Lehigh Extends Winning Streak Over Lafayette In Rivalry Meet

Lehigh vs Lafayette

  • November 17, 2023
  • Bethlehem, Pa.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results

Courtesy: Lehigh Athletics

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh women’s swimming and diving captured its 16th straight win over Lafayette after dominating the Leopards 229-71 on Friday at Jacobs Pool. 

The Mountain Hawks captured 15 first-place finishes on Friday.

The 200-yard medley group of Anushree GhateDanielle PrekopSarah Hardy and Noel Fresa swam to a first place finish with a time of 1:43.30.

Fresa was also on the winning 400-yard medley relay team alongside Cailtin Deitch, Mairin Ludwig and Willa Werwaiss. They placed first with a time of 3:29.05. 

Not only was Werwaiss on the winning medley team, but she also brought home two individual wins. Werwaiss won the 100-yard backstroke (57.24) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.02). 

Sophomore Caltin Deitch also had a couple of first-place finishes. Deitch came in first in the 100-yard freestyle (51.19) and first in the 50-yard freestyle (23.56).

Deitch also took a second-place mark in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.46). Teammate Mariin Ludwig was there to take first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.46. Ludwig won the 200-yard IM as well with a time of 2:05.70. 

Sarah Hardy came in second in the 200-yard IM (2:06.20). Hardy also won the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.92) and the 100-yard butterfly (55.16).

Prekop came in first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.15). 

First-year Kate Whitaker continued her strong diving as she won the three-meter dive after scoring 257.40 points. Junior diver Sarah Gill won the one-meter dive with 262.95 points. 

The Mountain Hawks will look to keep it going when they host Drexel on Dec. 3.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh men’s swimming and diving defeated Lafayette 164-134 on Friday to extend its winning streak to 32 straight years. The Mountain Hawks recorded nine first-place finishes on Friday. 

This win also marked the first win of the season for the Mountain Hawks. Not only did the Mountain Hawks pull out the win, but they also set a record. 

The 200-yard medley relay team of Elvin Lee, Jack Devilbiss, Aaron Williams and Tim Norris swam to a first-place finish and a school record after recording a time of 1:29.48. 

Norris had a bright meet. In addition to being on the winning 200-yard medley team, he helped lead the 400-yard medley team to a victory alongside Alex Patti, Devilbiss and Williams. 

Norris also had a couple of strong individual races. He won the 50-yard freestyle (20.58) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.33). 

Norris wasn’t the only one on the relay to win. Williams and Devilbiss also had individual wins. Williams won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.60, and Devilbiss won the 100-yard breaststroke (55.61). 

Senior Miles Cox won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:51.33. Connor Goodyear captured a win in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.01). Ben Kisker swam to a first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.72).

Next up, the Mountain Hawks will host Drexel at Jacobs Pool on Dec. 3. 

Courtesy: Lafayette Athletics

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Leopards competed against Lehigh in their rivalry meet on Friday night at Jacobs Pool. The men (164-134) and the women (229-71) fell to the Mountain Hawks.

The men’s diving team swept Lehigh in the 1-meter and 3-meter dive, with the top three finishers being Leopards. Freshman Landon Orth placed first in both dives, with 304.28 and 287.55 finishes. Orth made NCAA Division I Diving East Regionals after his performance and he broke his own record in the 1-meter dive. Fellow freshman Trey Telleen placed second in the 1-meter (251.78) and third in the 3-meter (214.20), and sophomore Peter Curtis placed third in the 1-meter (228.08) and second in the 3-meter (223.43) event.

On the swimming side, junior Andrew Campbell had two first-place finishes in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle with final times of 4:37.70 and 9:39.21, respectively. Fellow junior Peter Kawash also had two first-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (49.63) and 200-yard IM (1:51.40). Junior Jack Oleson reeled in a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:06.24) and second-place in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.85). Senior James Lapsley collected two second-place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke (49.90, 1:50.78).

For the women, sophomore Isabella Van Ess snagged a win in the 200-yard breaststroke for the third meet in a row with a final time of 2:20.59, as well as a second-place finish in the 100 breast (1:05.51). Junior Paige Griggs placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:44.33), and fellow junior Maggie Ivie collected two third-place finishes in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke (58.44, 2:08.62).

For women’s diving, freshman Mia Guster placed second in the 1-meter dive, with a 236.4 finish and junior Shaylee Daniels finished with a 237.6 for second place in the 3-meter.

“We had a great meet with some ups and downs. The Lafayette vs. Lehigh rivalry always brings out a team spirit that we don’t always see in every regular dual meet. It helps us swim new school records, new personal best times, and motivates us to train harder to do even better at our season-ending meets,” said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. “Both teams’ top five lists have never been faster and the number of new performances added to the All-Time Top 10 is never higher.”

The Leopards will have some time off for training before they compete at home against Rider on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m.

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