LAFAYETTE VS LEHIGH
- November 21, 2025
- Bethlehem, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Lehigh Sports
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh women’s swimming and diving hosted Lafayette on Friday night at Jacobs Pool for the 2025 edition of The Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, part of Jefferson Health. The Mountain Hawks collected their 18th straight rivalry victory, winning 210-89. Lehigh won fifteen of the sixteen events, breaking seven pool records in the process.
The first pool record was broken right off the bat. The team of first-year Eliza Johnson, sophomore Zoe Davies, sophomore Clara Moschella, and first-year Genevieve Cody swam the fastest 200-yard medley relay in Jacobs Pool, clocking in at 1:42.51.
Each of these women also set pool records in their individual events. Johnson layed down two individual pool records, the only one to do so. She did so in the 100-yard backstroke, swimming 55.03, then swam 2:00.89 in the same event over 200 yards. Both times were season and collegiate bests. Moschella set a new pool and personal record in the 100-yard butterfly. Her time of 54.46 knocked off the precious pool record, and was two-hundredths of a second faster than her personal college record. Cody set her record in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 51.09. She also won the 50-yard freestyle in personal best time, hitting the wall at 23.27.
Davies did not just break the pool record, but she also broke the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke. The record she broke was her own, lowering it 21 tenths of a second to 1:04.07.
“Zoe is always a ball full of energy who is ready to bring not only their fast race, but every bit of cheering and emotion,” praised Head Coach Rob Herb. It is just so awesome to see her achieve over and over again in the same race in the same way.”
The women also set a new Jacobs Pool record in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Cody and Johnson were also on this relay, joined by seniors Caitlin Deitch and Mairin Ludwig. The squad swam 3:22.97.
On top of being a part of a record setting relay, Ludwig also won three individual events. She won the 200-yard freestyle in a personal best time of 1:49.35. Her teammate, first-year Sophie Perry, also swam a personal best time in that event, coming in behind her at 1:53.29. Ludwig also won both the 500-yard freestyle and the 400-yard individual medley. She swam 4:55.01 swimming free, and swam 4:25.23 in the medley.
For the remaining swimming wins, the Mountain Hawks secured both of the top two spots. First-year Reagan Gilligan earned her first collegiate win in the 1000-yard freestyle. She swam a personal best time of 10:40.22. She was trailed closely by junior Eliza Meth. She finished second in 10:42.01, which was also a personal best time. Meth also finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke. Her time of 2:22.66 only trailed teammate Caitlin Hofmann, who won the race in 2:20.57. Prior to her record-setting relay, Caitlin Deitch won the 200-yard butterfly event. She swam a personal best 2:01.17 on her way to victory. Right behind her was Clara Moschella, who swam 2:02.86, which was also a personal best.
Lehigh also got an event win on the diving board. Junior Kate Whitaker scored 260.85 to lead the field at the three-meter height.
“The women came out.” said Coach Herb. “The women stepped it up to a point where they just dominated everything and just brought so much emotion and so much energy to the meet. Just so many pool records, so much energy, it was a fantastic time.”
The Mountain Hawks next compete on Saturday, December 6, where they face off against the Drexel Dragons on the road.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh men’s swimming and diving hosted Lafayette on Friday night at Jacobs Pool in The Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, part of Jefferson Health. The Mountain Hawks collected their 34th straight rivalry victory, winning 211-89.
There were five pool records that fell in this competition, two of which were at the hands of sophomore Jack Deppe. Deppe smashed the 400-yard individual medley record, swimming 3:59.23 en route to a first place finish. He was also part of the 400-yard freestyle relay that broke the Jacobs Pool record. Deppe was joined by sophomore Chase Bearley, sophomore Davis Woerner, and first-year Braeden Roach as the squad swam a record 3:00.67 to take the win.
Deppe also placed second in two other events. He finished right behind Roach in the 200-yard freestyle. Roach won the event in a personal best time of 1:39.47, and Deppe was right behind with a collegiate best swim of 1:40.07. Lehigh also took third in that event, with sophomore Will Moon finishing at 1:40.38, which was also a personal best. The other event was the 100-yard freestyle, which Lehigh swept as well. Sophomore Frankie Prekop took the win, swimming a collegiate best time of 45.72, which was also a Jacobs pool record. Deppe’s second place finish was good for another collegiate best, as he swam 45.72. Bearley placed third, swimming 46.07.
Two more pool records were broken in the backstroke events, with sophomore Tristan Ronayne and senior Ben Kisker continuing their season of high-end competition. Both swimmers set personal bests in the 100-yard backstroke. Kisker took the win in a pool record time of 48.87, with Ronayne right behind in 49.42. Ronayne swung back in the 200-yard backstroke, setting a pool record by swimming 1:47.89 to edge out Kisker’s 1:48.44. The Mountain Hawks also had an athlete take third, as first-year Sam Skibo swam a collegiate best time of 1:49.72.
