Saturday, October 23
Bethlehem, Pa.
1 p.m.
Lehigh University
219
vs
60
Rider
Mountain Hawks bury Broncs behind 16 first-place finishes
10/23/2021 11:08:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – After getting a victory on Friday night against West Chester, the Lehigh women's swimming and diving team used the short rest to their advantage, completely dominating Rider, 219-60 Saturday afternoon at Jacobs Pool. With the victory, the Mountain Hawks improve to 3-0 to start the season for the first time since the team started the year 6-0 in 2019-20.
Lehigh reeled off an incredible 16 first-place finishes on the afternoon against the Broncs, with three for Sarah Hardy and two each for Danielle Prekop, Ann Foley and Sarah Gill on the diving board.
"I'm just so proud of how this team competed today and have grown in the first two weeks of the season," said head coach Rob Herb. "They have really stepped up their performances in a big way. Sarah (Hardy) had three major victories with strong times and Sarah (Gill) continued to perform outstanding on the boards. Couldn't be prouder of this group."
The Mountain Hawks opened the day with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay as the team of Hallie Wilson, Maddie Dorish, Hardy and Foley swam to a time of 1:47.68.
Prekop picked up the first of her two wins in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:38.90. She also was victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.71).
Sarah Manthorp took home first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.27, while Grace Rogowski came in second at 1:57.40.
After getting a relay victory in the first leg of the 200 medley, Hallie Wilson got an individual win in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.99.
In the 200-yard butterfly, it was Julia Stevens who came out on top with a time of 2:06.73.
Foley picked up the first of two wins in the 50-yard freestyle (24.07) with Noel Fresa finishing in second at 24.94. Foley also won the 500-yard freestyle event (5:10.01) with the Mountain Hawks also getting a second-place finish for Maggie Mikalic (5:18.02) and third place for Willa Werwaiss (5:19.43).
For the second night in a row, Sarah Gill cruised on the diving boards, picking up a victory in the one-meter dive with a score of 222.82 and a victory in the three-meter dive (240.82).
Noel Fresa got her 100-yard freestyle victory with a time of 54.04.
Sarah Hardy won three events in the 200-yard backstroke (2:04.99), 100-yard butterfly (57.53) and 200-yard IM (2:08.61). Liz Olszewski rounds out the women's individual wins with a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:29.77.
The Mountain Hawks concluded the meet with a 1-2-3 finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay as the team of Foley, Fresa, Manthorp and Rogowski swam to a time of 3:38.12 to take first. The team of Ashley Carper, Mikalic, Stevens and Sarah Horne finished second at 3:41.82.
Lehigh takes a brief break before returning to Jacobs Pool on Nov. 19 to host archrival Lafayette.
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Lehigh reeled off an incredible 16 first-place finishes on the afternoon against the Broncs, with three for Sarah Hardy and two each for Danielle Prekop, Ann Foley and Sarah Gill on the diving board.
"I'm just so proud of how this team competed today and have grown in the first two weeks of the season," said head coach Rob Herb. "They have really stepped up their performances in a big way. Sarah (Hardy) had three major victories with strong times and Sarah (Gill) continued to perform outstanding on the boards. Couldn't be prouder of this group."
The Mountain Hawks opened the day with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay as the team of Hallie Wilson, Maddie Dorish, Hardy and Foley swam to a time of 1:47.68.
Prekop picked up the first of her two wins in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:38.90. She also was victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.71).
Sarah Manthorp took home first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.27, while Grace Rogowski came in second at 1:57.40.
After getting a relay victory in the first leg of the 200 medley, Hallie Wilson got an individual win in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.99.
In the 200-yard butterfly, it was Julia Stevens who came out on top with a time of 2:06.73.
Foley picked up the first of two wins in the 50-yard freestyle (24.07) with Noel Fresa finishing in second at 24.94. Foley also won the 500-yard freestyle event (5:10.01) with the Mountain Hawks also getting a second-place finish for Maggie Mikalic (5:18.02) and third place for Willa Werwaiss (5:19.43).
For the second night in a row, Sarah Gill cruised on the diving boards, picking up a victory in the one-meter dive with a score of 222.82 and a victory in the three-meter dive (240.82).
Noel Fresa got her 100-yard freestyle victory with a time of 54.04.
Sarah Hardy won three events in the 200-yard backstroke (2:04.99), 100-yard butterfly (57.53) and 200-yard IM (2:08.61). Liz Olszewski rounds out the women's individual wins with a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:29.77.
The Mountain Hawks concluded the meet with a 1-2-3 finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay as the team of Foley, Fresa, Manthorp and Rogowski swam to a time of 3:38.12 to take first. The team of Ashley Carper, Mikalic, Stevens and Sarah Horne finished second at 3:41.82.
Lehigh takes a brief break before returning to Jacobs Pool on Nov. 19 to host archrival Lafayette.
Like Lehigh Swimming and Diving on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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