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Lehigh Lands Five on All-Patriot League Team
2/22/2023 2:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's swimming and diving team had five swimmers land on the All-Patriot League teams, as announced by the Patriot League Wednesday afternoon. Senior Sarah Hardy was named to the first team, while Mairin Ludwig, Natalie Martin, Julia Stevens and Willa Werwaiss were all named to the second team.
The all-league teams are determined by individual event results and point totals during the league championship. Both the first and second teams consist of 18 members, with more added if there are any ties. All individual event champions automatically earn first-team recognition, with the remaining first-team positions filled based upon point total. All individual event second-place swimmers and divers not already appearing on the first team are then placed onto the second team. The second team also is rounded out by the next highest point tallies.
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Sarah Hardy broke two school records and took home two silver medals at this year's Patriot League Championships. Hardy competed in five events at the championship meet. She placed second in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:19.64. She also set a school record in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.23). Hardy was also on the 800-yard freestyle that came in fourth (7:19.78). The New Jersey native placed seventh in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:03.25. Hardy set a school record in the prelims earlier on Thursday with a time of 2:01.86. The senior was also on the 400-yard medley relay that took seventh (3:47.20).Â
Ludwig competed in four events at the Patriot League Championships. She came in sixth in the 1650 freestyle (17:06.21), eighth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.22), ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:53.94) and was on the 800-yard freestyle relay team that came in fourth (7:19.78).Â
Martin, a sophomore, landed on the all-league team for the second straight year. She had a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.04), and she also scored 11 more points with an eighth-place finish in the 1650 freestyle and three more points after coming in 14th in the 500-yard freestyle.Â
Stevens swam in seven events at Patriots. Stevens was just one place away from standing on the podium after tallying a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (54.33). That time was also a school record. Stevens had a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, and she came in 13th in the 200-yard IM (2:04.29). Stevens was also on three relays. She was on the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 400-yard freestyle relay, and the 200-yard medley relay team.Â
Werwaiss competed in five events. On the last day of Patriots, she set a school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:58.75, which put her in fifth place. She also came in sixth in the 500-yard freestyle,13th in the 200-yard freestyle, and was on the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle.Â
The women finished fifth at the Patriot League Championships with 377.5 points.Â
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The all-league teams are determined by individual event results and point totals during the league championship. Both the first and second teams consist of 18 members, with more added if there are any ties. All individual event champions automatically earn first-team recognition, with the remaining first-team positions filled based upon point total. All individual event second-place swimmers and divers not already appearing on the first team are then placed onto the second team. The second team also is rounded out by the next highest point tallies.
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Sarah Hardy broke two school records and took home two silver medals at this year's Patriot League Championships. Hardy competed in five events at the championship meet. She placed second in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:19.64. She also set a school record in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.23). Hardy was also on the 800-yard freestyle that came in fourth (7:19.78). The New Jersey native placed seventh in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:03.25. Hardy set a school record in the prelims earlier on Thursday with a time of 2:01.86. The senior was also on the 400-yard medley relay that took seventh (3:47.20).Â
Ludwig competed in four events at the Patriot League Championships. She came in sixth in the 1650 freestyle (17:06.21), eighth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.22), ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:53.94) and was on the 800-yard freestyle relay team that came in fourth (7:19.78).Â
Martin, a sophomore, landed on the all-league team for the second straight year. She had a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.04), and she also scored 11 more points with an eighth-place finish in the 1650 freestyle and three more points after coming in 14th in the 500-yard freestyle.Â
Stevens swam in seven events at Patriots. Stevens was just one place away from standing on the podium after tallying a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (54.33). That time was also a school record. Stevens had a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, and she came in 13th in the 200-yard IM (2:04.29). Stevens was also on three relays. She was on the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 400-yard freestyle relay, and the 200-yard medley relay team.Â
Werwaiss competed in five events. On the last day of Patriots, she set a school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:58.75, which put her in fifth place. She also came in sixth in the 500-yard freestyle,13th in the 200-yard freestyle, and was on the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle.Â
The women finished fifth at the Patriot League Championships with 377.5 points.Â
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