Sophomore Will Pestrichelli took home two wins in the competition. He started off the night with a 1000-yard freestyle victory. He swam a personal record of 9:21.98. Two other Lehigh swimmers swam personal bests and earned podium spots in the race. First-year TJ Hayes placed second in 9:32.63, and senior Alfredo Figueroa Sedano swam 9:37.48 to place third. Pestrichelli’s second win was in the 500-yard freestyle, where he swam another personal best (4:33.68). He was trailed by two other Mountain Hawks who swam collegiate bests. Roach swam 4:35.89 to place second, and junior Owen Higinbotham hit a personal best time of 4:36.61 to finish third.
Three first-years took the win in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, and the 200-yard butterfly. Spencer Ridge set a collegiate personal record in the 100-yard breaststroke, hitting the wall at 56.21. He was trailed by fellow first-year Andrew Takach, who swam 57.74, which was a personal best. Takach also won the 200-yard breaststroke, swimming 2:02.83. The 200-yard butterfly was won by Spencer Campbell, who’s time of 1:50.63 was enough for a personal best.
The remaining individual event win was the 50-yard freestyle. Chase Bearley won that event, swimming a personal best 20.71. Senior Aaron Williams
finished second, falling one hundredths of a second short of the win. Both Bearley and Williams were also a part of the winning 200-yard medley relay team. They were joined by Kisker and Ridge, who swam 1:30.01 to take the win.
On the diving board, first-year Ben Elie showed out in his college debut with two top five finishes. He scored 210.68 at the one-meter height to place fifth, and scored 206.78 at three-meters to finish fourth.
It was a well-deserved win praised head coach Rob Herb. The men have been working hard and deserved to swim fast. They brough all of their emotion to the pool. In Lehigh-Lafayette [meet] tradition, they did a good job.
The Mountain Hawks next compete on Saturday, December 6, where they face off against the Drexel Dragons on the road.
Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lafayette competed in the annual Lafayette-Lehigh Dual Meet at Lehigh’s Jacobs Pool on Friday night. The Leopards fell to the Mountain Hawks 210-89 (women) and 211-89 (men).
Diving for the women, junior Mia Guster enjoyed the victory in the 1-meter dive with a final score of 244.73. Guster also secured second in the 3-meter dive, scoring 259.43, breaking the school record. Senior Katie Hensell achieved second and third in the 1-meter and 3-meter (235.95, 233.48). Hensell’s 1-meter score was a Lafayette all-time performance, bringing her into the all-time top 10. Sophomore Amelia Mee scored 233.25 for third place, breaking into the Lafayette all-time top 10.
Senior Isabella Van Ess broke the school record from 2013 in the 400-yard IM by 1.87 seconds with a time of 4:28.72, snagging second. Van Ess also collected second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.88). Freshman Francesca DiGiovanni earned second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.12. DiGiovanni finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.21). Classmate Kayley Hudson garnered third in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:12.86) and senior Ella DeSalvo secured third in the 100 breast (1:08.67).
Freshman Mya Uku and sophomore Meghan Robinson reeled in a pair of third-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (57.80) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.55), each claiming all-time performances. Junior Abigail Bebel placed third in both the 200-yard butterfly and 400 IM (2:07.45, 4:36.07). Junior Natalie Johnson took home third in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly with times of 24.25 and 57.39. Johnson’s time in the 100 fly made the all-time top 10.
Diving for the men, junior Landon Orth claimed victories in the 1- and 3-meter dives with scores of 303.83 and 296.25. Orth’s performance in the 1-meter qualified him for NCAA Zone A Regionals for the third year in a row. Classmate Trey Telleen enjoyed second and third place in the 1-meter (259.35) and 3-meter (243.98). Telleen made all-time top 10 with his performance in the 3-meter. Senior Peter Curtis reeled in second in the 3-meter (273.23) and third in the 1-meter (258.98).
Freshman Gregory Yukhvid reeled in first in the 100 fly with a time of 49.67, breaking into the all-time top 10. Freshman Justin Tucker secured all-time performances, taking home second in the 200 fly and 400 IM with times of 1:51.46 and 4:01.62. Freshman Leo Frein made all-time top 10 in the 100 back with a time of 49.96, collecting third. Senior Sean McManus and junior Alexander Reihl each earned third in the 200 fly (1:52.78) and 50 free (20.79).
Overall we had 19 performances break into our all time top 10!
“We saw a lot of strong performances across the board today. We are very proud of our student-athletes and the growth they have made so far this season,” said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. “They have laid an incredible foundation that we look forward to building on in the second half of the season. This rivalry brings out the best in all of us and we are very lucky to be a part of it.”
Next up, the Lafayette divers will head to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for the Retriever Diving Invite on Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.
