Saturday, February 19
Annapolis, Md.
10 a.m./6 p.m.
Lehigh University
at
Patriot League Championships Day 4
Foley wins record-setting PL title in 100-Free; Lehigh finishes fifth
2/19/2022 11:28:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Fifth-year senior Ann Foley ended her career on her own terms. She's the 2022 Patriot League Champion in the 100-yard freestyle, swimming to a new school, Patriot League and meet record time of 49.05. She becomes the Mountain Hawks' 23rd individual Patriot League Champion all-time, third in the 100-free (and first since Payton Miles in 2018), claiming both her 14th career medal and second individual title, third overall as Lehigh finished the Patriot League Championships in fifth at 258 points on Saturday evening.
In addition to her gold medal and multiple records broken in the event, Foley's time was an NCAA B-Cut qualifying mark.
Foley had a whale of a day for the Mountain Hawks in the pool, also smashing the 100-yard freestyle school record earlier in the day during the preliminary round at 49.79. She concludes her final Patriot League Championships with two medals, a bronze third-place finish in the 50-yard free and a gold first-place win in the 100-yard free.
To start the final night of final events, first-years Natalie Martin (17:05.94) and Maggie Mikalic (17:05.94) finished sixth and seventh, respectively in the 1,650-yard freestyle with solid efforts to begin their careers at Patriots.
First-year Willa Werwaiss competed in her first career individual A-Final, swimming to an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard back (2:01.87), while Sarah Manthorp finished in seventh in her B-Final of the 100-yard free.
Martin (2:02.21) and Stevens (2:03.35) finished in second and fourth, respectively in the B-Final of the 200-yard butterfly.
On the boards, first-year Sarah Gill scored a 234.10 in the one-meter dive, finishing in 12th place. The final event of the evening for the women was the 400-yard freestyle relay where Lehigh finished fifth at 3:23.64 with Noel Fresa (51.49), Manthorp (51.41), Werwaiss (52.08) and Foley (48.66).
"We had a bright last day with our shiniest star being Ann," Herb said. "She's meant a lot to Lehigh swimming and diving over the years and led a strong group of first-year women this week in Willa Werwaiss, Natalie Martin and Maggie Mikalic, who powered home for a great last day and pushed the team up a place in the standings.
"I also want to shoutout associate head coach Erin Matyus, who had a lot to juggle with a big meet this week. She kept this ship moving forward, a truly amazing job by Coach Erin."
The women's finishes the Patriot League Championships fifth for the first time since 2016, rounding out its first PLC meet in two years.
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In addition to her gold medal and multiple records broken in the event, Foley's time was an NCAA B-Cut qualifying mark.
"Ann stands on top of all Patriot League 100 freestylers ever," said head coach Rob Herb. "This is the ultimate distinction for an athlete. Ann and her swims stand as an example of what someone can accomplish in the pool and classroom at Lehigh. Her work and dedication to this team has not been surpassed by anyone. She has honored and filled the shoes of the champions before her in both Payton Miles and Kaitlyn Ruffing."𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 🥇
— Lehigh Swimming & Diving (@LehighSwimDive) February 20, 2022
Ann Foley becomes Lehigh's 23rd Patriot League Champion and third in the 100-yard freestyle (first since Payton Miles in 2018) with her NCAA B-Cut and School Record time of 49.05.
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Foley had a whale of a day for the Mountain Hawks in the pool, also smashing the 100-yard freestyle school record earlier in the day during the preliminary round at 49.79. She concludes her final Patriot League Championships with two medals, a bronze third-place finish in the 50-yard free and a gold first-place win in the 100-yard free.
To start the final night of final events, first-years Natalie Martin (17:05.94) and Maggie Mikalic (17:05.94) finished sixth and seventh, respectively in the 1,650-yard freestyle with solid efforts to begin their careers at Patriots.
First-year Willa Werwaiss competed in her first career individual A-Final, swimming to an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard back (2:01.87), while Sarah Manthorp finished in seventh in her B-Final of the 100-yard free.
Martin (2:02.21) and Stevens (2:03.35) finished in second and fourth, respectively in the B-Final of the 200-yard butterfly.
On the boards, first-year Sarah Gill scored a 234.10 in the one-meter dive, finishing in 12th place. The final event of the evening for the women was the 400-yard freestyle relay where Lehigh finished fifth at 3:23.64 with Noel Fresa (51.49), Manthorp (51.41), Werwaiss (52.08) and Foley (48.66).
"We had a bright last day with our shiniest star being Ann," Herb said. "She's meant a lot to Lehigh swimming and diving over the years and led a strong group of first-year women this week in Willa Werwaiss, Natalie Martin and Maggie Mikalic, who powered home for a great last day and pushed the team up a place in the standings.
"I also want to shoutout associate head coach Erin Matyus, who had a lot to juggle with a big meet this week. She kept this ship moving forward, a truly amazing job by Coach Erin."
The women's finishes the Patriot League Championships fifth for the first time since 2016, rounding out its first PLC meet in two years.
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