off of first place.
First years Eliza Johnson and Genevieve Cody continued their undefeated start in their main events. Johnson kept her winning streak alive in the 200-yard backstroke, swimming 2:04.57. Cody took the win in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing in 24.35. She was only one hundredths of a second away from a second freestyle win over 100 yards, but Cody’s 52.35-second race was good for second.
Lehigh had a handful of second-place finishes over other individual swimming events. Sophomore Claire Coughlin in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:52.61), senior Caitlin Deitch in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.83), and first-year Emma Gyorkos in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.29) all secured silver-medals.
Junior Katie Whitaker once again dominated on the diving board. In the three-meter dive, she won with a score of 259.05, her seventh victory of the season. Whitaker finished second in the one-meter dive, her score of 230.55 being only six points short of another title.
The Mountain Hawks were able to continue winning in the relay events. Lehigh won the 400-yard medley relay in 3:54.81, with the team consisting of Johnson, Deitch, Cody, and sophomore Clara Moschella. The squad of Johnson, first-year Giselle Michaels, senior Juliana Guida, and sophomore Annie Gao finished first in the 200-yard freestyle relay, swimming 1:36.99.
“It has been three weeks of intense training and extremely strong efforts racing each week,” said head coach Rob Herb. “We are in a good place and expectations are high.”
Lehigh gets a week off before heading back on the road. The Mountain Hawks will travel to South Orange, N.J. on November 7 to face off against Seton Hall.
BETHLEHEM Pa. – Lehigh men’s swimming and diving faced off against Patriot League rival Colgate at Jacobs Pool on Friday night. The Mountain Hawks defeated the Raiders, 172-69 for their third straight win at home. Lehigh had a terrific day in the pool, winning ten of the eleven swimming events and sweeping the podium in half of them.
The short-distance freestyle events were dominated by sophomores. Jack Deppe won both the 200-yard and 100-yard freestyles. The sophomore swam 1:43.06 over 200 and 47.12 over 100. Chase Bearley, Davis Woerner, and Will Moon were right on Deppe’s tail in both races. Moon finished 1:43.41 in the 200 to place second, while Bearley (2nd) and Woerner (3rd) followed in 47.16 and 47.28 over 100. Bearley got his chance and stole the show in the 50-yard freestyle, winning in 21.21. Woerner was again right behind coming second (21.53), and senior Aaron Williams placed third (22.05).
Mountain Hawks took all three top podium positions in the longest-distance event of the night. Senior Alfredo Figueroa Sedano won the 1000-yard freestyle, hitting the wall at 9:56.64. Junior Owen Higinbotham hit just behind him in second (9:58.00), and first-year Christian McAuley came third (10:05.12).
A pair of first-years were in control in the 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard breaststroke. Spencer Cambell won the butterfly, swimming 1:56.37, and Braeden Roach swam 1:57.49 to place second. Andrew Takach was victorious in the 200 backstroke, as he finished in 2:07.08.
Takach also made the podium in the 200-yard individual medley, but it was sophomore Jared Rabadam who won that event. Rabadam swam 1:57.30 to win that event, edging out Takach, who swam 1:57.30.
Lehigh took full control of the 200-yard backstroke as well. Sophomore Tristan Ronayne won the event in 1:52.88, while first-year TJ Hayes (1:54.56) and senior Ben Kisker (1:54.77) followed in second and third.
Jack Grotke had a solid day in the diving events. The graduate student placed third in the one-meter dive, scoring a season-high 193.95 points. He placed fourth in the three-meter dive, scoring 149.40.
The Mountain Hawks also placed first in both relay events. The group of Kisker, Campbell, Bearley, and Spencer Ridge opened the competition swimming 3:28.55 to win the 400-yard medley relay. The meet was walked-off by the squad of Deppe, Roach, Williams, and Woerner, who won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:23.98.
“It has been three weeks of intense training and extremely strong efforts racing each week,” said head coach Rob Herb. “We are in a good place and expectations are high.”
Lehigh gets a week off before heading back on the road. The Mountain Hawks will travel to South Orange, N.J. on November 7 to face off against Seton Hall.
Courtesy: Colgate Athletics
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Led by two individual victories by Audrey Collins, the Colgate women’s swimming and diving team captured 14 podium finishes including six first-place tallies in a tight 135-105 loss to Lehigh on Friday evening inside Jacobs Pool.
Collins took gold in the 200 IM and 200 Fly to pace the Raiders on the podium. Katie Miller (1000 Free), Ellie Sundin (1-Mtr Dive), Paige Fisher (100 Free) and Natalie Hofer (200 Breast) also garnered first place finishes. The Raiders in total landed 14 podium finishes – six golds, seven silvers, and one bronze.
