Saturday, January 25
Bethlehem, Pa.
1:00 p.m.
Lehigh University
195
vs
193
Bucknell
13 wins leads to Mountain Hawks blowing by Bucknell in regular season finale
1/25/2020 10:36:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – For the second consecutive season, the Lehigh men's swimming and diving team defeated the Bison of Bucknell. This time, the Brown and White blew by the Bison 195-93 in front of a jam-packed crowd at Jacobs Pool.
With the win, the Mountain Hawks will end the regular season with a 6-1 record. In all, Lehigh won 13 events of 16 events.
"I'll tell you what, our men did great," gloated head coach Rob Herb. "We recorded a lot of wins and everyone did their job. This was a team win and I couldn't be prouder."
There were plenty of key contributions made from this team on Saturday, but one that sticks out is sophomore Glenn Lasco. The sophomore tallied four total wins on the day. His first two came in the 50 free (21.04) and the 100 free (46.30). Then in the 200 free, Lasco recorded a first-place finish with a time of 1:42.02, while then being a member of the 400 free relay team that won along with Joey Rogers, Greg Giannella and Walker Wilson.
The 400 free relay wasn't the only relay team to capture a win. Following that, the 200 medley relay team of Giannella, Owen Thomas, Connor Sept and Teddy Smith finished first with a time of 1:32.62.
A bunch of the guys that competed in 200 medley relay also won individual events. In the 100 back, the sophomore Thomas scorched through the competition with a time of 50.60, and then the sophomore Sept registered a first in the 100 breast with a time of 58.69.
In the 200 fly, freshman Andrew Sukach joined the winning party with a win of his own with a time of 1:55.09. Then in the 200 back, Matt Feryo blew by his opponents with a time of 1:53.41. Another freshman, Nick Highman took first in the 200 breast with a time of 2:11.40.
Rounding out the wins for Lehigh, Addison Cochran took first in the 1-meter dive with a score of 229.27, senior star Walker Wilson tallied a first in the 50 free with a time of 4:43.40, and then Smith, the senior took first in the butterfly with a time of 50.94.
Nico Lastauskas notched an impressive finish on Saturday. The senior took second in the 1000 free with a time of 9:50.47.
With the completion of Saturday's dual meet against Bucknell, the Mountain Hawks will have roughly a month to rest and prepare for the Patriot League Championships.With the win, the Mountain Hawks will end the regular season with a 6-1 record. In all, Lehigh won 13 events of 16 events.
"I'll tell you what, our men did great," gloated head coach Rob Herb. "We recorded a lot of wins and everyone did their job. This was a team win and I couldn't be prouder."
There were plenty of key contributions made from this team on Saturday, but one that sticks out is sophomore Glenn Lasco. The sophomore tallied four total wins on the day. His first two came in the 50 free (21.04) and the 100 free (46.30). Then in the 200 free, Lasco recorded a first-place finish with a time of 1:42.02, while then being a member of the 400 free relay team that won along with Joey Rogers, Greg Giannella and Walker Wilson.
The 400 free relay wasn't the only relay team to capture a win. Following that, the 200 medley relay team of Giannella, Owen Thomas, Connor Sept and Teddy Smith finished first with a time of 1:32.62.
A bunch of the guys that competed in 200 medley relay also won individual events. In the 100 back, the sophomore Thomas scorched through the competition with a time of 50.60, and then the sophomore Sept registered a first in the 100 breast with a time of 58.69.
In the 200 fly, freshman Andrew Sukach joined the winning party with a win of his own with a time of 1:55.09. Then in the 200 back, Matt Feryo blew by his opponents with a time of 1:53.41. Another freshman, Nick Highman took first in the 200 breast with a time of 2:11.40.
Rounding out the wins for Lehigh, Addison Cochran took first in the 1-meter dive with a score of 229.27, senior star Walker Wilson tallied a first in the 50 free with a time of 4:43.40, and then Smith, the senior took first in the butterfly with a time of 50.94.
Nico Lastauskas notched an impressive finish on Saturday. The senior took second in the 1000 free with a time of 9:50.47.
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