Saturday, October 21
Bethlehem, Pa.
1:00 P.M.
Lehigh University
211
vs
78
Rider University
Lehigh Tallies 14 First-Place Marks in Dominating Win
10/21/2023 7:36:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's swimming and diving team rolled to its second straight win after defeating Rider 211-78 Saturday afternoon at Jacobs Pool.Â
The Mountain Hawks improved to 2-1, while Rider fell to 0-3. Lehigh captured 14 first-place finishes on Saturday.Â
Fifth-year Sarah Hardy had an incredible day, winning all four events she competed in. Hardy won the 100-yard backstroke (59.70), the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.34) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:10.18). Hardy also was on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team alongside Danielle Prekop, Julia Stevens and Dagny Donaldson.Â
Senior Noel Fresa also won three events. Fressa captured first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.00), the 50-yard freestyle (24.51) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.27).Â
While Fresa took first in the 200-yard freestyle, Darrah Shuff took second (2:00.95) and Julia Stevens came in third (2:01.23).Â
Lehigh also had a one, two and three punch in the 50-yard freestyle after Caitlin Deitch came in second (53.65) and Darrah Shuff came in third (57.62).
Sophomore Mairin Ludwig also had a couple of first-place victories for the second straight day. Ludwig won the 500-yard freestyle (5:08.64) and the 1000-yard freestyle (10:37.14). Ludwig also took fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:12.26).Â
Prekop also won two events. Prekop had a first-place mark in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.20) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:27.85).Â
Stevens tallied a win for the second straight day. Stevens won the 100-yard butterfly (58.07).Â
First-year Kate Whitaker picked up her second win after winning the three-meter dive with 233.93 points. Sarah Gill took second in the three-meter dive with 218.78 points.Â
First-year Eliza Meth tallied her first win of her career in the 200-yard IM (2:11.90).Â
Lehigh will hit the road for a meet against Seton Hall in West Orange, N.J. on Nov. 4.Â
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The Mountain Hawks improved to 2-1, while Rider fell to 0-3. Lehigh captured 14 first-place finishes on Saturday.Â
Fifth-year Sarah Hardy had an incredible day, winning all four events she competed in. Hardy won the 100-yard backstroke (59.70), the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.34) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:10.18). Hardy also was on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team alongside Danielle Prekop, Julia Stevens and Dagny Donaldson.Â
Senior Noel Fresa also won three events. Fressa captured first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.00), the 50-yard freestyle (24.51) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.27).Â
While Fresa took first in the 200-yard freestyle, Darrah Shuff took second (2:00.95) and Julia Stevens came in third (2:01.23).Â
Lehigh also had a one, two and three punch in the 50-yard freestyle after Caitlin Deitch came in second (53.65) and Darrah Shuff came in third (57.62).
Sophomore Mairin Ludwig also had a couple of first-place victories for the second straight day. Ludwig won the 500-yard freestyle (5:08.64) and the 1000-yard freestyle (10:37.14). Ludwig also took fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:12.26).Â
Prekop also won two events. Prekop had a first-place mark in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.20) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:27.85).Â
Stevens tallied a win for the second straight day. Stevens won the 100-yard butterfly (58.07).Â
First-year Kate Whitaker picked up her second win after winning the three-meter dive with 233.93 points. Sarah Gill took second in the three-meter dive with 218.78 points.Â
First-year Eliza Meth tallied her first win of her career in the 200-yard IM (2:11.90).Â
Lehigh will hit the road for a meet against Seton Hall in West Orange, N.J. on Nov. 4.Â
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