COACH PRETRE’S COMMENTS
“The coaching staff is extremely pleased with our team tonight going against a very, very talented Lehigh squad on the road. We were able to steal some races and definitely make the meet interesting. Our biggest challenge right now is just staying healthy. If we can do that, we’re gonna have an even better season than last year. We’re very proud of our Colgate swimming and diving team.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
Miller kicked things off for the Raiders with a first-place finish in the 1000 Free. She touched the wall with a time of 10:36.25, besting her nearest opponent by more than 15 seconds. Collins grabbed back-to-back golds in the 200 IM and 200 Fly with respective times of 2:06.57 and 2:05.78.
Sundin once again shined on the diving board, placing first in the 1-Meter with a score of 263.03. She was one of three divers to post a score above 200 and took gold by nearly six points over Lehigh’s second-place diver. Sundin also took second in the 3-Meter with a score of 225.53.
Fisher gave Colgate a run of four straight golds, taking first place in the 100 Free with a time of 52.34 which was 1/100th of a second faster than her second-place opponent from Lehigh who clocked in at 52.35. Hofer claimed Colgate’s sixth gold finish of the evening with a time of 2:23.05 in the 200 Breast.
Women Podium Finishes
- First Place
- Katie Miller, 1000 Free | 10:36.25 (Event 3)
- Audrey Collins, 200 IM | 2:06.57 (Event 9)
- Ellie Sundin, 1-Mtr Dive | 263.03 (Event 11)
- Audrey Collins, 200 Fly | 2:05.78 (Event 13)
- Paige Fisher, 100 Free | 52.34 (Event 15)
- Natalie Hofer, 200 Breast | 2:23.05 (Event 23)
- Second Place
- MG King, Regan Hau, Audrey Collins, Lucy Art, 400 Medley Relay | 2nd, 3:55.01 (Event 1)
- Paige Fisher, 200 Free | 1:54.59 (Event 5)
- Lucy Art, 50 Free | 24.46 (Event 7)
- Allie Phillips, 200 IM | 2:10.07 (Event 9)
- Katie Miller, 500 Free | 5:11.18 (Event 19)
- Ellie Sundin, 3-Mtr Dive | 225.53 (Event 21)
- Allie Phillips, Paige Fisher, Katie Miller, Lucy Art, 200 Free Relay | 1:37.33 (Event 25)
- Third Place
- Allie Phillips, 200 Back | 3rd, 2:08.65 (Event 17)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sam Adelson swept gold on the diving board and David Brophy captured first place in the 500 Free to headline Colgate’s eight podium finishes Friday evening inside Jacobs Pool. The Raiders were outscored by Lehigh 172-69 in Patriot League dual action.
COACH PRETRE’S COMMENTS
“The coaching staff is extremely pleased with our team tonight going against a very, very talented Lehigh squad on the road. We were able to steal some races and definitely make the meet interesting. Our biggest challenge right now is just staying healthy. If we can do that, we’re gonna have an even better season than last year. We’re very proud of our Colgate swimming and diving team.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
Adelson won the 1-Meter and 3-Meter dives with respective scores of 264.15 and 276.83. His scores edged teammate Gavin Pacitti, who placed second in both events with scores of 230.78 and 218.48.
Brophy continued his stellar start to his first-year campaign with the top spot in the 500 Free, clocking in with a time of 4:44.96. The Princeton, N.J., native also secured a podium finish in 200 Free as well, taking third place with a time of 1:43.44.
Matt Freund found the podium in the 200 Fly with a time of 1:57.49, while Michael Granin closed out Colgate’s top three finishes with a bronze in the 200 Breast (2:16.87).
Men Podium Finishes
- First Place
- Sam Adelson, 1-Mtr Dive | 264.15 (Event 12)
- David Brophy, 500 Free | 4:44.96 (Event 20)
- Sam Adelson, 3-Mtr Dive | 276.83 (Event 22)
- Second Place
- Gavin Pacitti, 1-Mtr Dive | 230.78 (Event 12)
- Gavin Pacitti, 3-Mtr Dive | 218.48 (Event 22)
- Third Place
- David Brophy, 200 Free | 3rd, 1:43.44 (Event 6)
- Matt Freund, 200 Fly | 3rd, 1:57.49 (Event 14)
- Michael Granin, 200 Breast | 2:16.87 (Event 24)
UP NEXT
Colgate continues Patriot League dual action on Saturday against Lafayette at noon.
UP NEXT
Colgate continues Patriot League dual action on Saturday against Lafayette at noon.
