Wednesday, February 19
Annapolis, Md.
6:00 PM
Lehigh University
at
Patriot League Championships
Mountain Hawks ready for Patriot League Championships, beginning Wednesday
2/18/2014 5:16:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh swimming and diving teams will look to build on strong dual meet seasons as the Mountain Hawks head to Annapolis, Md., for the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships, beginning Wednesday at Navy's Lejeune Hall.
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The Lehigh men had another strong dual meet season, going 6-4 overall and 3-2 in duals against league opponents, while the women enjoyed their best season in the last decade going 7-2 overall and 3-2 in the league. Both Mountain Hawk squads defeated Colgate, Lafayette and Loyola and lost to Army and Bucknell within the league.
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Lehigh has won a total of five Patriot League team titles in swimming and diving, with either the men or women winning one in each year from 1998-2002. The Mountain Hawk women won Patriot League titles in 1998, 2000 and 2001, while the men were victorious in 1999 and 2002.
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Both Lehigh squads will be led by their sprinters. Senior Chris Hoke leads the charge for the Lehigh men after finishing second in the 50 free a year ago. Hoke also anchored the 200 free relay team that last year won Lehigh's first Patriot League title since 2008. Primed to repeat in the 200 free relay, Hoke will team with a talented group of sprinters that also includes junior Martin Kendig and freshmen Justin White and Jamal Willis.
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Sophomore Carolyn Koch and freshman Kaitlyn Ruffing will lead the Lehigh women in the sprints. Koch was a first team All-League performer who set three school records at last year's championship meet, while Ruffing has pushed her teammate with several strong swims in the last month.
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Another sophomore that Lehigh will rely on is Courtney Patterson, a second team All-League performer who owns the school record in the 500 free and could also score points in the 200 fly and the 200 IM. Freshman Cora Summerfield set a school record in the 1000 free earlier this year and will look to contribute in the distance events.
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Also returning for the Lehigh women is junior Alissa Leung, who owns the school record in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke events and earned All-League honors as a freshman in 2012.
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Other ones to watch for the Lehigh men include junior Danny Bennett, who is a two-time second team All-League performer and will compete in the distance freestyle and individual medley events and freshman Jacob Moyar, who had a strong all-around season swimming distance free, butterfly and individual medley. Moyar won a Patriot League Male Swimmer of the Week award as well.
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There are a number of Mountain Hawk men expected to compete that have ties to school or Jacobs Pool records. Kendig and Hoke were on the record setting 200 medley relay team along with sophomore Jacob Hassel, who swam the breaststroke leg on that team and also competes in butterfly. Hoke and Willis were members of a pool record-setting 400 medley relay team that included sophomore Matt Carducci on backstroke and freshman Kevin Huntley on breaststroke. Lehigh also set a pool record in the 800 free relay with Bennett and White joined by juniors Owen Dunbar and Eric Sherwood.
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Junior Dan Bateman will represent the Mountain Hawks on the diving boards.
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Lehigh's men enter the Patriot League Championships having finished fourth in each of the last eight seasons. The Lehigh women finished fifth in 2012 and 2013. The league will be deeper this year with the additions of Boston University and Loyola.
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Individually, Lehigh won the 200 free relay title last year. The Mountain Hawks' last individual Patriot League champion was Dan Johnson, who won the 200 free in 2008. Lehigh's last women's Patriot League titlist was Linda Hendrixson, who won the 200 IM in 2003. Navy has swept the men's and women's titles in each of the last two years, while the men have captured ten straight league crowns overall.
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Action at the Patriot League Championships begins Wednesday with diving preliminaries at 2 p.m. from Lejeune Hall. The first finals session is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday night. The final three days of competition: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, feature preliminary competition beginning at 10:30 a.m. and finals action beginning at 6 p.m. Streaming video of the entire championship meet will be available online via the Patriot League Network.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh swimming and diving teams will look to build on strong dual meet seasons as the Mountain Hawks head to Annapolis, Md., for the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships, beginning Wednesday at Navy's Lejeune Hall.
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The Lehigh men had another strong dual meet season, going 6-4 overall and 3-2 in duals against league opponents, while the women enjoyed their best season in the last decade going 7-2 overall and 3-2 in the league. Both Mountain Hawk squads defeated Colgate, Lafayette and Loyola and lost to Army and Bucknell within the league.
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Lehigh has won a total of five Patriot League team titles in swimming and diving, with either the men or women winning one in each year from 1998-2002. The Mountain Hawk women won Patriot League titles in 1998, 2000 and 2001, while the men were victorious in 1999 and 2002.
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Both Lehigh squads will be led by their sprinters. Senior Chris Hoke leads the charge for the Lehigh men after finishing second in the 50 free a year ago. Hoke also anchored the 200 free relay team that last year won Lehigh's first Patriot League title since 2008. Primed to repeat in the 200 free relay, Hoke will team with a talented group of sprinters that also includes junior Martin Kendig and freshmen Justin White and Jamal Willis.
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Sophomore Carolyn Koch and freshman Kaitlyn Ruffing will lead the Lehigh women in the sprints. Koch was a first team All-League performer who set three school records at last year's championship meet, while Ruffing has pushed her teammate with several strong swims in the last month.
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Another sophomore that Lehigh will rely on is Courtney Patterson, a second team All-League performer who owns the school record in the 500 free and could also score points in the 200 fly and the 200 IM. Freshman Cora Summerfield set a school record in the 1000 free earlier this year and will look to contribute in the distance events.
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Also returning for the Lehigh women is junior Alissa Leung, who owns the school record in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke events and earned All-League honors as a freshman in 2012.
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Other ones to watch for the Lehigh men include junior Danny Bennett, who is a two-time second team All-League performer and will compete in the distance freestyle and individual medley events and freshman Jacob Moyar, who had a strong all-around season swimming distance free, butterfly and individual medley. Moyar won a Patriot League Male Swimmer of the Week award as well.
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There are a number of Mountain Hawk men expected to compete that have ties to school or Jacobs Pool records. Kendig and Hoke were on the record setting 200 medley relay team along with sophomore Jacob Hassel, who swam the breaststroke leg on that team and also competes in butterfly. Hoke and Willis were members of a pool record-setting 400 medley relay team that included sophomore Matt Carducci on backstroke and freshman Kevin Huntley on breaststroke. Lehigh also set a pool record in the 800 free relay with Bennett and White joined by juniors Owen Dunbar and Eric Sherwood.
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Junior Dan Bateman will represent the Mountain Hawks on the diving boards.
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Lehigh's men enter the Patriot League Championships having finished fourth in each of the last eight seasons. The Lehigh women finished fifth in 2012 and 2013. The league will be deeper this year with the additions of Boston University and Loyola.
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Individually, Lehigh won the 200 free relay title last year. The Mountain Hawks' last individual Patriot League champion was Dan Johnson, who won the 200 free in 2008. Lehigh's last women's Patriot League titlist was Linda Hendrixson, who won the 200 IM in 2003. Navy has swept the men's and women's titles in each of the last two years, while the men have captured ten straight league crowns overall.
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Action at the Patriot League Championships begins Wednesday with diving preliminaries at 2 p.m. from Lejeune Hall. The first finals session is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday night. The final three days of competition: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, feature preliminary competition beginning at 10:30 a.m. and finals action beginning at 6 p.m. Streaming video of the entire championship meet will be available online via the Patriot League Network.
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