Lehigh University Athletics
Four Mountain Hawks named to all-league teams
2/27/2008 11:15:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh placed four student-athletes on the All-Patriot League swimming and diving teams, announced by the league on Wednesday. Junior Dan Johnson, the 2008 Patriot League Champion in the 200 yard freestyle, garnered first team honors, with three individual podium finishes. Johnson is joined on the men’s team by senior Jonathan Kearney, who earned second team honors. Junior Melanie Rolish and freshman Lauren Kindrick earned second team accolades for the Lehigh women.
The all-league teams are determined based on individual first and second place finishes at the Patriot League Championships, as well as individual point totals from the championships.
Johnson brought home Lehigh’s only individual title at the championships, with an impressive time of 1:39.69 in Friday night’s 200 free. He also added runner-up finishes in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle events, as he capped off a season of dominance in the sprint freestyle events. Johnson was also a part of three relay teams that posted top four finishes, highlighted by his performance on the leadoff leg of the men’s 400 yard free relay, where his 100 yard time of 45.31 bested the school record by three tenths of a second.
Rolish earns all-league honors for the second straight year after turning in the top Lehigh women’s individual finish at the championships, taking second in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:21.69. Rolish also reached the finals of the 100, placing seventh and finished tenth in the 200 yard individual medley. Rolish also swam the breaststroke leg on the women’s 200 and 400 medley relay teams.
Kindrick was named to the all-league second team for her efforts in the distance freestyle events. Her top finish was in the grueling 1650 yard freestyle where she placed fourth overall with a time of 17:29.52. Kindrick also won the B final to place ninth in the 500 free and added a 12th place finish in the 200 free, while also swimming on the 400 and 800 free relay teams.
The Patriot League champion men from Navy and women from Colgate led the way with 13 and 11 all-league selections respectively.
