Wednesday, December 5
Emmaus High School - Emmaus, Pa.
6 p.m.
Lehigh University
154
at
117
La Salle University
Photo by: Josh Liddick
Mountain Hawks extend win streak to five with win over La Salle at Emmaus
12/5/2018 11:23:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
EMMAUS, Pa. — It was another great night for the Lehigh men's swimming and diving team, who cruised to their fifth straight victory on the season with a 154-117 win over La Salle at Emmaus High School on Wednesday night.
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The meet was to generate buzz and support of swimming in the Lehigh Valley and there was quite a crowd on hand to watch the Mountain Hawks take on the Explorers.
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It had been quite some time since the Mountain Hawks were last in action, the last meet being back on Nov. 16 at Lafayette. Only junior Walker Wilson and freshman Glenn Lasco have had the opportunity to race competitively in the last couple weeks, as they were both coming off successful runs at the US Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. last week.
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The men started the meet off with a usual victory in the 200 medley relay with the 'A'-Team of Wilson, junior Tyler Christ, junior Teddy Smith and sophomore Greg Giannella coming in first place with a time of 1:33.34. Junior Kevin Fleck followed that up with a win in the 1,000 yard free with a time of 9:43.70. Fleck finished just ahead of teammates Greg Gardner and Matt Feryo, as the Mountain Hawks ended up sweeping the event.
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Wilson picked up his first individual victory of the meet in the 200 yard free with a dominant time of 1:41.21. Senior Kian O'Brien came in third place with a time of 1:45.72.
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Lasco's first individual win came in the 100 yard back with his winning time of 51.66, finishing almost exactly two seconds ahead of teammate Owen Thomas, who ended up finishing in third place.
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It was Giannella who picked up the big win in the 50 free at 21.29, finishing just ahead of Lasco at 21.43. Lasco gained retribution though in the 100 free with a winning time of 46.75.
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Wilson took care of business in the 200 back with his winning time of 1:53.21 as teammate Joe Huber finished second with a time of 1:54.80.
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Fleck and Gardner went 1-2 in the 500 yard freestyle with times of 4:46.84 and 4:47.70, respectively. Emmaus native Patrick Champagne finished fourth with a time of 4:55.75 in his homecoming meet.
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Lehigh closed meet out with a victory in the 400 free relay, as the team of Wilson, Giannella, Rogers and Lasco finished in first place with a time of 3:06.58.
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"It was a rough meet, warming up and warming down," said head coach Rob Herb. "Wednesdays are a rough time for us to go like this especially when we're competing on weekends.
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"But the importance of coming out to this community is important for all of Lehigh and we want to be a part of that. That's why La Salle's coach and I, both from the area, wanted to do this. Our kids came in here and showed the community that Lehigh is a strong Division I swimming and diving program."
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The Mountain Hawks are 5-1 for the first time since the 2011-12 team started the year 7-0. Lehigh will have a little bit of time to head home for winter break before the team hosts Army West Point on Jan. 11 at Jacobs Pool for Senior Night.
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Like Lehigh Swimming and Diving on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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The meet was to generate buzz and support of swimming in the Lehigh Valley and there was quite a crowd on hand to watch the Mountain Hawks take on the Explorers.
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It had been quite some time since the Mountain Hawks were last in action, the last meet being back on Nov. 16 at Lafayette. Only junior Walker Wilson and freshman Glenn Lasco have had the opportunity to race competitively in the last couple weeks, as they were both coming off successful runs at the US Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. last week.
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The men started the meet off with a usual victory in the 200 medley relay with the 'A'-Team of Wilson, junior Tyler Christ, junior Teddy Smith and sophomore Greg Giannella coming in first place with a time of 1:33.34. Junior Kevin Fleck followed that up with a win in the 1,000 yard free with a time of 9:43.70. Fleck finished just ahead of teammates Greg Gardner and Matt Feryo, as the Mountain Hawks ended up sweeping the event.
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Wilson picked up his first individual victory of the meet in the 200 yard free with a dominant time of 1:41.21. Senior Kian O'Brien came in third place with a time of 1:45.72.
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Lasco's first individual win came in the 100 yard back with his winning time of 51.66, finishing almost exactly two seconds ahead of teammate Owen Thomas, who ended up finishing in third place.
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It was Giannella who picked up the big win in the 50 free at 21.29, finishing just ahead of Lasco at 21.43. Lasco gained retribution though in the 100 free with a winning time of 46.75.
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Wilson took care of business in the 200 back with his winning time of 1:53.21 as teammate Joe Huber finished second with a time of 1:54.80.
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Fleck and Gardner went 1-2 in the 500 yard freestyle with times of 4:46.84 and 4:47.70, respectively. Emmaus native Patrick Champagne finished fourth with a time of 4:55.75 in his homecoming meet.
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Lehigh closed meet out with a victory in the 400 free relay, as the team of Wilson, Giannella, Rogers and Lasco finished in first place with a time of 3:06.58.
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"It was a rough meet, warming up and warming down," said head coach Rob Herb. "Wednesdays are a rough time for us to go like this especially when we're competing on weekends.
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"But the importance of coming out to this community is important for all of Lehigh and we want to be a part of that. That's why La Salle's coach and I, both from the area, wanted to do this. Our kids came in here and showed the community that Lehigh is a strong Division I swimming and diving program."
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The Mountain Hawks are 5-1 for the first time since the 2011-12 team started the year 7-0. Lehigh will have a little bit of time to head home for winter break before the team hosts Army West Point on Jan. 11 at Jacobs Pool for Senior Night.
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Like Lehigh Swimming and Diving on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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