Lehigh University Athletics
Lehigh splits with American
9/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
Bethlehem, PA – The swimming & diving teams returned to Jacobs Pool Friday for the first time in two months to face American. The women were victorious 143-120, while the men fell 122-121. With the split the women improve to 5-4 overall, 2-2 in the Patriot League, while the men fall to 6-2 overall, 2-1 in league competition. The American split gives the men their fourth consecutive win (4-0, 3-0), while the women remain winless (0-5, 0-4). Lehigh’s women picked up wins in the 400-yard medley relay, the 1000-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard backstroke, 400-yard freestyle relay, and the 1-meter dive. Leading the way for the women were seniors Linsey Kokal and Laura Gabrynowicz. Kokal was a member of the 400-yard medley team that posted a finishing time of 4:04.43, while Gabrynowicz took second place in the 200-yard freestyle and first place in the 200-yard butterfly. American’s women fought hard, earning a handful of first place finishes, including the 200-yard freestyle and 50-yard freestyle. Jessica Lindstrom won the 200 with a time of 1:56.78, while Kia Kilpinen took home the top spot in the 50 with a time of :25.62. On the men’s side, Lehigh battled until the very end. Senior Bing Padmasankha posted a first place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, while the team of Ian Gillen, Grant Flothmeier, William Green and Jake Fletcher took the top spot in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:29.69. American’s top finishers included Ethan Basset in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:40.32, Mark Liscinsky in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle with times of :21.30 and :45.88 respectively. "It was a great fight for us," said head coach John Morrison. "Our team is a bit broken down from winter training. The men and women both had great showings tonight against one of the top teams in the league. On the men’s side, we had a few people injured, however, we fought hard. We are looking forward to Yale tomorrow." Lehigh returns to action tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. to face Yale. The Mountain Hawks will be looking for their first ever victory over the Bulldogs. For complete results click the meet results link on the right hand side of the main swimming page.
