Lehigh Wins House Opener In opposition to West Chester

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh’s males’s swimming & diving workforce competed at dwelling on Friday evening in opposition to West Chester. The Mountain Hawks outscored the Rams 130-113 to earn a victory within the dwelling opener.

The Mountain Hawks secured six particular person wins on the meet, and Jack Deppe was accountable for two of them. The sophomore gained the 200-yard particular person medley in a time of 1:54.84, and adopted that up with a 46.93-second 100-yard freestyle win.

Lehigh had a trio of pairs get first and second throughout the meet. Andrew Takach was proper behind Deppe with a second place end within the 200-yard particular person medley, he swam 1:56.76. Sophomore Will Moon gained his first race of the season, swimming 1:43.35 over the 200-yard freestyle. He barely beat out first-year Braeden Roach, who swam a second place time of 1:43.79. The remaining 1-2 punch of the competitors was sophomore Tristan Ronayne and senior Ben Kisker. Ronayne gained the 100-yard backstroke in 51.64, and three-hundredths of a second after him completed Kisker (51.67). 

The Mountain Hawks took all three podium spots within the 50-yard freestyle. Sophomore Chase Bearley gained the occasion, swimming 21.07. He was adopted by sophomore Davis Woerner (21.48) and senior Aaron Williams (21.71).

First-year Spencer Campbell was the ultimate particular person champion for Lehigh. His time of 51.84 gave him the win within the 100-yard freestyle.

Lehigh additionally introduced their successful methods into the relays, successful each the 200-yard medley and the 400-yard freestyle relay. The workforce of Kisker, Spencer Ridge, Williams, and Bearley swam 1:33.82 to take first within the medley relay. The Mountain Hawks gained the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:07.83 with the workforce composed of Deppe, Woerner, Judson McIntosh, and Frankie Prekop.

“Our men really came out tonight,” mentioned head coach Rob Herb. “They knew they had a mission if they wanted to get a win over this team, which they didn’t have last year. This was one of the goals of the team and they knew they had to step up and everyone stepped up to a point where I’m just in shock. I think they did a great job.”

The Mountain Hawks are again in Jacobs Pool tomorrow to face Rider at 1 p.m.