Wednesday, December 4
Piscataway, NJ
Lehigh University
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Rutgers Invitational
Women's Swimming and Diving concludes Rutgers Invitational
12/5/2019 10:35:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Lehigh women's swimming and diving team wrapped up its only December competition. Over the last three days, the Mountain Hawks have given it their all at the Rutgers Invitational, competing against five other teams.
"This team gave it their all over the past three days. They really fought hard and showed have the determination needed to become the best," said head coach Rob Herb. "This was a great preview for the Patriot League Championships and I know the Rutgers Invitational was the best way to prepare for that."
On Saturday, the Brown and White showed their strength in depth, multiple swimmers put up times that were impressive for Herb. In the 200 breast, Samantha Gallego won the B Final with a time of 2:21.28.
In the 400 freestlye, the relay team of Megan Judge, Tori Connolly, Olivia Giampietro and Payton Miles put forth a fabulous effort to come in second with a time of 3:26.94.
In the 100 free, the freshman Judge finished fourth at 50.89, while the senior Connolly finished fourth as well in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:23.61. In that same event (17:23.61), Samantha Gallego finished right behind her senior teammate with a time of 17:31.93.
In the 200 back, Sophia Poeta finished third at 2:01.65, followed by Nicole Shek who came in with a time of 2:02.94. Rounding out Saturday's scoring, the junior Wolf took seventh in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:02.49.
Up next, the Mountain Hawks will focus on their final exams, while then enjoying the holidays with their families. However, Lehigh will return to the water for a big-time showdown with Army West Point on January 10.
DAY TWO
On the second day of competition, the Lehigh women's swimming and diving team saw fast times from a bunch of swimmers on Friday. In the past two days, coach Rob Herb has seen plenty to be proud of.
In the 200 freestyle, Megan Judge swam a fast race, finishing second with a time of 1:49.53. In the 400 IM, Sarah Hardy was the first Lehigh finisher to finish at 4:25.47, good enough for third. Both Judge and Hardy are first-year swimmers.
In the 100 butterfly, Hardy finished seventh with a time of 56.94, followed by teammate Malia Wolf, who finished six-tenths of a second behind her teammate.
In the 100 breaststroke, Anna Thomas was the fastest Lehigh swimmer in the B final, finishing with a time of 1:05.93. Then in the 100 backstroke, Anna Francisco finished fourth with a time of 55.87.
The Mountain Hawks did not have any diver compete in the 1 or 3-meter dives.
Saturday will mark the conclusion of the Rutgers Invitational. However, there are still many events that need to happen. Lehigh will no doubt look to finish on a strong note.
DAY ONE
On the second day of competition at the Rutgers Invitational, the Lehigh women's swimming and diving team joined the party. Competing against five other solid teams, today marked the start of the toughest meet so far for the Mountain Hawks.
"I'll tell you what, we swam really well today," head coach Rob Herb expressed. "The highlight of the night came in the last race, the 400 medley relay."
In that specific race, the relay team of Anna Francisco, Liz Olszewski, Sarah Hardy and Ann Foley captured third among 12 other competitors. Francisco lead off the race with a team record time of 55.43, followed by strong swimming from the other three women gave Lehigh the good finish.
In the 200 freestyle relay, the relay team consisting of Foley, Payton Miles, Megan Judge and Olivia Giampietro garnered a second place finish, racing against 12 other relay teams. In the 500 freestyle, Samantha Gallego was the fastest Mountain Hawks as she finished with a time of 4:57.32, while Tori Connolly led the B final, swimming a 5:00.23.
The sophomore Olszewski also swam the fastest among the Brown and White in the 200 IM. Olszewski finished with a time of 2:05.95, while her teammate, the talented first-year swimmer Hardy came in with a time of 2:06.11.
Competing in the 50 freestyle, two Lehigh swimmers finished in the top 5. Foley finished fourth with a time of 23.27, while Miles captured fifth with a time of 23.47.
Friday will mark the third day of competition and second day battling for the Mountain Hawks. Check back late Friday night to see how Lehigh fared.
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