Lehigh sweeps Rider at home on Saturday

Bethlehem, PA – Lehigh got in the pool with Rider on Saturday afternoon and it was the Mountain Hawks coming away with a sweep of the Broncs at Jacobs Pool. The Lehigh men defeated Rider 139-104, and the women followed that with a 130-107 victory. The Mountain Hawks have enjoyed much success in the young season in their home pool thus far in 2004.

Junior Laura Gray won the three-meter diving competition with a score of 185.70 and for the second consecutive week the Mountain Hawk quartet of Thomas Gilbert, Grant Flothmeier, William Green and Sean Herman took first place in the 400-yard medley relay. Sophomore Betsy Balaguer came in first place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:33.46 and then added the 500-yard freestyle to her list of accomplishments as well.

Freshman Jonathan Kearney, who won twice, and senior Jess Dudley also won competitions for the Mountain Hawks, as did Joseph Beagen and Julie Mitchell.

Complete results are available via the link above.

Lehigh returns to action next weekend when the Mountain Hawks travel to Easton to take on archrival Lafayette.

Lehigh University Athletics

Completed Event: Swimming and Diving versus Patriot League Championships on February 20, 2010 , , Men: 4th, 427 pts.<br>Women: 4th, 317.5

Completed Event: Swimming and Diving versus Patriot League Championships on February 19, 2010 , , Men: 4th, 275 pts.<br>Women: 5th, 208 pts.

Completed Event: Swimming and Diving versus Patriot League Championships on February 18, 2010 , , Men: 3rd, 98 pts.<br>Women: 6th, 96 pts.

Cancelled Event: Swimming and Diving at Penn State

Completed Event: Swimming and Diving versus Bucknell on January 23, 2010 , , Men: Won 166.5-131.5<br>Women: Lost 182-115

Completed Event: Swimming and Diving at Army on January 15, 2010 , , Men: Lost 176-123<br>Women: Won 167-133

Completed Event: Swimming and Diving versus Marist on January 9, 2010 , , Men: Won 156-87<br>Women: Lost 141-102

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